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FOs: Infinity Scarves and Socks

Why does blogging feel like such a chore for me these days? So I skipped a few regular posts and then I hit a slump. Oh I’ve been updating sporadically on Facebook, Twitter and Ravelry but a full-on blog post seemed like hard work. Not that I don’t enjoy it, I still do! Very much. It could be this darned PC which uses wireless connection to our router so that I end up having to pull my hair when it comes to uploading photos. Darned you IO error!

Anyway, speaking of finished knitted objects, I want to show you this little thing that my daughter Eibee made. It’s a pouch for her Blackberry Torch 9800. She did this so quickly using leftover of the Plucky Sport which I destashed from Irishgirlieknits a while ago. The colourway is called Sensibility and it is beautiful.

Eibee also made a pair of fingerless gloves which she sent to her big sister in Manila. We failed to take a photo before it went in my husband’s luggage. The next project she has her eye on is a pair of Georgia Sleeves for herself. She chose the yarn for it too, a skein of Twisted Fiber Art Duchess Striping from my stash.

Okay then, off to my latest FOs.
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Categories Dubai Knits, Etsy, Finished project, Knitting, Ravelry, SSSPSC, Stash

A bit more news

18 Aug

Six designers are now onboard! They are busy swatching, test-knitting and tech-editing away. I have seen a couple of sneak peeks of their designs and, oh my, I want to knit them up right NOW!

Everything is on schedule and sign-ups for early Dec 2011 is still on. The main club yarn and pattern will be for the Squishy base, but another club will be offered for similar colourways for the Faith, Hope and Love base.

Interesting or what?

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Categories Dubai Knits, Dyeing, Etsy, Knitting

And I survived!

13 Aug

Sorry I have been absent. I have just not had any bloggable whats-it to share. I will get back to it, I promise. Cross my torchlight heart!

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Categories Dubai, Dubai Knits, Etsy, Kids, Knitting

Getting there

12 Aug

Under 6 hours to go for ARTE and I am nearly wiped out. The past two weeks or so of preparation for this event, most of which happened in the last few days, has taken its toll on me.

Still, I’m happy to learn that I can still cut it when it comes to working under pressure.

Hope to see you at DFC tonight. Come by and say hi if you’re around.

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Categories Amiras, Dubai, Dubai Knits, Dyeing, Etsy, Knitting

Dubai Knits at ARTE Soukh

7 Aug

I blame the heat and the yarn fumes and what they’ve done to my brain for deciding to participate in the first Ramadan Market of the ARTE Soukh. Yes, I’m doing it!!!

If you are in town next weekend, please come by the Dubai Festival City on the 12th August, Friday and visit Dubai Knits. ARTE (Artisans of the Emirates) supports hand-made crafts by UAE-based artisans. Since it is the Holy Month of Ramadan, ARTE will be held from 6pm to 11pm this time only.

I will be showcasing every yarn currently available in my Etsy shop as well as new colours you may not have seen before. There may or may not be a sneak peek of the first colourway for the planned Yarn Club. I haven’t decided on that one yet. I will also have caked yarns, needles and hooks at the table for an informal “yarn tasting”. So you can try out the yarn before committing to it.

If nothing else, feel free to come and knit with me a while!

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Categories Amiras, Dubai, Dubai Knits, Dyeing, Etsy, Knitting

A teaser…

9 Jul

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Categories Dubai Knits, Dyeing, Etsy, Knitting

Soap, yarn and knitting

2 Jul

I posted this photo on Facebook and someone asked if it was a new pet. Sorry, no, cute as she is, Chandra is not ours. She belongs to Monika. I only visited. To learn how to make soap.

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Categories Amiras, Dubai Knits, Dyeing, Friends, Knitting, Ravelry

A few more photos

16 Jun

My DSLR has taken more than 20,000 photos since its life began. I think. The file number has reset to 001 again. I’m worried that it might not be too long before the end comes near for my dear 400D. Anyway, I’m going on a tangent when I meant to show you some more photos from our Abu Dhabi trip. Including this pair of keys which we uncovered in one of the suitcases while unpacking. We have no idea what this goes into!

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Categories Amiras, Dubai Knits, Dyeing, Etsy, Family, Holiday, Kids, Knitting, Stash

Eye-candy Friday

10 Jun

Being away from home means I have no access to photos of stash to show you today. Good thing I saved some photos of my own hand-dyed yarn in the laptop.

I have been re-organizing (again!) and this is phase 1 of the new shelves we bought from IKEA. I decided to get two of the 8-cubbyhole Expedit in the dark brown colour instead of the 16-cubbyhole because it would block out too much light in the living room. This is just one shelf when I unpacked the yarns and put them in their own cubbyhole. See, there’s more yarn drying in the rack?

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WIP-tastic Monday

6 Jun

One day I will get myself organized and set up an online gallery of items knitted with my hand-dyed yarn. I’d like to know what becomes of my “babies”. Like this skein for instance. I honestly could not remember when it was bought but I have a note on my trusty book that Kay bought it at one of the Amiras meetings.

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