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The World Cup is too much of a distraction, so we've got nothing to show in terms of new creations. But do you know what World Cup is good for? Crocheting ripples! Remember the colorful yarn we showed you in our last post?
Well, thanks to endless nights of 7.00pm, 10.30pm and sometimes 2.30am football-watching, they've been transformed to this!
Rows upon rows of ripples! I've still got about...oh, maybe a hundred rows to go... if this is to be transformed into a snuggly blankie. But never mind, one mustn't be discouraged. Just looking at the colours is inspiration to persevere.
Still on the topic of yarn, guess what I saw at Spotlight today?
Jean Greenhowe's pattern books! The much-coveted books have finally hit Singapore shores! To think that we've trawled ebay to get our hands on these books and now, they're all here - newly-arrived. The books are not cheap - about $16-$18. But they provide many a moment of inspiration, fun and friendly rivalry as my friends and colleagues compete to knit up the dolls.
So, do you think you'll be seeing a return of the dolls on this blog? Let's hope so. Here's a hint - I have something on the needle now.
For those of you who thought that we have disappeared from blogosphere altogether, sorry to disappoint you. We at HSH, are still alive but barely so. Life (or rather, work) has a nasty way of sweeping one along, and sweeping aside dreams. Sigh...
Anyhoo, we still try to cling to what we have started and whenever we can, we try to make something, if nothing else, but to keep our sanity in this crazy, crazy world. Here's a quick flash of what we made - some for orders, others for friends and most importantly, mostly for ourselves :)
Cute monochrome owl bag for my dear sister.
Colourful owl pillow case for same sister (front & back).
Patchwork bag for myself which was one year in the making.
Knitted bag for Tinkerbelle which also took one year to complete.
Amy Butler bag for a London order (UK lei, international order, don't play, play).
Flower bag (Jap Muji style) for an order.
But we're not always about bags (although we sure love them!). Tinkerbelle made a Laura-Ashley-like placemat and coaster set for an order.
And the cushion set? Tinkerbelle made the red one for me!
Don't you love the vintage cowboy print?
I made a red lap quilt to go with the red cushion.
So, guess what we are up to now? We've decided to give our sewing machines a rest (actually, they need to be sent for servicing. Mine is making alarmingly loud cranky noises). Instead, we have jumped onto the ripple wagon.
The what? Ripples, colourful ripples in crochet. Let me show you a work-in-progress.
Don't you think they are just so cheerful? This one is being made into a cushion cover. I plan to make a bigger piece into a vintage tube dress. Here's the full set of colours (the yarn are made of Egyptian cotton and costs $8.20 each).
Tinkerbelle and I are also going to crochet a big ripple blankie (probably will be a 10-year project for me, so don't expect to me hearing from me very soon). Anyway, here are the colours for me. I'll just revel in the lovelies in the meantime. These yarm are 80% made of bamboo and costs $7.90 each - how's that for being eco-friendly too?
Well, that's all folks. I can't promise as to when we'll be back. But you can bet that we will not give up our craft and will keep those fingers flying!
