She’s possibly my favourite cute Korean baby of all time! I first saw her in this video circulating on Facebook:
And here’s a follow-up video (you can click on the CC button for subtitles):
Since then she’s grown up and has learnt to ask questions. Also, she now looks as pretty as she is cute.
I can’t stop clicking on videos of her on YouTube!
I made this baby’s bonnet for a friend who’s crazy about cats. The problem with being new at crochet and not having a baby around is that I can’t know for sure if it’ll fit. So I’m crossing my fingers and hoping that it will!
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So with no baby to model my cat bonnet, Monkey will have to do it! And he looks so adorable doing it too! His head is smaller than a baby’s and so the hat is over-sized, making it look like a helmet.
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I especially love the stitches in front that make up the face of the cat. Stitched them on without a pattern so I’m really pleased with how they turned out. (:
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More and more of my friends are expecting babies coming along. It’s a perfect opportunity to practise my crochet skills (which are still in its infancy like the babies). I made these little baby socks for a little girl who’s coming to this world in September, and I’ve also just completed a tiny blue pair for a little boy.
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I had to turn down an invitation to a friend’s wedding today because we wouldn’t be back in Singapore on the date of his big day. I knew this would happen at some point. Being away means that you will inevitably miss out on on some of your friends’ lives. Just earlier this year, I flew off to Ahmedabad as my childhood friend went into labour with her firstborn. Last month, we went back to collect the keys to our new home (above is the view from our window) that we would not be moving into because, well, we wouldn’t be around to live in it.
I could convince myself that missing all these is not that big a deal, but that’s what worries me. When I’m in India, it is easy to pretend that whatever’s happening in Singapore doesn’t matter simply because I’m just so far away from it all. And I’m actually kinda good at that, which is why I generally feel peace, to the extent of finding respite when I’m back here. It’s almost like being able to escape reality, reality being whatever’s happening in Singapore. But I don’t want to pretend that these things are not happening or that they do not affect me!
I worry that if I don’t diligently keep up with the happenings in Singapore, I’ll just lose touch with all my friends. It’s difficult to stay in touch when you’re so far away. I now make it a point to catch up with people, despite never being the type to send a ‘How are you doing?’ text in the past. Because I still have a life in Singapore. Another life, it seems. A different one from the one I have here. And I don’t want to lose that.
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A childhood friend gave birth just a while ago, so I thought to give these a go. I’ve only started learning to crochet about a couple of months back so they turned out okay, but not fantastic.
Just thought I’d share these photos. I completed everything, including sewing on the button, in about 4 hours. In my opinion, that’s great timing given that I’m still a rookie.
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Can’t wait to mail these over to her!
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