For the past week or so, I’ve been busy knitting some gifts. One of them is a special request from my cousin sister who flew all the way from Melbourne for my wedding last month. When she visited my house, she realised that I’m a knitter. So of course she asked, “can you make me a scarf since winter is just around the corner?” Sure sister!! I hope you like this scarf since you choose the yarn from my stash .

Anyway, the yarn is thick and thin textured. I tried some patterns such as My So Called Scarf but I frogged it. That pattern just doesn’t go with this yarn. I decided that garter stitch is the best but I was thinking, it will be such a boooooooooooooooooring knit. So, I search around in Ravelry and found the perfect pattern!!

Pattern: Yo! Drop It! from Stitch ‘N Bitch Nation
Yarn: 3 balls of Plassard Versatile (Colour Bain)
Needles: 8 mm

Secondly, Paul and Hsien is going to have a baby girl I’m so happy for them!!! So I thought of whipping up something girly and something cute for the baby .

Pattern: Baby Surprise Jacket
Yarn: 1 and 1/3 balls of Patons Smoothie
Needles: 4 mm

After I finished the little jacket, I still have some leftover yarns. Therefore, a little girly hat sound like a good idea .

Pattern: Ellen’s Ruffled Hat
Yarn: 1/3 balls of Patons Smoothie
Needles: 5 mm

Don’t you think this pink baby set is sooooooooooooooo cute?

Finally I’ve got some knitterly updates for all of you and it covers from head to toe!!! Where do you want me to start first? Top to bottom or bottom to top? Hmm…time to make a decision. Ah well, I’ll start with the project that I finished first.

Hang on!! Before that, let me present you Blueberry Leo, modeled by my hunky hubby!! Yes, he was home and I managed to persuade him to let me take a picture of him in the sweater. Perfect fit!!! Not bad for a first man sweater I saw!!

Back to FOs, the No 1 project is of course the Lady Eleanor Entrelac Stole for my dearest Mummy, knitted with the gorgeous Noro Silk Garden. Love the colours of the yarn but I’m not too fond of the little pieces of twigs in between the yarn every now and then. They annoyed me a lot but the colours just won me over. Therefore, I shall persevere. Entrelac isn’t as hard as I thought it would be. It’s actually very easy once you get the hang of it!! Wonder why I didn’t start the project earlier as I bought the yarn ages ago!!! Anyway, Mum loves it but she left it here in Perth!!!!!!!!!!!!! DUH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Pattern: Lady Eleanor Entrelac Stole from Scarf Style
Yarn: 9 and 1/3 balls of Noro Silk Garden (Colour #205)
Needles: 6 mm

Since I only used 9 and 1/3 balls of the Noro Silk Garden for the stole, I used the leftover yarn for Calorimetry. I modified the pattern a little bit by casting only 80 stitches and I’m very glad I did that!! It’s a perfect fit for my small head now!! Now I can use it whenever I have bad hair days!! Hahaha .

Pattern: Calorimetry
Yarn: 1/3 ball of Noro Silk Garden (Colour #205)
Needles: 5 mm and 6 mm

Lastly, I’ve finally managed to finish the remaining of the Waving Lace Socks after such a looooooooooooooooong time. I put it aside while knitting Lady E as I was hoping to finish it before the big day.

Pattern: Waving Lace Socks from Favorite Socks
Yarn: The Knittery 4ply Sock: Merino Cashmere (Orange Blossom)
Needles: 2.5 mm

Now I’m planning to start another pair of socks using my stash yarn but don’t think I’ll cast on yet as I’ve got two projects on hand at the moment. Anyway, what type of heel do you recommend? I’ve done a few pairs using Wendy’s Gusset Heel for toe up socks. What are the other easy type of heels for toe up apart from short rows?

Again, another colleague of mine (or room mate since we both share the same room in the office) has asked me if I could knit her a scarf after she saw some of the scarves that I’ve knitted Again, this is the second time I’ve knitted a scarf in this pattern. It is the Soft Chevron Scarf that I’ve knitted last year. It is a really simple stitch pattern and it’s very easy to follow. Only two rows of pattern repeat. Anyway, here are some pictures of the scarf, without a model this time around. :yuck:

Pattern: Soft Chevron Stitch from 200 Ripple Stitch Patterns: Exciting Patterns to Knit & Crochet for Afghans, Blankets & Throws
Yarn: 1 ball of Knittery 8 Ply DK (Seabreeze) and 1 ball of Lincraft Cosy Wool (Purple)
Needles: 4.5 mm

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Another colleague of mine has asked me if I could knit her a scarf and of course my answer is “YES” This is the second time I’ve knitted a scarf in this pattern. It is such a simple lace pattern and it’s very easy to follow. I’ve been knitting it in front of the :tv: and it was finished a few days ago but have forgotten to post about it. Anyway, here are some pictures and Karen (the recipient) has agreed to model the scarf :cute:

Pattern: Handspun Scarf from Two Left Needles
Yarn: 1 ball of Knittery 8 Ply DK (Grace)
Needles: 5.5 mm

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A colleague of mine knows I knit quite often and has asked me if I could knit her daughter a scarf. Without much hesitation or second thoughts, I said yes I finally finished knitting it today. Although I used a slightly thinner yarn than what was recommended, I used a bigger needle size. The simple lace pattern is really easy to follow and I would recommend it to anyone who has never attempted lace before. Anyway, I hope her daughter will like the scarf.

Pattern: Handspun Scarf from Two Left Needles
Yarn: 1 ball of Knittery 8 Ply DK (Earth)
Needles: 5.5 mm

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