Back from the Bible Belt
I returned from Texas tonight several pounds heavier from all the
multiple family get-together and family friend get-together dinners consisting of Peking duck, crab, braised tofu and other yummy and fatty items. Luckily, I wasn't on a diet, nor am I picky when it comes to good food. Although, I think I should go to the gym so that the fat from the Peking ducks (yeah, I had it 3 times) don't permanently adhere to my thighs or my already unusually robust bust. And on Monday night, we went to an uncle's house for dinner and drink, and they served us giant crab legs as an appetizer! Yum! Looking at that is making me salivate like a rabid dog!
On the crafty side, I pretty much had my purse stuffed with knitting projects these past 2 weeks. I knitted whereever, whenever, including that Peking duck restaurant. Aside from finishing a sample for that class I'll be teaching and something for my sis (the one I submitted to Knitty), I also test knitting a pattern that's been swimming around in my head, a neckwarmer for my stepmother, and a lace scarf for my friend Linh.
Above: (click to enlarge) Drop Stitch neckwarmer that self fastens by inserting one of the tips into a gusset. (don't know what the exact term is). I hand-painted the 60%cashmere/40% merino wool yarn. My grandma used to make something like this for us, but hers looked, uh...like a grandma's. I examined one that grandma did, figured out the pattern and updated it with the drop stitch.
Above: Lace scarf with a seed stitch border. I knitting the scarf with 1 strand of that 60/40 cashmere/merino yarn I love so much, and 1 strand of a 100% kid mohair yarn. I hand-painted both of the yarns separately -- the cash/merino has soft greens and lavenders, while the mohair had lime and celadon greens with hints of a mossy brown. I'm really happy with the way it turned out and the way that the colors paired together. I'll post the pattern later.
multiple family get-together and family friend get-together dinners consisting of Peking duck, crab, braised tofu and other yummy and fatty items. Luckily, I wasn't on a diet, nor am I picky when it comes to good food. Although, I think I should go to the gym so that the fat from the Peking ducks (yeah, I had it 3 times) don't permanently adhere to my thighs or my already unusually robust bust. And on Monday night, we went to an uncle's house for dinner and drink, and they served us giant crab legs as an appetizer! Yum! Looking at that is making me salivate like a rabid dog!On the crafty side, I pretty much had my purse stuffed with knitting projects these past 2 weeks. I knitted whereever, whenever, including that Peking duck restaurant. Aside from finishing a sample for that class I'll be teaching and something for my sis (the one I submitted to Knitty), I also test knitting a pattern that's been swimming around in my head, a neckwarmer for my stepmother, and a lace scarf for my friend Linh.
Above: (click to enlarge) Drop Stitch neckwarmer that self fastens by inserting one of the tips into a gusset. (don't know what the exact term is). I hand-painted the 60%cashmere/40% merino wool yarn. My grandma used to make something like this for us, but hers looked, uh...like a grandma's. I examined one that grandma did, figured out the pattern and updated it with the drop stitch.
Above: Lace scarf with a seed stitch border. I knitting the scarf with 1 strand of that 60/40 cashmere/merino yarn I love so much, and 1 strand of a 100% kid mohair yarn. I hand-painted both of the yarns separately -- the cash/merino has soft greens and lavenders, while the mohair had lime and celadon greens with hints of a mossy brown. I'm really happy with the way it turned out and the way that the colors paired together. I'll post the pattern later.
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2 Comments:
This is Kelly from the Houston s+b, finally checking your blog out. It was good to meet you when you were in town! The scarf is looking lovely, and I adore the handpainted yarn, yum!
Those crab legs were an appetizer!!!! Wow, I've got to get invited to your uncle's house for dinner!
Those scarves are beautiful! I really like how the color combination came out in the second one.
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