Leg warmers

2 styles leg warmer.

Gloden brown, I made for myself but do not have a chance to wear them because the weather is getting warm. I will wear them next winter for sure. I do not have pattern and do not count how many row. I estimate by my legs. I did knit stich until almost long enough , then do knit and purl for 2 line, then finish.

This red one for my friend"Nok". She gave me some money for them ..hehe!

Loop Pattern Multiple of 2
Row 1 (right side) : Knit
Row 2 *K1, sl 1; rep from * to last 2 sts, K2.
Row 3 Knit.
Row 4 K2, *sl 1,K1; rep from * to end. Rep these 4 rows

Knitting hat with tail

I made a lovely hat with a tail  for aThai friend "Sa" in CA.  She is older than me but still looks young, so  I created this hat for her, then when she wares it will lovely on her  and look younger than her age, but I heard she did not ware it outside because her husband keep making her shy with the tail.

Nine-Stich-Braid :Knitting hat

I made this one with circular needle. At the end I did not made circle but made it flat and seam, so can ware in two way as pictures.

Pattern for Nine-Stich-Graid
Upward Braid

Row 1 (right side) : knit
Row 2 and every even row : Purl
Row 3 cable 6 back, K3
Row 5 Knit
Row 7 K3,cable 6 front
Row 8 Purl
Reb these 8 rows
.......................................

Downward Braid

Row1 (right side) : knit
Row2 and every even row: Purl
Row 3 Cable 6 front, K3
Row 5 Knit
Row 7 K3, cable 6 back
Row 8 Purl
Rep these 8 rows

2 styles hat with 3 color

I knit this one with Nine-Stitch Braid pattern but did not left area between the stiches. I gave it to my mother in law on Christmas.

Pattern for Nine-Stich-Graid

Upward Braid

Row 1 (right side) : knit
Row 2 and every even row : Purl
Row 3 cable 6 back, K3
Row 5 Knit
Row 7 K3,cable 6 front
Row 8 Purl
Reb these 8 rows
.......................................

Downward Braid

Row1 (right side) : knit
Row2 and every even row: Purl
Row 3 Cable 6 front, K3
Row 5 Knit
Row 7 K3, cable 6 back
Row 8 Purl
Rep these 8 rows

This one I made knit stiches and knit , purl stiches with the 4 lines as you see in the pictures in colors, bottom and in the middle. I gave Thai friend"Neung" in Nesbraska.

Broken-Rib Diagonal : Cream and Pink hat knitting

My lovely thai friend "Cream" came to CA,USA in winter . I offered to make a hat for her" she requested cream color same as her name.
PS: I lost the actual hat pictures , so I added the below instead which is not the one.

This pink one for my cousin "Nok" .
People here cannot call her name, so someone gave her new name as 'Nina". I knit the same pattern as cream hat but add pom pom on the top for more lovely.

ME #1

Wed 17th Nov 08

It is a big changing in my life ,since I married  a foreign man , I have to moved from home to the USA. I do not know what is waiting for me.Well, I was telling myself 'Do not give up' ,but I have to be strong and patient.

My husband and I are totally difference . He is quiet but I am talkative. I always smile but his face stay still as usual. Some of my friends said his face only one mood in every emotional.

 I like to do activities with people but he does not. Anyway, we get along really well .
My speaking annoy him sometimes ,but it is not a big deal.He gives me everything I want which he can afford.

It was 1 year and half since we knew each other. He went to Thailand met me in person .A year later, we married and applied for my visa. It was  1.5 years processing that so long.

It was 4 years until I left Thailand.

Now , time to learn married life , difference culture and also cold weather....eeew!!

We were in Maxican resturant with Nok and Bim.





Early winter in the deck at our back yard.

Outside really cold but always smile.

ME #2

On the day I took this photos was really cold but act like warm..LOL

Monday 12th Jan 2009
WoW! I am here 7 months already very quick. It was many things upset me but I did well and passed all. I finally got driving license on Friday 2nd this month .I did 4 times writing test but only 1 time for road test...Yippee! Now , I can drive without worry, if police catch me or ask me to stop ,but the problem now is I do not know direction . I know only around my house , but I have to learn the map and remember street name. This country is more easier with direction ,just remember route, north , east, south,west and street name, where you want to go..this what I think and there is helper call "GPS" but I do not have yet . My husband 's new car has GPS that is cool!. One night I took my friend to sign out school finish study on that day and we went to other school before go home, but on the way back I went to the wrong lane made me can not turn to the way home. It was lucky I drove my husband new car with GPS but took time to figure it out how to use it, well we did!...Yeah, back home in final...funny huh?
I am start looking for part time job and also study ESL in school not too far from home. I found one middle school by newspaper only 4 minutes drive from home.I will register sometimes this week.
Everything here goes smooth with my petient and not rush to do even feel uncomfortable and frustrating.

My 1st snow

My first time to see real snow! On Tuesday 16th Nov 08 while I was sitting in front of computer enjoyed with internet, then Nok called me and told at her work snow was falling but not much. We were excited but myself not much because did not see yet.

 After that not long I heard noise as rain then decided to took the mat at the deck inside .Suddently, I saw all white cover the deck .Snow! I was really exciting and wanted to called family in Thailand but it was too early for them that time about 3.40am., then I grapped a camera made the videos with walked back to front of the house. About 30 minutes snow stopped .

My little brother 11 yrs. old just asked me to send him snow by mail in the box which keep cold. I would love to do but really sure it will not work because snow will melt before get to Thailand. I am waiting for more snow because I wanted to make a snow man same as I saw on TV in Thailand.

Trees in the winter

4th Nov 08...WoW! it is cold but colorful trees. Yesterday, I took photos around home looked really nice, but today all trees does not look good because leaves almost gone.

Freddy

I do not know much about "Pet" because I did not have many pets, and unlucky all my pets dead. I had 2 rabbits when I was very young and they died because of poison in vegetable.

I had a puppy dog when I studied in high school. My grandfather got him for me from his friend. I was really excited. He was so cute. My grandfather got another one for my sister too. I gave him a name 'Begea" the same name as a popular football player that time. I raised him well. He was very big. When moved live with my mom I did not take him with me. I came back to my grandparents again few years later, my grandfather said neighbor gave him poison...poor dog! My sister's dog sicked and dead too.

I had fish and all dead too.Lately, before left Thailand, I had goldfish, some alive! I learned how to look after them. I had an aquarium for them even small but good. I gave them to my niece because she has some goldfish too but raises them in a big pot plant.

My husband had 2 cats, but one sicked and dead before I came a year. Now, we have one left "Fred".

I normally do not like cats because they are very annoying. A cat bit me once at home in Thailand that made me really do not like cats.I went to doctor for medicine and injection with 'Mad dog disease".

Fred is different from cats I met. He always runs away from me, never annoyed. I think he is smart cat. I love him. He is a Siamese cat. My friend, who is a cat lover told me, Fred is "Vicheanmas " breed.

Americans love pets. They look after their pets as members of families like kids. Pets stay in the house and sleep in same bed. It is unusual in Thailand. Well! good to have pets here.

My husband really loves animals and I guess he loves Fred as his son..LoL.

Dining table

When talk about cooking....OH OHH! it is a big problem for me because I am really bad with it, but now I am a full time housewife ,no choice. I have to learn to know menu and recepe' on the internet and cook books and try to cook. Sometimes good and many times not good but not too bad...LOL

I am really lucky, my husband eats everything I cooked. He likes to try new things, but if he does not like the food, he will not eat more. I would like to cook Thai food but the city I live does not have many Thai ingredients ,so I always create new recipe' with what I can find , and also try to cook American food my style. I think , this is enough talking let's join my table.