Crochengy

Hey guys, it's been a while since I posted here (again). It's really hard to get things in order, but it's best not to give up and just change tactics. I am taking my time to get my ducks in a row so that I don't lower any expectations. So today I am writing about one of my recent projects, which is wrist warmers with Stone Washed XL from Scheepjes. You have no idea how good this yarn is. It's made up of 70% cotton and 30% acrylic so it's so soft. I had no problem at all crocheting with it. Sometimes, with some yarn, the plies can get separated and the strand gets split as you crochet. So I would highly recommend Stone Washed XL yarn for beginners with a 5 mm crochet hook, which is the recommended size hook on the label too. I also love fingerless wrist warmers/gloves because you get to use the tips of your fingers as you type on your laptop or write with your pen. Basically, your hands would still function and you get to exercise your sense of t...

So I was given this wood pulp yarn to play around with since I have never worked with it before. The texture is quite different from any yarn in the traditional sense, I am not sure if I should call it yarn even. The technique of manufacturing wood pulp yarn involves chemical reactions initiated from wood pulp to regenerate cellulose fiber to create a type of fiber called rayon and from that different blends are made like silk, wool, cotton, and linen. If you are interested in more details, you can check Wikipedia When I saw the yarn, I decided to make a bag with it. I was inspired by those trendy Bali round bags. It was kinda hard to work with and rough on the hands. I wasn't sure about my tension because it has no sort of give. Sometimes, If I didn't go between the stitch spaces, I can tear the yarn (it is made up of a thin layer of sheet). However, it was easy to count the stitches and see them. I found this great blog article with a free crochet pattern with t...

This post has long been overdue. It has been sitting in my drafts menu for almost 2 months now!! I continued experimenting with Amigurumi with even more projects. I did Super Mario using AB Hariri and Snoopy using Excel which is specifically designed for making Amigurumis. I have to say that my experience with Excel was far more better than AB Hariri. Excel is softer than AB Hariri, my hands wouldn't feel tired after finishing work. The finished project looks more neat as well because Excel doesn't have that frizzy fiber coming out of it. I found a couple of tricks to help with weaving in ends and attaching the different parts together. I think these resources are great if you are new to Amigurumi. You can check out this great Youtube channel called June Gilbank for Amigurumi tips and tricks for beginners. There is this particular playlist  for right-handed people that contains all the basic tutorials and is all what you need to begin. Even better, the same playlist is...

Hello guys! Today I am sharing my first free pattern of Granny Square Coasters. You can play with the colors as you wish, either make it multi-colored like my picture or make it all from one color. I just love pastel colors, they give out a smooth sense of serenity that goes with that cup of coffee/tea in the morning. Anyways, without further ado, here comes the pattern (written in US terms): Material:  4 mm crochet hook. Nako Saten (Straw, Light Blue, Coral Reef, Quartz, Blue Glass, Romantic Pink) Tapestry Needle. Abbreviations : Sl st: slip stitch Ch: chain Dc: double crochet Tr: treble crochet Dc2tg: double crochet 2 together Dc3tg: double crochet 3 together Beg: beginning Rnd: round Sp: space Pattern: Start with slip knot. ch 6. sl st into first ch to make a circle. Rnd 1: ch 5. (tr into ch4 sp, ch 1) 11 times. join with sl st into 4th chain from beg chain (12) Rnd 2: ch 3. 2 dc into ch1 sp. (3 dc into next ch1 sp) repeat until the end. jo...

I am happy to announce that I started collaborating with YarnsDubai.com as their full-time crochet specialist. Yaaaaayyyy!! It has been 3 years since I was in the job market and it's been so long to start work again. However, I am happy I am doing something I love and am passionate about. Last week was my first and I cannot wait to finish many projects, learn new tricks, and influence others to take up crochet. I am planning to teach crochet with YarnsDubai.com in courses and workshops soon. We are aiming to raise awareness and educate people not only about crochet, but also knitting, cross-stitching, and other things. I hope I will be able to provide the right guidance to beginners when it was given to me long time ago. I am also in the process of making tutorial videos on my YouTube channel to help those who cannot physically come to the classes/workshops. Besides, there will be videos for projects suitable for all levels of experience from time to time as well as simp...

I cannot find a specific beginning point to explain why I have been out of the picture for the past few months. I had a family emergency that kept me away from work and home for a month and a half, plus when we got back it was time to move out of our house and relocate to another place. Needless to say, it took a lot of time to settle in and get back to the routine. I did a lot of yarn shopping from Egypt and when I came back I was so eager to get back and start working with them. However, to tie up loose ends first, I picked up the water bottle cover project again to finish it. But sadly, it did not finish up nicely when it was time to join the pieces. I was so bumped about my failure especially that this was my first idea to design. My husband told me to start again. I must have learned something from my mistakes and now have to figure out how to recover. And indeed this is what I will do! Of course, failure is unavoidable in life, but how we deal with it is what makes the diff...

I hope you liked my last post on my best friend's wedding gift and checked out the tutorial videos! For my second part of the wedding gift, I made barefoot sandals since they are the raving fashion in crochet nowadays. I found a lovely pattern on Ravelry  and decided to glam it up with beads. Check it out: This is also my first attempt at the barefoot sandals and adding beads to crochet work, it looks so precious, doesn't it? I feel like the more you experiment with different projects, the more diverse your experience will be. It doesn't matter if you have 10 years experience or 10 days, every time you try a different project, you are back to square one and you are a beginner. Have you started a new project lately?