Asmi Handmade

This and that!

09Jul

Well I’m back again after a few months. I was busy preparing for interviews. Preparing for technical interviews always requires some prep work even though you have been working on technical stuff everyday. I’m happy to tell you all that I cleared the interview and have started work as well.

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Amigurumi Monkey

19Feb

Hi there, It’s a rainy Sunday afternoon for us here and I’m happy to have found time to write this post. My latest project has been a crochet amigurumi monkey. When I found this pattern , I instantly fell in love with the cute faces those monkeys had and decided

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Amigurumi crochet snowman

18Dec

I know it’s been terribly quiet here for a long time. I decided to take a short break after the granny square blanket, but never thought it would be this long until I write my next post. It’s been a busy year with a new job + moving houses to be

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Crochet granny square blanket

01Jan

I’ve finally completed my granny square blanket. I have been planning on making this since I started crocheting and have managed to do it after 4 long years. Unsure that I would follow through, I was always reluctant to start this project; but somehow mustered courage and took the leap.

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My first quilt !!

25Nov

I have been missing from the blogland for quite sometime. I took a few weeks off and visited my sister and my cute little niece. I hadn’t seen her since she was born. So this was a long awaited trip. I had seen her on skype everyday since the day

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Baby crochet goodies – Part 2

01Oct

Hey there! I’m back with my second post on the various baby goodies I made for my cute little niece. This is a ripple blanket which I made for her stroller. I felt the bright carrot orange shade will be perfect for a baby’s blanket. 🙂 This was not

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Baby crochet goodies!! – Part 1

30Jul

I know I’ve been MIA for quite sometime now. I took my time to settle after we moved. But I have been doing some crafty work in the background. To be specific I have been making a lot of stuff for a new member in our family. The new member

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Off to the West Coast!!!

12Jun

If you have read my last post, you would be aware that we moved again. Yes and this time it’s from Toronto to Vancouver. It was two years ago when I wrote a post about moving to Toronto and can’t believe I’m already out of Toronto. Although I don’t want

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And we move again!!!

27Apr

It’s been almost 3 months since I posted. Sometimes I ask myself ,Where did all the time go? But also realise it has quite a simple answer. Work up to the eyeballs for three months, cooking, cleaning, some behind the scene crocheting and knitting and preparing to move. Yes we

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Crochet granny square afghan

07Feb

Having a long commute to work can sometimes get mundane and even irritating when its cold. Heavy snow can just make it longer. Initially I used to doze off in the subway . But this got more difficult(for me) and super funny(for others) a couple of times when I missed

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