Teru Teru Bozu

It started to rain again here in Southern Cal.  Although we need the rain here, it's just been really chilly too.  Hopefully this storm won't cause too many tragic incidents on the road.

I had knitted these Teru Teru Bozu prayer dolls last year just for fun.  The inspiration also came when it was raining terribly hard.  They turned out kind of cute if I may say it myself.  If it continues to pour  past this weekend, I just might have to hang them high up to hope for sunshine again!

It'd be great if there's all the time in the world to knit fun thing... and to learn how to knit fun things.  But, the rain does not stop time and there is still much left to do, other than to just knit.

Red Heart's POM A DOODLE ~ Berries and Cream kid scarf

I just recently discovered this adorable yarn with little pom poms. They are the Red Hearts Pom A Doodle yarn. So cool!



I knitted this Berries and Cream (a lovely color) for my dear friend's little daughter. I really hope she'll enjoy it while it keeps her warm.



It knitted up fairly quickly. One skein knitted up this scarf that measures approximately 50 inches X 5 inches, using size 9 needles. All I did was "knitted" every row." The trick in knitting with this yarn is never pull the pom pom through a stitch. I will definitely be getting some more of this yarn to play with in the near future. =)

Very Couture Knitting...

Two lovely Knitting books on my wish list. The patterns are so chic in them!!



Borrowed from the local library...



On my wish list...

Knitting UFOs

When I just started to learn how to knit, I read an article about UFOs (Unfinished Object, not the flying disks in the sky), I asked Rosa, my gal pal that got my knitting started, how many UFOs did she have. I did not and could not have imagined why knitters often talked about UFOs... and why they would have so many banished projects stashed in the closet! Well, Rosa told me she had quite a few, and from many years ago, like 20+ years even. Oh my!

Now as I'm learning more and knitting more, I could understand how this could be. Even though I haven't learned how to knit socks, sweaters, and gloves... (mostly still on scarfs, shawls, little felted things here and there), I already have 3 things kind of just hanging around with no real progress. I guess to be a real knitter, you just have to have some UFOs! Haha. I imagine we all either get stuck or just bored with the projects.

This is one of those lost UFOs I'm talking about: The color is off (I hate my old point and shoot digital camera!) It started off as a scarf but since I didn't follow the pattern or used the yarn suggested... the width is wider, plus I used 2 strands of yarn for this. It is now officially going to be a wrap. I'm think it could be done then! Yeah!



The color of the yarn "dusty rose" should look more like it in this bottom photo: (my cheap camera doesn't do it any justice.) It's in a basketweave pattern.



However, I do have lots of "finished" projects. One of which I am most proud of, is my felted knitting bag. Even though I did the bottom in my own way- the wrong way (the outside should have been the inside)... it's still a very nice and versatile bag.



I made tubes for the handles and stuck industrial rope in them to make them more stiff. Btw, another UFO is in the bag. It's a chunky scarf for this winter. Hopefully it'll be done before winter is over! It should be done fast if I set aside one afternoon for it, since I am using those sz 50 speed stix (Gigantic needles!)



This little Chopstick Holder- I actually use and love a lot. I keep chopsticks in my purse most of the time because I hate the disposable bamboo kind that a lot of Chinese restaurants give. I've gotten too many splinters from those.

Isn't it darling? Rosa seem to think so. =)

Twinkle's Town and Country Knits- Highlander's Stole

I love every piece in the Twinkle's Town and Country Knits book. They are not old fashioned knits at all! Instead, they are truly fashionable, some high fashion looks too.

I love this piece. It's called the Highlander's Stole. I promised myself when I have the time, I will try to tackle it. Not sure if it's too difficult yet, since I haven't looked at the pattern and I'm still a beginner at knitting. But I just love how versatile this piece is!

Lovely!