Crafting 2011 (Week1): Puff Stitch Cuff

Materials: worsted weight yarn (Cotton Ease, old rose) button white thread Tools: crochet hook 7/0 needle yarn needle How this was made: Row1: Chain 6, sc in 3 chain from hook, sc in the 3 other chains. Chain 1, turn. Row2: Sc in each sc. (4 sc) Row3: Ch3 turn. In first sc, nake a [...]

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Amigurumi – Hiyama Kiyoteru

Because my sister loves Hiyama Kiyoteru SO MUCH and that it might take forever before there’s an official doll/plushie/other similar merchandise, I thought it would fun to make an amigurumi of him. I haven’t seriously ever made amigurumi except this rectangular cat plushie that JM and I gave a friend’s baby. Anyway, my sister bought [...]

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Kiyoteru Hiyama – Megane

??????????????????????????? ??????????????????????????? My sister has converted me into being a fangirl of Kiyoteru Hiyama. He is a teacher wearing glasses kind of Vocaloid. Argh. I mean, fine, his character’s cute. It’s just that the songs I’ve heard before weren’t really that nice. Until she made me listen to Megane and I searched for the video. [...]

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My own crochet roll/case

Finally, a roll/case for all my crochet hooks. And maybe additional two more I’m tired of having separate cases for my crochet hooks. The Hamaka set came with their own, so did the Susan Bates Silvalumes. And I have two more hooks that have no cases because I bought them individually. I carry along my [...]

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Baby shoes and a new coaster

I’ve been really busy making hats, hats and more hats! My Flickr set will show that. XD In any case, I got a request from my friend if I could make baby shoes. She likes the ballet type of shoes. So I searched for patterns for baby shoes I could use as basis. So after [...]

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Crochet and Knitting Booklets from Saizen

When I learned about the new branch of Saizen in Trinoma, I just had to go there myself and see the goodies. XD In Galleria, I am overwhelmed by the sheer number of items. In Trinoma, there are a lot of things but it’s not that overwhelming compared to Galleria. So one Sunday when my [...]

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Playing with More Yarn!

I’ve always liked hats and knowing how to crochet them makes it easier for me to make my own. It’s just a matter of having enough yarn My stash of is mainly that of acrylic and wool or acrylic and cotton mixes. I already used up my big skein of Bernat handicrafter yarn for my [...]

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