Make a shoulder warmer

This piece of knit is what I am working on at the moment. To make a shoulder warmer like the one in the "Contemporary Knitting" No. 34 magazine by Jo Sharp. The pattern seems easy enough for a beginner like me and is light enough for our weather here.

The lovely Kid Mohair wool was purchased from Jo Sharp, through my brother and sis-in-law who visited New Zealand last year. This is the problem with knitting here in Singapore - finding the right wool/yarn and its cost. Stockists are limited and I would really like the idea of stocking wool up for knitters here and for myself some day ...

Get finger puppets for a good cause!

Look at these cute finger puppets! Handmade from Peru Puppets. Wanting to learn how to make some cute little finger puppets and surfed to the site of Peru Puppets ... wish I can knit those cuties. Anyway, if we cant do that yet, maybe can get some from Peru Puppets for a good cause ..

Read that these puppets are handcrafted by the disadvantaged and disabled women in Peru. Buying the puppets will make great, socially responsible gifts as they provide fairly compensated earnings to these women. They are also true "fair trade" products. And, for each puppet or doll that you purchase, Peru Puppets donate an additional one dollar to the non-profit cooperatives that have made these cute puppets and dolls. So, for those who love cute finger puppets, you may want to feed your soul while disadvantaged women in Peru feed themselves and their families!

Hello wool here and there

Packed some of my knitting wool into a nice round kit I got from IKEA. Dont the colours look pretty? Have to keep them nicely so that I dont mess up place. My wool wool wool ... and just to let you know - my first piece of knit was the pink tissue pouch... in the left corner. Its a simple piece but I was able to do it. I think it was done in about 2 or 3 weeks... by a beginner like me! I CAN KNIT !! So can you too!

Hari Raya holiday in Singapore!

Weekend just flew past like this!! It was a public holiday here for us in Singapore on Saturday, 13 Oct 2007 ... We were celebrating the Hari Raya holiday (typically celebrated by the Malays, its like their New Year celebration).

I understand this is the day where the Malays break their fasting after a period of about 1 month as a form of their religious commitment. Boy, what an amazing feat to be able to fast without food in the day for this long! And then it is after this day i.e. Hari Raya day that they finally break their fast and can have their normal meals again. So the Malays will celebrate by visiting their relatives, friends to eat and feast on homemade food, goodies, cookies and tarts etc on this day! Being a holiday, I was also out and didnt get to touch any of my knits...

Anyway, before I forget I have finally managed to put up a picture (see above) of the "Pink" book I am now most pleased with - "The Bumper Book of Knitting" (refer to previous post below for details) ....

Pink Bumper Book of Knitting

Received my copy of the "The Bumper Book of Knitting" via post yesterday ... and am so excited about it. There are 162 pages of fabulous knits and I would probably be very occupied for the next few months. Knew about this through the "Simply Knitting" magazine (known to be British's best seller Knitting Magazine). The magazine's a great read and I believe this new book will be so too. You can also get your hands on it. If you need details, post me a note.

Official Blogging Day

I am so excited ! Today is the first official blogging day for this Handknitting Craft Journal ! Have been wanting to write about my knitting adventures and finds here in tropical Singapore... since I started learning about this hobbycraft last year. Realised knitting is not as prevalent here as compared to the West and Pacific. It could be because of our warm climate here? But hey wait, this cant be the showstopper for knitwits-to-be, even in a warm country here. I would like to know how many of you out there are also knitters.. in the tropics or temperate countries, wherever you may be ..