Sewing

Ha, very happy that I can talk about my sewing that I am hunger for a long time. But don't be so exciting, it is just a start and no FO is come.

Seeing most bloggers can do some sewing, this motivate me a lot, especially Siow Chin. Unfortunately, my sewing machine is out of order for at least 3-4 years that it has been fixed once by a technician near my home. The fee is very costly at about HKD300.00 (USD38.5). After used it for a few times, it breaks down again, so my family gives up and just put it aside. I am very angry that sewing machine's co had wholly moved out from Hong Kong after I bought it within a year. Whenever there is any wrong with it, I need to find the technician by myself, sometimes it is very hard to find a skillful one.

Now, it is lucky that my parent can find one at the Queen's Road West (search from the HK Yellow Page) which is quite near my home. Congratulate me, it is fixed. I think the happiest one is my mother, she is now very busy in buying some fabric and sewing machine. Up to now, she has sewn some pajamas for her and my father. She is keeping on working hard on some other stuff.

How about me, you see :

these are the japan fabric that I have bought from Japan for at least 3 years ago. Wait unit now, I can make a bag. I cut all the flower patterns out from the fabric and join them. One piece is the front and the other is the back. I need to buy one fabric for the 4 edges, the handle and the lining. Still struggling what colour is matched. Hope can complete it very soon and post it.

For the thin pink colourway cotton yarn that I have mentioned in my last post, I now have an idea what to knit and will show you later. But my heart is flied to the sewing.

Waiting and Pending

1. My friend's blue cardigan has already flown to Vancouver. Waiting for her digital photo that very eager to know whether the cardi fit her or not. Is it too long or too short, too width or too tight, so many question ???

2. Ordered the IK magazine. The IK said that it is sent out on Jun 22, 2006 and has to wait about 6-8 weeks to reach Hong Kong. Really can't wait any longer.

3. Remember my pink colourway cotton yarn. I still can't figure out what pattern to be knit. Keep browsing all my knitting books and internet to give any idea of the pattern.

Waiting makes me feel annoyance.

Finished - Blue Cardigan

Finally, it is finished. It takes me one day to crochet the edging and flowers and sew the buttons. It looks nice and I love it. I am wondering whether I should use the pink or cream colour for the edging as suggested by the yarn shopowner. I think the cream colour is more appropriate for the adult and pink for the young girl. Therefore, I pick the cream one. But the light colour cannot resist the dirt, hope my friend won't mind and like it.

Choosing the button is another headache problem. My mother suggests to pick the simple one and don't make anything fussy. So the simple small and transparent button is picked. Once again, hope my friend like what I choose for her.

Blue Cardigan

Hey, Hey, My friend's blue cardigan is 95% finished. This is my fastest record to knit a cardigan within 10 days. I knit days and nights that my hands and fingers feel very tired. I hope this will fit her and she will like it. I will send her an email and ask her to read my blog, so she can preview her cardigan.

The next thing needs to be done on this cardigan is the edging and button. I have planned to use other colour thinner yarn to crochet the edge, may be the cream colour.

After all are finished, I will post it and she can view the full completed one.

My Friend's Cardigan

I just got an email from my friend of Vancouver, said that she would like to have a cardigan as the picture shown. The cardigan is for her to be worn in the office and she prefers no wool. So this yarn is chosen, it is 100% Arylic in light blue. I should be hurried to finish it for it will be brought back to Vancouver by her another friend, who will leave Hong Kong around Mid July. It is lucky that my friend chooses a simple one, I think I can finish it on time.

Baby Sock is Finished

Baby sock is finished. Only one is knitted as this is my sample for practicing the knitting of sock. I am happy that I can knit sock now and I think I will knit more for myself when winter comes.

As I said in the last post, my challenge is how to join the front and back of toe. I follow the "kitchener stitch" instruction of a book, it is quite ok at the beginning of stitches, but I mix up all the steps of the coming stitches. I have tried many times, still cannot success. This makes me so frustrated that I put it down for a few days. It is lucky that searched from the internet, there is a tip of doing "kitchener stitch". I follow it and it works. It really works when I try once. What a clever way to do it and I really get what I am doing. You see, one more time to prove, internet is the greatest.

I am very happy of this sock and it makes feel so exciting for a few days. I do really enjoy knitting the sock. But there is one problem, I don't know whether there is any sock yarn (special for knitting sock - colourway yarn for stripe sock) can be bought at Hong Kong.

Re my red colourway cotton way, I still have no idea what pattern to be knitted. I have ordered the IK Summer 2006 via on-line a few days ago. Very eager waiting for this and hope that I can choose one for the cotton yarn.

My First Sock

My thumb is still not recovered yet, but I miss my knitting needle very much that I pick up the needle to try the sock. My first knitting of the sock.

This is the sample of knitting the heel and short row wrap. I use the waste yarn to practice it, I read the instructions again and again, rip and knit many times. It comes out like that, not so bad.


I feverishly knit a sock as per a baby sock pattern for it is easy and can be finished in a short time. You see, it is loverly.

Up to this step, my next challenge is to join the front and back of toe.