One head and eight arms
March 26, 2011 at 10:38 am | Posted in All Finished Crafts, Craft - How-to's, Craft - Inspirations, Craft - Websites, Misc. | Leave a comment
There’s a Chinese idiom that says “three heads and six arms (三头六臂)”, usually used to describe unordinary people who are so good at multi-tasking. Three heads might be arbitrary, but extra hands are definitely useful. Imagine a pair of arms cuddling the baby, another pair cooking dinner and the other doing laundry. The more arms, the better!
Back to Crochet
February 3, 2011 at 1:50 pm | Posted in All Finished Crafts, Craft - How-to's | Leave a commentTags: beret, crochet, pattern
Although little K hasn’t show any interests to grab anything, I always feel very insecure to have her in the same room with those long sharp knitting needles, so I put my needles away after I finished the vest. It is much more comfortable to work with the large plastic crochet hooks with little K in my arms. (Maybe now I have good excuses to get a whole set of those interchangeable circulars.) Continue Reading Back to Crochet…
Stay Positive
January 14, 2011 at 12:18 am | Posted in All Finished Crafts, Craft - How-to's, Life, Misc. | 4 CommentsTags: knit, pattern, positive, vest
Being an extremely negative person who used to see only the bad aspects of everything, I felt a little ashamed of this title. On the other hand, this is meant to encourage myself to stay positive, especially when it comes to being a new parent.
Speaking of parenting, there are all kinds of discussions/news recently related to this controversial excerpt from Amy Chua’s new book. As a “victim” of really Chinese parenting, I wouldn’t do what Amy Chua did to my little K. Every child is an individual. There’s no one single method that works for everyone. What worked for my big sister gave me such a negative viewpoint of the world.
New life
December 21, 2010 at 4:57 pm | Posted in All Finished Crafts, All My WIP, Craft - How-to's | 7 Comments
Although my life has been changing for months, the change is more significant lately and I enjoy it more than ever. 🙂
Knit on
October 28, 2010 at 3:15 pm | Posted in All Finished Crafts, Craft - How-to's, Craft - Websites | 6 Comments
Not everything is predictable. No matter what people have told you, a lot of things may be much harder than expected. It could be frustrated when things do not turn out the way it should be. Continue Reading Knit on…
A little knitting
October 18, 2010 at 2:16 pm | Posted in All Finished Crafts, Craft - How-to's, Craft - Websites | 2 Comments
I always tell people that I am not a knitting person and I always prefer hooks to needles, but I cannot deny that it is hard to resist the cute little knitting patterns, especially those are freely available via Ravelry, which not only allows you to find the patterns but also supplies a large picture collection of finished projects. This sweet baby hat is on the top of my latest favorite list. Continue Reading A little knitting…
Hello, March!
March 1, 2010 at 5:38 pm | Posted in All Finished Crafts, Craft - How-to's, Craft - Websites | 8 Comments
For Dr. D
December 24, 2009 at 12:21 am | Posted in All Finished Crafts, Craft - How-to's, Misc. | Leave a commentTags: bec, cozy, crochet, pattern
It was the coldest week here since I moved here. It was quite an active week for me, partly because of Bec’s short visit to town. She came back for her final defense and left 2 days after. The defense was no doubt successful. Accordingly, she’s got a big title now. I cannot find any excuses not to prepare something for this important event. I couldn’t decided until the week is finally approaching, when I still had at least 3 potential projects in front of me, not mentioning the ones being withdrew earlier. (Bec, I assure you that you don’t want to know what kind of weird things used to pop up in my mind.) Then, time constraint became an issue, which made the selection much simpler. *shy*Anyway, congratulations, Bec!
The “Magic Ball” without magic
December 14, 2009 at 2:51 pm | Posted in All Finished Crafts, Craft - How-to's | 2 Comments
I have no idea why this model is called the “Magic Ball“. All I can see are the trivial pre-ceasing steps required for it. It is definitely a good material for building up one’s patience, at least for some perfectionists. There are quite a few video tutorials for this model available on Youtube.
Birthday wishlist #1
December 1, 2009 at 11:10 am | Posted in All Finished Crafts, Craft - Books, Craft - How-to's, Craft - People | 1 CommentTags: kawasaki
It’s December and it’s my “birth-month”. I’ve started counting down by reminding Mr. Y every two hours. 😀 I’m also giving hints to him for the gifts, but I am not sure how well it would work. I showed a Kawasaki rose to him and ask whether he would make 99 such roses for my birthday. Unfortunately, the request ended up Mr. Y bargaining. According to him, it doesn’t seem plausible even to make more than one rose. Why am I not surprised at all? =,=
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