And while my classmates and friends in grade school were busy playing after school, I would burrow my head in one of Dr. Seuss’s books and be with the Cat in the Hat.
Late last week, a high school friend reached out to me and asked me to do something for her Kids. That is, to bring into life this Cat AND…
Thing 1 and Thing 2!
It got me excited, of course. But she came to me late last week, requesting that I make the costumes for her Kids who will be using them today. Oh my… what a dilemma!
In the end, I cannot refuse. To be able to execute them, from my heart and mind, and to see 3 adorable Kids donning my creation, is something I just cannot pass up.
Because of the limited time, I couldn’t make the blue “wigs” for Thing 1 and Thing 2, but I definitely was able to do Cat’s top hat!
From the first moment she told me, I always thought of the top hat to be crocheted. And I did just that!
Today’s a Holiday, in the Philippines (All Saints’ Day) and in Germany (Allerheiligen). I’m not sure though if it is in other parts of the world, especially that most have already celebrated Halloween yesterday.
Ah, but it must also be in France, too! I haven’t asked my boss (and I know, I should have asked him!), but he made today a free-to-ourselves day. And the best thing is, it’s a paid day off! Hey, really, who am I kidding? I never have a day off! So when I am not working on my PC, I am working fulltime as a homemaker and a mother.
Let me just tell you that today’s a happy day for me, because first, I finally found time to help my son with this school project. Nah, he does his projects most of the time, but this time, they were asked to make a model house – you know, like the ones architecture students make? But my son’s only 9, he doesn’t attend architecture class and already made cuts on his fingers twice! Bah! I just got to help him… and try not to make it too perfect. 🙂
Then, I found a really nice crochet tunic pattern, which I am going to try to make when I find the time. When I find the time, hah! But for now, I am just glad I found it (the pattern) and it’s mine to keep. And speaking of crochet, two days ago I finished a pumpkin hat for a customer, which I want to share with you all.
Well, what do you think?
A friend from high school sent me a message after she saw the hat, and asked me if I can teach her how to crochet. I gladly said yes, and we’ve agreed to meet this Sunday, the only day I get a few hours to myself. Yeah, I’m pretty excited to see her after twenty years or so…
So, it’s been a very nice Friday for me. I have planned to go out with the Kids, to that Rainforest park, but my son is pretty bent on working with his house project. We’re almost done now, we’ve painted it and just letting it dry so we can work on it more tomorrow. And while taking a break, playing catch up with blogging, we’re eating our Chocolate ice cream.
Ahhh, but when we thought we’re having a grand time together, the earth shook again. 😦 And here goes my Sophia, clinging and reading what I am typing at the same time. I guess, it’s time to stop here. I’ll tell you all about the big earthquake that hit Central Visayas last October 15, next time.
It all started in October of 1810, with a royal wedding. Thereafter, people celebrate it annually, with the celebration lasting for 16 days. They call it Wies’n. It’s better known as … Oktoberfest!
Sprach Institut – Cebu has organized a local Oktoberfest, and with my friend/former teacher, L. Wolff planning the event, I ended up buying tickets for the said event. Oh, not just one ticket for me, but for my two Kids as well. It did cost me quite a fortune, but the Kids promised to pay me with a song and dance number, and so I obliged. It’s wonderful to hear them volunteer themselves, and I couldn’t say no. Besides, it was to be their first Oktoberfest celebration ever. And now, we’re looking forward to the next one!
Here, eating ice cream and waffle, Sophia und Bjorn
I quickly made Bavarian costumes for the Kids, because I thought it would only be right and fitting to have them wear a Dirndl (for my daughter) and a Lederhöse (for my son).
To complete the look, I also had to crochet my son’s fedora, or a Tirolerhut, as they call it, and used some feathers and cut a few pieces from a green broom, to replace the goat hair that they traditionally put on the hat.
So there they are, singing “Grün, grün, grün sind alle meine Kleider…” It’s an old Kids’ song about clothes in different colors: grün=green, blau=blue, weiss=white, schwarz=black, gelb=yellow and bunt=colorful.
Grün, grün, grün sind alle meine Kleider… Grün, grün, grün is alles was ich hab. Darum lieb ich, alles was so grün ist, weil mein Schatz ein Jäger ist.
They were supposed to dance a bit of polka, too, but seeing the wires on their microphones, they decided between themselves not to. People were impressed to see them on a Dirndl and a Lederhöse, and to hear them sing a german song. Oh, how happy and proud I am! It was the Kids’ first Oktoberfest, to sing in front of a crowd full of strangers, and yet, they showed up on stage, smiling as they sang their hearts out!
Yes, I do have a video of them singing, so their dad can watch them. It’s not of good quality though (and a bit shaky, as I was also trying to orchestrate their singing). I think, one of them messed up the vid settings and I do not even know how to fix it. If you’d like to just hear them sing, then the vid would serve this purpose. 🙂
So, while the Kids could not have Beer yet, they had loads of waffle and ice cream ~ all that they can eat! And for us, we made a toast…
So much with the yellow minions …
this one’s my first evil one. Both are similar in a lot of ways, except for the hair and the teeth/mouth. I thought that I couldn’t do it, but I am pretty proud of what I made. 🙂
Oh, this one is still a WIP (work in progress). I’m planning to add a little bit more hair!
The past 2 weeks have been so crazy …
First, I only posted a pic of my kids wearing the minion hats and the next thing I knew, I’ve been busily making lots and lots of hats. So far, I got twenty-one mixed orders and I have only finished 9 of them. 🙂 It really feels good having finished 9 hats, in between doing house work and an online job.
It is almost four weeks now (2 days more to go!), since I started with the online thingy and it is supposed to be a parttime job … but sometimes, I cannot help extending my time. I enjoy what I do, having to look for gaming sites. And when I have enough of those sites, I can go back to my crochet.
Crochet relaxes me. Yes 😀 after a while of crocheting, my eyelids drop and then I start dreaming that I need to pick up my daughter from school! It really happened, one time. By the time I got there, she was already freaking out. Oh my … good thing, I was able to grab her favorite chicken fillet while I was on the way to school!
Here are a few pics of those I have finished. By the way, I should mention that this was Irish’s, my sis-in-law’s idea and she commissioned me into making these hats – – – which I should say, are not affiliated in any way with Hello Kitty (Sanrio), nor with Despicable Me (Universal Pictures).
Last Saturday (the 20th), I don’t know what came to me … I just created a page on Facebook. It is called Stitchenjoy. I have put all of my ‘Projects’ on that page and so, I am inviting you to visit it. I would greatly appreciate it if you let me know what you think about my page, comment or suggest anything. So, I hope to hear from you soon!
Thanks for stopping by (or I was the one who just stopped by) …
I am creating a lot of minions, this time of the year. Minion hats, to be exact [but I’d like to think of them as my minions by the time they’ll be wearing my hats… hee hee]. Oh, but I am not despicable – believe me!
After I made these hats for my Kids, a lot of people have ordered, and it is what’s keeping me busy these days. I’ve learned from my Crochet friends that character beanies/hats are in demand for Christmas, and they start making them this early just to keep up with orders. I have only finished 1 hat, I still have 14 more to go + 1 baby bootie.
So, I am back to juggling Mother duties, making hats, working in the evenings… and hoping to still be able to visit WordPress once in a while. 😀
Fresh off the hook, and another work in progress …
The Kids are way too excited to go to the movies, to watch Despicable Me 2 this weekend. But perhaps we’ll go after Pia’s birthday. And that would be next weekend. For the meantime, they’ll make do with these minion hats I made for them. 🙂
To all Crochet lovers, this one’s a priceless treasure! Surely, this is a project that we’d like to work on in the near future … Happy Sunday to One and All!
I made my first attempt in classic turtle colors in greens and browns as a baby shower gift for a little guy, but a non-traditional version is in the works!
If you like the colors I used to make my Sheldon the Turtle, here is what I used:
Caron Simply Soft in Bone for his head, legs/feet, tail
Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice in Dusty Green for top of his shell
Red Heart Super Saver in Cafe for the bottom of his shell
Michael’s Loop and Threads Snuggly Wuggly in Silly Sprite
I stitched the amigurumi turtle as specified in the pattern using a G-hook (4.00 mm) except I crocheted in the back loops only (BLO)…
Since the beginning of 2013, I have been teaching myself how to Crochet. Well, I looked into cakesbysabrina in youtube, for tutorials. There’s a lot of those crochet tutorials in there, but I like Sabrina’s – a lot!
My parental Aunts used to have a crochet business, making doilies, tablerunners and the like. As a little girl, I would see them working on something when I visit them for the whole summer. They did try to teach me, but it was all in vain. I just was not ready for it yet.
Now, sans Aunties and with only youtube as teacher, I’ve been making beanies, headbands, amigurumi and baby ballerina slippers – some of which, were custom made and sold to friends. 🙂
And this little girl, in the pic below, is wearing one of my crochet hats and a spring-inspired dress, which I made in time for her 1st birthday.
My plan is to create more and more of these … of course, if time permits it. 🙂
Don't ever change yourself to impress someone, cause they should be impressed that you don't change to please others -- When you are going through something hard and wonder where God is, always remember that the teacher is always quiet during a test --- Unknown
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