:: excitement ::

I have been holding off some exciting news and they just started piling up, so I guess I can start spilling some of the most exciting ones. This winter an "idiot's dream" is coming true and our household of hubby and the cat is moving to Japan for the next 3 years!!!
I know excitement was just pouring out of me, having moved overseas before, I am looking forward, but this time only a bit worried for not knowing any language [yet!]. We are going to be only hour or so away from Tokyo and very close to Mount Fuji. Japan is one of the countries that has always been a mystery to me. The ways of people, their culture, technology, fashion - all that inspiration! I can't wait to start exploring and sharing with you!
My longest fascination with Habu Textile fibers will be in heaven and now I would be able to visit [mother company] Avril and drool all over that yumminess!!!

On the other exciting news...



For the past 6 months I have been actively working on a project along with Vanessa Yap-Einbund known as coloursknits. Earlier this month with the help of our friends we launched the website and are really to tell the World all about it! Ori Ami Knits is a book that has 15 designs knit entirely out of Habu Textile fibers, beautifully photographed by Vanessa in northern California. There is a significant amount of innovation in this book and I can't wait for all of you to see it! For information on how to get the book please subscribe on the website.

And to top all these news, Fibre Space, a yarn shop here in Alexandria, VA is hosting us, both authors on November 5, 6-9pm for an exclusive book preview! If you are in the area come see and try on all garments as well as enjoy our company and delicious refreshments!

:: revisiting Chanel, again ::

Came across a photoshoot by Ruven Afanador for October 2009 Marie Claire and spotted this dress..

To inspect closer.. as the bottom of it made me think that it is most likely made with Habu Textiles Silk Wrapped Stainless Steel yarn.. which I adore working with!

Here it is from the Runway.



and while we are at it, totally need to make those pink knit stockings/tights!

:: yarn dress ::

yarny princess of the forest


Source

:: chanel, balenciaga and linda evangelista ::

Vogue Italia

:: ANTM and Petal Halter::

I wish I had time to watch tv , but when I did have it I certainly was sucked into the America's Next Top Model show to see what real hardships are for someone to become a model and not just to have a pretty face and be tall!

I just saw over the Interweave knits facebook that an amateur model that was modeling for the magazine and happen to be also one modeling my Petal Halter design back in Spring 2009 issue! I am so happy for Jennifer, so no I need time to watch it and root for the model who did such an amazing job before!

photo courtesy of Interweave Knits

With this also came a realization that I actually didn't get to blog about this design of mine more extensively. It has been my first for Interweave Knits and coincidental on some part. It has been knit within a week and yarn choices where 1 out of 3 and at the very last minute everything was late on my behalf as this took place last year during the hardest times in my life. Nowadays I look back and think to myself, I wasn't entirely there... or was I so into work that actually helped me cope.
But this outcome proves that working under pressure and when you are sometimes not happy with the other emotional part of your life it was entirely worthy being invested in a project.

Petal Halter has been inspired just from a sneak of a quilted sewn couture piece, that was very distant from my knit interpretation, but yet it triggered the right ideas and execution methods were well on the way to be figured out...

I am very thankful to Eunny Jang and Lisa Shroyer who dealt with me during that time to this garment happen and make it on the pages of IK. With each experience, you learn more and more!

And Here are some links to Knitting Daily website where Eunny was kind enough to put a workshop on the Petal halter and show different possibilities for a wearer.

As recently as June I have finished my Petal halter in grey that I wear a lot this summer ! And it is great to see how same garment looks different in a different shade!
Happy knitting!


And yet again Jennifer has done amazing job!
ANTM starts September 7.

:: Drumroll, Please ::

WOW!

Thank you sooo much for your generous comment! I was busy and neglected this post for a while, so much knitting going in my little studio daily these days, makes my head spin, but certainly it will be worth the wait I hope!

So many eager participants, I really wish I had more to give away, but only one and it is going to Kelly Maher aka tragicheroine, Congratulations to her and the yummy package of Spud&Chloe is on the way to her in Canada.




As a consolation to my readers here is some eye candy, which I always find exciting to share as they are very inspirational.
Junya Watanabe, Jean Paul Gaultier and Dries Van Noten. They are not fresh, but the best!

photo courtesy of Livejournal community ru_glamour