crochet yarn brands

here's a list of the yarns that I used:

• Monaco cotton thread size 10
  weight: 50 grams per ball
  length: 175 meters/190 yards per ball
  site: http://monaco.com.ph/
  This is what I use most often because its luster. This is also the cheapest cotton yarn available locally.


• Cannon cotton thread size 8
  weight: 40 grams per ball
  length: 175 meters/190 yards per ball
  colors: available in 127 solid, variegated and multicoloured shades
  site: http://www.coatscrafts.ph/Products/crochet.htm
  I usually use Cannon yarns only when the color I needed is not available in Monaco.


• Anchor Lifestyles Crochet Thread size 10
  weight: 40 grams per ball
  length: 220 meters/240 yards per ball
  colors: available in 48 colours – 28 solids, 8 variegated shades and 12 multicolours
  site: http://www.coatscrafts.ph/Products/crochet.htm
  This one is the most expensive cotton crochet yarn available locally.
  


• Red Heart acrylic yarns
  weight: 15g balls packed by 10; 50g balls and 100g balls packed by 3s
  colors: 85 carefully selected colours – brights, pastels and earth colours and 33 multicolour shades
  site: http://www.coatscrafts.ph/Products/acrylic+yarns.htm
  

baby booties

The moment I saw one of this baby booties, my heart pumped with excitement! They are so cute and I couldn't wait to make my own too! I researched for patterns on the web but I didn't find any pattern that match the yarns I'm using. The booties end up smaller than expected. Some just doesn't look right. So I decided to come up with my own pattern. I tried several times stitching and ripping back until I get it perfectly. Now, I couldn't be more proud of my booties! :) Here it is...







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baby booties

Jasper's cap

When I gave Shifu to Jasper last year, he asked me if I can also make him a cap. So I made one and gave it to him. But to my disappointment, he only laughed at the brim of the cap. He said it looks like the ears of a mouse. I knew he would comment on that brim! Here's how it looks like before.



I was not easily discouraged. I took back the cap and planned to changed the brim. But I don't seem to have the enthusiasm to do it. It was only last week that I was finally able to work on it. Here's how it looks like now.







I'll give this to him today. I hope he will not laugh at it this time. :)

more amigurumi cats!

My sister was so thrilled with my Shifu that she instantly asked for its pattern when she saw it. When I went back home at Bicol, I was surprised to see so many Shifu relatives :P! Apparently, she became addicted to it! She made it into key chains and later received requests and orders from friends.

From amigurumi

From amigurumi

Here's my sister, Christine :)

From pips

Abydos vest

I made this easy, fresh and fashionable cover up basing on the pattern of Abydos Vest from the book Amazing Crochet lace by Noris Chan.

From wearables

I am using our local Monaco cotton yarn which is much thinner than the yarn specified in the book for this pattern so I have to make adjustments to the pattern. It took me around 2 weeks to finish. Here's how it looks like unfinished..

From wearables

and finished :)

From wearables

cellphone case

I've given several of this cellphone cases/holders to some friends and they liked it! It's a snug fit and you can easily draw your cellphone in and out. The pattern is also very simple. I am now selling them for a very reasonable price.

From cellphone case

From cellphone case

From cellphone case

From cellphone case

From cellphone case