A Work in Progress...

Despite my busy schedule (wife-mom-work), I still make it a point to pick up my hooks and yarns once in a while... Crocheting, just like beading, reading books and blogging, has always been my way of relaxation.  But I must say that it serves as my #1 most of the time... Mainly because I love making crochet items for the people I love.

For a month now I've been desperately looking for a nice crochet sandals pattern that I can follow for my daughter. I am working on one and here's a snap shot of it:

Together with the printed pattern I saw online, I am using 2 balls of crochet thread and a size 2.10mm steel hook. The one you're seeing is the actual sole of the left foot of the slippers however, I ended up breaking it again because I couldn't figure out whether I missed a step or there's discrepancy in the pattern I am using. Either way, I am sad. Makes me really want to just purchase one MJ pattern from Etsy!

Oh well, well see...
I'll definitely post the picture of the finished slippers here anyway.
You'll just have to watch out for it :)

But until then...
I have to cut this blog short now because I will have to bath PM.

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Hiatus Mode

It's been a while since I last posted something to this blog...
And quite frankly, it's not because I lost the hang of it but I haven't had much time on my hand to do crochet projects after my baby's birth. :(
My baby + the office work load that I currently have are the things thats been eating most of my time the past month.

Last night though, I tried to pick up my hook and yarns again.
I've been wanting so bad to make Pm an MJ sandals...

I have this free improvised MJ pattern that I saw online. I am currently working on it and keeping my fingers crossed to finishing it soon. However, I only have the sole done last night because I had to stop to put my baby to sleep.

But as soon as I am done with it, I promise to post a picture of how it turned out.


Aaahhh... crocheting still gives me this natural high... I am so much in love with it! :)

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Crochet Books + Magazines

The new addition to my crochet books family! wooppeee!

a book + mags

I love them!

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Another Simple-Cutesy Cellphone Purse

I made this very simple purple cellphone purse for my mom... and one more of the same kind, just a different charm attached, for Cheska.

And what other things I'm trying to whip? I would like to make baby slippers / sandals for PM. Currently on the look-out for a Mary Jane slippers free pattern that I can make + the adorable double strap crocheted sandals I saw online! I want. want. want. need. those free patterns!

Okay, so bye again for now... gotta start looking for those free patterns that I need.
Search mode - ON!

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Side Tracked... Again.

I mentioned in one of my previous post that I have started doing the shawl of amah. However, since my globe cell purse got broken and is a little too old already (must be the yarn, it's not really that good) I decided to make me one purse again, but this time using the Cannon size 8 thread.

I love its color because it's almost the same as my phone and the way it actually fits the phone. And since the cell purse I have made for Angie isn't really that polished, I am thinking of redoing one and using a thread instead of a yarn. After all, I have a purple thread. Only problem is, it would have to wait a little more while again since I promised to make a yellow one for shobe too.

Another thing that I've made is PM's red hat. We're attending angkong's birthday celebration tomorrow so I have decided to make her a red hat to match her red dress... =)

Check it out!

my globe cell purse

and now on PM's hat....

                

starting the hat...

               

almost done...

              

a closer look at it

              

tada!

Pretty isn't it? *wink

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Crochet Stitches

Here's the conversion of the US to Aussie crochet stitches...
For self-taught stitchers like I am, I find this post very important so I would like to share it with everyone who also shares the same hobby as I am. *wink

USA Canadian to DUTCH UK/Australian

Chain - Chain

Slip Stitch - Single Crochet

Single Crochet - Double Crochet

Half Single Crochet - Half double Crochet

Double Crochet - Treble Crochet

Half-Double Crochet - Half Treble Crochet

Treble/Triple Crochet - Double Treble Crochet

Double Treble/Triple Crochet - Triple Treble Crochet

Triple Treble/Triple Crochet - Quadruble Treble Crochet

Quadruple Treble/Triple Crochet - Quintuple Crochet

Quintuple Treble/Triple Crochet - Sextuple Treble Crochet

Skip - Miss

Gauge - Tension

Yarn Over - Yarn On/Over Hook

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A Visit from Lynn!

Last Saturday, January 16, my friend Lynette gave me and PM a visit!
She handed me also her gift... a set of crochet threads! woooppppeeee!

threads from Lynette with love

Oh! and she also took PM's most recent picture which she posted on FB! Such a nice shot!

Thank you so much Lynn for the visit, the present and most of all for being so warm! =)

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