Haven't been blogged for quite a length of time. During the Chinese New Year , I am busy in eating, drinking, watching TV, sleeping ... and doing nothing.

Look at my vest, I have tried to sit down and knitted for several hours, but it grows slowly, feel quite boring gradually. Knitting cable really makes me exhausted, but I love cables. Want to start a new project, but can't think it out. Up to now, still waiting my IKSpring 2007, wondering why it hasn't reached my door. Hope its arrival will inspirit my knitting.

Knitted the spun yarn

Re my spinning workshop of last post, I have spun the wool into yarn using a simple tool - chopstick.


There is what a small amount of yarn that I spun. Thinking what I can knit from that, here it is - a cup mat.

The cup mat is a little bit of raw, but I like it. It is very exciting to go through the whole process - from processed wool to the finished product. I have quite a lot of interest on spinning (as it is not popular at Hong Kong and I am sure that no one will do this), and reserved the spinning book from the Hong Kong Public Library. It takes about one week to receive the collection letter. Now, I am waiting for Cloth Haven's dyeing workshop. It is full of fun to have workshop with others that can share experience,

Spinning Workshop

Yesterday (Wed, Feb 7, 2007), I joined the Spinning workshop held by Cloth Haven at Hong Kong. The workshop is lectured by Rowena Hart. She is a weaving teacher and fibre artist, Education and Marketing Manager for Ashford Handicrafts (New Zealand) , in Hong Kong for just a day while en route to Europe. Her visit is just in time to demonstrate and introduce spinning. Since she doesn't have her own website, please search her for more information and her books.

This is my first experience to touch spinning and it is full of fun and exciting. The workshop just give us some raw method of spinning, these are some pictures that want to share with others :

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The right top one with brown cloth is Rowena Hart


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Carding wool

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Spinning the wool using a very simple tool - pencil


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Spinning the wool using drop spindle

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See what I have spinned, the little green one. I have also brought these wool to home, hope that can spin them into yarn and knit something interesting. Will post the FO if I success.

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Forthcoming, Cloth Haven will have "Dyeing workshop" on next month. I am waiting this.

Cabled & Twisted Tree Vest

This is what I name her - Cabled and Twisted Tree Vest



It is have fun and excitement to knit the own design. Knitting cable is quite yarn consuming and the back (up to the armhole) is on the way.

The THIRD one - red sock

OK, the third sock, the sharp bright red one is lastly finished.




Pattern : my own - simple cable stitches
yarn : Jaeger Misty DK - 40g/110m
needle : 3.5mm
usage : 2 skeins

I have tried very hard to take good shot of the bright red colour, but you see, the photos are still vagued. So frustrated that I give up to try the shot and don't waste my time. In real, I love this sock in simple cable and is more beautiful than the picture. This sock takes me quite a length of time for my mind is planning to knit a cable short sleeve vest. Takes time to browse through the cable stitches patterns, finally I have drafted the belowed using the Alpace yarn which is bought at Japan.



The centre is a cable stitches, its left and right sides are embraced by a tree branches liked stitches, then at both edge sides, seed stitch is knitted. This is only a preliminary thinking that has to test on a sample to see the outcome. I better hurry up for I want it can be worn on Chinese Lunar New Year, that is Feb 18, 2007.

Mohair hat for my mother

My mother's hat is also finished using the leftover of my Sienna Cardigan. This is given to her as a Chinese Lunar New Year gift. Hehe....


yarn : Aarlan Royal - 40% wool, 40% acrylic & 20% mohair (made in Switzerland)
yardage : 40g/100m and 1 skein is used
needle : 3.5mm
pattern : k1,p1 and changed to p1,k1 on every 3 rows

After all these, I am planning a pullover with short sleeves for Spring time is coming. I think it will suit HK weather. No pattern has been chosen for this moment and will browse through all my knitting books.

The THIRD pair of sock

After knitted two pairs of sock, the third one is here. This red one is to welcome our Chinese Lunar New Year on Feb 18, 2007. A simple cable stitch pattern is chosen. I don't why taking this picture in red colour is very hard, you see, the knitting stitches is so vague. I have tried more then 10 shots under different shooting condition, the picture outcome is the same.