Mickey & Minnie pasta

I took a day leave 2 weeks ago, #2 told me not to cook as she would come home to cook this Mickey pasta for us....this cute pasta is posted from Singapore, appreciation to a knitter friend who helped me to buy, pack and post them to me...taa...daa...here it is...my #3 favourite, and told the sisters that she felt relunctant to eat the pasta, scared to finish them

Thank you ->

Lillie, thank you for "stopping" by...the pasta is cute, I still have another 2 packets , Winnie & Princess..., BTW: I have to admit spinning is addictive, sit & spin.....spin,....hopefully #3 continue her interest in spinning.

Jackie: ummm....u r most welcome, worry the pasta get stiff upon your arrival....:D

http://olive-tree-tw.blogspot.com/ : thank you for your compliments.

surprise

shhh...another spinning wheel. Though this is used yet it is almost new...thank you, for a dear friend helped to get this...supposed to buy for a friend but blessing in disguise, delayed decision made me think I shall keep this. Another knitter friend wants it too....my #3 plays with it, #1 & #2 agreed that mummy cannot have 2 wheels. Frankly speaking, I feel relunctant to depart with it...#3 said no....see she is enjoying....while guiding her told her not to give up as mummy takes 2 months to spin fine...she replied: "ummm I think I will take less than that coz I have mummy to teach me"....ohh...so embarrassed, luckily there are no advanced spinners around us at home :P

10minutes spinning a day

superwash merino, 3 ply, 386yds
col: skipperoo (fr: EGMTK)


ashford wool, 2ply, 600yds++, color dyed by #3



2ply laceweight, 730m, merino
col: Syhamal (fr: EGMTK)


whenever I see my wheel, I want to spin at least 10 minutes, which I cannot guarantee myself ...so far I love this wheel. Not much being done, time is limited...stash is accumulating.

where stitchers gather

not much stitches done
this is SAL with NNC group....but I think I am forever having this UFO sickness....one tiny bind is done..

Victoria Sampler "WHERE STITCHERS GATHER" on 28ct linen

more roving stash

I am busying to experience with all lovely roving and slowly I am building up another "species" of stash .....roving / fiber for spinning.. and I tried first time on dyeing as well....together with my #3...the result is quite satisfying

left: sweet candy , colored by #3
right: autum leaves - dyed by ME :P


3 rovings from Spindlefrog, etsy seller
from bottom left (clock-wise) corriedale julia, falkland party & BFL Mad hatter

all 4 from Halona yarn, UK

I have joined a fiber club with EGMTK, Australia ....so by April to June I am expecting another 3 more rovings.....ehhhe....I am still a little less in fiber stash....my next to buy: Superwash Merino....wooo...I am knitting with Wolmeisse lovely sock yarn, so soft ....

new craze/new toy

I must be crazy. Ever since I am back to knitting, seeing spinners spun their own yarn, was eyeing for spindle or wheel years ago. Get the spindle 2 years ago and never managed to spin fine sock / lace yarn .

by End of Feb 2009, craze struck me ...I ordered Majacraft Pioneer wheel from NZ and here my stash craze built up day by day

wheel spun2 : mulled vine blue sock yarn (3 ply)

3ply: 295yds (85gm) 200yds (90gm)

first wheel spun

fixed up the wheel but not managed to spin :P

2ply from spindle spun wool yarn

received this lovely Majacraft Pioneer 26th Feb, assembled and tried until 3am still could not spin a length of yarn, instead full of fiber on the floor

spindle & roving from Multifilla, KL

Sock...sock

I love knitting sock..may be it is small item and easily to finish and I always make sure I finished them.

this is Hotsock KAL with Malaysian knitters group. The top photo was CO officially 1 Mar 2009, by 14th Mar ripped all and re-CO; ogggg...something wrong again, I ripped all again, start with another lovely yarn (from Wolmeisse, Jumtomte Sock Club yarn #1) on 21 Mar 2009. So far so good, I am at 3rd repeat of instep pattern.

simple anklet

yarn: The Knittery Cashmerino

gift to a friend's daughter who is studying in Australia now

finished in Feb 2009.