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Finally, here’s the pattern for the little red rose purse my caregiver made ages ago!
It is an improvisation of”Number 2713 Purse”, a purse pattern originally published by The Spool Cotton Company, Book No. 219, in 1945. You can find the original pattern in the FreeVintageCrochet website.
The purse was made from scrap yarn in […]

It’s my dad’s birthday today. He would’ve been 69.
We went to my mom’s house and had pancit bihon. Very nice. I saw my mom soaking the bihon in water shortly before cooking. Hmmm. Unfortunately, Alwin was asleep the whole afternoon so we didn’t get to play with him. I left the turtle purse for my […]

It takes me ages it seems to write anything, post anything here. Apart from the daily house chores that get in the way of writing, we’ve been quite busy with fairly simple things that need doing - some socials (the visit to Tilman’s was really nice, and Edward had a nice time too playing with […]

Below is a photo of the white crochet skirt that I used in my auntie’s 75th birthday last June 1. I made about a third of this while I was in GenSan. The pattern for the medallion at the hems is based on a corset-cover yoke design from page 13 of “The Priscilla Yoke Book, […]

Work on my ukay-ukay* blue dress is moving along but rather slowly. I truly hope that I’ll finish it in time for my auntie’s 75th birthday celebration. It’s a formal dinner dance party and my partner already has his barong tagalog ready. We bought the barong together nearly two years ago especially for the BSP […]

After hundreds of years, I finally finished (I think) the white crocheted skirt that I started working on nearly two months ago. I have been working very slow so as not to stress my hands. Below is a photo of Maria peeking under the white crocheted skirt and a photo of myself (looking awfully nerdy!) […]

Maltese crochet is another term for hairpin lace, a type of lace made through crochet but not only with the crochet hook but also with a fork (also known as hairpin or a staple). Turns out that the Priscilla Yoke book has one yoke made through maltese crochet. I am currently making some medallions using […]