The One About Inori

A quick post to show you my finished knitted pieces.

First up, Nad’s sweater! (Jumper, whatever)

Name of project: Nad’s drops sweater

Yarn: Cascade Sierra (80% Pima Cotton, 20% Wool)

Needles: Knit picks 3mm and 4mm

Cast on date: Did not record

Cast off date: 27 June 2009

Learned: Knitting 2 sleeves at once, in the round on 2 circular needles.

Modifications: Didn’t do the roll collar. But Nad has requested for a higher collar so will unpick and continue from the current length.

Mistakes: Not that I know of!

The front and back of this sweater’s neckline is of almost the same height. I plan to stitch a simple cloth tag on the back so it’s easy for him to differentiate back to front.

This sweater (jumper, bleah) was actually meant for his birthday last year but he only received the FRONT of it. *Shame*

Then it hibernated for a loooong time and I felt more and more guilty. So I decided to dig it up and continued with it.
The sleeves were knitted at the same time in the round and since it’s my first time using 2 circulars for this purpose, it was pretty confusing at first and my mum was laughing at me. Look who’s laughing now huh?

If I were to knit this again (I won’t. I said IF. I won’t go through this torture experience again!), I’d probably do the cables on the sleeves too. And Nad wanted a V-neck opening. Well. Too late. I still love you though, Nad.

Sooooo,

The beanie for Bendi is ready!

Name of project: The Jolene Hat

Yarn: Malabrigo Merino Worsted (Go to http://www.yarnandkisses.com for all your Malabrigo needs! )

Needles: Knit picks 5.5mm

Cast on date: 24 June 2008

Cast off date: 29 June 2009

Learned: Nothing.

Modifications: None

Mistakes: I happily knitted the lace pattern and found out that I had 1 repeat too many. Had to frog back those 4 rows. It’s okay.. it’s over… it’s just lost knitting time, that’s all…

Here’s the top of the beanie. Hahaha.
My head will be warm at Bendi! And in Tassy!

Have to go now. Blog soon.

Not Chubbs of course. Recently all I’ve heard from Chubbs is ‘WAHHH! WAAAHH! WAAAHHHHHHH!’ and the occasional, “Ah?”

I’m talking about Nad.

Nad: Did you pack Sunshine’s milk?

Me: Yes.

Nad: How about Chubbie’s?

Me: ………………. My breasts?

Nad: Yes, did you bring them?

Few nights ago, we were looking for a place to have dinner at.

Nad: We shouldn’t go to that chinese restaurant *Points*

It’s too packed.

Me: *looks and sees an EMPTY restaurant*

Nad: Packed with chairs.

Anyway, talking about Nad, I’ve finished and seamed up and sewed in the ends of HIS SWEATER!!!! (Or, ‘Jumper’ for you oztrayans…) I will take photos hopefully tomorrow. It’s been pouring all day and night today. We had a storm warning and wind speeds at 40km/h with wind gusts up to 57km/h.

Just an hour or so ago, Nad and Sunshine went to bed and Nad called me into the room because Sunshine was saying, “Want kiss mommy (or, ‘mUmmy’ for you oztrayans..)” I kissed her and she kissed me back.

Then she said,

“I love you.”

These, people, are moments that take away all the frustration and makes you think that maybe having kids isn’t such a bad idea afterall.

Until I walked into the room full of her toys all over the floor. Again.

Please tell me they will remember to pick their toys up as they grow older? Please?

On another note, I promised Lulu I would humiliate write about her today.

She asked me on MSN,

“Do you know where TBC is in Singapore? The next knit-out (stitch and bitch) is there and I don’t know where it is.”

I wasn’t sure and told her to ask on the forum in Ravelry.

Then, I went and clicked on the thread to see if I could figure out where it was and burst out laughing….

“TBC means ‘To Be Confirmed’, my dear.”

They always say that kids say the darnest things. They are right.

Maybe it’s because of the lack of sparkling new toys, or lack of food exciting yummy treats that prompted this conversation in the car, on the way to dinner:

Me (to Nad): We need to withdraw money, darling.

Sunshine: *Turns her head and looks at me in disbelief* OUR money???

Just three or four nights ago, this:

Nad: I love you.

Sunshine: *deadpans* Same.

And then a couple of nights ago:

Me: I love you.

Sunshine: You sure?

Just last night, Nad knocked over a bunch of clothes.

Sunshine: HAIYOH!!!^ You drop!!!!!!

*dramatic pause*

Drop the clothes!!!!!!

*another dramatic pause*

You mess!!!!

Gotta mind our language around here! *Wipes brows*

So, as a parting shot, I shall post some pictures of her in the supermart, riding on a bike and saddling a rocking horse.

Because we don’t have our own money to buy her these. Apparently.

^Haiyoh is a common word used in Singapore. It’s akin to ‘Oh Gosh!’

PS: Since I posted pictures. Are you going to comment?

PPS: I give up on the formatting. Stupid Wordpress.

Okay… No one has given opinions on my previous post. Sigh. It’s sad. I check my page statistics and it shows plenty of traffic but not a single kind soul would leave a comment when I asked for opinions. I only have 2 irrelevant comments from my sister and my mum. -___-

Lulu reckons that I need to post pictures to get responses. Really? I shall try then.
So talking about Bendigo Wool Show.

(insert random photo of… err.. sheep )

I’ll be meeting up with my online friends. People whom I’ve never met in real life and only chatted online.

What many people don’t know is that I’m quite different in real life vs online. I can talk rubbish non stop online but when I meet people… I don’t know what to say!

For example, the other day, Debra called me out of the blue and I was struggling and wondering what I should talk about. I may have come across as ‘normal’ and ‘calm’ but I felt like a duck in the water.

(insert random photo of a duck )

(Okay I don’t have a photo of a duck in the water so this one with the duck begging for food while pooping green slush would have to do…)

You know… ducks look cool and calm but under water it’s frantically paddling.

When Nad was chasing after me and I started dating many years ago, he was bored to death by the silences that punctuated the phone conversations we had.

It took many years to finally get me talking and now he can’t shut me up can hold proper conversations with me.

So yeah… I’m nervous. Nervous about meeting these people. I don’t know what to say. I don’t know how to keep conversations alive. I don’t know where to put my hands. And *gasp* I don’t even know if I’d understand their accent!!!!!!

Maybe I should just hide as much as I can.

“Have you seen Inoriz?”

“Oh.. ah… she’s hiding right behind that llama over there.”

(insert picture of random llama)

Sigh. I sound so pathetic. Wait. I AM pathetic.

I’m horrible in crowds and I don’t know why I’m going.

Maybe because I’ll get to do this:

or this:

or this:

(right.. those aren’t even my kids… )

But I think I’d most likely be overwhelmed and end up curling into a fetal position like so;

Ok……. so back to topic….

Debra and Alison are assuring me that I won’t get left behind to play with llama poop… and will be keeping my company throughout the show. And protecting me from the crowds. Okay, they didn’t say that. They just said that they won’t ignore me.

But they’d probably would after I ask them for the 26th time to repeat themselves. Because I didn’t catch what they said…

I hope not.

I probably just nod and play along then.

“Lets go over there!”

Inoriz nods.

“Let’s get a drink!”

Inoriz nods.

“Let’s you buy me a ton of wool!”

Inoriz nods.

“Really?”

Inoriz nods.

“Ok, time to pay the vendor.”

“Huh?”

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So… regarding the post before which I didn’t get any useful advice, I’ve decided not to make my life miserable and just go with a pair of mittens and a beanie for myself. A earflap hat each for Sunshine and Chubbie and a pair of mittens each for both of them as well. A cardigan would be an overkill and I’d end up appearing with half a cardigan with needles still attached and looking deranged more deranged than usual.

Probably won’t keep me very warm that way either.

I am finishing up Nad’s sweater. Only the sleeve caps left to go! Whoopee! He can wear that to Bendigo!

As a parting shot (and another lame attempt to get more comments), I shall.. er… post a random picture…

Chubbie’s smile.

Uh… it’s less than a month to the Bendigo Wool and Sheep show where I will be (finally) meeting awesome people like Debra (Bribroday) and Alison (Wooliewombat) and Tara (Fiestywench). – Rav names given in brackets so you can stalk them on Ravelry.

I’m thinking of knitting this hat in Malabrigo Worsted and this pair of mittens in the same colour (Blue surf!) for myself.

(What do you mean you can’t access to those links? Those are Ravelry links and if you don’t have a Ravelry account you totally should. Sign ups are immediate now. No more waiting periods so go on over and join! Unless, of course, you don’t knit/crochet or think that knitting is for grannies – tut tut. )

I was wondering if I should cast on A Cardigan For Arwen too in Malabrigo Worsted (Polar Morn!)?

Will that be an overkill for me?

Maybe, if I eliminate:
1. sleep

2. housework

3. eating

4. shitting

5. the kids

from my life, I could nail all 3 items before Bendi. Whaddaya think? Huh? huH? Opinions pllleeeaaasseeee!