small hot waterbottle

 I suddenly thought it would be wonderful if there was a cover for the portable hot water bottle that I treasure it like a diamond. This white yarn is soft angora (Orkney angora yarn ) and I put a lot of R's on it. 

The pattern is an application of mitten fingertips. No need to worry about getting burned by hot water.

R and Y

The bottle is in my pocket during early morning dog walks.

The alphabet text is from this book "Typographic knitting" by Rudiger Schlomer. I would like to knit a sweater someday with lot of R :)

Easy make a Cable needle

Luckily, I found a branch that was just the right size, that after my stupid goat ate the bark of the branch. Look it, One is DK size, the other is sport yarn size.

It's very useful !! 

But, as you can see, it is difficult to use just by cutting the branches, and the ends must be sharpened.

If you look, will also find a good branch. (Don't forget to peel the branches)

Recent Photos

 Hello, How are you ? How is your winter holiday ? I hope this year bring all your wishes to come true.

 I'm doing well. I go to the city bookstore once every three months, but mostly I work in the garden of my country house and take care of my pets, make jam with garden fruits , read a few books, cook new dishes, nothing special happening, but I feel happy to be healthy.

These are the books I got this month. The book for sock project is for my friend. This cookbook doesn't have any pictures but it is still a good book and I have used some of the recipes. Other, I bought some mystery novels, a book on natural farming, etc.

Summer was too hot, wasn't it ? And then winter came, a month late here.

Popcorn of the garden was knocked over by the summer storm so there isn't much left, but it was delicious.

Vegetables from the kitchen garden.

Sometimes I make up my mind with  mushroom and mend my holes in my socks. I prefer new socks, don't you ?

I'm slowly making progress on a sweater now It's just a sleeve.

Buttons attached on the shoulder.

It was a very big tree, and that is my bag. The tree was in a temple in the mountains.

Backyard Forest

The outdoor cat is fine. He got two electric heaters this year. Unfortunately I can't have them together with inside cat because they hard fight.  That was horrible.

I will post again when I finish knitting the sweater.

Five identical dresses

 I experimented by sewing several dresses from One pattern how they would differ.

This is the first dress I sewed. It's made of wool-based fabric, has three-quarter sleeves, Plastic Button, and is light and warm. It was May. 

This is linen fabric with puffed sleeves. I used metal German buttons.　It was June and the weather was starting to get hot. 

 July, air-conditioned. Sewn with double gauze. Very comfortable. Simple short sleeves, Shell Buttons.　No belt is used at the waist, elastic is sewn in.

It was August and extremely hot. Made of thin linen fabric and no sleeves. Gold colored buttons. It was cool and comfortable dress.

The skirt length was increased. (The garden is a jungle !)

And October. It's finally cooler season. The fabric is flannel, Thick plastic buttons, simple sleeves, I'd like to wear it with wool cardigan. 

 Then, I'm getting bored, to be honest.. There are no more photos. It was a good attempt that the same pattern can have a different look by changing the sleeve style and fabric, buttons and belt or elastic.

This sewing pattern is "Vogue 7615".  

And now I often wear the May dress.

Dog's blanket : granny square patt

 I knitted a new blanket for my dog.

The good point about this pattern is that it uses a lot of yarn. You can use up all the leftover yarn or yarn that only weighs 100g.

This was double knitted with acrylic and wool yarn.

Of course, you can make it bigger with your favorite color.

↓　I still use the blanket I knitted a while ago.

granny-square-blanket

Vertical stripe cardigan

 

Are you enjoying summer break ? We can't go on a trip because of pets. It's very shame, but I want my dog, cats, chicken and goats to live long　:) 

By the ways, I have finished crocheting the beautiful summer cardigan. It looks chilly and it actually is cool to wear, the heat through the lace holes.  

Where I failed was used summer yarn of cotton and linen. The cardigan is stiff and doesn't stretch, tight around the bust and shoulders.

Writ down that I don't forget. Using summer yarn is a good idea, but use a yarn with some stretch, or choice one size up. 

This was a vintage pattern.