Feelings...

I am gone. I left the US last Thursday for good. I was so busy with the days leading up to my departure and then I am still busy since then which is why I didn't have a proper post about it.

It feels weird. I don't know how to describe it. It's like I am on a roller coaster where my emotion is concerned. I was down, crying even. Then I felt numb. I should be happy about being back in Singapore, yet I feel strangely out of place. Like I don't belong. I should feel excited about my impending migration to Germany, yet I don't. How sad do I feel about leaving the US? Not too much because it's after all not my home. But I do feel sad about how things have turned out over there if you know what I mean...

I don't know how I feel right now. If you were to ask me to describe my current state. Well, I feel rested. I look around me and everything just looks so weird. I feel like a stranger... Maybe I have been moving, travelling too much. Time to settle down and grow some roots? Then again, I am only away from home for 3 years, not that long a time. It feels like yesterday that I left Singapore for the US. Yet so much had happened for me.

Regardless, I am enjoying the wonderfully sunny weather here after the cold wintry weather of Virginia, US and London, UK. More on that in my later post.

For now, look! My first sock and I just turned the heels!

A picture speaks a thousand words

Now that I am no longer in a knitting slump, I seemed to have thrown myself totally into knitting!

Sarcelle in Handmaiden Seasilk Glacier
(This appears as landscape on my laptop, no idea why it's potrait when uploaded.)

Simple Ribbed Scarf in Malabrigo Brown Berries

Pomatomus in KPPM

Secret Project in Jo Sharp Silkroad Aran Tweed Enamel

And yes, I had bought a new camera. =)

Rip, rip, rip

Nothing is going on too well for me knitting wise. First, I have to frog my Pomatomus after completing one repeat of Chart A. Why? Because it just looks too holey on a US2 needles. I got my US1 needle on Tues and am now re-knitting it.

Then I had to frog the sweater that I am making for my friend because I decided I do not like the pattern at all. My own fault totally.

Next, I am ALMOST done with my Rusted Root. Before starting on the ribbed band, I thought I will try it on and see if the length is right. Turns out I don't like the fit! It's too tight! I wanted my Rusted Root to be a little loose. Just like in the pic. So more frogging! Oh well, at least all these happened in 2006.

I am sure 2007 will be a better year for me knit wise!

Happy New Year everyone! May all your knits turn out to be as beautiful as you want it to be! =)

Relocation

Remember I talked about some life-changing stuffs back in this post? Well, now that everything is settled, I guess it's time I share with you what's going on.

I had taken up a position with my company in Munich, Germany! I will be reporting for work there on the 1 March 2007. Excited? I am not sure. Currently, I am busy trying to decide on the relocation company, deciding what to bring with me and all sorts of other stuffs that comes with making such a move. It's mind-boggling.

I did some packing just to get an idea of how many boxes I would end up with in the end. And guess what? My knitting stuffs took up 4 mid-size boxes!!! I know there are people out there with more (I hope there are!!!) but I am still amazed at how much yarn I had accumulated over the past 3 years. And this 4 boxes are of yarns and books that I really really love and want to bring with me. So be prepared for some major yarn sales on my blog soon.

I finally got my knitting mojo back. I had been working steadily on Clapotis and am finally knitting my first socks-Pomatomus!! I am not sure if I like how it is turning out so far. The yarn(Koigu KPPM) is great and the pattern is great. But it seemed to be coming out a bit too loose for me on a Sz2 needle. Should I continue on and gift this socks or frog it and redo it on a Sz 1 or maybe even Sz 0 needle... Still thinking...

I also got the latest issue of Interweave Knits. I really love Rambling Rose cardigan despite the mixed reviews that I had read about it so far. I loved the color combo even. Koigu Kersti Solids is not an easy yarn to find and I am still looking around for a good substitute that has the colors that I am interested in as well. Hmm...