I was bored today and went searching with random terms for groups on my knitting site. When I looked up the term Japan I found a group devoted to Japanese knitting patterns. I know that every country has knitting, duh, but the patterns they have are some of the most beautiful, most awsome, most intracet patterns I have ever seen. Now I want yarn and Japanese patterns, at least patterns that I can handle. They are so sweet! I'm so excited! They are writting in Japanese so it will help my Japanese learning a bit, though it was nice to be able to see some kanji or terms and be like "I know what that means!"
Here are a few of the patterns that I loved!
That's all for now, I probably could put up a lot more, but I shouldn't ;-) Sadly my adobe does not read the japanese well so if I want the patterns I will have to wait until I have money to print them off at Marshall's library.
I guess not, but then again maybe. I'm surprised at how long it's been since I've blogged.
I completed Ironman #2 in August, 2007, followed by much burnout. I did a half marathon in Portland, OR, in April '08, but have mostly been a slug ever since. The job's keeping me busy, the 2nd job's keeping me busier (doing some bookkeeping on the side), and took up a new expensive hobby, knitting. I've already made bunches of yarny lovelies since right after Christmas: scarves, socks, an afghan, a square for a group-made afghan, a purse, and more.
The sad part: my pants have gotten tight, I get winded walking uphill, I have difficultly sleeping, my swimsuit reveals more sticky-outy parts and fewer muscly parts. I miss training for Ironman, rather, I miss the benefits of training for Ironman. Not to say I'm going to sign back up again right away, but needing to get back on the bus.
Maybe publishing my goals, along with sharing my knitty-stuff, will motivate me to get off my ass!
Now I'm working on a cute beret for the summer. I hope to have it finished this week for my personal shopping day, hurray for shopping in style! ;-) I really need a nice light hat for the summer, most knit hats are not good for 94 degree weather.
Yay! I finished my hat! I love this hat. I know it will keep my ears extra warm during the winter with the alternating purls and knit quad rows. To bad it's amost mid june and my area is having highs of 95 degrees, maybe next I should try making a hat that is more summer or fall oriented
Ok so I haven't posted anything since January. What can I say, lots of things going on... but unfortunately not very much on the creative/artistic aspect of myself... which is the purpose of this blog... thought about deleting it because I haven't had much to report and... well... because no one really goes on this page but google... lol. But then I figured I might as well just keep it even if only for myself...
Anyways... I did some more knitting and crocheting. Finally finished my friend's baby blanket...
and I made a new scarf for Meli (she lost the first one).
still working on Mari's bag... well actually, my mom's helping me put it together. All the crocheting is done, just need to assemble it and decorate it now.
sewing
I love this hat. I know it will keep my ears extra warm during the winter with the alternating purls and knit quad rows. To bad it's amost mid june and my area is having highs of 95 degrees, maybe next I should try making a hat that is more summer or fall oriented 
