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AmiguruMay 2022 Challenge - Day 1

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 1 May 22

I have been busy participating in the CAL (crochet along) events, and also taking rest because of headache. Finally, I am feeling well today after having headache for a few days. I found out this challenge (AmiguruMay) last...

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Teaching kids to crochet

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 24 Apr 21

I finally taught my two elder kids to crochet. They have been asking me for it, but I kept telling them to practice more in knitting first. My daughter really enjoys crocheting, or any handwork. She has learned the basic...

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Work in progress

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 15 Nov 20

I have been busy preparing lessons and homeschooling lately. I am glad we have done quite a lot and quite well lately. We have also been organizing and cleaning our home. I am glad the kids participate much as they are big now...

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A simple knitting project for Halloween

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 6 Oct 20

My two elder kids just started knitting, and I have been finding simple and fun projects for them to keep them practice. I just saw a video tutorial about a knitted pumpkin. It's just using Garter stitch. I decided to teach them...

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Photo #3: Crocheted Tiny Whale

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 16 Aug 20

When I browsed at the discussions I wrote lately, I found the first photo I added for this challenge was written on almost a year ago. Now here's the 3rd photo. I just crocheted a tiny whale (in peach color) last...

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Chinese New Year series: felt red packets

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 14 Feb 18

Chinese New Year is coming, which is just 2 days later. I would like to write something about Chinese New Year. Since a few years ago, I made two red packets with felt for my eldest son (I only had my eldest at that time). Ever...

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Crocheted Totoro for my kids

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 9 Feb 18

I have made this little Totoro for more than a year, even perhaps before my youngest was born. I hid it somewhere, and I forgot about it. I just found it when I was decluttering the wardrobe, where I hid it. Totoro is main...

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Story props for St. Nicholas Day

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 8 Dec 17

I just had an idea to make these props for telling stories about St. Nicholas Day, which was on 6 December. They are just two simple peg dolls, one represents St. Nicholas and the other is his helper, Knecht Ruprecht. I also made...

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Crocheted monkey for my baby

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 21 Feb 17

I made this little monkey last year for my baby, as he was born in the year of Monkey. I remember posting a picture while I was working in progress where my little girl thought I was making a hat or bowl. I promised to show a...

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Needlers Group

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 21 Sep 16

I finally got all of the Christmas print fabric yo-yo's made. I took this picture of them laid out for the pattern that I want to sew them together. You know, a picture that I can refer back to when working on them. It was my...

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Planning to make some chair socks

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 28 Aug 16

I have always wanted to make some chair socks for six chairs in my house, they create unbearable noise when we try to move the chair. I have tried to use double pointed needles to make one, it took me really long time to make, so...

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What are you doing?

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 27 Aug 16

Every time when my children see me knitting or crocheting, they would ask me what I am doing. I always like to let them guess, and try not to reveal it so soon. It's always nice to hear what they think. I am currently crocheting...

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Thursday Handwork: Straw Weaving

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 26 Aug 16

Finally, I managed to do some handwork together with the children on Thursday. I have always been wanting to try this straw weaving as I think it's quite fun to make, and it should be suitable for my children. Moreover, we also...

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Do you knit in public today?

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 18 Jun 16

I just found out it's World Wide Knit in Public Day today, on 18 June 2016. It's actually on second Saturday of June each year. This day started in 2005 by Danielle Landes. It sounds fun to gather and knit together with others. I...

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Quilt Guild Sewing Day

Marsha Cooper @marsha32 (6631) • United States 25 Apr 16

This morning was the monthly quilt guild meeting. Yes, another of my monthly activities that I always look forward to. My guild is taking part in the Wichita guild's quilt show in June as in some members have entered quilts, but...

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Happy St. Patrick Day!

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 17 Mar 16

I actually do not celebrate St. Patrick Day, and haven't study much about it yet. I just saw many shamrocks, leprechaun, rainbow and gold pot online for this day. I wanted to find out the history and stories about this festival,...

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The wig cap for the doll is finally done

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 24 Feb 16

My son's birthday is on this coming Friday, and I am rushing to make him a knitted doll now. Actually it was not supposed to be for his birthday, he just requested for it. I have knitted the piece for quite some time, but didn't...

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Crocheted another two red packets

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 1 Feb 16

I have made two red packets with felt for my children a few days ago. Now, the other two have been completed as well. I crocheted the Monkey face, and just make it a pocket to put some blessing money inside as their Chinese New...

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Handmade red packets for my children

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 26 Jan 16

I think since four years ago, I started to make the Chinese New Year red packets using felt for my elder son. My initial intention was to reuse the red packets every year. It was Snake year, hence I sewed a snake on the red...

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Knit gnome and Flute gnome

Lee Ka @kaka135 (14994) • Malaysia 19 Jan 16

Finally, I have completed the knit gnome and flute gnome. I think I spent two hours to make the flute gnome this morning. Glad that I managed to finish them, and I am going to present them to my son this week. I have told the...

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