Mr Monkey was reason number 3 for wanting to learn crochet. I am glad I waited till I felt confident enough to make him, I didn’t want to have to take him apart a hundred times until I got him right. Mr Monkey was sitting quietly when he found a banana, ate it and then [...]
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Summer Sling Tote in Denim It’s my blog and I’ll show off if I want to. Two of my latest and favorite crochet peices are a tote and flag ball. The flag ball was sort of inspired by seeing lots of Kuwaiti flags in preparation for February’s Hala February. I got into this patriotic mood and [...] Armed with my new crochet hooks and dark blue chunky yarn I set out to make a tote/purse/handbag and started looking for patterns I could actually follow. I am a beginner and I wanted something easy. After a bit of digging and googling I came accross futuregirl’s starling tote and fell in love with it. [...] I have a new crafting obsession. Mr Bear and Mr Hippo Hehehe there’s something wrong with them, their heads should be round, and I just can’t seem to get them round enough. Not that it really matters, because I got my hooks, yarn and a total addiction to crocheting little amigurumi creatures. I care about the environment, I really do. I try to minimize my consumption of the earth’s recources. I don’t by products that have CFC in them, turn off the lights when I go out of a room and I remember to use the least amount of water when I brush my teeth. It all [...] Click on the images for the tutorials Yoonie at home: Laptop Sleve Paperless Grocery Bag Crochet Monkey by Chimuchimu
Binder Clips on the Duvet Cover Some things in life are easier when done by two people, like changing the duvet covers. Unfortunately an extra person is not always available. Actually an extra small person is usually available but not very useful in things like this. The only thing she can do with a duvet [...] Baby Lulu loves handbags, purses and wallets. She loves getting into my closet and choosing her favorites and then drags it along to the door saying ‘bye bye’ signaling that it is time to go out, she’s ready and even has a bag to prove it. I decided that it was time she had her [...] I love making stuff. I really do. I am just usually too lazy or too tired. For some reason, though, I’ve been dreaming of making felt soft toys all last week. So, totally by chance, I found some felt last Thursday and bought some. I then went home, googled “felt bunny pattern” and found this [...] I had some friends over for dinner last night and it was awesome. It was a simple affair; pizza, salads, crackers with cheese and chocolate cheesecake. The cheesecake was the best thing on the menu. I spent hours deciding what to make because I wanted to make something easy but very yummy. I also didn’t [...] |
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