my model

When I take pictures for my knitting patterns, most of the time my daughter is the model. She's been doing this since I made her a Caiden's Skirt (7 months). She is 3 now and she enjoys modeling and has better understanding about it, but it is still a bit challenge for her to pose straight without moving during shooting. So during shooting, I ask her to pose also with some movements between without-any-funny-move-shoots to keep her entertained even though I know they can't be used for the pattern.

And actually those pictures I love the most.

These are from the shooting for Like Sleeves for kids.

Though sometimes she just feels like this, too......

Happy Thanksgiving,

My son and I had a little project today. Harvesting little odd balls of yarns from my stash box, he arranged them on a twig wreath. The color choice is a little Easterish rather than harvesting, but it's ok, I think it turned out pretty. I may add one or two crochet snowflakes later.  

You all have a nice holiday,

New design: Like Sleeves for kids

Many people may not, but I actually LOVE drop shoulder construction for a knitted garment. Especially for kid size, it gives just right touch of sleeveness (???) to a plain body. With a little twist, you can make a "fake sleeve" without making a real sleeve to sew on. This is my new design, "Like Sleeves".  It is such a simple piece. A little gathering at the high waist and roomy bottom cover child's tummy well. Also I'm glad that finally I could use my favorite stitch, Kanoko, again in my design. The PDF file of this pattern is available for sale at Ravelry.com.

Size: child 2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, finished chest size 21.523.5, 25.25, 27 inches (54.6, 59.7, 64.1, 68.6 cm), 12, 14, 16, 18 inches (30.5, 35.6, 40.6, 45.7 cm) in length.Yarn: Cascade 220 Heather (color#9558, I love this color!)





Click below for PDF download from Ravelry.com;

 

For baby sizes are coming mid Dec. 

 
 Cheers!



a little ring

I got a ring from my husband...... but not the ring.

He has a talent in tiny wire works.  He makes earrings as hobby and they are so beautiful and dainty. He works as an electrophysiologist during a day dealing with various kinds of wires and their tools. He can tweak tiny things even under the microscope!

So I had been asking him to make some tiny stitch markers so I can use for my lace knitting.

And finally I got it!

See how small it is! I love the way he adds the tiny ring coral on top of peridot.

And I asked for more (off course!). They are so cute.

Now I need to find a good project to go with these.......

The boots and skirt

Finally I felt a little chill this morning. It was such a long summer in Atlanta.



Anyway, I think my boots and skirt are ready!

Link: Running-Stitch Skirt

Last year when I was preparing these photos for the submission, I got some weird leg inflammation which made me eventually  not be able to wear the boots at all the rest of winter. Instead of the boots, I was in the high pressure support hose which was the most comfortable thing to put on the legs but least great looking.....
So I was really looking forward to seeing the cool weather coming this year.

And for the skirt, I made a pink-purple one, too!

8-27-10

Things are changing a lot around me...

About knitting, one of my pattern is now on Interweave Knits fall 2010. (for Ravelry, click here) and I started my designing into a real business.

Almost the same time as my pattern were out, my family moved into a new house. Now I have my knitting space where nobody complains of my leaving my swift open, or their getting trapped in tangled mohair (see what I was working on at that time in here).

The house is 50 years old, but nice and spacey and it came with A DOG! The story is that he lived his past 8 years in the backyard of the house, and the former owner was moving to a small condo which has no yard and looking for a good option for him. Well, we met him and we fell in love with him, especially my daughter;



 And he loves her, too. We told her that we will keep him, respecting his current lifestyle and welcome him as our new family member. So his name is now Butterscotch Sakurai !

Anyway, now I'm in new place and getting a lot of inspirations from those my new surroundings. I hope soon that I can post some free patterns and a lot more here.

Hope you all well,
yumiko

Star Tweed

My pattern in now in Petite Purls, issue 3, winter '09, called "Star Tweed".

I'm really happy to be a part of this wonderfull site. There are so many cute designs for kids!