September 7, 2012

ニットマルシェ、もうすぐ発売

9月に入り、すっかり朝晩は秋めいてきました。
今日は爽やかな晴れ。
秋冬物のお洋服やブーツをそろそろひっぱり出さなくては。

さて、今月14日(金)発売の『ニットマルシェ Vol. 14』[日本ヴォーグ社/980円(税込)]に連載しています。イラスト・写真とともに私の感じたNYのニット事情を綴った「NYニットばなし」、よろしければ是非お手にとってご覧下さい!

アマゾンで予約できます。



今回は秋らしくレンガ色やベージュの、
シックな色合いの表紙。
自分の担当ページ以外のことは全くわからないので、どんな作品&編み図が載るのか、今から楽しみ。

前号にもあった「1,2,3玉で編む小物」は余った毛糸の片付けに重宝だし、前から気になっていたmichiyoさんの作品も載るようで期待で胸もふくらみます。

冬は厳しいNYですが、これをお供に楽しく冬支度しようっと。

August 31, 2012

A New Kindergartner!

So my daughter started Kindergarten this week.

It is a big change for us tiny family.
After I sent her out on the first day, I really didn't know what to do with this LONG stretch of time. 7 hours without her!? I never had that much time for myself after she was born. Instead of laying back, I went crazy - cleaned the house, did the laundry, worked on my projects... but even after all that were done, it was ONLY 11:30 in the morning!?  Yes, the first day - and the rest of the week - was exhausting. Just felt so long.

After surfing some local stores and the internet (using this plenty of time) and had trouble finding a perfect backpack for my little kindergardener, I decided to make one from scratch.

Okay, let me admit it - it's not perfect - there is a big room for improvement as this is my first time designing a backpack and I learned a lot in the making process. But my daughter seem to like her first "big-girl-backpack" and it does look cute and is functional. I'm satisfied - for now.


Big Girl Backpack with grey cotton canvas & pink webbing.
There is a inner pocket with a zipper, too!

A proud & stylish Kindergartner!

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