Finally back in action after a few hectic months. Managed to rush out a bear's replica at my friend's request.
First Pair of Baby Booties
Finished my first pair of baby booties for sale at my friend's online shop today!
Heehee I hope someone will buy them soon...
Heehee I hope someone will buy them soon...
Making a doll out of MSN emoticon
Managed to make a panda toy out of an MSN emoticon today:
I did it in a rush.. luckily it turned out ok :D
I did it in a rush.. luckily it turned out ok :D
Despicable Me Minion Amigurumi no.2
Did another Despicable Me minion today. It is a 2 eyed one this time and I tried to copy down my pattern this time.
The minions that I had made seem quite popular in my facebook and I had some more requests for them but I am running out of the yellow yarn.
The minions that I had made seem quite popular in my facebook and I had some more requests for them but I am running out of the yellow yarn.
Despicable Me Minion Amigurumi
Did a Despicable Me minion as my friend had requested for 1. Since I could not really find any patterns online, I had to come up with 1 myself. Spent quite a lot of time making it but I am quite satisfied with the results :D
Heehee I personally like it a lot because it is so cute but too bad I had to give it away to my friend :/
Heehee I personally like it a lot because it is so cute but too bad I had to give it away to my friend :/
Totoro Amigurumi
Made a totoro doll for my friend following the pattern from http://heavens-hellcat.livejournal.com/420.html. However, I realised that the pattern is for the totoro's blue small eared friend so I made a modification to make the big eared grey totoro that my friend wanted. It still does not really look alike the grey totoro though, because the grey totoro is supposed to have whiskers.
Pouch with lining
Finished a pouch with lining today. I had bought the pattern from a shop and as usual I had made some modifications to the pattern. I added a pink rim to the top of the pouch.
The yarn is a mix of acrylic and nylon and the lining is of Japanese cotton material. The zip is a bit too short for the pouch though :/ and I should have hidden the zip behind the lining instead.
The yarn is a mix of acrylic and nylon and the lining is of Japanese cotton material. The zip is a bit too short for the pouch though :/ and I should have hidden the zip behind the lining instead.
First Crocheted Pouch
Finished my first crocheted pouch today following the instructions on http://laughingpurplegoldfish.com/2008/08/14/easy-peasy-crochet-bag/ with some modifications.
The bag is very colourful because I was trying to use my acrylic yarns evenly :P The pouch turned out to be quite okay. I will be using it to store some of my amigurumi accessories heehee.
The bag is very colourful because I was trying to use my acrylic yarns evenly :P The pouch turned out to be quite okay. I will be using it to store some of my amigurumi accessories heehee.
Flower Bag Accessory
Saw some sweet crocheted flower patterns online and tried to make some today. I decided to make a small bag accessory using the flowers and some ribbons that I had bought not too long ago.
Crocheted Coaster
Made a crocheted cat face coaster today by modifying from a normal circular coaster pattern. Quite happy that it turned out fine.
The coaster is made out of Japanese cotton silk yarn and I had added a piece of purple felt at the back to hide all the ugly sewing at the back :P
The coaster is made out of Japanese cotton silk yarn and I had added a piece of purple felt at the back to hide all the ugly sewing at the back :P
Amigurumi Beaver
Finished an amigurumi beaver today following a pattern that I had bought from PlanetJune. However, since I was trying to replicate a soft toy that I had, I made some modifications to the legs and added a top hat and bow.
The beaver is made out of 100% acrylic yarn and I had quite a hard time making it. Guess my crochet skills still need a lot more work.
The beaver is made out of 100% acrylic yarn and I had quite a hard time making it. Guess my crochet skills still need a lot more work.
Amigurumi Bird
Finished an amigurumi bird for another friend today. I followed the pattern from http://bittersweetblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/19/birds-of-a-feather/ but I had made some modifications to the beak because I do not have any felt cloth and personally I feel that pasted felt cloth may not last very long. I may be wrong though :P
The yarn I used is 70% merino wool + 30% nylon which is also very soft and nice to touch.
The yarn I used is 70% merino wool + 30% nylon which is also very soft and nice to touch.
First Amigurumi Bear
Finished my first amigurumi bear for my friend today. Struggled with it for quite a while because it had been even a longer time since I last crocheted. I got the pattern from an amigurumi book I bought.
The bear is made out of Japanese cotton silk yarn which made the bear to be very soft and nice to hold.
The bear is made out of Japanese cotton silk yarn which made the bear to be very soft and nice to hold.
Asherton Reversible Striped Scarf
Made a scarf for my friend for her birthday using cashmere wool. Followed the instructions from http://smariek.blogspot.com/2006/09/asherton-reversible-scarf.html and modified the pattern a little by adding strips.
Hope it will keep her warm for her trip!
Hope it will keep her warm for her trip!
Double Knitted Striped Scarf
I had read about the technique of double knitting online and decided to make a stripped double knitted scarf for my Hokkaido trip.
It is made out of 100% wool and the double knitting had made the scarf a bit hard :/ I am also not very sure on how to end off the scarf and so the ending looked a bit weird :/
It is made out of 100% wool and the double knitting had made the scarf a bit hard :/ I am also not very sure on how to end off the scarf and so the ending looked a bit weird :/
