Amigurumis

I found a new love! It's Amigurimi... :)

Crocheting is addictive. Making amigurumi dolls is hyper addictive. I didn't have the confidence that I could make one. But once I got the hang of it, it was quite easy and I made not just one but several of them.

This Kokeshi was the first I made following the head and body pattern that I found  HERE.

 This little bunny is my absolute favourite of all...

I guess it gets better from here and hopefully I'd be able to start selling them too. 

♡♡♡

Dear Lily

You were a girl with a mighty heart, loved by all and a joy to be around. 

Your passing hit us hard. We are still dealing with,

and getting used to not seeing you anymore. 

Making this little doll reminded me so much about you,

Your beautiful long golden brown hair,

Your lovely bright demeanor,

And makes me feel like you are still here.

I am sure you are happier where you are now,
free from pain and suffering. 

But we miss you,
and wish we had longer time together here. 

** Lily was a very good friend of mine and many other from work. She passed away last December after battling tuberculosis for many months.

Crochet Hen Egg Basket

As a little girl growing up on the hills where there are big trees, green grasses, dusty roads, goats bleat and cowbells chime, I dreamed of becoming a stay-at-home-mom. Although life took me away from that peaceful land to a happening city that doesn't quite sleep, I continued to clung on to that dream. It's almost a month since I finally took the huge step of quitting my job at a corporate firm fulfilling the stay at home part. And I hope, so very sincerely hope of being a mom too, when God wills it.

Well now that I have all the time in the world, I picked up on what I love best, Crochet. Taking orders has its challenges like meeting the deadlines, making sure your items meet the customers' expectation blah blah blah. What I do love, however, about taking orders is the opportunity to try out different designs and patterns; and when you get that message from your customer about how happy he/she is with your product, you feel so accomplished. If you are a crocheter yourself, you can totally relate to this.

A week ago I got a customer contact me asking to make a Hen Egg Basket. Well I've never tried that and wanted to take up the challenge. After browsing for sometime I happened upon a pattern by Sara Huntington on Ravelry. So off I went trying my hands on it and here are what my trial piece came out as:











The written instruction wasn't very clear I must say. It didn't specify that the terms used were UK terms nor did it  explains how the base closure is done. I had to come up with my own method to close the base. Nevertheless I am a happy girl. It sure is a double delight to be complimented by the hubster.... :)


As for this basket, I am thinking I should do a giveaway....


Anywho, Thank you for stopping by.


Cheerio.

Some shoe love....

I love making baby booties. They are so freaking cute and look oh so fab in those tiny little chubby feet. They are not always fun to make considering the size and the amount of attention it involves in counting the stitches.

Here are some of my recent shoe makes. One of my favourite things about crochet is how baby items turn out so cute and adorable. All these have been sent and are happily received by their new owners.

100% cotton, import yarn from Bulgaria

Bow booties

Stripe booties, pattern by Croby Patterns

Honeycomb boots, pattern by Mon Petit Violon

Primavera Flower Squares

I had, for a very long time, been eyeing and wanting to try my hands on the super awesome Primavera Flower squares by Dada's Place. So when I received a request from a lovely lady from Kuwait to make a divan spread and cushion cover set with the pattern I jumped. Literally jumped.

I took ill while working on these. Went in and out of the hospital too. The soonest I could get back, i picked it back up and worked like there was no other things left to do...

This bolster cover took what it seemed like ages to finish and I wrecked my brain a little deciding on what would be the best closure style.

I went over many styles and designs on the Internet, and finally decided on the draw string closure. I think I quite love how it turned out.

I am not very sure though, if these pictures really do justice to how lovely these pieces look. I am not a skilled photographer lol.

If you happened upon this blog, Hi! Welcome and I hope you liked it here.


Cheerio...