Pretty Puppy Cellphone Charm ;)

Here's what I made yesterday :) 

I've been hooked on the amigurumi Dachshund that I designed. But this time I used one strand of 4-ply cotton thread and size 3mm hook. You can see in the photo the yarn I used and just a small amount of yarn was needed. Given the same pattern, it is really more difficult to make a smaller item. But if you haven't noticed yet, I do have a fondness for miniatures ;) (My collection of crocheted mini projects can be seen here.)

Anyway, for the latest on my Amigurumi Dachshund pattern, please follow my other blog Crocheting with Cannon Threads.

And to brighten up our day, here's a close-up of the Pretty Puppy cellphone charm :)

Hard to let go...

My computer died today. I don't know if my files are still recoverable...but I don't want to worry about it much.
I'm using my older son's computer now, and for limited times I'll be able to use this...My younger son has locked up his computer with a password :p
Anyways, I managed to post again today as you can see ;)
I'm just going to let you know that I'll be posting my Cannon thread projects in my other blog here. I'll be posting stitches, swatches, and patterns over there whenever I use Cannon threads.

Cannon threads and my latest projects

I quite suddenly had an inkling to use my other blog again, and entitled it Crocheting with Cannon Threads.Though most of my designs can easily be substituted with other yarns or threads, I'd like to show my favorite local thread up-close.
Want to know more? Please visit my other blog Crocheting with Cannon Threads. You'll see here in my latest post what I've been up to lately.

Latest Crochet Projects - and a kitchen project ;)

Here are some recent projects I have not shown here. I keep my Ravelry project page updated, but have missed showing these on my blog.

Another flower accent from my free pattern, to complete the look of the cute little bag :)

Another scarf from my pattern Striped Scarf with Knotted Fringe

Another coin bracelet made from my free pattern.

And here's my kitchen WIP, you'll find the details here in my food blog ;)

Coin Bracelet - a free crochet pattern

I came up with this design for want of something to do with our flimsy 5-centavo coins. Since it had a hole in the center, I thought to crochet sc's into it and it seemed to work. Try it and see ;)

Pattern can be found here on Facebook.

New Toys!

Just want to show you two inexpensive but useful toys that I've recently bought :)
Since my brother was enjoying the stuff that he bought from Manafont, I thought to order some myself. These came from HK, shipping already included in the price and the additional cost for mailing with tracking is only $2. per package. (This is not an advertisement!)
If you find these in Divisoria or elsewhere, please let me know so I can compare prices... Though I love the convenience of ordering online!

Pocketsize Digital Scale for $8. (P342.)

Flexible Desktop Camera Tripod for $4.57 (P195.)

This pocket digital scale will be very useful in weighing thread balls or yarns, jewelry, small finished items,  leftover yarn, etc....Can be handy on the kitchen too for measuring spices or other small ingredients :)

Note: I used the desktop tripod to take this picture ;)