Thursday 30 October 2008

午餐袋完成~lunch sack



打了一個月才打好的午餐袋~(其實九月就打好了~帶一直拖到現在才上傳照片

打完之後發現拿來套在頭上尺寸還剛剛好,還好我沒有要搶銀行否則這應該比套絲襪還要舒服很多

這次學到打i-cord跟french knot.

因為打i-cord原本需要兩隻雙頭的棒針但我沒有所以我就用單頭棒針推過來推過去的

有沒有很小聰明阿~~(省錢OBS只好動腦筋)

french knot其實跟小時候媽媽交我縫衣服時打結線的尾巴很像呢~

所以一下子就妝點好我的午餐包


這個午餐包的guage因為一直橋不好換大號棒針後發現洞很大所以最後決定多重複一個花色讓尺寸可以剛剛好~說回來這是我第二次用棉線上次是用debbie bliss的cathay這次是jaeger的aqua.cathay的質感好摸多了也比較有彈性.aqua就是硬梆梆的~所以還好是拿來打包包,要是拿來打衣服大概也會變成一件硬梆梆的衣服吧@@


本來還在擔心說這個午餐包會不會不夠大因為我常常是帶著巨無霸便當出門(雖然我是哈比人但我的食量很大!)但打完後發現還可以塞一根香蕉還錯錯有餘ㄟ~~所以還頂滿意的~哈!

後來發現還是不太實用~因為最近吃好多喔~所以需要後背包才夠裝食物~另外白色綁帶子的地方因為袋子打的guage可能太大,用兩次開始有點鬆動@@

Saturday 11 October 2008

ms4-打五排

打五排發現第三輪有一針漏針~~~~~~~~~~~~~
好想死~~~~~
所以我打算明天來拆~~~重打~
反正每次打project都需要重打,這也不是第一次..
只是這次有珠珠~~很煩~~每一顆珠子都是用牙線一棵一棵鉤上去的~~=.=
覺得自己好像要拖窗了@@

Wednesday 8 October 2008

MS4-my swatch


線材很早已前就收到了但是因為我第一次打lace yarn完全不曉得會這麼細收到的時候真是傻眼呢.當然有嘗試馬上要來打但馬上就發現沒辦法.所以只好趕快來買yarn swift& ball winder.有了捲線器真是好多了.但因為買的時候買家說有點重所以我想說那寄到安迪公司去好了他可以開車幫我載回來結果遇到他瘋狂出差週~~硬是等到上個禮拜五才收到=.=!!!

My yarn is from Lane Borgosesia, I eventually bought it from Pavi yarn.They are quite good and fast. My first choice wasn't this shp. Unfortunately the shop I had bought didn't have the color in stock although THEY SHOW IT ON THEIR WEBIST. I was quite frustrated to have such an unpleasant experience I don't think I will buy anything from them now. They didn't get the money from my card but they just wasted me my time.=.=" And even I was told they don't have that color in stock I still could see this on their webist. I don't think it's good although I know maintain a webite isn't an easy job.

I was quite amazied how thin lace yarn us. Of course I at once tried to cast on BUT I didn't want toruin it for I didn't have a ball winder. Such a thin yarn will denefitely caused a very big trouble. I thought of the importance to have a yarn swift and ball winder. I bought it in the end. I knew if I don't have them I couldn't do anything about the yarn. I thought it might be eaiser to ship to Andy's office and then he could bring it back to me. Such a wonderful plan, wasn't it? anothe BUT. He was so busy to out of his office for the whole week~~~~~~~~~ so I didn't get them til last Friday.

收到之後禮拜天我們兩個就在玩新玩具,安迪說還好我沒答應你拿我的手讓你當yarn swift.因為光是有新玩具也捲了好久ㄟ~~捲完後就開始要來打了

We were both ecxited of them. Andy helped me set them up and even helped me wind the ball. He seemed enjoy it. And he said I was soo brilliant not to promise you to be your yarn swift. It took such a long time to wind the skein(100g) I don't think I wanted to torture himn like this.

我的swatch今天剛剛打好~但乍看之下跟regina的很不一樣!!超傷心~
這個swatch是用圖示法其實也是有好處..圖示法的時候打完要是跟圖長不一樣
應該就知道打錯了...!@@##$還好長的有點像啦~我想大概是我和regina拉的大小不一樣吧(等下有空再來仔細研究~~)

I just finished my swatch!! It didn't look the same as Regina's=.= What happened??!! I quite like to knit by Western pics. the good thing is they will note what those symbles means rather than Japanese way. YOU HAVE TO CHECK WHAT THEY MEAN WHEN KNIT JAPANESE PATTERN!!! and the good thing is the project should look very similar when you finish it. I reckon it looked quite the same. So maybe just the differnece from size. mine and Regina's ( I will take a good look afterwards)

昨天repeat時不小心漏針害我完全不知到要拆到那邊去才可以看的懂一整個想哭~~lace yarn 打起來怎麼這麼累阿=.=(這下又想買個打毛線專用檯燈因為英國的房子都超暗的這種時候超級想念台灣的家的客廳都是大展的日光燈好幾盞~這樣打起來一定很明亮)
好崇拜regina還打了兩個swatch..之後還打了珠珠....
我想我沒力氣打兩個swatch..我就要這樣用四號針給他打下去了啦...(羞~)

I started on Monday night but I redid quite a few times. I think I need some time to get used to yarn lace. I accidentally sliiped a stitch and then I didn't know how far I needed to go to pick it up=.= so upset!!! Now my new toy target is a knitting lamp for light in British house is not so brlight. I don't know how Regina can made 2 swatches and after than some swatch with beads. I thnk I will stick to this one and just knit by no4 needle for I have no power to make another watch now. ^_^


我還沒有塑膠地板所以我就用大頭針戳在我家沙發上!
希望安迪不會發現~~(快跑~~~)

Thursday 2 October 2008

紀念光頭妹-Wan Chen McGuinness

因為打毛線的關係,我認識了光頭妹,tka的織友來自世界各地,很巧的光頭妹跟我剛好都住在倫敦.我們第一次見面是因為我寫信給他相約來去angel的LOOP毛線店,剛開始到倫敦上班的我對於市區的交通很不熟悉,做地鐵還很不幸的遲到了一下下所以我們兩個一進到LOOP店員臉就很臭的說:我們快要關門了(開到六點)@@ 

The reason I know Wan-Chen is just because we both are knit-loves. Through TKA, I knew she is like me living in London. I didn't know many people in this city because I didn't move here very long. I realized if I never try to know people, people will never know me. So I wrote her an email and invited her to go to Loop. I wasn't so familiar with the traffic in London so I was a bit late when I arrived Angel tube station. When we stepped into Loop, the staff wasn't too happy and said we're nearly close!@@

我們兩個都是逛毛線店就會很興奮的人,所以雖然只有十分鐘,一進到loop還是這裡看那裡摸的,這是我們第一次見面,但我從他的部落格裡已經默默欣賞了他的編織作品很久,光頭妹愛用GGH的毛線,而且他挑的顏色都讓我好驚豔!雖然只是很短的時間,那一天剛好他隔幾天要去面試,因為公司規定他一定要穿黑色的正式衣服,所以我們還在angel逛了好一陣子才道別

We both like yarn shop a lot. Although we only had 10 min, we still tried our best to touch yarns, feel it, and left sadly. This is the first time I met her. Before that, I already saw lots of her knitting stuff through her blog. I adnired the color she chose for her projects. Because she was going to have an interview, so we did some window shopping around angel before we parted.

再來就夏天了,光頭妹也怠惰的沒打毛線,我只好一個人默默的打我的毛線,不過我還是有空就會上一下他的甄製瞧瞧是否他又有什麼驚人之作!前一陣子光頭妹又自己回來TKA,所以我也很興奮的快點約他見面,我們在victoria見面時還相約好互相都穿著剛剛打好的毛衣,他穿著他最近打好的poncho,還秀給我看什麼是fisherman's rib. 這一天見面,我們還分享了很多編織的心情,我真的很開心可以認識光頭妹,因為我的同事雖然對於我打毛線這件事情,大多數都是從很驚訝到很羨慕,但因為興趣不同,很難跟他們分享我的心情,還好這一切,光頭妹都懂.那天他還跟我說他們結婚紀念日那天騎車到brighton,她老公還特地準備了一個腳踏車專用的tomtom但還是不小心的騎上了高速公路把他嚇得半死!他跟我分享他是怎麼嘗試著從他家Hackey一路騎到 SOUTH KENSINNTON但還是沒有成功,第一次騎到Holborn就放棄了~我跟他分享我第一次被呼嘯而過的車子整個困在圓環中間很想哭的心情.那一天是我這半年來第一次參加毛線聚會最開心的一天.那天之後,我好期待下一次我們的見面,不過我擔心他又忙下一次見面又不知道要等到什麼時候所以我就寫信給他,謝謝他昨天陪我打毛線跟打屁,他隔了兩個禮拜才回我信,但在信上盡是道歉說不好意思這麼晚回,但他很興奮的說他終於成功的從他家騎到公司了!還說他很開心他會試著天天這麼做.22/9我回信給他說你真是勇敢ㄟ~一直到今天,我還在等他的信,想說都說好要打毛線了,這小女生不知道又在忙什麼,過兩天來打電話給他好了...

Summer comes and Wan chan might be oppucied by something else. I still continued my knitting. But I still went to her blog to see if she restarted her knitting again every now and then. It was very exciting when she back to TKA,I couldn't wait to email her to check what she was knitting and when we could meet! We met at London Victoria and we both wore what we just knitted. I also gave her the pattern I just knitted.She showed me how to do the fishermnan's rib she just learned. I did enjoy the day a lot. and I felt so lucky to know her in this city. I don't have too many friends, especially someone with the same hobby as me. Most of my colleagues were surprised when they know I knit. Except that, nothing much. It is totally different experience when I chat knitting with Wanchen or Regina or Celia, it feels like they do care about what you wanna say except just trying to listen.
Besides knitting she talked a lot about cycling. She also mentioned she and her husband cycled to Briton from London for 5 hours. He prepared a tomtom for the bikes but it directed them to the motor way which freaked her out! And how terrified when she tried to cycle from Hackey to south kensignton.She tried several times and failed. but she still loved to try it. I thought she was such a brave girl because I live in zone 5. the traffic is much much better than central london. But I had a horrible experience when I cycled just around where I live. I stocked in the middle of a round-about and I decided never ever do that again. That was the most wonderful meetup I had for that last 6 months. I was so looking forward to the day we meet again. I gave her some knitting information through email and thanked her to have given me such a wonderful time.She didn't manage to reply my mail after 2 weeks. She apologised for being so late to reply my mail. and say we defnetely will meet again soon. She also mentioned she finally successfully cycled from her place to south kensignton. She was happy about that and she was gonna try to do it everyday. I was very surprised she did it. I was waiting for her mail until today. and was thinking i might call her to book time to meet.

我下班通常都是拿london lite不拿the london paper的,我通常下班坐火車回家就是拿london lite,五分鐘翻完剛好換車,剛好開始打毛線.我今天不知道為什麼,突然拿起被丟在一邊座位的the london paper.我突然看到光頭妹的照片.我想...難怪他這麼忙.不會是因為有表演吧...我有點興奮的要讀起文章.我突然發現標題好像不是我期待的..我驚訝...我不知道該說什麼..我想..我是不是弄錯了..但那名字..那照片..就是連我認識的光頭妹....這種事情不應該發生在一個超級小心的腳踏車騎士...尤其是一個連公車停在站牌都會乖乖的等公車開走才繼續騎腳踏車的人.這~是怎麼一回事...原來這就是我等不到他回信的原因...
I normally take london lite rather than the london paper. I normally took london lite, flipped through just before I changed my train, started knitting on my journey home. I didn't know why I tool the london paper set aside me today. I saw a picture looks like Wan chen. I thought- No wonder she had been so busy, she must have a performance or something. I was a bit excited to read something about her. BUT THE TITLE SEEMED NOT WHAT I HAD EXPECTED. I was ASTONISHED.. I didn't know what I should say, what I felt. It must be a big joke. There must be something wrong about it. But the photo, the name, is exactly the lovely adorable Wanchen I knew. I couldn't believe how come it will happen to a super cautious cyclist. Especially she was a girl who would wait behind the bus whenever buses stops at bus stop. What was going on??? It is actually the reason why I haen't got her reply......

我詛咒那個肇事又逃逸的卡車司機!你最好盡快被抓到!王八蛋!!!


CYCLIST DIES IN ROAD ACCIDENT

Wednesday 1 October 2008

ARAN VEST 1

我今天定了線~~決定用debbie bliss cashmerino dk來打!
因為下週線就到ㄟ~~^_^

best friend cardigan 1-haven't found the right yarn yet.

這個毛衣是用twinkle每天都在網路上花很多時間在找這個線,但找來找去英國就是沒有適合的,今天走路去peter jones問小姐,小姐說這個喔是沒有類似的頂多就是rowan的big wool或debbie bliss 的como(不過這也是小妹自己做功課找出來的)但因為要用15mm的針所以會很空.也許比較好的方式是用兩股下去打...兩股的意思~~就是~~會花很多錢@@

因為上次cable bag是用big wool打的,所以我自己覺得我不是很喜歡100% wool的質感,所以我這次對於como超有興趣的!我自己突發奇想的說我是不是可以縮小針號,並且換成como,(一球快五英鎊的como我都決心要砸下去了ㄟ!)...但小姐說,你先回家拿big wool適打要是gauge會對~你再回來買como...........好吧...又是個無所獲的一日.....

很想買毛線是又不能買..真的很悶..但可以看到一堆毛線....就又好興奮....有時候覺得自己好變態阿!!!