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)