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z. Wassily01 Boxy Japanese Jacket – in Linked C2C (pattern listed)

June 19, 2020 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: CREATIONS, Crochet - How To, Crochet Patterns, General, HOW TO, PATTERNS, Wearables

Wassily01 Jacket – the colours and illustration on this jacket are my abstractions from some of Wassily Kandinsky’s fabulous abstract art.  Hence the name.

The shape was inspired by the easy, casual, and comfy Japanese-style boxy jackets.  It is generally free sizing, which is very convenient.

I made this using LC2C (Linked C2C). LC2C is like C2C (Corner to Corner) crochet – except I like my LC2C so much better.  Why?  Because it produces a nice, dense, drapable, cushy fabric.  The standard C2C crochet produces too many large holes in the fabric and worse, the holes keep getting larger with use!!

SideNote: You can also use the standard C2C crochet to make this.  If you are using my graphed pattern (links below) and the same yarn weight & hook size(s), then your resultant jacket may be a bit larger.  That would not be a problem with a jacket like this.

You can find out how to crochet LC2C in my photo tutorial.

Wassily01 Japanese Boxy Jacket (CHO526)


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z. Crochet Join: Linked Half Double Crochet (LHDC) for a wider join

April 14, 2020 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, General, HOW TO

This LHDC Join gives a sturdy yet flexible, medium-wide crochet join. I first used this crochet join, which I call the LHDC Join (Linked Half Double Crochet join) for my Artist Trio Blanket. There are number of nice, flat crochet joins but most of them use either sc (single crochet) or filet crochet method.  The former was too narrow and the latter was too holey and fragile for my blanket.

So I experimented and came up with the LHDC.  I used this tutorial from YouTube: Tight Crochet Join. It was good but too narrow for my purposes.  However it gave me the basis and idea on how to develop my LHDC crochet join which is:

  • thicker
  • strong/firm
  • no holes

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z.Beaded Owl Necklace – Karlyn Owl (CH0423)

March 7, 2017 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Beading Tips Techniques, CREATIONS, General, HOW TO, Necklaces

Beaded Owl necklace, the Karlyn Owl, came about thanks to my sister, Christina Gillett.  While on holidays, she snuck an owl of an idea into my head: she asked me for some owl jewellery.

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Karlyn Beaded Owl – CHO243 (Sold)

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z.Baby Bootie Sizes

January 16, 2017 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: Crochet - How To, General, HOW TO

A chart of bootie sizes is a handy thing to have if you are into making booties for babies. Obviously! As with much of the measurements of things, there does not seem to be a concrete, universally agreed upon sizing. So I will just go with this below.

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Bootie Sizes Chart. Source credit: lilbabythangs.blogspot.com

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Blogging has been Lagging. Again.

October 21, 2016 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: General

Blogging on this blog has been lagging. Badly. Sadly. Again.

It just seems that the making of things happen faster than the blogging can (ever) catch up. And I have decided to not worry about it anymore. In fact, I have decided on more than that: viz to do less (blogging).

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Less Blogging (Img credit: DeathToStock.com)

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Green Ninja Gloves – fingerless (S)

June 5, 2016 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: General

Green Ninja gloves is woolen, toasty warm and has an outdoor sporty feel.

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Green Ninja Fingerless Gloves (S) – CH0261 (SOLD)

 

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z.Snow Swirls Earrings – easy beading (CC0107)

May 31, 2016 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: CREATIONS, Earrings, General

“Snow Swirls Earrings”: This pair of earrings captures Timelessness in the brilliance that only Swarovski and Sterling Silver can offer.

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Snow Swirls Earrings (CC0107 – Sold)

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Pearl and Buttons Baby Winter Boots

March 13, 2016 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: General

Freshwater Pearl and Vintage Mother of Pearl Buttons Baby Winter Boots – what better coziness for one’s first winter?

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Pearl & Buttons Baby Winter Boots (CH0393)

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Scallop Edge Crochet Baby Shoes – Gallery

March 8, 2016 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: General

This is a whole troop of baby shoes, newly available.  Detailed photos of each as per below.

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Scallop Edge Baby Shoes


Pearly Pink Charm – Baby Shoes (CH0385A)

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Pink Pearly Charm Baby Shoes (CH0385A)

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Earrings – Art Deco Up & Down

December 16, 2015 by Helena Asmus Lim Filed Under: General

The pristine precision of luxury Swarovski crystals and pearls is a perfect partner in the creation of this Art Deco earrings, calling up the electic and jazzy era of sophistication and elegance. Bold clean lines embody the glamour, modernity, and functionality of the true Art Deco fame.

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Earrings – Art Deco Up & Down (CH0144)

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