Busy Days and Nights

We are having major renovation works at home which will likely last for several weeks more (I hope it will not run into months). Things are all over the place and some major purging and big time packing is going on. Crafting has been reduced to a pitiful trickle and given that the Clammy Hands season is upon me here in Hong Kong again, I haven't done much knitting either on the bus journeys.

I did finish up the tea cosy for our friend, which really has been due in ages. Photos to follow after it is given to him. The Uptown Boot Socks needs another one third of a foot. Other than that, the rest of the WIPs remain very much WIPs.

But I did start something new. A crochet capelet-to-be for a dear friend who would be needing much comfort. So far I have to keep looking at the chart as the increases are spaced differently every row.

The yarn is Rowan Wool Cotton in colour, Laurel, a lovely springy, leafy green. And I'm following the pattern from this book. More photos from the book in this post.

Other than this I'll share with you some new stash. Fleece Artist sock yarn in Rose. I'm not usually fond of pink and I don't know what made me ordered this in the first place but now I love it.

Trekking Sock yarn #147. Love this too. New stash makes me happy.

On the other hand, I'm destashing the 6 balls of Jo Sharp Silkroad DK used for Maggie Tweed at the Destash blog. Check it out and email me if you're interested. Sold, thanks!

On a non-knitting front, I've finally signed up for the weekly aerobics classes organized by our building management and the classes will be held after work at our gym. Just when I'm all serious about getting more exercise and building up my body (I'm tired of being sick all the time), I'm informed that we couldn't even get the minimum 5 participants to start the class, that is out of a total of 800+ households in our 4 buildings. The building management is giving another 2 weeks to see if more interested parties will come forward. Is anybody exercising anymore?

Comments

[Jennifer]

Renovations? That's exciting!

Lovely new yarn.

[Claire]

Americans seem to be the most gym-obsessed. When I lived in France and China, nobody ever seemed to go to the gym (except for expats), so maybe aerobics just seems weird to your neighbors. Perhaps you could try to go door to door and sell your neighbors on the power of exercise!

[Wanda]

I think you should talk to some f your neightbors to get them interested in the class.

[Dove]

I hope it doesn't turn into months, either. And also hope you get enough people to have the class. Make your friends join!

[Sue]

I love the capelet, so pretty. Your crochet is always so beautifully done. I love the rose colored yarn too, so pretty. I hope you get more tenants to join the aerobics class too, maybe I need to do some more exercise so I stop getting sick all the time too.

[Maryann]

Those sock yarns are really beautiful! And good luck with your classes, I haven't been dong any exercises for 2+ years now... so maybe I should start something too ;o)

[domesticshorthair]

The capelet is beautiful, so far! I like the color you chose. Lucky friend!

[jacqueline]

i just received some fleece artist sock yarn and i agree with your assessment, it is just beautiful!

[stacey]

beautiful new yarns - love the fleece artist almost solids! that caplet is going to be so pretty - neat stitch!

maybe you could put a flyer up? maybe it's that people don't know that the class is offered....

[diana]

Love that capelet and I really love that pink sock yarn. As for working out - well, I thought about working out today!

[heather]

you know I'm drooling over that green...what a gorgeous color!

I can't wait to use my fleece artist sock yarn too..that stuff is fabulous! Love the pink.

[Hilari]

I have that same trekking sock yarn! Love it! It's turning into a lovely pair of socks.

[Gina]

Your Rowan project looks so lovely. Great stitch pattern.