Tunisian Folder Bag

This is another project with Tunisian crochet stitch. I can keep my folders A4 size in this bag. Even a laptop can be put in this bag . I used 2½ balls of yarn that I bought from mbak Thata to make this project. (1 Mei 2008)

Capelet

This is another cal project with DC milis members. Actually it’s kind of ‘punishment’s project from mbak Thata, the moderator. As we (about 20) members of DC group had made for her a ‘surprise’ that has made her really ‘surprised’… on her birthday. Actually, I have made  mistaken on row 12 on this project, but I didn’t repair it, I’m too lazy to do it. And finally I finished it… Do you see that there is a mistake on it? No, I don’t think so... I made this project with rayon cotton thread (double). (22 Juni 2008)

My Cake Shop

These cakes were made of yarn instead of flour and others cooking ingredients. They are crocheted items which I’ve stuffed with dacron. Some of patterns of these projects were found in internet (Norma Lynn Hood and Free Pattern). I like making these projects as they are very cute and small, so it didn’t consume much time to finish them. Threads were used for making these projects are: Indonesian cotton thread and acrylic yarn (orion top). (22 April 2008)

Banana Split Ice Cream

If you think this is a real banana ice cream. Then you are wrong......:)) Because this mouth watering banana split ice cream are crocheted items which I’ve stuffed with dacron. I used acrylic yarn ‘orion top’ for this project. Please sit back and enjoy it. (28 Mei 2008)

Plastic Bag Holder

This is another Cal Project (Crochet Along Project) in December 2007. This pot of sunflowers keep my plastic shopping bags neatly stored. I put it in my kitchen so that it looks nice and easy to find and to re-use the plastic shopping bags. I used Indonesian Cotton Thread for this project. (28 Maret 2008)

Softy Cotton Bolero

Months ago I bought many threads from dynamic material. The threads are so beautiful and soft (softy cotton). So, when I found a nice pattern for a bolero I started to make it. It took about 3 weeks to finish this project and I need  +/- 250 grams of this softy cotton threads. (13 Maret 2008)

Cal Topper

This cake was made of yarn instead of flour and others cooking ingredients. This is another Cal Project with dinamic-crochet mailing list. We did this project in September 2007. I like making this tiny project as it is very cute and small, so it didn’t consume much time to finish it. Thread was used for making it is rayon cotton. (13 Maret 2008)

Uptown Bag

I made this project together with my friends from dynamic-crochet mailing list. Mbak Thata, the moderator call this activity Cal Project (Crochet Along). First we have to contact her if we want to join this Cal Project and then she will send us the pattern via private mail. However, the pattern we used for cal project is in English. For those who didn’t used to with English pattern can learn together how to do it. So, the cal project is very useful for us. We have one month to make this project (September 1 – 30, 2007). If we have any question or find difficulties when we make this project we can ask to the forum and they will answer your question. When we have finished the project we send the picture of our project to mailing list and then mbak Thata will upload the picture in her blog: http://creativepeople.multiply.com where she posts projects of the members. I used Bali Cotton Thread to make this project and need 3 weeks to finish it. (13 Maret 2008)

Winner Prize

On Saturday, September 2007. I was very happy when I received a package from mbak Thata (Dinamiccrochet). This is the prize for crochet competition and I was entitled to receive it as I was the winner of this competition. I was surprised when I opened the package, so many threads inside. It contained: 17 threads (local & import), 2 crochet needles, 2 pairs handle bag and of course crochet book written by mbak Thata ‘Rajutan untuk Pemula’ with short message inside. Thank you and I hope I can make better projects with this prize. (7 November 2007)

Crochet Competition

This bag was made for crochet competition in August 2007. This competition was organized by dinamiccrochet mailing list. The objective of this competition is to stimulate the creativity of the members for doing their crochet projects. The members have one month to create their projects (1-31 August 2007) and they have to use threads from dinamiccrochet collection. I used Indonesian cotton threads and combined three colors: brown, orange and blending colors (white, green and orange). The pattern was used for making this project is from Japanese book. Early September, mbak Thata announced the winner of this competition and I was surprised and very happy when I knew that I am the winner of this competition. Alhamdulillah. If you want to see other projects of the members please visit: http://creativepeople.multiply.com/

Fruti Cake Sederhana

Cake ini udah sering dibuat sejak aku masih SMP soalnya gampang banget. Aslinya adalah cake biasa, bukan fruit cake. Tapi, pas bulan puasa kemarin aku bikin dengan campuran mix fruit. Jadinya…hmmm…lumayan enak.

Fruit Cake Sederhana

Bahan:
250 gram margarine
250 gram tepung terigu (segitiga biru / kunci)
200 gram gula pasir
6 butir telur
125 gram mix fruit

Cara membuatnya:
Kocok margarine dan gula sampai putih. Masukkan telur satu persatu sambil terus dikocok. Masukkan tepung sedikit demi sedikit sampai habis sambil terus dikocok. Terakhir masukkan mix fruit yang sudah dilumuri tepung, aduk sampai rata. Tuang ke dalam cetakan yang sudah diolesi margarine dan ditaburi tepung. Bakar di dalam oven selama +/- 45 menit. (1 November 2007)

Semprit Sagu Keju

Aku dapet resep kue kering ini pada saat kursus kue di ‘Nila Chandra’ beberapa tahun yang lalu. Waktu itu setiap ambil paket kursus sehari kita dapet beberapa macam resep kue kering, salah satu diantaranya ‘semprit sagu keju’ ini. Dari beberapa resep ternyata kue ini yang menurut aku paling enak dan paling gampang buatnya. Resep ini sudah menyebar diantara temen-temen kantorku dan jadi resep favorit kami. Terutama pas hari Raya Lebaran. Karena kita hanya ‘sempat’ bikin kue kering kalo mau lebaran he..he..

Semprit Sagu Keju

Bahan-bahan:

225 gram	Mentega (125 gr wijsman, 100 gr blueband)
150 gram	Gula Halus
2	Kuning Telur
300 gram	Tepung Kanji / Sagu Tani disangrai
50 gram	Tepung Terigu
100 gram	Keju Merah Cap Ayam atau Cap Nona
50 gram	Keju Kraft

Cara Membuatnya:

Mentega, gula dan telur dikocok selama +/- 5 menit. Lalu masukkan keju merah juga keju kraft beserta tepung-tepung. Setelah itu adonan duspuit diatas loyang dan dimasukkan oven selama 45 menit. (1 November 2007)

Oleh-oleh dari Balikpapan 3

Sebagai penggemar rajut merajut, selama di Balikpapan gak lupa aku sempetin untuk hunting benang. Gak jauh-jauh dari Pasar Kebun Sayur, di sana ada toko alat-alat jahit dan benang namanya toko ACI. Di sana aku beli benang katun polos (warna biru, merah dan hitam) harganya lebih murah daripada katun Bandung, benang wool (warna pink, hitam, coklat muda, coklat tua) masing-masing satu gulung beratnya 100gr harganya Rp 6.750,-. Trus aku juga beli wood handle dua macam harganya masing-masing Rp 26.500,-, kayaknya agak mahal deh. Tapi buatannya halus dan aku gak pernah nemu model yang kayak gini di Jakarta dan Bandung. Pas aku tau dari mbak Thata kalo banyak toko benang yang pada tutup, aku jadi nyesel gak borong sekalian.... ih madatan ya. Kalo tau gitu kan aku borong dan nimbun benang sebelum pabrik benang pada tutup. Ya udah gak apa-apa, yang penting aku punya kesempatan untuk jalan-jalan ke Balikpapan, ketemu adikku dan keluarganya, mencicipi kuliner setempat dan gak ketinggalan shopping barang-barang kerajinan tangan. Alhamdulillah. Terima kasih ya Allah. (31 Mei 2007)

Brown Bag & Tissue Holder

These projects were made from cotton yarn that I bought from mbak Thata. She sold the yarn as an package which includes bag pattern and 'pearls' inside, with reasonable price. I found  tissue holder pattern in Japanese book and the wood handle, I bought it when I was in Balikpapan. I'm very happy when I finished this project and plan to make poncho or bolero with the same yarn and colors. Thanks to mbak Thata who always supports us and provides good quality materials for crochet... 

Please visit her blog to see her material collection at: http://dinamiccrochet.blogspot.com/ (4 Juni 2007)

Pink Bolero

First of all I would like to thank to sophie for sharing the pattern. When I saw the pattern for the first time I thought how can I make this project?? But I tried to learned it and communicated with Sophie by e-mail, as she finished this project months ago. Finally, I can finish it as well. However, I made some adjustments in size. I made it bigger than the original one and put additional accessories. I understand that Sophie learned crochet from bunda Yenny, so thank to you too bunda..... (4 Juni 2007)

Poncho Crochet

Sekarang aku lagi suka ngerajut nih. Tapi aku baru bisanya crochet aja, aku belum bisa knitting. Aku suka ngerajut karena bisa dikerjain di mana aja, tidak perlu tempat khusus, seperti papertole. Ini dia salah satu hasil karyaku

Tas Crochet Motif

Ini pertama kalinya aku bikin tas tapi dengan motif sambung2. Susah juga, karena membutuhkan kesabaran dan ketelitian. Dalam bayanganku...wah jadinya pasti keren banget deh. Eeh...gak taunya pas jadi kok pada mencong kesana kemari ... :(( Tapi suamiku menghibur katanya : 'namanya juga handmade, ya kayak gitu deh jadinya'. Dia paling cuma menghibur, supaya aku gak kecewa kali ya...he..he..he..(19 Februari 2007)

Oleh-oleh dari Balikpapan 2

Selain beli kerajinan tangan manik-manik dan batu-batuan, aku juga beli tas rajutan, karena aku suka ngerajut. Aku mau tau kayak apa  model dan benangnya. Tapi, yang bikin aku kaget, pas tau harganya murah banget....Aku jadi kasian ama yang bikin... Tas yang warna-warni itu (besar) harganya cuma Rp 15.000,-, trus yang hitam kecil Rp 25.000,- soalnya kata yang jual benangnya lebih bagus. Aku tau banget gimana susahnya bikin kerajinan tangan itu. Walaupun mereka udah biasa bikin, tapi tenaganya kok dihargain murah banget. Harga-harga itu udah pas. Lagian kalo mau ditawar, ditawar berapa lagi? Wong itu aja udah murah banget...

Oleh-Oleh dari Balikpapan

Long weekend yang lalu (17-20 Mei), aku dan suami pergi ke Balikpapan, berkunjung ke rumah adikku yang pindah ke sana beberapa bulan yang lalu. Enak banget deh selama di sana, kita sempat diajak ke Samarinda dan Tanggarong Kutai Kertanegara (yang katanya Kabupaten terkaya di Indonesia???). Yang pasti aku juga sempetin untuk beli cinderamata khas Kaltim yang banyak dijual di Pasar Kebun Sayur. Ini dia beberapa kerajinan tangan yang aku  beli di sana. Yang besar itu, taplak manik2, indah banget ya? Aku gak kebayang bikinnya pasti lama banget. Aku beli harganya Rp 190.000,-  gak boleh kurang sedikitpun. Kata yang jual, 'mbak juga gak sanggup kan bikin sendiri?' aku nyegir aja. Trus dompet-dompet itu harganya antara Rp 15.000, - Rp 20.000,- Pokoknya asik deh, jalan2 dan belanja di Balikpapan (30 Mei 2007)

Syal Benang Rayon Cotton

Ini dia, syal dari benang rayon cotton yang ku pesan dari mbak Thata. Thanks mbak, benangnya imut banget dan lembut. Aku bikin syal biar cepet jadi... :)) dengan motif yang sederhana dan tusukan yang rapat, jadi warnanya 'timbul'. (22 Februari 2007)

Runner

Runner ini sebenernya udah jadi beberapa minggu yang lalu begitu juga tas crochet motif yang warna coklat itu. Tapi aku baru sempat photo dan posting sekarang. Tadinya runner ini mau aku pasang di meja rias, tapi gak jadi. Ntar aja kalo rumahku udah jadi, mau dipasang di sana. Cita-citanya sih ntar di rumah baru, semua hiasan rumah dan taplak bikinanku sendiri.... Aku udah punya beberapa papertole yang udah siap dipajang di dinding...Insya Allah terlaksana...Amin. (19 Februari 2007)

Papertole

Aku suka banget ama yang namanya kerajinan tangan. Selain merajut, aku suka papertole. Itu lho membuat gambar dari dua dimensi menjadi tiga dimensi. Aku suka banget, apalagi kalo udah lihat hasilnya...bagus deh. Tapi akhir-akhir ini aku jarang ngerjain papertole soalnya untuk melakukan kegiatan ini kita butuh tempat khusus seperti meja dan lampu yang terang. Makanya, aku sekarang mulai menekuni lagi crochet yang udah lama gak dipraktekin. Karena aku belajar croceht waktu SD.

Hunting Benang ke Bandung

Hari minggu tanggal 5 November 2006, aku dan suami pergi ke Bandung. Rencananya sih cuma mau jalan2 aja. Tapi, aku pikir lumayan nih kalo kesempatan ini aku manfaatin untuk cari toko benang yang ada di milis merajut.com. Akhirnya dengan modal peta yang dibuat Indri, akhirnya aku nemu juga toko benang yang di Jopankar, di belakang Kings. Walaupun jalan ke toko itu sempit, tapi koleksinya lumayan komplit. Aku beli benang katun lokal yang berwarna-warni. Wah seneng banget...soalnya di Jakarta yang berwarna gak ada, udah gitu harganya murah banget dibadingin dengan benang impor. Sebenernya pengen juga tuh beli hakpen yang satu set merk clover, tapi harganya mahal banget. Nanti deh kapan-kapan aku pasti ke Bandung lagi untuk beli hakpen itu, tapi sekarang nabung dulu...