"Epicchi's B'day"

Happy B’day, Epicchi!!!
(26th of March 2012)

This was my b’day presents for my best friend: Epicchi.
My money was tight at that times and I’ve been worried over time about what present should I got her.
Of course I always think that handknit presents are best but the island didn’t have pretty good choices of yarn to make something of.
Epicchi has a high end-like senses of style so I was confused at first.
Well, everything then comes down to my last resort-the aspect I’m strongest at: STRIPE PATTERN.
I’ll say this turn out excellent. J

I’ve always adored Stripe Pattern. But if I have to choose between stripe and polka-dot, I’ll answer “you got me there”. I just can’t decide. I love them both.
But it wasn’t a question at that time for me as I’m just an intermediate knitter. I can’t generated polka-dot pattern so stripe has always been my favourite.
Knitting itself has a very wide of imagination to create. This works for stripe pattern too.

There’re billions stripe patterns we can make out of yarns. And I choose this pattern for Epicchi’s birthday. She is a fiery and self-centered type and pink or violet wouldn’t suit her at all. She loves dark blue just like I do but in the end, this’s stripe pattern I gave her.
Why?
There’s a special meaning in this pattern. I always wanted her to try to be softer. (Seriously, peoples around me are afraid of her and literally ask “why would you got along with somebody like her?). Peoples just don’t know her anyway. She has her soft sides but has troubles in expressing it.
So this marks my wish for her birthday: be softer! And if we have to make sure that messages is received, I think Pink and Violet will do great job on it. J

From top to bottom:
Hat
Scarf
Headband
Scrunchie
Bookmark
Friendship bracelet
Pencil case

DONE with three balls of yarn. I mean it! Only 3 ball of ICT (Indonesian Cotton Thread) yarns. I’m very proud of it!
I even post it on my FB account!

Well, I hope it gives you ideas on making handknit presents for those peoples you treasure and I hope that you relay your special meanings for him/her J

Please leave a comment below.

I’ll see you in the next post, bye-bye!!!

"Knitting History"

I’ve been really interested in Knitting. At the first, I just wanted to complete my knowledge about this projects I’ve been working on: “be-d’best-bride-ever”

I already learn to cook. Learn to bake. Learn to do some sewing, gardening, and even guitar- playing. But it wouldn’t be complete without learn to Knit, right? That’s absolutely right!

I’ll post about my knitting hobbies in this blog. Hope you enjoy it!

Firstly, we need to know what is Knitting?

Knitting is technique to turn thread or yarn into a piece of cloth. Knitted fabric consists of horizontal parallel courses of yarn which is different from woven cloth. The courses of threads or yarn are joined to each other by interlocking loops in which a short loop of one course of yarn or thread is wrapped over the bight of another course.

Some of the earliest and definite examples of knitting date from Europe and Egypt in the 14th century. However, some people claim that the knitting technology dates back further into centuries BC. What seems to come forward was this information which states that the first knitting trade guild was started in Paris in 1527, which established the occupation as male-dominated for centuries to come. Soon, knitting became a household occupation with the increase in popularity of knitted stockings. By the end of the 1600s, knitting trade was in demand in European markets. About one to two million pairs of stockings were exported from Britain to other parts of Europe.

Hand Knitting became a very useful but nonessential part of hand craft which was triggered by the invention of knitting machines. Females started to outnumber males as knitting practitioners. Hand knitting has gone been in and out of fashion over centuries, but 21st century marked its revival. In the late 1990s, a 400% increase in the number of knitters under the age of 35. This is the age where the social stigma of knitting being a female job is slowly disappearing and you could see few males in the knitting circle.