16 weeks and counting + blanket! ~ C U R L I C U E . B L A N K E T

Now on my 16th week, and am so excited to feel the baby kicks. :) He's been keeping his presence felt more often now. And I also finished the Curlicue Blanket, my youngest daughter is so in-love with the blanket that she is asking if she can use it first, so I let her have it for several nights. Now my eldest is asking if she can have a similar one once she go to Manila to continue her study.

I only got confused in the beginning when doing the Section 2, but when I got informed on how to go about it, everything is just a breezy knitting.  I only got sidetracked now and then due to I'm still on my first trimester when I was knitting this, and you can just imagine knitting a few rows and suddenly you just wanted to go to sleep and do nothing.

At first I planned to use up all the assorted yarn but I decided I want the star in the middle to at least pop (such an effort as my yarns are all.. anyway)...so I thought I'll just reuse those 8 yarns and see how it goes.

My two DD love it so I guess it works :) To know more of the details of the pattern read on.

Curlicue Blanket

Pattern Source:  Curlicue Blanket by  Annie Dempsey
Materials Used:  Assorted StyleCraft Special DK [photo]
Needle:  4.00mm
Start date:  24. 08 .2014
Finished date: 27. 10 .2014

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Baby News

Exactly one year from my last post. Hmmm. So what has been happening? First am now in my 11 weeks of pregnancy! Yay! this will be my fourth, the first one was unsuccessful :( and after 11 years from my last pregnancy. I couldn't actually believe that I am still able to conceive since I'm in my early 40s, (39 to be exact) and didn't really had plans on having another child. But hubby has already set his mind long before I even realize that I can still get pregnant.

So before you continue, be warned that I would probably be talking more about my pregnancy and less on my knitting/crochet stuff. If you're not into that kind of thing, try to come back next month to see my Curlicue Blanket.

Compared to my previous pregnancies, this one is so different, am sleeping more - ( as in sleeping my day away) - the whole time, and finding food not to my liking. I have more food aversions than food cravings. I feel like all the foods presented to me are tasteless or bland. Hubby would even have to wake me up just to remind me that I have to eat. I only have few cravings such as laing, chicken macaroni salad and spaghetti from Sbarro. I didn't experience morning sickness or nausea, although fatigue sets in the middle of the afternoon almost every day.. He's such a darling, he takes care of me more compared to when I was pregnant with my two girls (they are now 16 & 11).


And I just love the care and love I got from the people around me, maybe they were as surprised as I am when I learned I was pregnant and that they're happy for me .

Here is the baby's first photo taken when I'm in my 8th weeks.

As for my knitting, I'm currently doing the Curlicue Blanket by Annie Dempsey. Using the Stylecraft Special DK Colour Pack. I purchased the yarn when it was put on sale, I think two years ago; and haven't got the chance to make something out it. But now, I have the perfect project for the yarns. I am now on the 8th part of the blanket and still have 7 more to get it done. I'm so slow in my knitting lately, as I always fall asleep in the middle of my knitting, good thing am I'm not doing lace projects.

Once I know the gender of my baby will knit something nice like cardis, soakers, booties, beanies or pixie hat. Also on my knitting to-do list, I want to knit a shawl as the baby's receiving blanket and a christening set. Keeping my fingers crossed.

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Summer Snowdrop Tunic

It's been awhile since I put up a post, so here's my new FOs.  Miss me?  I surely do miss you!

I have two FOs but will post the second one hopefully later the week.  First is a test knit I made and requested to make the size 10.  This pattern came with two options, either you can make a dress or tunic.  I chose to make the Tunic as I don't have enough yarn for the dress.

The pattern has some problems with the way it was written, good thing Alla, the designer always welcomes all the comments on her pattern, and she listens to them.  Alla is very kind and patient in answering all my queries, Thank you Alla.

Test Knit - Summer Snowdrop Tunic

Pattern Source: Summer Snowdrop Tunic - by Alla Saenko
Materials used: KnitPicks Gloss Fingering [photo] 
Needle size: 3.50mm
Project started: 15.08.2013
Project finished: 10.09.2013
Item size: 10yrs old

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I M A G I N E . W H E N another finished item.

Before I show you the latest knit done, I just wanted to let you know that I bag the runner-up for F5 Ladies Doubles, badminton Tournament held at BSR for 4 days.  Next Friday we have team entry for the same flight, but I'm not sure if I can be able to make it.   I also had 2 other entries, Mixed Doubles, and all I can say is that I had so much fun playing with my friends, competing with them or against them.. Such an adrenalin rush.  Okay enough babbling.... on to my show off portion

Delivered the shawl I knit for a friend.  She asked me to knit this one using a two-colored style shawl, instead of copying exactly the what the designer has done.  I got my inspiration from one of the knitters who used two colored yarn, and got lucky to see it on Ravelry.  This is another envy moment, wishing that this shawl is mine to keep.

This pattern is a mindless knitting, but you have to make sure you that you have something to guide you like paper and pencil/pen to note which row you've stopped or which row you've worked on, this way you can be able to know if you're doing it correctly.  This is just a series of short rows and in garter stitch..

I never expected that this would turn out beautifully.  I was kinda hesitant when a friend choose these colors to combine for this shawl.  I even had second thoughts if I should start with the violet yarn or the blue one.

This is the first time I used Lorna's Laces Shepherd Socks Stripes, and the yarn is amazing... love how it feels on my fingers, sliding stitch by stitch.  And as always I can depend on Cascade yarn, it's very squish and oh so soft.. didn't I mentioned before? 

I M A G I N E . W H E N

Pattern Source: Imagine When - by J O J I
Materials used: Cascade Yarns Heritage Solids & Quatro Colors [photo] - Cerulean shade
                          Lorna's Laces Shepherd Sock Stripe [photo]- Farwell shade
Hook size: 4.00mm
Project started: 30.07.2013
Project finished: 11.08.2013
Item size: Adult

*I haven't bought the flexible blocking wires... hopefully this end of the month..*

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Hitchhiking...

Some days are good, some days are not and some days are just so and so... But today is just awesome.  I just finished doing the Hitchhiker, using again Cascade yarn - this time the handpainted version.  The yarn is not as squishy as the plain colored ones - remember how I praise the green yarn from the Green Holden Shawlette -, but still love the softness and the color, so vivid!

Knitting hitchhiker is a no-brainer pattern, just got confuse as to why the pattern didn't just states that the first two is a bind-off, only the first stitch would have to be purled.

After that, knitting it is a breeze.  I didn't even noticed that I already reached the 41st peak and would have to do the next 7 rows without the increase and on the 8th row, should be doing the bind off.

Again the yarn didn't fail me, Cascade has such a very adequate yardage, I still have 0.04 grams left.

HITICHHIKER

Pattern Source: Hitchhiker - by Martina Bhem
Materials used: Cascade Heritage Handpainted Sock Yarn [photo]
Hook size: 4.00mm
Project started: 22.07.2013
Project finished: 29.07.2013
Item size: Adult

*I'm thinking of buying the flexible blocking wires this month so when I make some circular shawls it would be easy to block them, or some shawls that just don't have a points in them.*

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Something new

I bet you already had enough of me showing you the Holden Shawlette right? Well, I'm not, I love the Holden, but for now I will be showing you the new yarns I ordered for another shawls I'll be making and i.e. Hitchiker and Imagine When.

These are the yarns I got from Loopy Ewe, and I'm excited to start working with it.

Another yarn didn't get into the collage, it's a mellow yellow tone... again from Cascade.

Bought also some new knitting needles.. Hiya Hiya and Chiaogoo.<

So far I love the Hiya Hiya, so pointy and would be great for lace knitting, and look I even got a free needle inventory card. :)

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To Knit Ishbel? or to Knit Socks? - that is the question

I can't seem to be satisfied with doing nothing during those in between projects and yarn order to arrive.

So I decided to cast on the Ishbel using Malabrigo Sock Yarn, but while I am already knitting several rows already, I suddenly have second thoughts whether to continue or to create my own sock pattern using the said yarn.

The sock design I'm thinking is lacey, similar to the lace on Ishbel... hmmmm

See my shawl pin from Lantern Moon sneaking behind?  I haven't used it yet, this came with my recent yarn order from Paradise fibers.   This shawl pin is made from Water Buffalo's horn.

Can't decide, what should I knit?

 

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