Remember this one?
Then you could transform a casual get-up to a chic one.
The fabric is soft and light that it could work well with your office attire. 
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From casual to something chic and classy
13
Oct
2009
2009
Category: Crochet Projects, Made to Order, Tunic/Blouse
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Why I have to give (them) away.
13
Oct
2009
2009
I am really being appreciative of my bestfriend’s gorgeous body now. That when i saw her in her clad office outfit i was really speechless.
I envy that my crocheted stuffs suit her better than they do on me. So fine. Give this away.
Hopefully I could attain such body. Lean and sexy.
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Category: Bolero/Shrug/Cardigan, Crochet Projects, Made to Order
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Crocheting as I go
13
Oct
2009
2009
Sometimes when i crochet. I just crochet as I go. Meaning, I do not intend to do anything at all. I just want to crochet.
For the past weeks, I just want to come out with a desirable pattern. So I try to combine a few stitches here and there. Pulling strings out again if I dislike the outcome or just cutting off the yarn and starting again.
Finally i decided to come up with a striped pattern. I have a cardigan that is striped s and i liked it. So i have to improvise another. I came up with this:
Its a combination of chain, treble and single stitches. The good thing about combining treble and single crochet (sc) in a solid stripe is that it provides a compact look but still maintains the stretchy characteristic of crocheted materials. It is the sc that holds the treble stitches in place. The chain stitches are there to provide the desired ‘crochet-lace’ effect. I expect this crocheted garment to have so many holes.
I stitched 200 chains as a foundation. It covers the entire length of my arm. I was meaning to crochet another long-sleeved cardigan. But when I had crocheted up to the fourth stripe, i reconsidered. The vertical stripes make me look thinner. and mike said that the pattern does not look good on a sleeve.
I shifted the crocheted piece 90 degrees and tried to wrap it around my body The ends did not meet. So if it’s not gonna be a long-sleeved cardigan, it should be a bolero. And with the body already completed, i went crocheting what should be the ‘sleeves’ of the bolero.
After finishing one side, i thought that i’d rather have this as a blouse. So after finishing the sleeves, i connected the two ends. And crocheted more rows on the other side of the garment. It ended up like this. And there’s a missing wide space up front. Deciding to make the neckline loose I patched the space with two right triangles.
It should look okay right? As having wide neckline meant to emphasize the chest area. And theoretically it looks good on most girls wearing a tube underneath. With hopes high, i continued crocheting until the garment covered the entire length of my torso. I fitted it. And it did not look okay. Well.
What’s to emphasize when there’s nothing at all?
Hating it, I put the whole thing in my closet after pulling out the stitches on the neckline. This is the third project i was putting aside. And it’s not a good sign. Especially that I stopped crocheting for months. And when i decided to crochet again, nothing came out good.
Next morning, saturday. I had nothing to do and the wasted top’s still in my head. I decided to get it back and reconsider. If a wide neckline is not good for me, there’s no way to go but to close the space. I have so many buttons and mylein says i look good on buttoned shirts. and so i crocheted overlapping squares on the space. But because it was a morning filled with frustrations over wasted crochet and also with empty stomach, the squares overlap too much that i could tie them together.
Mylein saw it and said that it looks good enough. And maybe i could crochet the ends a bit longer to make the ribbon fall more naturally. And that’s what i did. It turned out okay and i liked it. I wore it the next day when Mike and I went out.
Over a cup of coffee
13
Oct
2009
2009
Ahh.. when I have so many things I still have to do and the deadline is just around the corner, I cannot survive without a cup of coffee..
Crocheting over a cup of coffee
And a crochet hook to make me happy.
Brown Shrug in diamond motif
Back of Shrug
I am thinking of writing down the instructions to make this shrug
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Mixed Media : Beads, Yarn, Buttons and Fabric
13
Oct
2009
2009
This crocheted blouse is a mixture of textures – soft, hard and rough.
This project is somehow memorable since this is the first time I heard about pineapple stitch. That’s why i named it PiÑa Collada.
I played with the idea of including fabric into crocheted and it turned out good. I made it for my bestfriend.
PiÑa Collada
I used a native fabric from Ilocos. The fabric is actually handwoven.
And to make it more casual, i crocheted a bolero to go with it:
PiÑa Collada with bolero
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Category: Crochet Projects, Made to Order, Tunic/Blouse
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Momoink wears crocheted
12
Oct
2009
2009
Most of the time, I love dressing her up
She is one of my beneficiaries of my crocheted anything.
And I think she always loves them:
I actually wear my crocheted clothes @ work.
12
Oct
2009
2009
Pink @ work
This pink crocheted top is made from two strands of monaco crochet thread.
Take a closer look at the motifs used for the blouse:
Closer Look
This blouse used to be one of my favorites. I just have to wear it on top of a spaghetti strap and i’m off to go.
It’s actually the second blouse I was able to make during my first sem at graduate school . I used 2 balls of ecru, 1 ball of pink, 1 ball of dark pink and 1 ball of variegated monaco yarns
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I also wear them when i go out with my friends
Me and My Barkada
They are durable enough to withstand multiple washings (in washing machine, mind you.)
Sometimes it’s fun to have all your girl friends wear your creations. and know that they actually like them
Beauties and the Beast
And so that at the end of the day. You always have fun even after sore fingers. 
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Little Red Riding Hood Bolero
11
Oct
2009
2009
Little Red Riding Hood Bolero
This is a short-sleeved hooded bolero in deep red cotton yarn accented with mohair yarn around the borders of the hood.
Stitches are the same as what is used in the winter solace bolero.
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Blinky the Amigurumi Version
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Sep
2009
2009
Blinky is an imaginary characted created by 5-year old Jas.
His father Ryan Sandagon turned the imagination into an animation.
His father’s Org Buddy turned the imagination into a crochet project.
blinky
Here are the two episodes of Blinky’s World Narrated by Jas Sandagon
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Wrist Band with Button Applique
19
Sep
2009
2009
Violet Wrist Band with Buttons
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Materials:
Materials Used for making crocheted wrist band
- 8 metal links
- 1 wire with loop at end
- buttons
- Chrochet Thread (texture is like the DMC Thread used for cross stitch).
- 2 metal bars
- 1.6 mm crochet hook
- needle (big)
I bought the metal links, bars, and wires at Quiapo. The metal bars costs around 20Php/pack (contains 10), the links and wires are around the same price.
The buttons I used came from stashed buttons given to me by a local wholesale store of threads and other tailoring needs. (I’ll post a blog later)
Choose Buttons with this kind of back:
Buttons used
The purpose of this is the button will serve as the lock of the band.
The yarn’s frm Rosario Pasig. It was given to me free by the manong. Because I bought two kilos of yarns from him.
All in all, the materials came cheap. It took me less than 30 minutes to create this accessory.
Instructions:
Make a knot
Tighten the knot
Make a knot around one metal bar. And tighten it.This will serve as your first sc.
Make 8 sc around the chain like this:
First row of single crochet
Turn around. Chain 3 (serve as 1 dc). 8 DC into each next sc.
Second row of 9 dc
Create 9 rows with 9 DC.
Cut the yarn with a scissor, We will have to sew the yarn into the second metal bar with a needle.
Sewing the other end
The crocheted wrist band
Attach 3 metal links on each side of the metal bars. Then connect the 3rd links from both sides with the loop of the our wire.
Putting the links and improvised hook
Form the wire into a hook.
Improvised Hook
Attach three links in each side on the other metal bar. COnnect the 3rd links with another metal link. Connect the fourth link and the button using another metal link.
With Buttons Attached
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Category: Accessories/Appliques, Crochet Projects, How To's, Made to Order, Stitches
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