Head To Toe

8th May 2008 – 9:08 pm

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!! :mrgreen: 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!! :mrgreen:

Blueberry Leo

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lady Eleanor Entrelac Stole

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 :grin: .

Calorimetry

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.

Waving Lace

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?

By Michelle | Posted in Dailies, FOs, Knitting, Momo Bao Ber, My Bookshelf, Pullover, Scarves, Socks, Whimsies, Wraps | Comments (7)

Before Walking Down The Aisle

3rd May 2008 – 9:18 pm

Finally, I’m officially and legally Mrs. Xu :razz: , since last Saturday on th 26th April 2008. That day is a significant day to both Tian and I as it was our beautiful wedding day :grin:

I’m still waiting for all the pictures that were taken on that night therefore, I think it’ll take a few posts for me to share with you our special day. For now, here are some shots before I walked down the aisle with my Dad. Most of these shots are taken in the bridal suite of the hotel that we stayed, while waiting for the time to arrive.

Mum - Myself - Sister

The Girls & I

The Sisters

Us Girls Again

My Daddy and I were pretty nervous actually. I kept on reminding him to walk properly because during the rehearsal, my dad walked really really funny. Hahahaha. As for myself, I was worried I might tripped on my own gown!! Yikes!! :oops:

My Dearest Daddy & I

Pretty in Pink

I love my bouquet of roses. Love the shade. Love the girls in their pretty pink dresses too!! I’m sure you would have guess it had to be pink!!! :mrgreen: Anyway, hopefully I’ll get other pictures soon so that I can show you my handsome groom!! :razz:

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A Quickie Update

21st April 2008 – 8:35 am

1. Celebrated my birthday last week on the 16th April with Tian at the C Restaurant. We both had a lovely 3 course meal and had a fantastic time there. As for presents from Tian, he said I’ll have to wait until June :roll:

2. My family from Malaysia arrived yesterday and my house is now full of people, doggies are super excited.

3. Got my first birthday present from my family. Remember how I always mentioned that I wanted to get a new digital camera?? Hehehehe. My family bought me a Canon IXUS 860 :mrgreen: Thank you thank you thank you!!!

4. Didnt managed to finish knitting the Lady E so mum will have to wait for awhile.

5. Did something really stupid last night. We all went to a Chinese Restaurant, I paid the bill and walked away. When I reached home, I realised that I paid $10 extras!! As in I forgot to wait for the change!!! Duh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :eek: :eek: :eek:

6. Lastly, 5 more days to the big day!!!! I will not be able to update much for now. Hopefully, you’ll hear from me again sometime in early May :grin:

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