Tailor-made crochet Amineko Cat

Remember I made my first Amineko Cat in September for Chinese Moon Cake Festival!? 

Well... my friend saw that one and asked me to make Amineko that look-a-like her cat~ um........... I thought how to make 2 tones with cat face/body pattern...Well, obviously I accepted this challenge... Then I clicked to her Facebook and checked out the cat. Immediately I sketched it down, the front and the back of the cat.

There are some concerns to stop me start immediately to crochet:

1) The "Gold" color hair of the Cat

2) The Amineko Cat has some pebbles inside the body for stability (but mine used dry green bean not green pea) but definitely I don't want to use this for her cat as I don't know if she would wash it or not!!!! LOL but I looked around my home no shop has small pebble for this purpose.

3) How I crochet the 2-tone on each row...with all those patterns on the cat.

4) My bf was back to HK in Oct and only stayed 3 weeks.

5) I started my Aromatherapy course in late Sept, so I have started to study and home revision....

...so based on above points and more (such as laziness & watching TV)... the project was delayed. 

Finally I think it is too bad if I couldn't finish it before Xmas for her. So I kicked my axx... I went to search yarn, beads,.........)I started and noticed my friend that I would give it to her by the end of last weekend [to give myself a push and let her know I am doing it! :P ]

So, the last week, I have been working hard on it every night..... but at the same time I was worry about my Chemistry exam as will be on 21/12..... what should I do!!!??! 

Well well well.... I finished the cat COMPLETELY on yesterday, 15 Dec, 2013. Including photo-shooting, labelling & packaging! HAHAHA

Today, my friend has a day off and she would come to my office to pick it up~ Yeah, save my time! So, I would go for my Chemistry study from today Mon to Fri, Exam on Sat! Then Xmas BBQ on Sat evening with my gals~~~~~~ YEAH~~~~~ 

I think as my Aromatherapy course has a LOT to learn. I should NOT take any order of knitting! LOL 

love, love k 

16/12/2013

YearLong Knit-a-Long 2013 (Continue to 2014)

Feel so bad that I could not complete my YearLong Afghan KAL 2013 in 2013.....11 squares were behind. 

So from the first day of 2014 I have started to continue knitting these squares. On 19/1/2014, I announced that I have completed all 30 squares. YAY!!!!! 

Now it is the time to block all the new squares & some blocked ones that still not in the right size!!!!! 

Here showing you my recent blocking patterns! They are beautiful, aren't they? :P

Hope the process of crochet them together NOT a lonnnnnnnng one! LOL

I have put my 30 square pattern list on my Ravelry. You can go & check it out~ 

love, love k

My 1st Toe Up Socks

Diagonal Lace Socks 
Feb 11, 2012: I started with Wendy's Diagonal Lace Socks but at that time i couldn’t figure out some steps……… so frogged…..

Around Oct 2, 2013
After another year of knitting and learning more stuffs… I wanted to try it again BUT I changed another pattern also from Wendy….Double Eyelet Rib Toe-up Socks

I could handle most of the part. 
For Cast on method, I used Judy Magic Cast on because I can handle better this than Turkish cast on, but I have a problem on one side after knit the first round…. having a HOLE… :( Don’t know how to fix this….

Also, the Wrap & Turn I did not do well too... LOL

I will try more different technique socks for comparison~

After finished up this pair of sock, I went back to Craftsy.com a free short tutorial by Carol Feller about Short Rows method!!! Also I purchased another online knitting class on "Knit Original Toe-up Sock" with Donna Druchuans.

Chinese Moon Cake Festival 2013

Today is Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival aka Moon Cake Festival! 

Beside Moon Cake we can have, paper lantern is another popular item especially for kids.

In the last 2 years I wanted to knit a Bunny Lantern (one of the traditional one) but always too late to do so.... 

This year I thought let do something more funny is (1) make Amineko (2) make a bunny lantern for him. 

I MADE IT!!!!! YAY

Also, I am happy that I bought a mini moon cake with a cute miniature moon cake tin. 

This pattern on the tin is one of the oldest moon cake box pattern. In the very early stage, it was printed on a paper box with moon cake. Later on, printed on tin but usually held 4 normal sizes moon cake inside this tin! hehe

Tonight, we will go to our grandma's home for a family dinner, eating moon cake, playing lanterns and look up to the sky for the FULL Moon! 

Happy Moon Cake Festival

祝大家中秋節快樂! 

love love, k

My First Amineko Cat!

I have been seeing people posting their funny Amineko Cat for so long. Finally I also cannot resist this little fellow! XD!

Also, he is my first CROCHET doll. 

However I had problem when crocheting in round, sometime when keep on moving up... the number of stitches changed.... So when I making the 2nd arm (halfway) & I compared to the 1st one...er... why not look the same!?@@#@$#$%... look bigger... so undo...re-do.. 2 times, 3 times,.. or 4 times. I can't remember. Then for the legs happened the same! =.=

At the end, somehow look ok altogether! LOL

I will make more accessories for him to make more funny pictures!
 

Stay Tune! 

love love, k

Rose Teapot Cozy

My 1st crochet TEAPOT COZY is done!!!! 

The pattern I followed was a Japanese pattern book & the original one with RED roses. At the beginning I also thought to use red color but I realise that the teapot itself has pink & purple rose patterns. Last minute change! eheheh 

The body of the cozy is easy to make and took not too long BUT the sewing up for the roses & leaves, then attached the roses on the cozy... REALLY TAKE TIME!!!!! 

Another piece as "Labor of Love" XD!

I also found that the Doily Dishcloth I made earlier in August is  a perfect match for this. So let them being together! hehehe 

It is sent out today and hopefully it will be arrived on time!!!!! 

Wish me luck! 

love love, k

Crochet Roses on Sunday

How was your weekend?

I spent my whole Sunday to crochet leaves & rose petals....... and hand-sewing up all of them.

They are 7 Purple roses, 7 Pink roses & 2 extra leaves.

What are they making for? 

I am going to finish up today after work! 

Wish me luck to finish it by the end of today! :)

love love, k