To start off, I want to wish you a happy Chinese New Year! If you’re Mandarin speaking, Xin Nian Kuai Le! If you’re Cantonese speaking, Kung Hei Fat Choi! (sorry about my sucky pinyin skills). As a child I used to love this time of year (it comes third after Christmas and my birthday), because of the wonderful food and the red envelopes of money we’d get! Click here for more information on one of the biggest holidays of the year.
And of course, it is the year of the dog:
Ushering the new year, I had originaly intended to clean my house beforehand (a great excuse to get my butt going on this) but ended up not having enough time to do so. That’s ok, at least I got to do something different - it was my first time making traditional sticky rice cake from scratch (nian gao): YUMMY!
With the celebrations, I was able to also get some knitting done too:
A couple close-ups:
I’m feeling alot more comfortable with mohair. Lace is quite addicting - I love how detailed it is (I’m never bored with it) and when I look back at what I’ve done, I love how it looks!
P.S. If you’ve noticed, I’ve changed my template once again. I think I’ll stick with this for now - it’s functional and clean. =) I have also joined the Frappr bandwagon too, come put yourself on my map! =)
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Hey, Kung Hei Fat Choy! I love your new template! Lovely! You like purple, right? :)
The new project is looking great … what is it?
By Agnes on 01/29/06 9:05 pm | Permalink
Happy New Year, Ruth! Very cool that you made your own nian gao! The lace is really pretty!
By caitlyn on 01/29/06 9:06 pm | Permalink
Happy New Year Ruth! SUCH beautiful lace… it looks so soft!
By Lynda on 01/29/06 9:38 pm | Permalink
happy new year happy new year! and wonderful job on the lace! you knit so beautifully! hope you didn’t eat too much duck. LOL
By Purse_Ho on 01/29/06 10:04 pm | Permalink
Happy New Year Ruth. I hope you enjoyed the celebrations. The lace is looking gorgeous.
By SweetPeaknits on 01/30/06 12:11 am | Permalink
Your lace is beautiful!!
Amy
By amylovie on 01/30/06 5:25 am | Permalink
Happy New Year!
Your knitting looks so pretty and feminine and delicate! I love it! I haven’t tried lace yet…it scares me lol.
By Shelley on 01/30/06 5:47 am | Permalink
Happy New Year! The lace is beautiful!
By Gracie on 01/30/06 9:30 am | Permalink
Happy new year!
That scarf is very pretty. Is it the lattice lace one from fibretrends?
celia
By celia on 01/30/06 12:24 pm | Permalink
Happy New Year Ruth.
Did you ever read the children’s book, In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson? It’s one of my all time favorite children’s books and was how I learned about Chinese New Year.
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By Donna on 01/30/06 5:02 pm | Permalink
Gong Hei Fatt Choy to you too!
By emy on 01/30/06 11:16 pm | Permalink
Happy New Year! Love the lace. I can’ wait to start my lace shawl.
By Judy on 01/31/06 12:14 pm | Permalink
Hi Ruth - Kung hei fat choy!! Hope you have a great year. I love your new template and the lace knitting.
By Ling on 01/31/06 1:37 pm | Permalink
Ruth, your lace is so delicate and beautiful. I always admire your skill. Good pictures of it too, it looks like we could reach out and touch it!
By Maggie Ann on 01/31/06 10:02 pm | Permalink
I love your new template! Your lace work is incredible.I love lace too and want to do more of it. It just seems like magic. My paternal grandmotherwas from Canton. I need to learn more about my Cantonese heritage.
By Sheryl on 02/01/06 4:09 pm | Permalink
Happy New Year to you too. My brother is born in the Year of the Dog. I’m a monkey. I have yet to try mohair and lace.
By *karen on 02/02/06 11:32 pm | Permalink
Nice template! Love that lace!
By Laura.Y on 02/04/06 6:03 am | Permalink
Hey Ruth! YUP, I am 1/4 Chinese. My grandfather met my grandmother in Hawaii while he was serving in the Army. They married, had my dad, then she contracted TB. She died from it by the time my dad was 1. He never knew her. Her name was Nellie Liu. My grandfather remarried a Caucasian woman; they moved to the mainland when my dad was 14. He suffered some rejection due being biracial in a time when that was really frowned on. When I was born I had shockingly dark black hair and almond shaped eyes. As I have grown I look more like my Irish/Scottish heritage than Chinese.
By Sheryl on 02/06/06 10:39 am | Permalink
a little Hokkien in the mix… Keong Hee Huat Chai to you, Ruth!
By maniacalmultitasker on 02/06/06 4:07 pm | Permalink
Beautiful knitting!
By Annie on 02/17/06 9:59 am | Permalink
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