Yearly Archives: 2009

Kuya Johann’s Orders

Kuya Johann is one of those people who supports me on this money – earning scheme. And as one of my supporters i ‘coerced’ him (literally??) to order something from me. And since he has no idea what crocheted stuffs he would ask me to do, i was the one who offered the stuffs he could order.

One. a crocheted seat rest. (Initial plan) turned head rest (because i ran out of yarn). I saw this cute pillow from a japanese crochet magazine, and I swore i have to make one, but i have to find someone to sponsor the project since I cannot afford to spend much yarn and just own the stuff. I am really on a tight budget here, you know.

And so, dear cousin is always enthusiastic about my crocheting and he obliged. For a promising 1,000 pesos. I will make him a crocheted pillow. And of course, since i diverted from what we talked about. (Black Baguio Yarns to Variegated Blue Wool Yarn) and (Seat rest to Head rest), the price went a bit lower. (750 pesos, cost of yarn is big since yarns are bought from Dreams Glorietta and Indonesia)

He was supposed to give this as a present. But he liked it so much so he’d rather keep it for himself. (thug my heart <3)blue pillow

You could use this pillow when you feel sleepy during office hours. Nice table decor too. 😀

And these are violet purses he ordered from me too. Initial plan is 10 pieces. product turn out is 5. Lack of time.

crocheted coin purse

crocheted coin purse

These coin purses are really meant to be given away. He can’t possibly force to own violet coin purses. 😀

 

Felting Wool – ahh the glory of it.

This was one of the reasons why i’ve been wanting to have wool yarns. I want to try felting and hehe. it was not easy  as i thought. The yarn did not felt the way i wanted it because my (lack of) patience took over.

I cannot share yet the experience since i am more excited about the result. I will share next time the steps I had taken but i want to share this wrist wrap i was able to make:

Felted crochet bracelet

Felted crochet bracelet

Felted crochet bracelet

Felted crochet bracelet
Felted crochet bracelet Button

 

What can a 100g wool yarn do?

I was amazed that the answer to the question is MUCH.

I was able to finish a scarf that measures approximately 70in x 12in using just a 100g of wool. The fabric was soft and light weight, it makes me think if i would want to finish the bolero i was working on because i have to finish it using the white acrylic yarn.

Here are some highlights:

The scarf and a cone of wool

Wool Scarf higlighting the motif used

Wool Scarf higlighting the motif used

Tada!!!

Scarf spread apart

Scarf spread apart

Working in Parallel

Last Sunday, I accompanied Mike in his laboratory. He needs to work on something and that day was the only day he could work without the hassle of someone else waiting for him to finish so others could use some of the equipment he needs.

Mike working

That’s mike on the background. His pc on the left, his microscope he assembled on the furthest left, the detector (gray and blue on the right) Some lens tissue on the center atop some miscellaneous boxes, His working table is surely a mess.

And I was supposed to finish a crocheted bolero so I brought some yarns and the unfinished project. As a precautionary measure, I always bring extra yarns with me, on the fear that I might be bored on the recent one I am working on.

And yes I did. so I decided to start the shrug that was ordered to me It was supposed to be made in wool (Yeah, i want to start crocheting wool). I did not know the exact size but I assumed it has to be longer than me. It always has to be.

The wool yarn I was using was the bluish gray (100g) from the store. I removed the ‘plastic cone’ from this yarn so I could measure the weight. Thus it was difficult to work with.

But, i was in mike’s lab and there has to be something in there that could help me. I saw some metal rods (which i asked mike how much, $6 to %10 !!!) and a metal base mounted on the optical table (the working table mike was working on) hehe, voila. i had a threader!

Improvised Threader

A closer look…

Closer look of the threader

And testing if the threader works..

 

 

 

Testing the threader

Testing the threader

Yei! I am ready to work again.

Thus with my magnificent instrumentation i was able to crochet comfortably. But alas, we had to spend more time in the lab because mike was unable to align his needed laser properly. And i was really cold. So my fingers are already shivering from the cold and i can’t insert the hook from the right hole so I stopped working and asked mike to take a picture of me with the crocheted article I had worked.

Here it is…

Me and my first woolen crocheted article

And before we went home (at 10pm) Mike was able to make his experiment work, and thanks to what? Hahaha.. inspiration he had coz i was with him.. <3

Mini crochets for mini princesses

I made these crocheted beret and pig ears for my niece – Kalai

and the scarf is for the expecting mommy Peps, with a matching hat for her incoming princess:

Beret for Kalai

Beret for Kalai

This is a small version of the ribbed hexagonal beret (pattern available at the store) I just added a few more rows to allow insertion of an adjustable ribbon. Just in case this will not fit my niece’s head. 😀

Pig ears

Pig Ears for my chubby niece.

Matching scarf & hat for queen peach and princess peach

Matching scarf & hat for queen peach and princess peach

I made peach a peach scarf 😀

hehe.. 😀

Tita Nelia

This is tita nelia, my fiance’s mother. Once she asked me to make her a bolero and I made a version of bongga bolero – biggie sized. Tita nelia, actually loved what i made for her. This is the first big bolero I made. I used a lace-weight yarn using 1.40mm hook size. It took me so long to finish this, just in time for her return to the country.

blue crocheted bolero

blue crocheted bolero

Blue Crocheted Bolero

Blue Crocheted Bolero

 

Scarves – did and have to do

Someone asked me for a scarf, and was specifically asked for this scarf to be made of wool. Yes wool. I will be having some wool supplies come November, just in time for the winter season.

I remember that i was able to make a scarf last year. Then, I promised myself i will never do another scarf again. It was tedious. But i was making it for a friend.

Here it was – I named it : LTIS (Longer Than I am Scarf)

I had to take a picture of this because I might never see it again. sigh…

Comfort Shrug

This is my first shrug and my first long sleeved crocheted garment. It was quite comfy and i love wearing it when me and my barkada goes out. It just became a bit bigger to me when my friends started trying this on… :) My shoulders are really low and I’m quite small and since crocheted garments are meant to stretch when forced to it became a bit loose :) Still it fits so right on my arms that i do not care much if it falls off my shoulder now :)

Ah, this shrug has been almost two years old and the color hasn’t faded yet. Even if it experienced multiple machine washings. No fall out stitches whatsoever :)

If you want to order a shrug of the same kind, kindly leave a comment below