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was in california more than 20 years but we are still in touch by email and phone she sent my favorite childhood chocolates caramelized figs and fig scented soaps and body cream just because i told her i miss figs and knowing that i am an addict knitter she sent me yarn and knitting magazines i have lots of cotton yarns and hand made kitchen towels from her past parcels that i ll post in the near future i almost forget that i wanted to share new knitting books that i found this weekend and that followed me home first one on left has classic vests for men by hamanaka titled as men s sweater vest that i think it will come handy when i knit for hubby i already missed his birthday so i still have plenty of months for the next one second one was an old edition from 1989 i only got it because it has golf clubs cover patterns that i plan to knit for hubby as well one of these days well good intentions count too and last was this reprint of a vintage book i have seen it in an ad from keito summer 2006 and have since been very curious about it s content it s a paperback quality and has lots of japanese text unfortunately can t read any it looks more a book for machine knitting though which i presumably assume could be used for hand knitting too in addition there are stitches charts with similar symbols used nowadays for now it s more for browsing and seeing all the different designs the book offers no isbn number information available anyway i had to have it since it was the only copy on the shelf all three books were lonely copies so it was very easy to make up my mind next week we ll be visiting fukuoka oita and the surrounding area for vacation and that means i ll be able to check on yarn shops i m pretty excited that i found out yuzawaya has a branch store in fukuoka i am looking forward to seeing the new spring books and yarns does anyone know other yarn shops in the area it feels so good to know that i ll be starting the new year looking at yarns happy chinese new year posted by mimi at 4 04 pm 11 comments labels books gifts jade jacket lotus cardigan fo saturday january 12 2008 about new projects and knitting collection i ve been thinking about knitting all day long since i am back to my usual knitting motto using again debblie bliss baby cashmerino to work on my latest lotus cardi the bottom left photo is more reflective of the true color of the yarn i had in mind for a simple design but i didn t spot anything suitable in my books a lot of work flipping in my monstrous book collection these days i decided to come up with my own design looks to be very simple but designing is not an easy task with all my initial excitement i forget to do the inset pockets i was way up to the shoulder line by the time i noticed the mistake however i really wished to have pockets then my only alternative was to have sewn on ones i took the risk even though i knew how bad my sewing skills could be now i am working on the collar there is a problem it keeps rolling up on the back side of the neck i ll need to check on that later i decided to give myself a little distraction something brainless like this scarf this was one of the first winter 2007 books i bought i was attracted by it s clever construction it s easier to knit than it actually looks first knit a right triangle piece and pick up stitches on the hypotenuse side repeat the action until desired lenght i am using diadomina yarn in color dd 313 that i bought in hokkaido last year i am thinking in knitting a matching hat from the same book another nice construction hopefully coming soon since i have 6 skeins of this yarn now showing some new items in my knitting collection got these from london via husband before xmas i wrote detailed info for him to easily get these items for me apparently he had to call me once at the shop as he got all confused about the names then i spoke to a saleslady to get what i was hoping for tapestry and kidsilk haze though hubby selected the colours for me and even throw two bonus magazines tapestry and rowan pure wool i wanted to get the kaffe fasset sock yarn even though i don t knit socks but they didn t carry it next are some souvenirs from spain my dear sister sent to me she makes extra effort to look for knitting magazines or yarn when she is travelling these days one magazine is called diana spanish and the other maglia italian there was also knitting beyond the edge by nicky epstein that she added later in the pack couple weeks ago i went to shanghai with husband it was a super quick stop of only two days to take care of a few personal matters i had that little hope for yarn as you know me even though husband had told me there would be no time for yarn hunting i did a quick search in ravelry and found some info in the forums on the second late afternoon we had a little free time and husband asked me where i wanted to go of course we went yarn hunting based on the info i had searched unfortunately we walked many streets to find only two yarn shops one was closed and the other one didn t had anything appealing to me except for henyuanxian yarn that i still have a good stock in hands i spotted an ad while in the metro train station i took a photo of the ad despite that a train was approaching and we still needed to figure out which direction to go strong positive yarn thoughts always bring me yarn i wished that they were real than virtual though well i didn t come back empty handed found a tiny yarn shop nearby the district i was staying i asked permission to take this photo so fun that the ladies are all happy and knitting together as you can observe in the photo there weren t a good selection of yarn to choose the owner looked so enthusiastic that she would sell me something i didn t want to disappoint her so i got this lot of purple cotton yarn it s very thin thread and it looks like export yarn to japan there weren t much choice of colors either bright pink or blue i also bought couple crochet books from a bookstore it s more for eye pleasing or inspirational tool because the patterns in the book are just stitches charts no sizing or details info of the designs thanks for your comments it s always nice to hear from my knitting friends and receive encouraging words from new readers i try often to reply to my comments but a lot times i don t get a return address from blogger now it s time to go knitting see you next time posted by mimi at 8 58 am 12 comments labels diadomina scarf lotus cardi shanghai yarn thursday january 03 2008 new year with new fos it s been a month since my last post i hope you all had wonderful holidays with your family and friends delicious food many gifts and happy smiles i think it s still in time to wish you all a happy new year i m looking forward to this new start as last year was a very bad year for me ah but so far so good to commemorate my new start i thought a new face for my blog would be fun i spent this afternoon sketching a drawing for my banner i originally hand drew the picture and even coloured it i showed the picture to my elder son when he was back from school he told me that he could reproduce it with his mac and there i m sitting and knitting in my dream garden in a sunny day by the way there were more yarns in the bag in my original picture anyway i decided that i should not bug him for more changes he commented that he didn t have a good tool to do the drawings i m quite pleased with the drawing i m much back into my knitting these days after the little affair with crochet here i m starting the new year with 3 new fos no i m not such a fast knitter would be nice though actually i finished them all before the year end but had no opportunity to post them first in line is berry cardi i finished it at least two months ago i was waiting for a good photo and i even made a visit to the orchid nursery unfortunately by the time i got there it was pretty dark i only got this blurry picture to share i am very pleased with this project very simple and practical it s one of the few knits that i ve been wearing so often everything feels good the width the length the color and yarn that is very soft it was just a pleasure to have knitted this cardi pattern berry cardi world knitting spring summer 2006 yarn debbie bliss baby cashemerino 8 balls the water turns red during the washes i hope it will soon subside though i didn t notice any color change in my cardi needle lantern moon size us 5 3 75 mm oh worthy to mention how i love these rosewood lantern moon needles they are so good to knit with and the sts run so smoothly i feel like to have a a complete set i only have a pair and they are straight needles there is a little problem these needles are kind expensive perhaps i should buy less yarn and build a set second in line is fendi fo as the name implies this is a design inspired from last year s i think fendi spring collection i added the two flowers buttons which were crocheted the original one had two big buttons instead and a large belt around as you can observe it turned a little too snugly on me i feel this yarn will soon loosen up and then hopefully the fit will be fine pattern fendi inspired directions from a lys teacher yarn lana grossa gala 40 silk 24 viscose 17 linen needles circular needles japanese 7 and finally the last fo is my snow flowers scarf this project combines knitting and crocheting very fun to make since you get to work on different little pieces i used a very thin nylon thread to sew the flowers and beads pearls and crystals in place i think it s the thread used for some quilting and is basically invisible so good for me because i m not such a good seaming lady and with this thread you can barely notice the zig zag messy stitches i made on the back i modified a little on this scarf after i was done with a few crochet flowers i tried to place them in the scarf and there was just no place i could add more another reason was that i didn t have enough yarn for extra flowers pattern snow flowers scarf from knitting book isbn 978 4 391 62490 8 yarn mohair premier 2 balls 25g 90m needles japanese size 7 knit and size 4 crochet posted by mimi at 8 51 pm 10 comments labels berry cardi fo fendi fo snow flowers scarf fo friday november 30 2007 little knitting and more crochet first of all i need to thank you all for expressing concerns about my family in the fire event in san diego fortunately they were all fine and back to their normal lives now in addition i also felted very cared from those who had sent me good health wishes in words or vibes you know in hard times caring words are always so healing thank you so much i ve been away for a while because i was feeling a little down with all the unlucky events that have been hitting me for a while one after the other the health issues took a good share of the blame so far it s been under control and i ll just need some routine exams every 6 months or so i decided then that i needed to live my life more beautifully with that in mind i filled the house with flowers and plants and developed an interested again in decoration and entertaining at home things that i have not done for a while and the beginning of a new craft emerged with a tea party it s interesting that it all started with a crystal lilac three tier cake stand that i bought followed by a new set of tea set except that there was no matching tea pot available i had to match up with a plain white one that at least falls in the same style of the cups and saucers next i felt the urge to complement the boldness of the pot with some light lilac pot warmers check the 50 s style hat and matching dress pot holders i think they are so cute truly i feel that i am back to my little girl days it s like playing with little dolls clothing another pot holder or mat in a shape of tea pot by the way no delicious cake available for photo today so i openned some rice cracks that a friend brought from japan they were the best i had so far and more pot holders will be added to my new collection in the near future i ve never really liked crochet all these years but now i have to say that i am really addicted to it the patterns are from a japanese book titled as pot holders i acquired this book in spring of 2005 but didn t had enough crochet skills to make them i am actually very surprised that i was able to make them by my own with my limited crochet skills the hat has an inner crochet part that is round and flat i added some cotton balls to make the center shape pop up the little dress bottom and sleeves parts were crocheted in round for the tea pot i made it double layer to add some thickness to it as for knitting content i was knitting some accessories last month in the photo above i am enjoying a beautiful view at the coffee bar in yilan north east of the island savoring a yummy cake and fruit tea and concentrated in a scarf project seen in this photo below sorry for the blurred image the page is too shinning to avoid the glare below is the large rectangle stole from victorian lace today started in my flight back from my summer escapade to singapore it s taking me forever to knit with the thin yarn though the knitted fabric is divine to touch hope to back again soon posted by mimi at 5 00 pm 7 comments labels crochet pot holders wednesday october 24 2007 clicking on the needles it s passed twenty days since my last post and that is because i am back to the same boat with some health issue again i am trying to be optimist and not think too much until i know more about it that explains why i haven t been commenting in your blogs lately thanks so much for stopping by and leaving nice notes to me it makes me wanting to click more on my needles for couple days i ve been worrying about my family in san diego as you might know there is a major wild fire issue over there my parents sister and brother s were all evacuated from their homes luckily they are all safe and sheltered at a friend s home i can imagine how terrifying these past few days has been for the people in the area it looks like that my family houses are safe including my brother one that was in the most critical location i was thinking about the orchard on the back of his house that i had just contemplated a few months ago it s true that in time like this you just feel blessed to be safe but loosing your house though is material matter is still too sad there is a lot of sentimental value and your nest is where you find comfort i feel relieved and that makes me feel good and in the mood to blog and all this time i have been working on these the violet top is done by now but waiting for a couple of buttons that i ve yet to find a pattern since i have in mind to either crochet or knit some flowers to use as button did you notice the little plastic clover needles my new toys that i ve just discovered since i started to knit the lilac top they are great for sleeves and the collar area another project that i have been working on is this vanilla top it s a d...