Didnt get to knit much for the whole of yesterday. I only managed about 8 rows in all from where i stopped. Another 16 rows to go and then, it’ll soon be finished. Oh well, every knitter needs a break, right. So, here comes my lemon cheesecake.
Made another 1.75″ progress. That’s only about 18 rows. Only need another 24 rows before i start working the armholes and collar. It’s gonna be a breeze from there. I’m going to knit a V-neck for this blouse. Winnie has gone to school with my kid. So, say hi to Mickey 
I made progress at last. After so long, lol. I ‘ve forgotten how long it took to do a row in 3mm for this. It’s more than 170 stitches for the patterned section and 11 stitches less for the non-patterned section. Each section has 22 rows. It takes 9 row to make one inch progress, lol. Yeah, that long; that much knitting. I hope i can finish this by the following weekend and have them joined together and modelled. Now, who wants to be my model???
Before i start work on new projects, i’m reviving two existing ones which was left languishing in their bags since last year. And this is one of them. At 75% completion. It’s a sleeveless blouse in 3mm. I hope this wont take long.
Here it is!! My T100 isnt naked anymore. Wearing a nice body-hugging purple pouch with colorful bits. I made a good decision in changing the 2×2 ribbing to 2×1 and knitting the opening in 1×1. The tapered opening prevents my T100 from slipping out and yet, allows me to pull it out in an instant.
I slipped two old taped-together loyalty cards to protect the camera’s large 3″ lcd screen from accidental breakage. The rigidity provided by the two cards is just right. Now, i need to find a nice wrist-strap to replace the one that came with the camera. Or if the mood and inspiration arise, i might just make a matching one for it.
As i’ve to go to HSBC, we parked the car behind Oldtown Kopitiam and had lunch there. Not that it’s easy finding a parking space at 1.30pm. It’s the only one available and we didn’t hesitate any longer. I continued knitting until our food to arrive. It’s toast with kaya & butter, and iced honey lemon for me.
This is where i left off last night. Funny why i tend to stop at 5.5″ again, lol. See, the 2×1 ribbing looks much better than the previous 2×2 ribbing, right. Let’s just wait and see what the end result turns out to be later, k. Should be able to finish this if nothing gets in the way of my knitting.
After i unraveled the whole pouch, i left everything inside its bag virtually untouched. It’s only when i’m in the car and on the way to pick Gordon up from school that i have the time to cast the starting stitches on, lol. Yeah… if i’m working on a project, my knitting goes wherever i go. I’M NOT AFRAID TO KNIT IN PUBLIC; AND PROUD OF IT!!
This time, i cast on 26 stitches and worked it in 1×1 ribbing for 8 rows ending on the wrong side. Switched to 2×1 ending with 2 knits. Knitting in 2×1 lessens the overall thickness of the pouch and shows off the colorful bits of yarn even more. The opening has a neater look now.
I’ve unraveled the completed pouch, lol. How “me”. This will occur throughtout this blog. Some people dont have the “heart” to undo their knitting, but i do this very often. And most of the time without hesitation. It’s only a couple of hours work. Whatever end result that i dont like, it’ll go back onto the ball of yarn. I’d rather have something that i’m truly satisfied with than having to “live” with something of “sub-standard”. I’m a perfectionist as far as my handcraft goes.
I thought that i can finish up with a 1 x1 ribbing after i’ve joined the sides together, but i cant seem to “pick up” the stitches onto my 3mm needles as they created a thick top at the opening. So, i’ll just reknit the whole thing again. And no, the yarn is just as gorgoeus. No harm done. I only use high quality yarn that can be reknit over and over again despite numerous undo-ings, lol. Let me see if i have the time to knit this in peace without interruption or not today. I may be able to complete it.
This is where i stopped at yesterday and will be continuing from after i publish this. The kids were all over me for the most of my most productive hours yesterday, lol. Being Mother’s Day also, i didnt knit much and played with them both instead. In all i made another 4″ of progress and ending at 5.5″ now. I think i’ll be able to complete this mini pouch by this evening if nothing gets into the way. I love those colorful bits, do you?
