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I am proud to finally show you my completed Shoulder Warmer! There was a long delay last year due to my injured hand but I am glad I finally manage to complete it ... The pattern is actually quite easy and straightforward using Rib stitch, suitable for a beginner like me.The shoulder warmer was done using Jo Sharp "Rare Comfort Kid Mohair" yarn in Colour 610 Millet (about 3 balls of 25g in total

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Handknitter wishes all a belated Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year 2010! How did you spend your Xmas and New Year? Hope it was a blast! I received a pair of casual riding boots and a Bingo Lotto set as my Xmas presents. I like them lots. What did you get? Hope its all what you want and cheers to a fantastic new year ahead!

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Happy Birthday... we turn two today!! Handknitter Craft Journal is two years old today. Thanks for being around all this while and do continue to drop by to read my adventures as we cheers to more good years ahead!

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Been surfing the net to find new knit inspiration again! Found this Japanese Clover page which is rather interesting but pity the instructions come in Japanese - wait till I find a translator ... check it out at :http://www.clover.co.jp/kyan/knit/2008teami/index.shtml

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Thanks to God! I have since fully recovered in August 2009. So happy that I started to do this and that again ... with my hands. Never appreciated it so much. Typing, doing housework, carrying my groceries, driving ... I could do all that again without any residual pain! Yippee!The darkest hour is over! Let me start to appreciate all the things I have been given in life all over again!

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Still recovering from my injury. Its been almost 1.5 months now. Seen specialist after specialist. Maybe I could have developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) or Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) after the venepuncture incident. Pain seem to have decreased but not completely. There are still minor discomforts and occasional pulls up my hand, arm, shoulder, thigh and even near my chest at

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While mending my injured hand, I was very happy to receive a lovely surprise from Yarn Cafe. It really made my day! A yarn of Shetland Wool (Color tone: Earth) from Elissa, Yarn Cafe. Its something for my effort at responding to their "Pay It Forward" blogpost. A good deed deserves another~ (Please see my old blogpost on "Pay It Forward") Well, now i just hope I can quickly recover and get to

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Its the 13th day today. I had spent a traumatic 5 days medical leave at home last week!I also cant remember how it happened. Things had happened so quickly since the fateful 15 April morning when I had my routine Annual Health Check. It happened during the the blood extraction (the so-called "venipuncture" process) where, midway while the nurse was extracting blood from my left elbow, I suddenly

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Discovered this Big Bag Pattern on Ravelry and its a lovely bag which you can put in a lot of things. It should be especially useful for knitting stuff! And I just love big bags!So I really like it a lot. I will make it my next project, after i complete those outstanding ... (Maybe am getting too ambitious?)There happens to be a Big Bag Knitalong but unfortunately its only open to US & Canada

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I am now back to knitting my usual piece of shoulder warmer again!. I should have completed it 2 years back but I just couldnt bring myself to do it. I told myself I have to do it this time! Its only left with about 6 or 7 cm more before I can sew the seam together and bring it to a complete finish!!I got to do it, i got to do it, i got to do it...

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Unbelievably humid and hot these days! Its no wonder Australia could end up with a forest fire these days! Temperature has gone up to about 32 degrees..! This could be a result of the climate change.. and effects of global warming. I saw this poor tree just outside my brother's apartment. I wish we could plant more trees. Maybe everyone should make an effort towards that too. Hope you will

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Its a quick mad rush into the New Year 2009! Before I know it, today is already the 24th day into the new year and we are now busy preparing our Chinese Lunar New Year here... which falls on this Monday, 26 Jan 2009!! Its going to be the Year of the Ox according to the Lunar horoscope. We all hope it will a positive bull run year this time! Chinese New Year Eve is on Sunday 25 Jan 2009 and

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Went to the MAAD (Market of Artists and Designers) December 08 event at Red Dot Museum. Its the last MAAD event of the year before 2008 comes to a close. And boy, was I impressed with the interesting and crafty designs made by the artists/designers there! In particular, I was attracted by the Headbangers Brigade and bought a beautiful headbanger costing SGD$6. Its actually a hairband made using a

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Came across this useful accessories chart from Clover and wanted to share this. I dont seem to have all of these cute little tools yet too! The japanese have cleverly put them down on this page on some of these things that you may possibly need ... Do you have them too?

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Handknitter Craft Journal turns one on 8 October 2008! Hooray!Its been a quick one year and we made it! Happy 1st anniversary! This year has not been an especially eventful one. Been quite a quiet year, in fact. Not many knit works in progress this year and still have many works down the pipeline pending accomplishment. The list goes as follows: 1) my first pair of blue knit socks which I am

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Cant believe it! The Sun Festival is going to be here again from 17-26 October 2008! So I understand this festival was also celebrated at Tuscan, Italy in August 2008 and will be at Napa, California next year in July 2009 too. So after a successful launch of the Singapore’s premier arts and lifestyle festival last year, here it is again!Last year I attended the Sun Festival with Teddy at the

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A little green bird came by our house last week. We were so excited when we saw it sitting on our window. Dad caught it and put it in a cage we previously housed our tortoise. Lovely little thing! It was green in colour and with a yellow beak, face was in another tone. There were blue feathers at the back. We called it “Tweet Tweet” as it chirps in that manner!We later realised that this is the

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Wishing Singapore a happy national day! We are 43 years of nation building today. May our nation be peaceful, strong and prosperous always!

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These days I am crazy over buying wool. Despite the fact that I am not able to finish knitting them fast enough, I have been crazily stocking them up! Reason is because I simply cant resist them! Just asked J who came back from Australia to help buy some more Aussie wool for me. Got them at some real bargains @ A$2 (approx S$2.70) per ball! Some of the more interesting colours cost A$2.80 per

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Finally! They are here! The 3 knitting books that I ordered from Amazon... Hooray they are finally here!! The books are "Knitting over the Edge", "Last-Minute Knitted Gifts" and "Knitalong - Celebrating the Tradition of Knitting Together".1. Really like this Nicky Epstein book "Knitting Over the Edge" I borrowed from library so much that I had to get my hands on it. It is probably a knitter's

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Its been a busy month and I did not even get to update my blog since so many weeks passed! Had a short break at Bangkok, Thailand last week and did not get to touch any of my knitting for this while. Decided against bringing my needles on board the plane, as I really do not know whether they are allowed given the strict flight restrictions (plus I was taking a budget airline and you never know

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Found some great knitting books by Nicky Epstein at the Singapore Library. I think these are not new books but they are really a great reference for starter knitter like me! The book compiles lovely patterns/stitches with all their instructions. Liked it so much that I made an order for it with Amazon.The titles were "Knitting On the Edge" andand "Knitting Over the Edge".

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I am so excited ! I just received the package from Posie "Rosy Little Things" - the Country Girl Clothespin Doll Kit ! Lovely stuff containing the doll pins, pin stands, head beads, assorted cloth materials, acrylic paints varnish set among other stuff including instructional notes to help me hand make 5 cute little dolls. The overseas package costs me US$38 but I cant resist it as the dolls look

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Visited one of the events by Style:Nordic at La Salle School of Design last week during the Singapore Fashion Week held in Singapore from 28 March - 6 April 2008. Was delighted to have met Monica, founder of Freja Designs at the event! Freja Designs showcases many lovely designs on shawl and jewelleries from Scandinavia of which many adore. See above simply gorgeous piece of art - a handmade

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My first attempt at making my first sock is almost 80% done! How happy I am! Can you spot the heel already done up? Didnt know it could be this easy. Now I still have to shape the front toes of the first sock then to sew them up and it shall be completed! Just cant wait to see my other half completed as well... and see my first pair of socks done up!! *Applause please as an encouragement to a

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Lovely ideaFrom “The Yarn Café” Blog The first three people to comment on this post will receive a gift from me, sometime within the next 365 days. Who knows when it will turn up, or what it will be, but rest assured, it will arrive.All you have to do is promise to make the same declaration on your blog, and send out gifts to three of your lovely readers.Easy Peasy.

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Love to knit at nights where it is quiet. Its even better to knit in the night with a lovely companion - easylistening music on night programs called "Music Interlude". Great music to go along when you knit away! This is an international channel by MediaCorp Singapore. Bet you will also love this wonderful companion at International Channel 96.3 FM to knit with too ...

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This time I must try my hands at knitting a pair of socks! This will be my first attempt! Its not going to be easy to manage on my own but I will try. Found an easy pattern and here's my progress so far -about barely 5% done of sock 1.Pattern: Bumper Book of KnittingYarn: Rowan Classic Cashsoft 4 ply yarnKnitting Needles: 3mm bamboo circular needles

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Found inspiration lately from a TV program called "So Simple" telecast on Channel U. Its about life inspiring travelogues and simplicity of life looking through the eyes of a poetic traveller played by a Singaporean TV artiste. Through the program, saw few people featured from Taiwan and Japan leading simple yet fulfilling lives. Have you ever wanted to learn to be organic, to live in a

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Got my latest copy of "Simply Knitting" magazine from Borders bookstore. Rated the Britain's best seller, this has been my favourite read for knitting inspirations and stories. This issue comes with a thoughtful pattern counter to track your pattern progress, in case you forgot which row you are at. This will be definitely useful for the FORGETFUL me!!p.s.Simply Knitting is having their Simply

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It was a MAAD Sunday on 2 March 2008 at Red Dot Museum, Singapore. MAAD stands for "Market for Artists and Designers" and typically this event falls on the first Sunday of every month. I had never been to MAAD and got an invitation so thought I will go and take a look. It was quite an interesting bazaar! Quite a few mini stalls set up within the Museum at Maxwell Road and saw quite a few

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I dropped a stitch and did not discover this mistake. Now what a headache! Had to reverse all the 4 rows of my knitting on my shoulder warmer as I made this silly mistake. Aarghh.. This piece of my shoulder warmer (knitted in Jo Sharp Rare Comfort Kid Mohair wool) would probably still need another month or so to complete. Although the pattern is pretty simple but I just wonder why the knitting

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I joined the Ravelry Community as a member on 11 Feb 08 - nickname "KNITCRAFTER". The site contains lots of interesting news, patterns, people and info about knitting and crochet. Still in its beta version now. The community is growing stronger by the day! If you wish to get connected with the community and not to miss out on the fun, you got to visit http://www.ravelry.com/. You have to sign up

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Finally got my hands on some new wool from the Spotlight store. They were having a sale. Australian wool. Simply irrestible colours and texture! These are gorgeous wool with a blend of 50% acrylic and 50% wool. Look! These are the 50 gram MODA VERA Harmony wool in Colour No 5 Tones of Red & Brown.Composition: 50% acrylic 50% woolMeterage per ball: approx 70mNeedle Size: 5.5mmTension: 20 stitches

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THE WIFE PLEDGETo my dear sweet hubby valentine,I promise to be good. To be sweet, nice and tolerant to you.To cook, knit and be there for you at all times.And to always be your wonderful lovely wife! Smoouch !Love always, xoxoYour wife a.k.a. HandknitterThought I ought to declare and make a pledge to my dear valentine on this special day for any bad times I made him go through ... sorry dear!~ I

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That means "wishing you many good luck and fortune" in Chinese and that's what we greet each other during our Lunar New Year! Following the Lunar Calendar, we celebrated our Chinese New Year on 7 Feb 2008 this year to usher in the auspicious Year of the Rat !!7 and 8 Feb was a public holiday and we were out busy visiting and reuniting with friends and relatives that we have not seen for a while.

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Look what I've got from the market! Some lovely buttons. Intend to buy them in anticipation of my next little knitting project and to have them sewn on to it - probably on the next little purse or a pouch or bag! Been also looking around for suitable wool. My considerations on ordering wool from overseas is that shipping will probably need to take 3 weeks or so. For faster turnaround time, it

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Been looking around for Knitalongs (KAL) to join for some knitting inspiration ... as that's what I had resolve to do this year. Guess what I found? A whole list of information at http://knitalongs.xaviermusketeer.com/ in case you are interested too.Wanted to join the Socks-Knit-Along 5 but its already closed. What a pity! It appears there is still 15 open invites so there may still be a chance

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Here's to the new year and a good calm start to 2008! Before you know it, its already the 7th day into Year 2008. One week to be exact, with christmas and new year celebrations all over. I had the chance to take a good break at the start of the year to rest and reflect on what I have done for the past one year. What about you? Soul-searching with your partner?What lies on the road ahead?For now,

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Photo of Bulldog Wang, courtesy of 3rd broIts been a dog's life rushing things through in year 2007 ... and thats where it all ends... amidst minutes of cheering and seconds of fireworks in the sky for us Singaporeans at the Marina waterfront and at Vivocity's countdown! May 2008 be a year where all wishes be fulfilled and goals be accomplished ! My New Year Resolutions are to:1. start on

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See what I got for Xmas.. ! A lovely Swaroski pendant from my dear hubby. Hope your Xmas wishes come true too! MERRY CHRISTMAS !

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I'm dreaming of a white ChristmasJust like the ones I used to knowWhere the treetops glisten and children listen To hear sleighbells in the snowI'm dreaming of a white Christmas With every Christmas card I write May your days be merry and white And may all your Christmases be white!MERRY CHRISTMAS !

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I love the cold rainy season now that Christmas is just round the corner.. and this is what makes me feeling excited :1. Xmas tree !2. Xmas presents under the tree3. Xmas stocking4. Xmas wreath hanging on the doors5. Xmas songs playing at the shopping malls6. Xmas gift wrapping7. Xmas feast with roast turkey, honey baked ham (YUM YUM!)8. Xmas log cake9. Xmas carolling10. Xmas lighting at shopping

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Stumbled onto the Buyhandmade.org website and made a pledge with it (# 9104). You should support and pledge to buy only handmade too. Hooray for handmade !

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Down with the flu bug because of the hot and humid weather. Stayed indoor and surprisingly it rained cats and dogs today. Took the time to pack my wool and realised i had stocked up some wool but forgotten all about them. Dont know whether its too late now to start taking them out to knit them into some gifts from Xmas. I'd better hurry up to start knitting...

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Completed the pink purse / tissue pouch last week. Now left with sewing in a zip... Here's how it looks!Am going to resume knitting the shoulder warmer for the time being again ..

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I was away in Shenzhen China last week. Did not get to knit anything over the one week stay.While I was in Shenzhen, visited the Dongmen area in Luohu District. In the Dongmen area, found lots of wholesale centre selling wool at the basement of the shopping centres - literary underground shopping centres! The wool were cotton ones in particular! and were rather cute too - most of the wool were

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The "Sun Festival" was here in Singapore! This was an event organised to celebrate the Arts, to appreciate the art of living well, a feast for the senses, and to have an experience of a lifetime.. It was a 2 week event from 18 - 30 Oct 2007. Events like film, literature, visual arts, cuisine and wellness abound for you to pick and join.My hubby and me went for the free outdoor movie screening at

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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