fake-a-gamo V-received my bag handle

昨天終於下定決心定了我的bag handles. 找來找去終於在pelennapatchworks找到
一對cane handle 3.5英鎊,其實比起john lewis已經便宜許多
原本一直在ebay尋覓,無奈大多數都是u型或是圓形,另外找到一家美國的中盤商但他不賣零售
所以最後終於找到pelennapatchworks真開心！
昨天定貨今天就收到了呢！
所以希望週末我可以一鼓作氣把我的fake-a-gamo完工！

Finally I made up my mind to order bag handles on pelennapatchworks. It is the cheapest I could find so far. One pair is GBP 3.5. The delievery is 1.5 within UK. If the oder is over15 will be free. I spent lots of time looking for straight handles. Most of them are in U shape or round or any knid of shapes except straight. It was very exciting when I finally found this at pelenapatchworks. They also sould lots of lovely fabric. I was quite tempting to order some from them.
I made my order yesterday around noon and got it today! So fast and nice package!
I hope I can finish my fake-a-gamo this weekend!!

毛線到！-got my new yarn!!

嘿嘿～～等待三個工作天終於到啦！

Finally I've got my yarn. I ordered it from blacksheep.

There are loads of yarns on sale. This is the first time I purchased jaeger's yarn. I was a bit worried the color will be different from what I saw from the monitor. Fortunately they look prettier than on the screen.

這次是買jaeger的毛線一開始很擔心網路上看照片挑顏色色差會很多

所以本來很想很多顏色都來一下但還是乖一點～～

雖然Nature fleece是100%羊毛 ,但觸感很好並不會刺刺的！

這個毛線我打算來打celia的粗編小外套！！

Nature fleece is 100% wool but it is very softer then I expected. I plan to knit a shrugshrug. I hope it will be so nice as Celia's.

希望完成也會像Celia的那麼美麗













My previous plan is - if the yarn is not so soft, even I knit a shawl to knit a shawl. it won't bother me too much!
這個要來打一個shawl!本來想說觸感不好的話當外套比較沒關係,但觸感比我想像的柔順很多呢

網站上的顏色

補上今天早上拍照的毛線,其實實體顏色介於兩張照片中間不知道為什麼今天早上拍起來特別寶藍

有3捲棉線(要來打我的lunch sack) ,主體色會用桃色點綴色用白色,原本有點擔心那桃色會出乎意料的橘(我不喜歡橘色)但後來寄到的時候還頂喜歡的ㄟ...(因為價格好誘惑人喔~~嗚嗚)

There are 3 skeins of cotton( for my lunch sack) the main color is the peach, I was worried the peach would be too orange(personally, I don't like orange) but the real color is quite lovely!!

I quite like this website, so if you're into some yarn, maybe you can get some yarn.
這次一口氣訂了35英鎊的毛線 包括9捲chunky的線(每卷100克一球只要2.99英鎊說！）

有興趣的可以上這個網站唷！毛線運費只要1英鎊！

https://secure.theblack-sheep.co.uk/acatalog/Jaeger_Natural_Fleece.html

I KNIT群編初體驗- Fist time to join I knit club

昨天是我第一次到waterloo的i knit 參加群編
雖然是六點開始但我五點多到的時候已經有一群人一邊聊天一邊打著毛線
大家都很友善,一邊聊家常一邊打毛線還一邊發食物
雖然我是第一次到但大家也很熱心的問我正在打什麼,並稱讚fake-a-gamo真是一個漂亮的包包

It was my first time to join knitting meetup in IKNIT in waterloo. I've thought of going to this place for a long time but I didn't know why I never made up my mind to do so. It starts at 6 every Wed and Thu either in IKNIT or a pub close to IKNIT. (If you're interested in this, please click iknit. I arrived at 10 to 6, there were already some knitters chatting, knitting and chill out. The atmosphere was nice and people were very friendly. I am first time to join them but they were interested in what I was knitting and said fake-a-gamo looks like a very lovely bag.

聊天聊累了開始有人跟櫃臺點飲料起來
所以基本上就像是個毛線咖啡店一樣 有茶有cider
打到沒毛線如果剛好有你要的毛線你也可以現場買 或是毛線工具
打到七點大家都累了所以開始有人翻起店裡的雜誌 隔壁的sue順手買了兩本雜誌
這裡的雜誌跟WHSmith最大的不同就是 沒有塑膠套封起來 所以可以翻了喜歡再買

It is a very relax place, you can go, join as long as you bring your yarn and needle. If you don't have one, you can also buy some at iknit. I like this lovely shop. you can order some drinks if you want. the best part of here is you can flip through all the magazine, not like WHSmith, the only thing you can see is the COVER.

第一次參加聚會 很多英國式笑話有聽沒有懂
但我還是會繼續努力去參加
光頭妹～～你要不要一起來？？

This is my first time to join the meetup. I am sorry I didn't catch most of the British jokes. but I like the meetup so I will go still.

如何平均減針,how to decrease evenly

我現在在打一個shoulder warmer,目前遇到的瓶頸是如何平均減針.找好久就是說k2tog.(knit 2 together or ssk) 但這個好像都不是我要的...後來居然找到這個網站,只要打入你要減的針數,就會跑出來減針的建議喔.像我現在打的244針,左右各留3針邊緣,所以意思就是238針要平均減掉28針,ㄟ那就要平均每8.5針減一針...><還好有這個網站....

I am knitting a shoulder warmer now. and the challenge is how to decrease evenly. Thank God I found this website to help. coz I don't know how to do it.
there are 244st. and 3st left at right and left sides. so there are 238st left to decrease 28st evenly. which means I have to decrease every 8.5 sts.=.=

http://www.thedietdiary.com/knittingfiend/tools/EvenlySpace.html

以下是建議,還分成有沒有balance,真是太讚啦!!

Here are two possible ways to decrease stitches evenly across the row.
Unbalanced.
( knit 6, k2 tog) 28 times, end knit20 .
Notice that this method reduces sort of evenly, but the first decrease and last decreases may be different distances from the edge. Sometimes, depending on the number of stitches in the row, this "unbalanced" decrease happens to work out the same as the next increase. For many items, this a perfectly good method to calculate decreases.
Balanced space at edge.
Knit 3 , ( k2 tog, knit 7) 10times, ( k2 tog, knit6 ) 7times, ( k2 tog, knit 7) 10times, k2 tog, knit 3.
Notice this method is as symmetric as possible around the center stitch. It is a pain in the neck to calculate, but it prevents your sweater hem from shifting strangely to one side. Some people don't ever bother to do make sure their increases are balanced and work unbalanced increases even when it matters.

Regarding joining the yarns

I found it from internet. This is a not bad way to join the yarn, but the joint part will be thicker. Compare to the way I learned from Patons, It is quite similar, but the way Patons does is cut some part of your yarn(both sides) and join them together. the good side is the width is still the same but the bad side is I can't curl it back perfect. That's why I prefer russian join.

在網路上晃來晃去找到的,真是不錯呢,昨天接成功了,不過接的地方會比較胖就是(線的寬度從一倍變成兩倍）...我第一次在patons的書上學到的接法是把兩端毛線各剪掉一部份（4ply你就剪掉2ply)然後捲起來,想想這方式跟那有點雷同ㄟ,但剪掉某些部份就是會花花的另外重捲也不ㄧ定捲的好.

I learned another way to join is try to finish your yarn at the WS side.and then make a knot( right cross left, left cross right) which is not to bad.
我最近再梳上又學到另一種方法,原本的線最好是結束在背面,然後新的毛線跟舊的毛線要打結在一起(新的左邊線放在舊的右邊線) 這還不錯,之後在藏線頭

I can't say which is my favorite. Maybe you have to adjust depends on your project.
我不知道哪一個我最喜歡但也許就是要根據你的作品做一些適當的調整吧!

http://www.knittinganyway.com/freethings/russianjoin.htm