*grrrr

F inally done clue 2 for sotsii...I though I would never be able to get pass clue 2..now on to clue 3 which according to DK, this is where I can chose to lengthen or shorten my stole. and since the only difference will be 1.75", I guess it will not be that obvious if i choose the shorten version. It would mean skipping at least total of 8 rows (4 are the stitches indicated in the pattern, 4 is the k5,p...and k5).

So what do you think should I shorten it or stick with the pattern?

Am just a bit annoyed of the result of my clue 2, see the uneven stitches....I must have done the yo, on the wrong stitches....I only noticed it when I was pinning it to take a photo of it. I don't want to visit the frog pond again..

Anyway I will do my best to keep my clue 3 error-free...wish me luck...

omgoodness....

I feel so drain, tired and cranky today. Maybe because I haven't gotten enough sleep for almost a week now. And my youngest daughter is sick since Wednesday, she had fever for almost 3 days, kept her awake due to coughing, and stuffy nose too. She was diagnose to have Broncho Asthma, needs to be on nebulizer every 6 hrs round the clock.

I am also posting my Secret of the Stole II clue 2, yup am still on clue 2, most of my co-members in the group is now on Clue 5...geesh...talk about being way behind... I promised to myself, need to finish clue 2 this week...

oops..saudi net has block photobucket site.... darn, just when I transfer some of my photos this happens....grrr... oh well I'll just post the photo on my next blog about SOTSii...

sotsii - clue 1 done!

F inally done with my clue 1 of Secret of the Stole II...and am now on row 55. To show off my 1^st clue here is the photo, taken yesterday early afternoon.

I felt an accomplishment finishing clue 1. I'm just a beginner knitter, and kinda like the lace knitting technique. There are still more clues to finish and I just hope I'll be able to cope with the challenge, and finish it even though I didn't reach the weekly deadline.

What do you think?

getting there...to finish clue 1 of sotsii

Rip, rip, and rip...my mystic stole. Yep 3rd time, and I am now on row 41. I almost visit the Frog Pond again.

Nearly finished on that row when these irritating stitches stares at me like she's taunting me and said "do you dare to frog?" Of course not, cause that would mean I have to rip 2 ½ rows! but i have a solution..and here are the photos to proved that I didn't frog the whole row....

Photo 1: See the stitches on the right needle?


Photo 2: Here I am trying to frog the stitches that has only the wrong one and trying at the same time not to let stitches to get loose so I used a safety pin to hold the stitches.




Photo 3: Finally got it, and if I could just knit it....



Photo 4: See here, yarn that was on top was used to be in front, so I moved it to that back and used a crochet hook to sling it in the previous stitch...and ...



Photo 5: Here is the result. I don't have to frog the whole row...

sotsii second swatch

M ade this second swatch for the KAL which will begin on January 18, it is called Secret Of The Stoleii. This time I used DMC-cebelia size 10 with 2.5mm straight needles, and I think this time I made it look lacey. But am still thinking of using a fingerweight or sock yarn though.

The first swatch was a bit too tight, as suggested by a friend in Ravelry - Shansays, and i agree with her. Good thing I posted it on SOTSii-Ravelry group. So she suggested to go up one more needle size to make it more lacy.

Only four more days to go and the KAL will begin...can't wait to get started. So to those of you who are interested, join in the fun cause once the KAL begun, it will be closed for registration.

first mystery stole

I am in a group called secretofthestoleⁱⁱ and we just started to make swatches but the KAL will officially start on January 2008. So if you are interested, sign up so you can prepare for the KAL.

The project ask for a lace weight yarn, but I don't have access to that kind of yarn here in Saudi, so instead I used Scheepjes Invicta Extra a fingering yarn and 2 mm needle, though I am thinking of using 2.5 so to make it more lacey, and here's the result.

Smystery stole_swatch, originally uploaded by life as a stitcher.

I also don't have a blocking wire or whatever you call it for blocking knitted lace, so I used 2mm dpns instead, it may serve the purpose for the meantime, i.e. I will have to think if other ways to use for blocking, I might ask DH to bring to some hardware/electrical store to look for wire. But that's too early to think about, first will need to focus on my project resolution/knitting 7 crochet resolution. I can't wait to start doing the KAL, and I find using chart is more easy than reading written instructions. I'm a chart-instruction person!

So that I can be able to finish the KAL, join other CAL/KAL, and might even test some patterns to some friends. :) Not to mention doing some scouting for crochet and knitting books.

I'll post another project hopefully before the year ends. It's a scarf from Sharr using this yarn, and I test the pattern for her. Though I haven't gotten the chance to ask Sharr if I can post the scarf I made.

neveda nice, originally uploaded by life as a stitcher.