I spend a lot of time on Ravelry and most of it is with the Rubberneckers. They're a hilarious bunch of hoars. I knit three hats for Sharky's charity knitting thingy on RnR and I apologise for being two seasons late. I don't have a small child to pose with the knits so my lamp will have to do. She has ambitions of catwalk modelling so I'm sure she's secretly pleased at this opportunity. Rachel Lacy Rib Hat Pattern: Rachel Lacy Rib Hat Size: Smaller one (CO 80) Yarn: Slightly less than 1 x Spotlight Basics Delight Needles: 4mm This is my first time doing a picot ...
My mum loved my previous little button loafers so much she kept bugging me to make a pair for her friend who just had a baby couple weeks ago. I only had two buttons left so I made the one button strap version. Pattern: Little Button Loafers (pattern is available for purchase from Sylver Designs) Size: 1 (3 months) (3.75"L by 2"W) Yarn: 0.5 x Rowan All Seasons Cotton in Cookie and a little bit of Rowan All Seasons Cotton in Military Hook: 3.5m I think my gauge changed because this pair came out a wee bit bigger than the previous pair. After making the sole ...
Presenting my first FO of 2009! A cute crocheted FO! My friend is due very, very soon and I wanted to make something for her baby boy. Initially, I wanted to make the Pea Pod Baby Set but I was afraid the lace may be a bit too girly. Then I decided on a set of Offset Wraplan and Saartje's Bootees. I had already cast on on the wraplan when I came across the Little Button Loafers. They were just so freakin' adorable I decided to make this instead. Pattern: Little Button Loafers (pattern is available for purchase from Sylver Designs) Size: 1 ...
I did it! This is my Ravelympics project for Team Rubberneckers. Pattern: Rusted Root Size: XS (28" - 32") Yarn: 4 x Knit Picks Cotlin in Moroccan Red Needles: 4.5mm for body, 4mm for ribbing Modifications: 1) Added hip increases. 2) Picked up additional 6 stitches on each sleeve to close the underarm gap, knit 2 rounds of stockinette before starting on ribbing. 3) Used EZ sewn bind-off on all the ribbing. Pattern Comments: Pattern was relatively simple and straightforward. BUT. No schematics. Theoretically speaking, I usually zoom in on the smallest size but I like to see the bust, waist and hip measurements and there were none in this pattern. I ...
This project has been hibernating for more than half a year since I first started it in October last year. I stopped mainly because I had 2 skeins of the yarn in the same dye lot which should give me a pair of normal length socks and I didn't want to knit 2 pairs of ankle socks instead. So I frogged and bought another skein instead. Is this making sense? Pattern: Breeze Size: Ladies Small (US Shoe Size 5/6) (see notes below) Yarn: 1 x Knit Picks Risata in Burgundy Needles: 2.00mm I have skinny ankles so I had to go down in needle size ...
When do you consider a project as fully completed? Immediately after the knitting's done? Or when ends are woven in? How about when it's blocked? For me, it's all of the above plus when it's been photographed. That's when I consider the project as fully completed and I can change the project status on Ravelry from "In Progress" to "Completed". So even though I've finished knitting and blocked my Monkey socks a week ago, I only consider it completed today after photographing it. Pattern: Monkey Size: US Women 5 Yarn: Less than 2 x Knit Picks Memories in Redwood Forest Needles: 2.00mm Knitting Jaywalker has ...
My first finished object in 2008! All blocked and with ends weaved in! Yay! Pattern: Branching Out Yarn: 1 x Elsebeth Lavold Silky Wool in Bristol Red Needles: 5.00mm Measurements: 7 inches wide, 58.5 inches long (after blocking) I did a total of 27 repeats with a few yards to spare. The pattern was simple to follow but requires some concentration. I had to unknit a few times because I wasn't paying attention. I also found it impossible to memorise the pattern. Blocking did help to open up the lace a little. Branching Out pre-blocked: Branching Out post-blocked: The yarn does feel wonderful even though I'm a little ...
I was determined to have at least one knit FO in 2007 and... I did! I finished my Jaywalker last week! Yay me! Pattern: Jaywalker Yarn: 2 x Knit Picks' Felici in Hummingbird (I think I might have enough left over for a pair of footies!) Needles: 2.00mm (Knit Picks Nickel Plated DPN Set) Before starting on this pattern, I've read how lots of knitters had sizing issues and many couldn't even pull the sock over the heel. I needn't have worried because my socks came out loose! The one thing I need to remember is that I have skinny legs so if I ...
Ever since I abandoned Violet Beauregard, I've been wondering what to do with the Shine Sport yarn. I came across Lily Chin's Lace Skirt when I was surfing Interweave Crochet. Ooh pretty! Pattern: Interweave Crochet's Lace Skirt with Drawstring Waist Yarn: 5 x Knit Picks's Shine Sport in Violet Hook: 3.75mm Size: 29¼" Comments: The pattern is pretty easy to read but I wish a chart had been included. It was a little difficult to picture the stitch pattern when I first started crocheting the skirt. My waist is nowhere near 29¼" however I like to wear my bottoms low so I decided to crochet a ...
I crocheted this while watching Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Special Edition) (think anyone will give me a shrubbery for my birthday?). As much as I love how crocheted shells look, I can never get mine to look right. The first stitch of the shell always looks awful. But I think this scarf looks great on the whole, well, as long as you don't look too closely anyway. Merino Style was such a soft and squishy yarn to work with but it was a little splitty. Still, it did feel nice next to my skin. I love how the scarf ...
Finally! Another FO! I actually finished the crocheting part last week and decided to wash and block it slightly on Sunday. Well, it's still not completely dry today but I didn't want to wait any longer so I sewed in the lining. For those living in wool country, does your woolly stuff take so long to dry as well? I can't imagine doing my laundry and waiting days for my damn clothes to dry. I'll be naked half the time. Although I suspect the culprit is the high humidity here. Before sewing in the lining, the bag was floppier than Hugh ...
I bought Debbie Stoller's Stitch 'N Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker because I was seeing all these gorgeous fat bottom bags on the forums and blogs and I just had to make one for myself. Now, I've been seeing all these gorgeous stuff crocheted from Sugar 'N Cream cotton yarn and thought that would be perfect for my fat bottom bag. There's only one teeny weeny problem: we have no Sugar 'N Cream cotton yarn in Singapore. Scratch that. The fact is I can't even find cheap worsted weight cotton yarn anywhere here. Eventually, I did manage to get my ...
Posted on June 20, 2009 | No Comments
I've finally popped my Malabrigo cherry. Yea, I know it's not the wildly popular Merino Worsted (which I'm dyyyyingggg to try) but it's still Malabrigo, so it still counts, right? Goodness, the colours are freakin' awesome. The yarn feels soft
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Posted on May 2, 2009 | 1 Comment
I spend a lot of time on Ravelry and most of it is with the Rubberneckers. They're a hilarious bunch of hoars. I knit three hats for Sharky's charity knitting thingy on RnR and I apologise for being two seasons late. I don't have a small child
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Posted on April 20, 2009 | 1 Comment
Yet another new home for the blog! I doubt I'll be moving again anytime soon. The new URL is http://liscrafts.com and the RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/liscrafts. Please update your bookmarks and feed readers. Some things on the blog m
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Posted on March 7, 2009 | 3 Comments
It was most unfortunate that in my virgin swap, my swapper went MIA. BUT! Thanks to the generosity of other rubberhoars, I got a swap package. The package was sent priority and postage was clearly insane. The package smelled wonderful
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Posted on January 22, 2009 | 9 Comments
I'm home today because I somehow managed to strain my neck muscles. Hurts to turn my head. Anyhow, I decided to try my hand at making stitch markers. I've never made any before but had bought a pliers set and some bits and pieces a few months
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Posted on January 14, 2009 | No Comments
I recently popped my swap cherry and joined the swap in Ravelry Rubberneckers. I just finished packing the box and it will be mailed tomorrow. There're all sorts of goodies like baby-melting ackrylic yarn, fishy noms and Christmas leftovers.
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