Gallery of Finished Objects

A hanging lantern I made from some craft supplies, scrap yarn, and a light kit from home depot. Oh, I've got to mention - the construction would've been impossible without the glue gun!!
The lantern - which is a symbol of Diwali - was a gift for my nieces on the occassion.

















A small collage I made with glossy magazine print and some rubber stamping. This one was a gift for my Mum.















A cardi with basic pattern picked up from 'Knit 2 Together'. I used cotton fabric to create panels down the front and a yoke. This one's a favorite in my wardrobe as it snuggly, and easy to care for. The woven-knit fabric combination stands it apart.













I have found I gravitate naturally to Norah Gaughan's creations. This was a summer pattern, intended for cotton yarn and was published in a summer issue of IK. I used the brightest, warmest peruvian wool to knit it up. Never fails to get me compliments from folks around me when I layer it over a long-sleeved tee.












A crib-sized quilt - my first one ever and therefore, a very special product.

A hoodie for Srijan (Vestee)

Knitty's Vestee for Srijan's first birthday. Psst: I made the tag as well. Here's the other side of the tag:

Yup, acrylic. I've developed respect for it after a few years of yarn snobbery. Price is one thing but that's not what did it for me. Really, show me one other type of yarn that's as easy to wash. If it's for babies or young kids that I'm knitting for, acrylic is my yarn of choice. I use larger needles than recommended to knit loosely coz I've seen this to lend greater stretch and softness to the fabric.

Happy Birthday Annika!

This one's inspired by the hues of sky and snow from my recent Trahoe trip. A snow globe I picked up at South Lake Tahoe shows you what I mean.

It's for my niece Annika, for her 4th birthday. Happy Birthday darling!

A pause

It is unlikely I'll be posting much more to this blog. Although my knitting is on and I have several new and funky FOs since my last post, the blogging bug has flown out the window. Until it returns.. s'long. farewell.

New tags

The hat was gifted today to Palak (pronounced Puh-luck), who turned 6 yesterday. I'm most certain it is too big for her, sadly. I'll find out soon.

I'm sorta addicted to creating tags now. (click on images below to enlarge). After about 30 minutes of incredible mess on our glass top dining table, I came up with these. The pictures don't capture the sparkle but there's quite some on them.

front of tag

back of tag with washing instructions