Winter Dreams

Made this finger-less mittens... too bad I can't wear it here. #wishing for cold weather.
free pattern available here.

Hello there my lovely readers! Summer has officially arrived in my side of the continent. I think it runs around 34 degrees Celsius outside which is pretty hot. Most of the time I'm in my room crocheting the day away indulging in the cool air conditioning. (Sometimes I just look for an excuse to crochet. haha!) As you can see above I made me some finger-less mittens. I don't know when I probably would be wearing it but it was really cute so I couldn't resist. Yesterday, me and my cousins went to thrift stores around the city and there were a lot of sweaters and jumpers on sale. I'm really into Mori fashion these days. If you don't know anything about Mori fashion click here for pictures. It is sometimes called forest girl fashion. Mori means forest in Japanese. Here's what I found in google that I think best describes what Mori fashion is.

Mori girl style is, above all else, comfortable. Loose, dreamy layers made from natural fabrics like cotton and wool, along with crochet, knit, and fur pieces are all part of the look. Mori girl has a quietness about it that seems to permeate one's lifestyle as well. A wearer of mori girl values things that are genuine, antique, and handmade. She is happy in her own company and she enjoys making things for herself.

That is just brilliantly said. It totally characterizes my fashion and lifestyle these days. It's just really sad that I can't wear it everyday in my place. How's the weather in your side of the world? 

A Pillow Story

Do you remember your first crochet project? I do and here it is. It's a simple, dusty pink pillow case. Every time I see it, it reminds me of my high school days. The days where you are unsure of everything. Unsure of yourself, what your priorities are, where your life is heading. I think everyone goes through that stage at some point in life. I made this one for a school competition. Can you imagine, my first crochet project, and I'm off to compete with it? To tell you the truth, I really didn't know what I was getting myself into. I joined the competition just for the sake of joining. I was already interested in crafting, back then I was into cross-stitching, so it was natural for me to learn another one and I wasn't surprised that I liked crocheting too. I didn't follow a written pattern. I just did what my teacher told me to do. I learn better by doing anyway. She has one in exactly the same pattern as this except it's white. If I remember correctly, she told she made it when she was about my age at that time. I think that's pretty neat. I worked on it for almost two months. At the pace I'm going right now I could have finished it in about 2 weeks but my priorities were different back then. When I finished it, I was quite proud of it. I was ready to show it off to the judges. I remember that day when I submitted it and I saw my competition, I basically looked at my humble pillow case and said to myself, "I could have done better." I believe the winner that year was a matching fuchsia pink blouse and a long skirt. It had a simple design but I think it won because it was the largest piece submitted. If only I was more focused and determined to win, it would have had a different outcome. Ten years have passed and still to this day, whenever I see this pillow case I remember that point in my life. Maybe that's the reason I now set goals for myself and work hard in every project I make. They say things like people have stories of their own. Well, that's the story of this one. Do you have similar stories of your own? 

The Melancholy Charm

Since I'm just a newbie in the blogging world I like to browse over other crochet blogs and get some inspirations. I notice that crocheters have similar personalities. I guess being a crocheter doesn't actually start from holding a hook and a ball of yarn. It goes much deeper than that. I don't know a lot of crocheters but most crocheters I personally know are Melancholics. I introduced crochet to my cousin last month and as a melancholy herself she jumped right into the bandwagon and is currently obsessed with it. She has her own blog too. You might want to check her out at whenhandsmethookandyarn.blogspot.com. I'm sure she's not to fond of me advertising her blog as she's a very private person. Most melancholics are like that. We prefer peace and tranquility of the country life rather than the hussle and bussle of the city life. We can stay inside the comfort of our houses and be simply happy doing little projects on our own than partying with friends outside. I guess that's why melancholics tend to be crafters. We usually have lots of hobbies. I used to be fond of cross-stitching, scrapbooking and sewing. My room is always filled with clutter from unfinished projects. I think they call it organized chaos. Yep! Well, my papa just calls it trash so he always tells me to sweep my floors. haha! Anyway, I think that's the melancholy charm. We are definitely home-buddies. We can sit all day making single crochets, half double crochets, double crochets, triple crochets and slip knots a thousand times and be happy and contented with our lives. Who's with me on this one? The world wide web is undoubtedly more interesting and colorful with melancholics around posting pictures of our freshly made creations. I guess that's it for now. I've got to get off the net and work on my projects. Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment. I sure would appreciate it. <3

I hope you have a great day everyone! Happy crocheting!

Thoughts on Crochet

Songbook Cover

My everyday bag

Handbag I use for church.

free pattern available here.

Sunglasses cover

Make up bag

Here are a few of my creations I've been working on for the past month. My goal this month was to have everything in my bag crocheted. I still got one more project to go and that's my Bible cover which I have to put on hold since I ran out of yarn. How are your projects coming along? I know we all have a million projects in our minds just waiting to be brought to life but it helps to have a few, realistic goals set each week or even each day. We know all too well that we sometimes get ahead of ourselves and be greedy. We dream of projects that are just too big, too complicated, and too expensive. Last month I wanted to make a colorful ripple stitch blanket but when I thought of it, I knew I wasn't patient enough to work on that for maybe a couple of months not to mention the cost of all those yarns. So here's a verse that reminds me to just relax and not take things too seriously because honestly, these are just things that I will leave behind someday. Well, happy crocheting everyone!

Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. Colossians 3:2