I’m stuck for the time being. Cant progress until i go get my ball of red yarn from the yarn store. I need another ball to knit the left red side after the white center. About 30 rows to go before i start working on Mickey itself.
You can see the pattern better here. Isnt it a great Mickey Mouse knitting pattern? Damn, i hope to go to the yarn store soon. If not, Gordon will grow too big for his Mickey Mouse Tee, lol.
Yes. I’ve resumed work on Gordon’s tee. I may not be able to complete it for his birthday, but i still hope to finish it in time for Christmas. There’s an inch to go before i move on to the front piece. Cant wait ti start on Mickey Mouse. I’ve decided not to blog so much but to relax and knit more instead. My kids miss their carefree mom. I’ve bought so much yarn for both myself and also for them, but didnt make time to start some new projects. The yarn store called to let me know there’s new yarn. I want to buy more, but i must finish up those i’ve bought first. I’m having withdrawal symptoms just by not buying more yarn, lol.
Isnt it weird that i can only find time to knit in the car. I finally took Gordon’s Mickey Tee out from it’s tomb and started working on it again. I didnt knit much also, only got about 10 rows done yesterday. This is just the back piece and needs a couple of inches more before i can start work on the front with the Mickey. Working with fine knitting needles can be really slow. The piece just wont go up. It can be tiring for an impatient person. If you are an impatient one, i suggest you stick with 4mm needles and above. I just want to concentrate on Gordon’s tee for the time being. Though i have many new yarn, i’m so not going to start on another new piece until i am at least 85% done on this piece. If not, it’s sure going to rot again.
Managed 8 inches so far with 3mm needles. Compared to 3.25mm, it’s much slower. I’ve exactly 30days to go till Gordon’s birthday on 29th August. Do you think i’ll complete it in time? If i just keep knitting and dont do anything else, i dont see why not, lolz.
Havent been doing much these days. I’m only at the 25th row or so, lol. And this is only the back piece. Way to go before i get to see real progress. Sigh… 4.5 inches only till now. Crochet sure takes a long time to complete….
We wanted to go settle some payments at the bank today and so we went straight down to Greentown right after we sent Gordon to school. As it’s also lunch time, we dropped by my friend’s restaurant, The Filling Station, that serves really good Italian food at very affordable prices. Hubby finished his spaghetti and helped me feed Malcolm whilst i ate my lasagna.
I started work on this blouse about two nights back. As i said before, i’m in no hurry to get it done. But i was desperate to try out my new Clover crochet hooks. I’m using #2 for this piece. The hook is very light and smooth. I like it immediately and would recommend it to anyone who still have yet to buy their first set of crochet hooks. A set is all you need for all your crochet projects. Definitely a must-buy item.
The blouse in the book is a bit too loose for my liking. I’m making it more clingy to my body. As i’m so darn skinny, the flutter sleeves will be nice for a change. Lily Yarn is a great metallic yarn to work with, for both knitting and crochet projects. Comes in a vast array of colors to suit all skintones. It’s such a delightful and smooth yarn; so smooth that it’ll just slide off from the ball and get all tangled up. So, if you work with this yarn, be sure to put it inside a plastic bag.
See… i personalised Malcolm’s Tee by adding his name to it. There was just enough room for his name. I actually wanted to add the number “1″ to the top left in red outlined in black, but i dont have enough time. We’re going out to dinner soon.
Malcolm wasnt feeling well for the whole week as he was down with flu and also coughing. This is the only pic i had of him wearing his birthday Tee with a smile on his face. He’s very fascinated with the balloon we got at my cousin’s wedding dinner on Saturday night. Hope my boy recovers soon and back to his cheerful self again.
No time to lose as i’m working this in double strands of Katia Mako 5, a very fine Egyptian cotton yarn. I’ve used this yarn to crochet a newborn double-breasted vest for Malcolm before. And also a button-front vest for Gordon for his 3rd birthday.
This is indeed a beautiful yarn to work with. I’ll be knitting this in 3mm all the way up, starting with 90 stitches for the 2″ garter and increasing to 106 stitches after that. I think it’ll take at least 10 rows to knit even an inch, lol. Really time-consuming piece.
I’ve got plenty of time as Gordon’s birthday is on 29th August. But that’s not the reason to procrastinate. That’s why this pic was taken at my cousin sister’s wedding dinner just now, lol. I’m really a knit freak. Didnt i say i am not afraid to knit in public.
It’s finally done, phew!! I knitted for 3 whole days and did the finishing touches today. Sewed on Winnie’s outlines and added the three pencil-shaped buttons. I ran a fever earlier today at noon and i was thinking i wont be well enough to complete it. After 4 panadols and lots of rest, i felt better and quickly got it done. So, here’s my work of love for the birthday boy tomorrow; just as promised. Hope Malcolm likes it 
Just started on this after finished knitting Malcolm’s tee. Am having lunch with hubby and Malcolm at The Filling Station. I love the RED, dont you. I know this is going to be another nice knitted Tee for Gordon. With Mickey on it, i think he’ll want to wear it everyday, lol.
