Crochet Tutorial: Loop Stitch

I came across this beautiful loopy stitches few months ago, a reader sent me a picture and asked if I know how to crochet it… I didn’t have a clue that time, curiosity leaded me to find out more and spent some moment to practice and master the skill. Here I am, sharing with you how to crochet it (scroll down  for the video demo). I am doing a couple of projects by using this loop stitch, detail to follow soon.
It is called loop stitch or fur stitch. So far, I haven’t found any abbreviation for it, so I am going to call it by name… Loop stitch.

The loop can vary from long to short, depends on how long you want it to be. You can wrap the yarn ….

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Prizes Are On The Way

I have packed and sent out the March Giveaway prizes to the winners— Jane, Kat & Molly watched the parcel from the mail man ….

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Recycle Tutorial: Woven Rag Rug

Thank you for all the great feedback for liking my Braided Rag Rug. I understand that not everyone has a sewing machine or/and able to sew, so I created this no-sew version for the non-sewer who like to recycle their bed sheets or de-stash their fabrics to make this feet cozy Woven Rag Rug. This tutorial doesn’t require any loom for weaving, just use a sturdy corrugated carton box from your recycle pile.

I hope everyone can do their part on greening the Earth again and reduce the rubbish that loaded the land fill. By the way, I gave the braided rag rug to my mum and she loves it so much, she is going to dig more old bed sheets out from her storage, which means I will have another bunch of supply to recycle. I need to scratch my head for more stuff to make from them.

All you need to make this Woven Rag Rug are: ….

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Giveaway Winners – March 2010

The giveaway result is here….

Congratulations to :

1st: Jane
2nd: Kat M
3rd: Molly Lovelace

Each of the winners will get 1 tiger plush toy I made, the Turquoise, the Red and the Black.

IMPORTANT : Winners – please reply my email with your correspondence address by 22 March, otherwise, I will pick another winner.

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How Does She?

Oh my goodness, I was being spotlighted by “How Does She?“!!!! I feel like walking on air….. Why? Read it here!
Thank you, Alison , for this honor LOVE IT!!!

About “How Does She?“….

Shelley Missy and Alison started HowDoesShe.com because they were always asking each other, “How Does She do this, or How Does She do that”? They are trying to figure that out so their blog is dedicated to figuring out …just “How Does She” ?… How Does She craft? recycle? love her family? They love learning from others because while none of us are perfect, we all seem to be striving to become better. Better mothers, better wives, better women.

So, who are they actually?
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Recycle Tutorial: Braided Rag Rug

My mum threw me 2 bundles of old bed sheets she found during spring cleaning. She knows that I love to recycle and able to make something good out from them. In support of the Earth Hour campaign, I am going to spend the whole March making recycle handmade and will switch off my lights for 1 hour on March 27, 8:30pm. Hope you will do so too

The first idea that came across my mind was rag rug, yes, with all this rotten bed sheets I can make lots of rag rugs. I stumbled upon some rag rug tutorials before, and this one really caught my attention, Moda Bake Shop’s braided rag rug. I like their idea to braid the fabric strips and sew it into a rag rug. Since I did it a little different from them, here is my version, a versatile and strong rag rug that can be used for many years, just like my granny’s rag rug.

I love the touch of this braided rag rug….. it is rough!!! My mum loves to rub her feet against floor mat, so this should fits her right. I will send this back to my mum, she is going to love it!!!! I will make one for myself, I need one to comfort my feet too…. I inherited this habit from her…

Let’s go and see how I make this 22″ x  16″ oval shape braided rag rug
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