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November 07, 2006
knitting mojo full throttle
In Japan, we had just 3-days weekend with a national holiday on last Friday. During this mini holidays, my knitting mojo was bursting out!!
First, it has started quietly at Knit Out Tokyo on October 28 and 29. I have been there on Sunday so I missed a talk show of Kat, the founder of Tokyo Stitch and Bitch and Taeko, the founder of a Tokyo handcrafty girl's circle "Shibuyashugei-bu", but this time I participated in the event not only as a knitter but also as a reporter of the event for Interweave Press.
At Knit Out Tokyo, the event is specifically targetted to the people who don't have much experience in knitting/crochettng to invite them into the joy of handcraft. So everybody can get a free knitting or crocheting kit of needles/hook and yarns at the place. Of course I've got one, but I have brought my own WIP. It was my second Jaywalker, which I have casted on in my summer vacation in August.
Remember? I have finished the first sock very recently (BTW: I am quite happy with the stripes)and have started the second one just after that, just before Knit Out.
In knitting the sock's pattern at the event, I was very happy and confortable, because it was a very rare, privileged, exclusive knitting moment for once a year for me. But it was not only that...
On last Wednesday at DS first's Karate studio, I was knitting the sock in waiting his lesson. I felt same happiness and calmness, slightly more stronger. And at that time, I noticed that it is already November, but I have NOT yet started any of my autumn/winter project ever. I immediately decided that I have to complete absolutely DS's confy cardi within the coming weekend so that I could start my projects!
The cardi has already knitted up the back, both sleeves and started left front by the time. I was knitting the left front in caliculating the button hole rows at the same time. (I had to adjust the original button band pattern for my plan)It was such a powerful motivation, I finished the left front in Thursday night, the right front in Friday night, collar, sewing buttons and weaving in all the ends in Saturday night. Here it is:
(To cereblate the FO, there is a glass of alcohol...)
On sunny Sunday morning, DS proudly put it on:
On his pajamas...it looks being just his confy size. I am double happy for finishing it, and looking as I expected.
Just after that I wanted to knit something small and easy. I have these yarns for it:
Rowan Tapestry and 100% Alpaca yarn from my stash...I casted on for "Super-easy leg warmers" from Last Minute Knitted Gifts with these yarns, two strands togather. Sorry not yet the photo of WIP.
And...now, keeping Jaywalker, Hourglass and that leg warmers aside as WIPs, I am wondering if I start Cactus Flower, or Chelsea from "YarnPlay" , by Lisa.
Here,I just received Artyarn's Ultramerino for Chelsea:
Now I'm with Knitting mojo full throttle!!
Posted by trico at November 7, 2006 12:20 AM
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wow! you're going to knit chelsea! beautiful colors. i'm looking forward to seeing your progress!
congrats on your reporting gig for interweave press! how exciting!
Posted by: shobhana at November 7, 2006 11:03 PM
Hurrah for the return of the knitting mojo! DS's sweater looks so comfy and cozy on him. Great job!
I really like the color of the Artmerino you bought. So pretty!
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