Knitting with fabric strips

I think this is the first and the last time that I am trying knitting with fabric strips.

I started out by cutting a piece of old teddy bear prints cloth into long strips and then tying them together to form one single ball of fabric yarn. Initially the whole process was kinda exciting and the yarn looked really yummy to me.

Then while i started catsing them on and knitting them in garter stitch, I realised what a horror it turned out to be! (T_T)

The fabric were all fraying and the result wasn't the least bit like what I have imagined it to be!

And in the end, i ripped it out from my needles and threw it all into the bin.

Yarn galore!

I have been shopping at Spotlight lately, and going all gaga over the great yarn sale over there.

So many pretty and yummy yarn that I can't wait to cast all of them on my needles right away.

I have to say that I am getting more and more adventurous in my usage of yarns. I bought several eyelash and furry yarns with the hope that I will one day get to use them as trimmings for my hats and mittens.





But I also have a plan to make a funky heart-shaped furry cushion using the pink-red-black mix of Moda Vera Flurry as a Christmas present for a friend. :)



Oh and look at the scrummy-looking Moda Vera Jelly yarn!!! I really can't take my eyes off the combination of red-white-green the moment my friend showed it to me.





Initially I was having some reservations about getting the blue one because it didn't look as nice as the red version. But then after going home and thinking about it... I decided to get it anyway! Well, it was ON SALE...



And to take full advantages of the discounts, I am now a Spotlight VIP card member. Just a gentle reminder for all who are going on crazy yarn shopping like me - do bring your own shopping bag, say no to plastic bags!

Finger-knitting

I've just found a great site with a tutorial for finger knitting here.

Perhaps I should try finger knitting with of of those chunky, funky yarns soon. :)

I may not be blogging, but I've never stopped knitting

That's right.

My fingers have never stopped working those needles and yarns despite my long absence here.

I made a right mitten to match with my Young hearts scarf using a pattern I found in the neighbourhood library.

I started knitting the mitten with much hesitation as I wasn't very familiar of the terms like "shaping thumb gusset" and "turn your work around". I was doing well until I reached the part where I was shaping the top of the mitten when I realised that the mitten was too long; I started decreasing my stitches a little too late. So, out of frustration of how the whole mitten turned out (I also made a couple of other mistakes along the way), I took a deep breath, pull everything out and redid the mitten.

I have to say that I am still not entirely satisfied with the mitten, especially the part where I picked up one wrong stitch after finishing the thumb and continuing with the rest of the mitten. But overall, I still feel that it's a good attempt. :) However, I have to confess that the pattern that I used was supposed to be a glove, one with all 5 fingers. But knitting the thumb itself was already an uphill task, I didn't think I'll have the patience to do the other 4 fingers.

It was only after I was finished with the right mitten then did I found out about this great article to learn more about and to practise knitting mittens. Perhaps I wouldn't have had such a difficult time trying to figure out the pattern in my head and wondering if I should start knitting the mitten.

In addition, you may have noticed that the pictures and this entry have only been talking about the RIGHT mitten. What happened to the LEFT one? Well, the thing is, it's still not done...