Don’t let it all unravel

Many of you may have already seen this but i found this short film simply irressitable and highly creative. I suspect that all knitters would feel this way. Brings a whole new perspective to global warming in my books!

Bamboo!

Was doing my daily tag surfing and i came across this quiz which was posted on Keeping me in Stitches.

I am a total quiz-aholic and couldn’t resist it. You should go try yours too!! Weekend is here and that means i get to indulge in my favourite activity of sitting in my knitting chair while channel surfing on a lazy saturday……hmmmmm i can’t wait

What kind of knitting needles are you?

You are bamboo.Warm, cozy, and thoughtful, you take your time and enjoy how things feel, smell, and taste. You love the craft and beauty of traditional things, and you value the comfort and experience of knitting as much as the results. But while you are reveling in your warm cozies, don’t get stuck. Warm is wonderful, but so is the whole wide world! Take this quiz! Quizilla | Join | Make A Quiz | More Quizzes | Grab Code

cotton galore

Its the advent of spring in Hanoi (i just returned from a weekend trip) and the knitting stores have started to switch their merchandise over from the heavier silks to give way to the more wearable cottons.

These lovely cottons were a steal at 20,000VND each and i have a few patterns in mind for what i want to create with these lovelies.

I’m also going to attempt a shawl or two with this lace-weight cotton which i purchased for 5000VND per ball.

I have a few wips to photograph and hopefully i’ll be able to do that soon so my posts won’t be so few and far between.

Lap Blanket

I’m drowning in wips. 90% of my needles have something on them and nothing is finished! I’ve been such a bad knitter.

The only thing making some sort of progress is my silk throw. I’m guessing because its a simple stockinette stitch with a garter stitch edge. I cast on 100 stitches and this is my go-to knit for the TV shows i actually do want to watch and not just listen to. I haven’t quite managed to be able to knit without looking down at whats going on.

The silk turned out to be pretty self-striping and thats about the only exciting thing going on with the blanket. The colours are so bright that i hesitate to do anything fancy since it won’t show up but knitting this blanket has left me feeling cheery from just looking at the colours and the feel of the soft silk.

I’ve finished the ball of silk in the pictures and i’m awaiting the arrival of more silk. Till then my other wips will get a chance!

 

Silken Delights

I’m so excited i can barely contain myself as i write this. I was in paradise this last weekend. I went to Hanoi to visit my sister and her hotel was located close to a whole road of wool and knitting supplies shops. Here i am with one of the biggest smiles i can remember pasted right across my face.

They don’t have anything too fancy in terms of needles and knitting paraphernalia and the wool they have is pretty standard except for my find of silk. The spinning of the silk threads is a little inconsistent so i can’t make it into the top i originally wanted but i imagine it’ll make a gorgeous silk throw/blanket.

If anyone is interested in getting some for themselves i’ll be more than happy to help you arange for that or answer any question. Now i must go gaze fondly at my pretty silk.

What Kind of Knitter Are You?

I’m subscribed to the feed of Lick My Sticks and she had the results of this quiz up and i just couldn’t resist this one.

I am very surprised by my results though. Have fun trying this out for yourselves!

What Kind of Knitter Are You?

 

You appear to be a Knitting Guru. You love knitting and do it all the time. While finishing a piece is the plan, you still love the process, and can’t imagine a day going by without giving some time to your yarn. Packing for vacation involves leaving ample space for the stash and supplies. It can be hard to tell where the yarn ends and you begin.http://marniemaclean.com
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Update on scarves

Just a quick update today since i do not have any pictures.

• Girl Cousin: I blogged about her completed scarf in my last post and this weekend i managed to finish off her hat as well. It was a really simple design which i will put up once i have the pictures as well.
• Boy Cousin: Conundrum is over! He helped me frog his scarf and this morning i cast on 15 stitches in each colour and will knit each panel independently until i reach the desired length. I will have to figure out how to seam it invisibly though since we are talking 2 contrasting colours.

Till i have pictures this is the knit-aholic signing out and wishing everyone happy, healthy, and stress-free knitting days (a Pat Sajak ‘Wheel of Fortune” moment overcame me and i could not resist the sign-off) ;-p

“The Last Knit”

I’ve been pondering some days on what my first post for this blog should be. I’m not a novice knitter but i would hardly call myself an expert either. I do not know most of the abbreviations offhand and i never knit a garment exactly the way the pattern says.

The one thing that i probably do share with the knitting community though is the sheer joy and passion i have for knitting. The click-clack of your needles as you roll out row after row of your garment is addictive.

Well the connundrum on what my first post should be was solved when i stumbled upon this little gem. I think all others in the knitting sisterhood will watch, enjoy and understand the madness behind this obsession.