Red Booties for Jihan

Actually, this booties was made since a few week ago. It’s a quick project actually just a one-day project but I made it slowly … very slowly #-o  . Inspired from Junior’s booties, my friend Utha wants me to make one for her youngest daugther. First, I made it in pink but my yarn was limited, so I decided to change it to maroon with pink accent to make it girly.

Despite of make a spike booties, I changed the spike pattern with a serial of sc, dc and sc on dc, dc on sc like the overlay part of my Uptown Bag. I make the booties 1 row higher before add  2 rows overlay and a 3-ch edging. It just easy to make, make 2 sc chain for the strap and hide it below the overlay.

And this red booties is a gift for Jihan.

Spike Booties for Junior

In my DC group, there a self-written booties pattern by one of our member as the exam of reading pattern class. And as the member I got the pattern too. This spike booties result a cute booties accent by a spike pattern with different colour of yarn. This pattern is easy to follow and to make, actually I’ve already finish this booties last week. But just have time to take the picture and post it today.

I made this booties using light grey baby wool yarn rom DC combine by dark brown soft cotton yarn. Using hook no. 4/0 it seem that I made a little bit bigger than the pattern size. After washing this booties it became   more tighten than before… more steady I think.

So here my first booties for my Junior. Can’t hardly wait until the delivery time. Your shoes is ready my Junior

Mio C230 and Its Tunisian Pouch

My Dear husband just have a new gadget named Mio DigiWalker C230. A portable pocket-size GPS to assist and accompany him go to many places. He loves it’s adjustable features to show him a bunch of alternative route to go.  As leaving Mio inside the car when parking (especially in an open area) is not recommended (actually I don’t allow it too ), so he has to bring it inside his pocket. Considering keys, coins and other thing inside that would scratch its beautiful body, my husband request a “simple” pouch to keep it safe.

Because the requirement is to safe it from scratch, so I make the pouch with tunisian technique. Use tunisian simple stitch to make it a solid and masculine pattern with grey wool thread. I only add 3 rows tunisian knit stitch as an accent. Even it just a simple pouch, I finish it in a few days due to my high activities.

Why I said a simple pouch? because my husband doesn’t want any zipper, or button or rope to close the pouch. I think the pouch must have any safety item to prevent its content from slip down when put upside down in his pocket. He just wants to slide in his Mio into the pouch just like a sock.

Mas Riyo punya GPS untuk jadi penunjuk jalan, biasalah gadget mania. Nah karena si Mio C230-nya itu bisa dan perlu dibawa kemana-mana dan dilarang keras ditinggal di mobil kalau lagi parkir. Maka dia minta dibuatkan kantong supaya aman dari gores kalau masuk kanton pantalonnya. Karena mas Riyo mintanya kantong “biasa” yang gak pakai embel-embel apapun jadilah saya bikin kantong rajutan pakai teknik tunisian.

So, here it is… his grey-mio tunisian pouch.  Pssst, actually I plan to add an elastic rode/ribbon at the top of the pouch

Surprise Buat Thata Pang

Lihat selimut cantik ini…, cakep kan? Ini kado surprise dari anggota milis dinamic-crochet buat Thata Pang yang berulang tahun tanggal 26 Mei. Karna satu dan lain hal yang tidak disengaja tapi akhirnya disengaja **hanya anggota milis yang tahu, hehehe** Hadiah ini “disembunyikan” sampai tanggal 27 Mei, barulah semua anggota buka mulut ngucapin selamat. Happy birthday Thata Pang!

Ceritanya 3 minggu yang lalu tercetus ide diantara anggota dinamic-crochet group untuk bikin kejutan buat founder DC. Nah Miss Ganny a.k.a Fenny bersedia untuk menampung square dari setiap member untuk disatukan menjadi kado. Setelah dirembuk kanan kiri, akhirnya sepakat square tersebut mau dibuat selimut, setidaknya selimut kecil untuk di mobil saat master kompor DC berpergian. Eh ternyata jadinya besar juga selimut ini.

This beautiful square blanket is assembled by Fenny from assorted square made by 19 20 members of Dinamic Crochet group as a birthday-gift surprise.

Sebagai salah seorang member DC, tentu saja saya turut serta membuat square dan mengirimkan ke markas besar Bandung. Untungnya square saya bisa selesai dan sampai pada waktunya, walau gak banyak tapi bisa dipertanggung jawabkan **maksudnya? ** Nah Fenny yang kerja keras sampai bergadang finishing selimut ini, wrapping, packaging sampai shipping, dimana saya dan yang lain mendukung dengan doa, email, YM dan lainnya dari kejauhan. Thanks ya Fen

Nah pagi hari ini, semua was-was menunggu kabar dari Surabaya. Akhirnya siang tadi paket sukses membuat speechless Ratu DC. Akhirnya milis DC ramai lagi setelah sepi-bungkam kemarin seharian. Issu-nya pula Ratu DC mau membalas “kenakalan” rakyat DC…, hehehe penasaran nih, kali-kali ditimpuk benang-benang cantik dari Surabaya **ngarep.com **

CAL Project Chic on The Halfshell Purse

Here my latest FO as the CAL project among member of Dynamic Crochet group. The project actually is a speedy project because it used bulky yarn. I finished this purse several days ago, but… I can’t post it because there’s a problem downloading its picture fom my camera memory

Ok, forget about the trouble. I share the story of my CAL, Chic on The Halfshell Purse designed by  Drew Emborsky. I used 3 green small-roll of 4 ply wool that available at DC. Considering the need of the yarn, I used a turquise roll of 4 ply cotton for the centerpoint of my purse. It’s my first time using bulky yarn and thanks God I have clover hook no. 10 to work. The pattern is consist of sc, ch, dc and sl st to make a round shape. It’s easy to make, that’s why its become a speedy project in my group.

I almost got crazy knowing my yarn is up! Fortunately it still enough to make a row of sc for edging the purse. The bad news is, my yarn is not enough for making purse enclosure. Just think of it later and enjoy wearing my purse first

Mystery KAL Scarf in My Version

Actually this mystery KAL scarf project was held for 2-3 month but Diana, my friend in groups was finished it in a few days! What a quick knitter. I, my self just finished it in 3 weeks in a busy couple weeks enrolled the committee for graduation event and support my husband for his Open Dialog with Mr. Roy Suryo last week.

As this project was a mystery project so the participant just got a hint text pattern, the rest project was up to each participant. When I finished make the scarf based on the hint, it’s time to modified it to make the best that I could. Start to exam the hint pattern, considering the repetition part so I make a modification. I rotate the pattern and add extra motif to make a nice connection between each part of pattern.

As the final result, my scarf looks have a mirroring pattern. Use 1 big ball of softy wool, knitted with no. 6 needle. It’s so warm, just suitable to cover my throat … I’ve got cough and fever  since 3 days ago and getting worse

Ok, here’s my version of mystery KAL scarf… I’m going back to sleep to get rest again. May I getting well soon!

CAL Pinapple Doily

This doily was one of my project in our group. Given a few month ago and delayed finished because of miscounting row The center of this doily was the one that make me struck on it. It’s so beautiful that make me submit to enroll this project. Imagine that someday I will make another project based on it

As a fact, I still did it in a slow motion Make it with sleepy eyes in midnight just resulting in miscount stitch and realize it after some rows ahead And the final obstacle was I run out my yarn! My only 1 medium-ball of cotton thread just don’t enough to finish it’s 4 rows border left. What ashamed… I just can’t find any color from my stash that suitable to match it So for now, just assume it finish first and make it up when available

Eyelet Dishcloth

Ok, slowly but sure, I finished make this eyelet dishcloth last night (exactly 4.00 AM in wee hour) This is one of KAL project held in our group. This motif is easy to make, consist of k2tog, yo and k2 repetition in a row combine with k2, k2tog and yo repetition on other 4th row after.

Rather than make all 5 times duplication motif rows as stated in pattern, I make it shorter with brown ICT. Used 3,5 circular needle I think this eyelet motif is beautiful. So, just try to make it ones, you’ll love it

Mystery KAL is Triangle

I still have one motif KAL quest when this mystery quest posted in our group. Posted in writing pattern without any clue and picture of finished item make me attempt to delay the Eyelet quest. This pattern has blurred me up with a B stitch… what the stitch is it? Chit chat with other member and browse the net I decide to refer it to “knit it from the Back loop“.

It’s quite not easy to make B stitch at the first time. But after make-pull it off-make it again several time **gosh! **  I feel convenient to go ahead finish the quest. And the answer is… it’s a triangle motif pattern! Whew I’m so excited that finally I make a triangle :D But I think there’s a trap at row 4 of pattern given by moderator to test us resolve the mystery … Ho ho ho now  I learn counting the stitch to check it right or wrong. So, here is my Triangle Cloth

Square Dishcloth

Next KAL project finally finished my WIP on KAL project. Make a square motif sample based on given pattern to improve knitting skill. Have no idea yet to make it an specific item, so I just make 2×3 squares.

It’s my first knitting item using ICT plain (Indonesian Cotton Thread) well-known in our group. Maybe because I used smaller hook (2,5 circular) and the characteristic of the thread I fell that my work is a little bit hard to handle. Maybe I have to use a bigger hook or loosen the knit. However, here’s my square motif dishcloth…, combination of knit and purl only… it easy to make, trust me

Are all my WIP done already? No they aren’t, The Eyelet Dishcloth is already waiting for me :D