Pictorial - Hexagon (English paper piecing technique)

 hexagon tutorial

*please take note, this tutorial is based on lefthanded person's perspective. yes, i'm a lefthanded crafter ;-)

knit so, neat not so

last Sunday, after so many years i finally got a chance to learn knitting - the basic & how to. It was a short but fun 3-hours class conducted by a fellow crafter. since I didn't have knitting needles & yarns at home,  to ensure that what i just learned stays in my head, i grabbed a pair of chopsticks & crochet yarns to practice the cast-on, knit, purl & cast-off. Well, it didn't turn up very well but at least it helped me memorizing the step-by-step. And the very next day, i couldn't stop myself from purchasing a pair of straight knitting needles, circular needles & yarns from a thrift shop, Daiso. I did one patch of knitting and very proud of it ;-)      ~Zalita, the novice knitter~

Ahad lepas, setelah sekian lama akhirnya ku berpeluang belajar 'mengait dua jarum' - asas & cara-caranya. Kelas selama 3 jam terasa sekejap sahaja & sungguh seronok. Yang mengajar adalah sahabat kraf kami juga. pulang ke rumah, apalagi terus mencari kayu sepit dan benang crochet untuk berlatih cast-on, knit, purl & cast-off  supaya apa yang baru dipelajari tidak hilang dari kepala. Walaupun ianya tak berapa menjadi, sekurang-kurangnya membantu juga aku mengingati langkah-langkah 'mengait-dua-jarum'. Esok harinya, terus sahaja beli sepasang jarum lurus, jarum berangkai & benang knit di kedai serba-jimat, Daiso. Aku berjaya buat satu knitting patch dan sangat berbangga ;-)       

     ~Zalita, 'budak baru belajar' mengait-dua jarum~