Green Mango Bolero

Having struggled with the crochet project of Romantic Wave Bolero (浪漫波浪小外套) for more than three weeks, I decided to shift to another project-the Green Mango Bolero (綠色情人果).

The outcome is fabulous indeed! I did not follow the pattern exactly, the little Nupp stitches were missed and I've added the lengh of the bolero because I am just not used to wear a short bolero.

Tools: Clover #3 crochet hook

Yarn used: cotton yarn from 哞哞毛房. The yarn was wrapped in a center pull ball and weight roughly 220g, there's still 2/3 remaining after the bolero was done.

Pattern: Joey's KAL

線材:哞哞毛房 點點色.棉線-藍紫

I'd say that crochetting is never an easy task for me and if it's not that humid summer is coming, I'd never pick up my crochet hook for a trial... But, it's weired that once you started to crochet, you just simply fall deeply into it and never want to stop... Guess it's all because the crochet pattern is just too beautiful to have my hands off the hook. :)

Evie Tank Top

It's my first time to knit with worsted summer cotton yarn and I am happy with the result. The yarn I chose from a local web shop is a strap like summer cotton, with elasticity. I use US#8 circular for a swatch and happily that my gauge is exactly the same as the pattern book.

I casted on 81 stitches and follow exactly with the pattern book for size XS. The pattern is too simple that I had to take a break for a cup of tea or coffe during the knit process or I would fall asleep.

Pattern: Debbie Bliss
TKA#19

Needles:US#8 circular needles

Yarn: 草莓斜紋網紗

It's also my first time doing the short rows following the instructions in English and it's pretty interesting and looks much easier than that of the Japanese one. While doing the Japanese way, there'll be calculations and many things to do, which is quite frustrating to me.

I look good when wear this top tank on me, but...I would not wear it if I am not able to stay in an air-con environment! The weather here is absolutely a sub-tropical type and this top tank suits for early spring or autumn time, what we need here is T-shirts, and sun glasses! :)

Reading in Bed Shrug

Pattern: IK Spring 2007

Needles: Clover #4/5/6 circular needles

Yarn: Soft Feather Summer Cotton

This pattern comes from IK Spring 2007, which is an easy to knit project. Everything followed the pattern book, and I made a little change to the edges. The shrug will be a gift to my pregnant sister and I am afraid that she'd hesitate to wear it because this is not a jacket or a bolero, but a SHRUG, which is not familar for her. Therefore, I added the edge and made it a wave like, so when she wears it on, it'll looks more like a bolero. The pattern of the edge comes from the book of "Knitting beyond the Edge" and which took me almore one ball of yarn to knit!