Monday, September 29, 2003
My DH has finally put the photo in order, so I can now show you my stash for secret project.

Sorry the shade is not so accurate, the right side one is beige, center is warm white, and left-second one is pale pink. This is my coloring for the project. Now I have started from left, lilac-purple.
All yarn is cotton 100%. I love Heiroom yarn from Australia, it is very soft. and some rest bit of Jeager, some other.... it is like sharbet mix color. It won't take much time to complete, I hope! Anyhow I will show this garment when it is finished.
So now I post this one and come back to knit.
Posted by Trico |
22:30 |
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Now I am working very slowly on my secret project. I took the photo of the yarns I plan to use for it, around 9 colors, but as my DH has not yet putthem in place, I cannot put it here now.... other than that, I have not yet started my glove projects. Yes, my lazyness is staying with me, but there is a certain reason. I am sure that I could work again on knitting as usual, around mid or end of October. Until then, I would not post much here.... I wish I could.
In Tokyo, autumn has arrived from last weekend. It was very sudden after long prolonged summer, now everyday we feel mid-October temperature. It is confortable and good at night, we can sleep well.(you cannot imagine howhot and humid at summer night in Tokyo).?Instead of knitting, I am reading. Currently I read a book of Anne Tyler, Ladder of Years in train between home and office. It is a story of a lady who is doctor's wife, living with three sons and cats. After a strange affair with a stranger, one day of her summer vacation she left her home and family, start a complete new life alone. Nobody thought she could be a woman who could do it. It is interesting story...
Anyhow, will see you soon.
Posted by Trico |
21:13 |
Thursday, September 11, 2003
Days pass like the wind, Tokyo is keeping summer high temperature, and I am sleepy...I am in kind of summer vacation "for knitting". Well, now I am a little away from knitting, but I know it won't be long....just until this weekend, I guess.
By the way, I forgot to show you an item what I could got in France.

I have got these buttons at "vide-grenier", flea market near my staying area. As it was, these are very old, dusty, a little broken, but I am glad that I could get these all only 1.5 euros. Cream and gray color ones are shell button, and right-below one is glass. I am planning to use this gray shell buttons for my Grace cardi.
My plan for this weekend:
prepare my charity home page for preemiegoods wiy my DH's enoumous help
Start my glove
Start my secret project....
And I want to thank you all, for those who are encouraging me to keep my posting, who visit here time to time and check my post. Really.
Posted by Trico |
23:14 |
Thursday, September 04, 2003
Recently nothing to report about knitting.... I am going on for Grace cardi, but not much progress. I feel lazy....and now the season of summer yarn is finishing.....ummm. But I have some new projects in my mind for this winter. I would like to make gloves as a Xmas gift for my in-laws of DH. NOT sure if I could make it! I have to make four pairs. I know it is better to start now, and as warming up for these projects, I am now choosing the conbination of the yarn for material, color, and design. I want to make simple, chic, gorgeous ones. As I have not made gloves long since last winter, about half a year, first I will make one for myself for this year. It should be two shades of blue yarn of Phildar, matching a scarf-to-dream made by Phildar yarn.( I showed these yarn on August 10 post) Hope I could show you soon....
Posted by Trico |
22:09 |
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Free Preemie cap Pattern |
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Yarn: cotton 100% fingering weight 15g or 0.5oz Needle: #1 and #2 4 double pointed each
Gauge: 31sts for 4" Finished size: 4.5"x4.5" apprx. Pattern: Cast on 72 sts using #1 needles and separate them on 3 needles. All the way work facing RS, round.
*K2, p2, rep from* to end. Work 9 rows. Change to #2 needles. Knit 12 rows. Next row 1: *K1, p1, rep from * for 1 round ending p1.
row 2: *P1, k1, rep from * for 1 round ending k1. Rep row 1 and 2, 2 more times and 1 more row 1. 7 rows of moss sts formed.
row 8: Work st st 2 rows. Shape Top: *K7, k2tog rep from * 8 times, 64 sts. Work 2 rows. *K6, k2tog rep from * 8 times, 56 sts.
Work 2 rows. *K5, k2tog rep from * 8 times, 48 sts. Work 2 rows. *K4, k2tog rep from * 8 times, 40 sts. Work 1 row.
*K3, k2tog rep from * 8 times, 32 sts. Work 1 row. *K2, k2tog rep from * 8 times, 24 sts. Work 1 row. *K1, k2tog rep from * 8 times, 16 sts.
K2tog 8 times, 8 sts. Break yarn and thread twice through rem 8 sts. Fasten off, weave the yarn inside.
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