Jo Sharp Shoulder Warmer

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).

Needles

1 pair 6mm needles

Pattern

Cast on 46 stitches

Row 1 Knit 2, Purl 2; repeat to end

Row 2 Knit all the Purl stitches and Purl all the Knit stitches of the previous row

Repeat pattern Row 1 & 2 until it measures about 110cm or as suitable to fit around yourself

Cast off

Making Up

With the right side facing each other, join the ends along the Cast Off and Cast On edges using the edge to edge stitch (invisible seam).

< Credits to Jo Sharp >

Have fun knitting it too!

Happy New Year 2010 !

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!

We are Two !

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!

Knitting Alive Again!

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

I have recovered!

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!

Leisure Time

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 times. Very irritable feeling indeed! What an unfortunate incident during venepuncture that I had really (see previous post on 'Traumatised'). Hope all these will go away soon... Meanwhile, I try not to strain my hand too much as I understand there were also some signs of muscle injured/ spasm/ stretched from ultrasound done. Having said that, doctor still says I should try to use it as per normal (despite its pain) so I will take it slowly. Now even typing too much makes my hand/arm ache but I try to ignore it. I find that now I try to spend much more time resting. Been working too hard.. and ... I also play with my nephew at times too. Look at him! Playing with him cheers me up.

Lovely cheer

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 work on it soon! My hand now still aches at certain movements but its getting less painful already...