Wild Oats Pattern Pillowcase Numero Uno

A while ago I attempted to knit up a pillow case, well, a front part of a pillowcase that is.

I browsed through my knitting pattern bibles and thought this pattern would be cute for a pillow case. Turned out I had 2 acrylic yarns of white and green, so I started the project that night and managed to knit up 7 rows.

The next day, I found out that I had to start on another project that was more urgent than this pillowcase. And then after that project was completed, I had to start a different one straightaway.

So, as a result, I only managed to really start working on this quite recently. To be honest, the look of an unfinished project hanging around my bedroom makes me quite nervous. Luckily this project is relatively small and once I got the hang of the pattern, things sort of fly really quickly. This one was completed in 4 days.

While I was admiring my new pillowcase, a thought crossed my mind, why not make matching ones in different colours? So, I decided, once I finished up my queued projects - Yes, I have LOTS of queued projects already – I will make time to knit up more of this pillowcase, most likely in white/blue, white/red and white/yellow colour. J

Should I use the same pattern? Or should I experience with different ones for each colour?

(Completed on 22^nd Oct 2011)

Reviving My African Violet (For the second time…)

I don’t know what happened with it?! This is the second time it happened!

I’m going to keep the little baby indoor for a while, the poor thing….

Before:

I can see that it has started to grow back. But, for some reason this keeps happening.

After:

Maybe I have to re-pot it to a bigger pot…

Gardening Update Number 3 - Red Rose A Country Woman

The long awaited red rose.
I bought this plant a few months ago when I moved to the new place.
This one is the tallest of all the roses.
The stems are long and thick, the thorns are proportionally thicker as well.

Just after received, 28th June:

8th Oct 2011:

15th Oct 2011:

17th Oct 2011:

I'm not a big fan of red roses because I think they're quite standard. But this one changed my mind.
It's so special, in terms of the shape of the flower, the size, and the colour.

So, no regrets for buying this rose plant :-)

Gardening Update Number 2 - My First Rose

This blog entry will be dedicated for my Friesia rose plant.

I have this plant since around 4-5 years ago.

It has gone through rain, storm, and drought, a few caterpillars attack, lots of black spots treatments, and so on and so on....

It was dying at the old place and I almost threw it out when I moved. But I just couldn't detach myself from it. I'm glad I took it along with me.

Since I moved to the new place it has got better, thanks to the full sun exposure.

12th May 2011: growing quite well, but no flower buds yet.

15th June 2011: Finally the first flower bud opened.

The flowers got bigger as well. It's enjoying the sunshine... by 19th June 2011

My First Ever Handmade Blanket!!

Finally, I completed my first ever blanket last night.
I saw this pattern in Garnstudio website and I just have to make it.

The blanket is made of 45 squares panels, 4 different types of squares.
I started the project on 1st Oct and surprisingly the blanket was completed in less than 3 weeks.

Before joined together:

Completed blanket, sitting on my sofa now.
Just perfect, the weather is changing slowly from cold to warm.

Because the material is 100% cotton, this blanket is a bit on the heavy side.
The colour combination is based on the recommendation.

(Completed 18th Oct 2011)

Beautiful Cable Slippers from Alaska Garnstudio - Red

This pair is one of my first handmade socks/slippers.
I love them!!!
Especially the cable details.

They're easier than I thought as well...

I had lots of practice with double pointed needles for sure...

Available in http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlemsbusy

(Completed 7th Oct 2011)

Little Red Vest from Garnstudio Eskimo

I love this cute little red vest by Garnstudio Eskimo yarn. Really enjoyed making it, it's simple and so rewarding. A quick and straightforward project indeed.

The yarn is as always, beautiful colour, easy to work with.

Two thumbs up for the pattern.

Available in http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlemsbusy

 

(Completed 1st Oct 2011)

THE BIGGEST CROSS STITCH PROJECT I HAD EVER COMPLETED!!

A dear friend of mine had her wedding a few months ago and I couldn’t make it to the wedding. It was overseas and I couldn’t leave work. So I decided to make this wedding gift for her to make up for my absence in her important day. (Very Important Day…)

I bought this cross stitch kit from Fox Collection website; it’s a Wedding A-Z kit.

The project started in mid May and I worked on it every night non stop because it was so addictive. Sometime in late June or early July, I had a bit of mishap with my left eye (outer cornea layer came of) and I had to take a month break from this project (doctor recommendation by the way…). So after a full month rest, I got back to it. Unfortunately, there were more urgent projects that needed to be completed. So, this project eventually dragged on and on until it was finally completed a few days ago on 30^th Sept. *sigh* I’m so relieved….

6th June - the beginning...

 25th June 2011 - The top right hand corner and right side completed

29th Sept - The whole thing finally completed.

Anniversary, Bells, Cake, Devotion, and I do.

Devotion, Everlasting love, Faith, Grow old along with me, Hold my hand, and Journey

Kiss me goodnight, Love and laughter, Marriage, New life together, 

Promise, Quarrel never, Romance, Sentimental

Sentimental, eXtraordinary adventure, and Yearning

Together forever, Unity, Vows, Weddings and Zeal

With the beads:

(Completed 30^th Sept 2011)

Double Thread Kid Silk Triangle Scarf

The first time I saw this pattern on Garnstudio website, I immediately fell in love with it.

So, after my project queue decreases, I decided it was time to buy the yarn and start this project.

Considering the size of the scarf, it was finished in a very short time, 9 days.

I knitted this in the train on the way to work and back home for 2 weeks.

The yarn is so soft and warm, I put them on my lap and it really warmed my legs.

Initially, I was planning to knit one in a different colour than the pattern’s suggestion, but, I really like this colour combination.

Available in http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlemsbusy

And I really like these cute little flowers.

(Completed 22^nd Aug 2011)

Really cute slippers in Eskimo

I decided to test this new pattern on Garnstudio. 

I’ve never crocheted slippers in Eskimo yarn before, so I was really surprised how good they turn out and how fast the project is. 

Each pair was completed in 1 day (only around 2.5 hours in total). 

The version that I have has crocheted flower because I think it will add a certain degree of cuteness (that’s why I titled this post ‘Really Cute Slippers’). Without the flowers, they looked kinda plain to me.

 

Available in http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlemsbusy
 

Old Rose Pink Colour:

Purple Colour:

Turquoise Colour:

(The last pair was completed 23^rd Sept 2011)