http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com Bored with Your Life? Get a Hobby! Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:18:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I love the sweet colors of Rich More Freesia yarn, if it's not so pricey, I would love to buy more for next projects. Rich More Freesia  I picked this color of Rich More Freesia, and combined it with white cotton yarn by Plum Brand. The yarns are soft, but Rich More Freesia ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/11/10/my-gals-knit-dress-in-rich-more-freesia/ There you have it! My poncho is ready for sale! Just kidding...It's not for sale. :P I love the colors, but too bad I might need to amend it next time when I go back to Malaysia. I think I need to add a few more rows on the rim so ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/11/05/my-crochet-poncho-in-victoria-yarn/ It's supposed to look like this, if I followed the pattern exactly from the book. But I'm too lazy to knit the sleeves, and the knit dress in Creamy Filatura Di Crosa Pasta Yarn turned out like this: I worn the dress yesterday, so I might as well snap a photo ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/11/04/my-knit-dress-in-creamy-filatura-di-crosa-pasta-yarn-2/ I didn't plan to knit for my kids when I was back last month, but my kids were asking for new knit wears. Both of them like to get new knit wears from me from time to time, and I don't know why. LOL! So, I bought some yarn balls ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/11/03/my-boys-tee-in-hamanaka-yarn/ I just realized that I have never posted this completed project, even if I have been wearing it for months. There are lot of backdated posts which I'm too lazy to post nowadays. :P But then, this top is so nice, even if it's already been worn and washed for so ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/11/02/my-crochet-top-in-silvery-white-lily-yarn/ I've completed my cape and dress, so I started knitting hubby's blue tee in Katia Perla yarn. I love the color and how soft the yarn feels on my hand, I think it's a very comfortable tee for the year end in Bangkok, when the weather is cool and windy. ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/09/29/hubbys-blue-tee-in-katia-perla-yarn/ I took this photo a few days ago and that was before my boy fell sick. So, I managed to crochet the poncho up to 9 inches so far, and I haven't touched it since. This piece is complete once I reach 12 inches and then I will start with other ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/07/09/project-progress-my-poncho/ Initially, I wanted to crochet a poncho as shown in this post, but I changed my mind. I shall crochet a simple pattern and let the lady at the knitting shop join up the pieces for me to form a poncho. The crochet pattern for this poncho, and the cotton yarn ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/06/23/new-crochet-project-a-poncho-with-victoria-yarn/ Finally, I've completed the front and back pieces of my knit dress in Creamy Filatura Di Crosa Pasta Yarn, which I've been knitting for 6 months! It's the longest knitting project ever, I think... I have more than a yarn ball of Creamy Filatura Di Crosa Pasta Yarn left, hopefully it's ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/06/23/my-almost-completed-knit-dress/ I've almost forgotten about this white knit dress even if it was completed some time ago. My gal was willing to try it out last weekend, and this dress which used to be bigger and now fits her so well. Even when my gal grows taller, she can still wear this ... http://www.aboutknitandcrochet.com/2009/06/08/my-gals-white-knit-dress-with-simple-embroidery/