Keroro Gunsou

I rarely accept a custom order, especially the one based on well known character (like from manga, movie, etc).
but sometime I make an exception, like making a Keroro amigurumi, cause I love reading the manga too.

my colleague is a big fans of Keroro Gunsou, she asked me to make a Keroro doll weeks ago.
it actually only  took a day to make the Head and another day to make the body , and an extra one day to make the body correctly.
but... it finally take weeks cause it's very HOT in here.
I can't imagine how could a knitter possibly knit a sweater in Jakarta without Air Conditioner?

OMGrumi : Pak Raden

In Indonesia, there are only a few TV programs for children.
I remember watching Si Komo and Si Unyil, two of the best local TV programs for children.
to be honest I'm more a fans of Si Komo than Si Unyil, I only watch Unyil's opening back then.
but what's make Unyil special is Pak Raden, the man behind Unyil and the gang.

I still remember watching one of Pak Raden's show when he was telling a story while he was also drawing.
I heard the same story many times,  but the one he's reading is still the best version.
What a great storyteller he is!

ever since that day, I always hope to become a great storyteller like him.
If I ever had a chance to take graduate programs, it would be about educational TV program for children because I want to be like Pak Raden who dedicates his life for Indonesian children.

I just found out last year that Pak Suyadi (the real person who plays the Pak Raden character) was also from ITB 's art faculty.  Both of us are animators, He's making puppet while me making yarn plushie.  Is that a coincidence, or am I unconsciously trying to follow his steps?

by the way while the real Pak Raden doll is a hand puppet, this Pak Raden amigurumi is a thumb puppet :p

We'll meet again, that's for sure!

I still remember last year when I decided to join Crafty Days at Tobucil.
to refresh your memory, please read this post.
I decided that it would be my first and only participation in a bazaar.
I remember my own statement in front of the Tobucil Crew "we'll meet again, 10 years later", and it was recorded.

I take back all my words.  Too many things happened in a year that I changed my mind.
It didn't take a year to change everything, cause the day after the Crafty Days, I lost my job.
not because I joined the crafty days but because the studio I worked at were closed.

it's true that I haven't got a courage to rent a stand for Zpiderdzigh, but this year it's different,
It's time to collaborate with amazing talents.
it's time for Gondangdia Afterwork project.
one stand for five of us.
One table for five kind of crafts.
And I still hope that there would be more friends joining, the more the merrier :D

So if you are happen to be in Bandung at May 5 and 6, please visit Tobucil Crafty Days at Jalan Aceh No. 56.
You'll see amazing wood creation from Khaf Wooden Toys, pretty and cute owl macrame necklace from Indecraft, pretty and colorful flower from Jertira Craft, fireflies chinese knot keychain from Rumah kreasiku, and amigurumis from zpiderdzigh, all in one table, all from Gondangdia :)
no no I won't put the pictures here... not yet :D

I'm so excited to prepare my amigurumis. And even I wonder how it would be, cause I'm in Jakarta and the amigurumis are in Bandung. it would be a big surprise :)

Peribahasa: Ada Gula Ada Semut

okay, it's time for a new (photo) series.
it's called Peribahasa means proverb in bahasa Indonesia.
the first peribahasa is "Ada gula, ada semut" (There's sugar, so there are some ants)
means if there's anything interesting, there would be some crowd surrounding it in no time.

zoomed a lot of time, you'll see the ant trying to bring more than she could.

it's my second time making ant amigurumi.

here's the first one, the crocheted smilling ant

this time it's knitted and it's gray cause.... I hate black yarns :)

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April Cat Pattern now available

April Cat amigurumi pattern is now available!!!

it's only 4USD, you'll get the diagram pattern, written pattern (in English) and illustrated instruction in PDF.

very easy, and perfect for beginners and of course cat lovers.

and do not forget, there will be an amigurumi class next Saturday (April 14th) at Plaza Semanggi's Learning Lounge.
please contact Citra (citraparameswari [at] yahoo [dot] com) for more info about registration and Entry fee
all participant will get this pattern for free :)

Happy Easter!!!

I knew it's April, April Fool's was coming, then Easter,

I could have prepare the  event related amigurumi before those days, instead, I was start making those amigurumi right at the D-Day.

I finished my poisson d'avril at April 2nd , it was jus a few minutes too late but it's not the first of April.

and now, today, it's Easter.

I had a long weekend, planning to make something related to Easter but I was making something else first.

Luckily, I had a 3 hours train ride to finished this amigurumi.

HAPPY EASTER

especially to my dearest mom :)

how come this chick become an Easter related amigurumi, you ask? 

I dunno either, I didn't think that much, I just don't want to make an egg amigurumi cause eating eggs give me acnes :p