Basic Crochet Workshop at Craft MNL on June 15!

I will be having a basic crochet workshop at Craft MNL on June 15 (Sat.) from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM. This workshop is for beginners and is a good introduction to crocheting.

This is my only basic crochet workshop at Craft MNL in June. Check out some outtakes from my previous workshop last March 30 at Craft MNL here.

Workshop fee is P1,200. This is already inclusive of your very own crochet kit: 2 sets of acrylic yarn, 3 balls of mercerized cotton, 2 double-ended steel hooks, scissors, and patterns.

To register for this workshop, please go to this link. 

Craft MNL is at Unit Y, The Collective, 7274 Malugay St., Brgy. San Antonio, Makati City.

Map courtesy of Craft MNL

To see where The Collective is, check out its location on Google Maps here.

Back In Cebu! There's Crochet, Of Course!

Halloooooo, Cebu!

This "font string" was made with a chain and slip stitches on both sides of the chain to make it thick

I was in Cebu with friends this past weekend to celebrate the marriage of our friends, Charles and Grace.

Their reception was held in an islet in Maribago Bluewater Resort. We were transported by this big raft to get to this place. The venue was a reflection of this couple's quirky and creative personalities. The tables were adorned by painted flowers and salt rocks! Don't even ask how we figured out if these were indeed salt rocks - it was a toss up between salt or allum ("tawas" in Tagalog). See the neon lights by the shore forming CBGB? That's the couple's initials! I love it! It's like fate! CBGB was this rad music club in New York City that featured a lot of punk institutions like the Ramones and Patti Smith when they were still starting. It fits the couple's good taste in music :p

We "took advantage" of this time in Cebu to get some break. It was my first time to stay in Mactan.

Of course, what would a vacation be without crochet?!?

Even in the airport, I had crochet in mind! The picture on the left shows my relief when my aluminum Hamanaka crochet hook got through the final security check for our flight to Cebu. The one on the right is me crocheting while waiting for our flight back to Manila. I am working on a chevron afghan right now. I'm super excited to show the finished product soon!

Before leaving Cebu, I visited ANTHILL Fabric Gallery. ANTHILL is a creative social enterprise and a lifestyle store. They showcase indigenous fabrics from all over the Philippines and Asia. There's also something brewing between Gantsilyo Guru and ANTHILL :) Watch out for this!

Check out my other crochet adventures in Moalboal (Cebu) and Bohol.

Day 2 of Coffee, Cupcakes, and Crochet!

Day 2 of my crochet workshop for beginners with Red Heart® and Cannon® was a packed one. From making motifs on Day 1, they were already able to start their own Amigurumis on Day 2!

Day 2 was probably not as "intense" as Day 1. At this point, they already knew the basics.

We were joined by Jackie of Coats Manila Bay in the morning. Participants were introduced to other crafts like bracelet-making using Anchor Embroidery Threads. Of course, they were given free bracelet kits!

It's nice to see that only after 1 day of learning crochet, you already notice how much they have improved :)

The kids were definitely up for the challenge. They managed to make basic shapes!

Carmen and her daughter Gabie requested if they can crochet a shell cozy for their baby tortoise (yes, there is such a thing, and you can see a sample here). I made an original pattern for them. They put their own twist to it by adding a shark's fin! Now I want to have my own baby tortoise :p Picture of the baby tortoise was taken by Carmen.

We were joined by Jenny of Coats Manila Bay in the afternoon for our Anchor bracelet-making kits.

There's something about crocheting and time just passing by so quickly. Next thing I knew, the day was almost over.

Our class pictures! The morning ladies.

The afternoon ladies and kids.

Raffle prizes, courtesy of Coats Manila Bay, were also given away!

My thanks to Baba, Billie, Mars, Levy, Cris, Alexa, Carmen, Gabie, Lolo, and Amy for being part of this special workshop! Happy crocheting!

If you were not able to join this 1st wave, I have opened a 2nd wave on May 15 and June 1 (Sat). For details and registration, please go to this link.