Ribbed Cardigan

 To be honest, I was very bored while knitting this plain cardigan.

But, It is very stretchy and comfortable to wear .

Here is the east side of the garden.

It's good to knit it when you can't decide what to knit next or between projects.

The Pattern from vintage knitting book around 1940.  I omitted "side shapings" .

　I made snow big bear. But, It was pecked by birds immediately . Because I used seeds in eyes and nostrils... !!

The small house

 

If listening to these conversations, people would think we were building a new house.

New house is true, but this is a little mouse's house. It's a miniature house, if you will.

I wanted to use this case, It was made by my grandfather and used by my grandmother to display dolls. 

Space is limited, and we're beginners.

Fortunately, Parts such as windows and doors are sold, so all you have to do is build it however you like, but even though it's a miniature, it still takes money and time.

Paint the color as you like.

But, I was a bit feeling something here. I live in a country house and why am building a new country house.

Anyways, It will take a few more months to complete. 

And It will likely be three stories tall.

I really like this photo. If you look through the window in the kitchen, you can see Mr. mouse and a baby.

The exterior walls and windows are not yet complete, but it's fun to peek at them through the windows.

Cardigan-coat

 I always regret why not knitting in the summer ? Anyways The cardigan is finished knitting.

 I'm happy to put a new knitwear for new year ( I also sewed the inside dress.) 

I knitted the sleeves to be about 18 inches. The pattern instructions said it was 22 inches long, which is too long for me.　There are no armholes, so adjusting the size was not difficult.

It's a plastic button with knitted cover.

It used 5 of "Beiroa DK yarn and 1 "mondim 4ply yarn. 

It's a shame that the photos are too small. If you want to knit it, email me, I'll send you the PDF of this vintage pattern.

Dog coat "Barka

 My dog ​​was born around spring 2018 and was rescued by a volunteer group for some reason.  She was malnourished when she came to us.  And now she is very healthy and active. 

My poor lovely dog has been trained from cats, thanks to this ?! she is doing well with them.

I was curious about this coloring of hair, so I had her DNA tested when she was still a puppy. The results showed that she had a "American Rat terrier" ( and Shiba inu) bloodline. This is a rare breed in Japan, so I wonder why she's here.. ?

Anyways, I sewed her a coat in the fall using scraps from my skirt. That fabric was wool , so she loved it for its warmth.

It's easy to sew !

Hello,

I haven't updated my blog in a while, how have you been ? 　Autumn is short here, and winter came quickly. 

Knitting is always blissful.

I had to chase away the butterflies from my broccoli in the kitchen garden every day, but thanks to that, it grew deliciously.

During the autumn, the chrysanthemums bloomed beautifully in the garden, so I took some to the family graves. 

Sewed a dress at the end of summer.

Making "bonsai is fun. ( Bonsai is growing miniature trees ) This one has beautiful autumn leaves.

May this new year bring you many happy moments.

Lined mittens

 Hello, Did you enjoy your summer vacation ?  It's been awfully hot here with very little rain. Then, Finally cooler here too. I miss the wood fire and frost...!!

I spun some yarn during the summer, 

and knitted mittens for my husband's birthday.

 Unfortunately, the left and right of these mittens are different colors. This is because I grabbed the fleece without thinking.  Although, this is from the same , one sheep's  fleece, and it's a natural gradation.

To increase the warmth, I also knitted a lining. Picked up the same number of stitches and knitted everything except the thumb, completely covering the body of mitten.

Why I didn't notice that we can knit and read at the same time.

Every year I bake a sponge cake with decoration, The year before last it was raspberry with pink cream , last year it was chocolate cream, and this year I chose muscat and simple cream. It was delicious. Anyways my husband was delighted with the warmly gift.