Crochet Hooks
In need of Crochet Hooks? I can definitely help you out…
We are selling a set of imported hooks. This set includes:
For only Php2,000.00! 
If interested, you may reach me thru the following:
Email – bubblegumdezine@aol.com
Mobile – #0923.353.0533
… still working on it. still learning how to actually do it.
I didn’t push through the face details yet but will definitely post pictures once I am finally done with the HK Granny Square (because I must admit, this really doesn’t look like one!).
I am (seriously) finding it a little hard understanding a very vague pattern given to me. *ugh!
middle part of the face...
a blank HK face
more of like an apple than HK's face
I probably need to work on the face details.
This is not something related to any of my hobby (beading/crocheting)… I wanted to post it because it somewhat made me happy.
Just this Thursday on my way to the hospital for check-up, we came across a newly opened 7/11. Since we had to stop for gas refill, I had the chance to check out the newly opened convenient store and was luckily assisted by a hostess.
She gave me a free Slurpee and tons of yummy Hershey’s ‘n More rice crispies! 
yum!
I still believe that no matter how small or big it is, freebies never fail to brighten someone’s day!
Slurpee!!!
Hershey's 'n More
lots of it!
I am about to make a shawl for amah and a blankie for baby. But since I know that the Red Heart Bulk-Acrylic yarn is not appropriate due to it being super fibrous, I’ve decided to buy additional Monaco mercerized-cotton yarns.
I am not sure if they’ll work out just fine… but I will go ahead and try.
Monaco mercerized-cotton yarn… Avail a discount if you get a dozen. 
all of them in a pretty mooncake box
Finally! I was able to come up with a hat for my baby which I’m sure will fit her head.
It’s really true — practice makes perfect!
A lot of people love it… And I can’t wait to try it on my baby!
Yellow Baby Hat
I love the Red Flower
a peek inside the hat
tada!
I can’t wait for the wool yarns… I’m going to try making another one using that!
In search of varieties of FOs available online, I tried doing a couple of bookmarks…
I figured I really need to be more creative.
With this 2 projects, I got confused with the stitches… and I think the yarns I used doesn’t fit for a bookmark.
Here they are:
Heart Bookmark
Apple Bookmark
Last night, I gave in to the urge — I was finally able to make my mobile phone a case using an improvised pattern!
I know it wasn’t at all bad because I’ve had people asking me to make them one. ;) hhhmmm…
I choose this color because it matches my mobile's color
a closer look at the HDC stitches
… testing the stitches for a baby afghan. This time I am using the locally available Canon mercerized cotton yarns.
with the wrong choice of color...
close-up
now with the right color... (1 strand)
using 2-strands of yarn on pink (better!)
However, I am still not satisfied… I’ll see what I can do else with the afghan using squares.
I will keep you guys posted.
Felt Balls
…the fabulous art of removing air and wonderfully clean hands!
What is Felt?
Very simply, felt is matted wool. Wool becomes felt when it is subjected to moisture, heat, and pressure. (In fact, if domestic sheep were not shorn, over time their wool would felt or “cot”.) Hot soapy water makes the wool slippery, and causes tiny scales on the fiber to “open up”. The scales prevent the fibers from backing up again after they slide across each other; with agitation, the fibers get hopelessly tangled together. When cooled and dried, the scales close and lock the wool into the tough, durable material we call felt.
For this first project you will need a nine-inch cake pan, some liquid detergent (Joy, Dawn,etc.), a kitchen sink, hot and cold water, and about 30 minutes.
| Laying Out the WoolLay out a half-ounce of washed and carded wool. Divide into three equal portions. Spread out the first portion so that the wool evenly covers the bottom of the cake pan, with all of the fibers running in the same direction. Place the second layer on top of the first with the layers at right angles to the layer beneath. Repeat with the third layer, arranging the fibers cross-ways to the layer below. |
| Wetting the WoolSquirt a small amount of liquid detergent over the top layer of wool. Then gently pour about a half cup of HOT water over the wool. |
| Pressing Down the WoolPress straight onto the wool pile so that the wool compresses into a mass on the bottom of the pan. Add more hot water until all of the wool is wet. Work around the edges, pressing down until all of the wool is matted down. |
| Working the WoolHold the pan in one hand, while you gently massage the edge of the wool with the fingertips of the other hand. Use your palm to gently agitate the center. Slowly rotate the pan as you work. Keep rolling the edge of the wool slightly inwards to give it a smooth, finished shape. The soap will squish up between your fingers and the wool will matt togther. After about 5 minutes the wool will begin to firm up, and you can begin to work with a more vigorous circular motion. |
| Turning the FeltAfter about 10 minutes, the felt will hold together well enough to turn it over. Tip the pan and gently flop the wool out into your hand and place it upside down in the pan. Add more soap or hot water if necessary, and continue working the wool as before. |
| RinsingRun warm water into the pan and pour off the soapy water. Then run cold water over the wool and press the water out of it. It should be round, about an eighth of an inch thick, and a little smaller than the pan. It should be felt! If you continue working it, it will grow thicker and smaller. Its not that you are losing wool, its that you are losing air spaces. |
| Fulling the Felt(You don’t have to do this part) If you want the felt to be strong, continue working the felt by running more hot water over it, and rolling and squeezing it in your hands. The more you do this, the “fuller” (thicker and stronger) it becomes. |
Pressing and Drying
When you’re finished felting you may want to use an iron (set at “wool”) to speed up the drying and flatten it out nicely. Congradulations! You’re done!
I must admit… instead of actually picking up my Diagonal Baby Blankie project, I got SIDE-TRACKED-AGAIN into doing crocheted bookmarks and what seems to be granny squares (but it says on the pattern ‘afghan‘)!
Due to the overwhelming patterns (plus ideas to add up to that) that I am getting from friends, I tried working on several things – all at the same time! Can you believe that?
Well anyway, I actually tried working on bookmarks because I would like to make a good one for shobe. As for the afghan, I made it using my local canon mercerized cotton yarns just to see if somehow it would actually turn out okay for baby as blanket but later on realized I have chosen the wrong color so I am going to turn it into a scarf for myself instead… *ugh*
I promise to upload photos of them soon…
Right now I just need to dive into my urge to try making me one cellphone purse for my C905 mobile so I can go ahead and pick up my Diagonal Baby Blankie project again… so I really hafta be done with that purse else I will never be able to work back on the Diagonal Blankie.
Gotta go!
Talk to you soon…
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