Lace hat

This is a new project I have just finished. Because spring is coming, I'm thinking to make this fresh almost look a like beret hat. It's quite a simple pattern. I got it from the Garn Studio. They have A LOT of free pattern. This hat made from my stash which I bought also in Alexandra Palace event (Knitting and Stitching Show). I bought ten of these balls on a discount price (each balls for only 2 pounds!). This yarn called Jaeger Roma. Made of 63%, viscose, 22% nlon and 15% Angora. Really soft and comfortable. Right now they're still 5 more balls in my stash. Hoping to make some new project with it. Maybe a lace cardigan? another hat? a lace shawl?Uhmm... to many choices, I think I'll think it carefully first hehehe. I really love to knit lacy things these days. They're really beautiful!. HOpe to make another lace project. Just wait and see my next lacy projects ^_^

Owh, I almost forgot to say this.. Right now I've been busy preparing my online shop in ETSY.com
Wish me luck. When it's done, I'll let you know! I want to live my life by making things I really like and get enough money from it hahahahaha

P.S for more details of this product, please see my ravelry http://www.ravelry.com/projects/justbemealways

winter wonderland

Maybe my post this time is a bit late, but that's okay. I still want to write it down, because this is the story of my first snow!! ^o^

Maybe many people have already know that there's a big snow storm in UK this week. It was a rare condition. This is the first big snow in Uk since several years ago. There's many stories spread across country from TV and radio about the snow.
I have a story about it too!

It was on the 2nd of February, the first day of snow. I have book an appointment with the Biometric Centre in Croydon that day. I'm going to extend my student visa, so I have to give my biometric data for one of the requirement. Despite of the big snow, I still can manage to go there safely. With severe transportation condition of course. For example, almost all of the train in Victoria Station(London) was suspended. Just one that could go but only to several destination. I'm supposed to be going from Victoria to West Croydon station, but because of the snow ,the only choice I had was East Croydon station. From East Croydon to the Biometric Centre I should walk for about 25 minutes in snow on a very slippery road. In normal weather it only takes 10 minutes!!
When I get there, it was closed due to the bad weather.

Hmmm.. I've thought about it in the first place, but because of everybody insisted me to try (as far as I can to get there) I still decided to go. Well.. at least I've tried my best =)
Beside of my pointless effort ;b I got a new friend! We went back to London together. We're really lucky actually. The train that bring us from Victoria to East Croydon was still there. They cancelled their further journey because of the bad weather. So we're riding the same train one way and return =)

The morale is, despite of a very unfortunate event, still there will be a good point in it. Just try the best you can do, and you'll regret nothing ^_^

Here's some picture of the snowy day. This is my very first snow, It was really fun, like a winter wonderland ^_^


P.S. Me and my boyfriend made our first snow man too. It looked like Charlie Chaplin though =D

SURPRISE !!!!!

I'm really happy this week!
First, my group assignment is doing great (because I have such a great friends). Oh, I haven't told that I'm taking two business classes right now, Starting Your Own Fashion Label and Starting Fashion Retail Business, at London College of Fashion. Last term I'm taking two other classes in Fashion Knitwear. I'm planning to have my own knit cafe in my country, Indonesia, after I finish all of my courses.
Wish me luck ^_^

Second, I've finished my pleat bag project and finally have a new bag to wear hihihi =)


I make this with a different yarn from the pattern. I bought this yarn in clearance sale at John Lewis. It's quite cheap, I bought 4 balls of it. Owh, be the way I put all of my knitting project details in my knitting journal, http://www.ravelry.com/projects/justbemealways.


Third, I got a present from my boyfriend for our third anniversary!! A knitting tool box. It's just a simple brown box, but he made extra details in it by giving it his hand drawing and calligraph (He is a graphic designer and musician). I will put the picture here. He put it in front of my room early in the morning. I was surprised when opened my door.
In the evening he give me another surprise. he told me that he have something to do at eight so we didn't have so much time to eat dinner and didn't have time to go to my favourite Japanese shop in Piccadilly Circus T_T. We're in a rush when going to 'that place' he told me before, but suddenly we arrived in front of London Palladium. Suddenly I realized that we're gonna watch "The Sound of Music!
Wow!! what a surprise!

These are the pictures of 'My Box' :











It's really beautifull !!! I Love it!!




Oh I almost forgot. I gave the sweater to him too, and he wore it on our anniversary.
This is the final garment wore by its owner ^_^ enjoy!