Juliet by Patricia Lambinicio [Crochet]

Submitter's Comments:
It was only this February that I found out about the contest so I really had to manage my time. I went browsing on Threadless shirt designs until I landed on "Juliet" by Lim Heng Swee. Then I thought about making a crocheted mobile--I got inspired by those hanging cocoons. So I checked out my craft box, which hadn't been touched in a while, to see if I had all the things I needed. Apparently, what I got were balls of crochet cotton threads and a .9mm steel hook. It kinda hurt a bit 'cause I knew I had to deal with real "micro"-stitches that would really double the working time.

Since I could only work on it during evenings (one word: job), I got to finish the entire artwork in almost 3 weeks! I tried to do at least one piece per session to keep myself on track. I sketched my own pattern and I worked with rows of double stitches. There were too much curves in the figures so I also did single and cluster stitches.

In making the cocoons, I sewed the sides together to form pockets and stuffed them with cotton thread scraps instead of synthetic cotton. They made the bags heavier, which would be perfect for my mobile plan. On the outside, I sewed in white thread to make the veins.

For the butterflies and those yellow round things, even though I used different stitches to make their shapes, I wrapped wire that ran along the edges to keep them from curling up (and the wire added weight too).

And for the girl figure, I single-stitched her arms and double-stitched her body. Her head started with a loop and rows of single stitches all the way till formed into a ball. Knots for her eyes, two back stitches for her mouth and gathered threads for her hair.

I threaded everything to a long twig I picked out from our garden to complete my masterpiece.

Submitter's Comments:
It was only this February that I found out about the contest so I really had to manage my time. I went browsing on Threadless shirt designs until I landed on "Juliet" by Lim Heng Swee. Then I thought about making a crocheted mobile--I got inspired by those hanging cocoons. So I checked out my craft box, which hadn't been touched in a while, to see if I had all the things I needed. Apparently, what I got were balls of crochet cotton threads and a .9mm steel hook. It kinda hurt a bit 'cause I knew I had to deal with real "micro"-stitches that would really double the working time.

Since I could only work on it during evenings (one word: job), I got to finish the entire artwork in almost 3 weeks! I tried to do at least one piece per session to keep myself on track. I sketched my own pattern and I worked with rows of double stitches. There were too much curves in the figures so I also did single and cluster stitches.

In making the cocoons, I sewed the sides together to form pockets and stuffed them with cotton thread scraps instead of synthetic cotton. They made the bags heavier, which would be perfect for my mobile plan. On the outside, I sewed in white thread to make the veins.

For the butterflies and those yellow round things, even though I used different stitches to make their shapes, I wrapped wire that ran along the edges to keep them from curling up (and the wire added weight too).

And for the girl figure, I single-stitched her arms and double-stitched her body. Her head started with a loop and rows of single stitches all the way till formed into a ball. Knots for her eyes, two back stitches for her mouth and gathered threads for her hair.

I threaded everything to a long twig I picked out from our garden to complete my masterpiece.

Submitter's Comments:
It was only this February that I found out about the contest so I really had to manage my time. I went browsing on Threadless shirt designs until I landed on "Juliet" by Lim Heng Swee. Then I thought about making a crocheted mobile--I got inspired by those hanging cocoons. So I checked out my craft box, which hadn't been touched in a while, to see if I had all the things I needed. Apparently, what I got were balls of crochet cotton threads and a .9mm steel hook. It kinda hurt a bit 'cause I knew I had to deal with real "micro"-stitches that would really double the working time.

Since I could only work on it during evenings (one word: job), I got to finish the entire artwork in almost 3 weeks! I tried to do at least one piece per session to keep myself on track. I sketched my own pattern and I worked with rows of double stitches. There were too much curves in the figures so I also did single and cluster stitches.

In making the cocoons, I sewed the sides together to form pockets and stuffed them with cotton thread scraps instead of synthetic cotton. They made the bags heavier, which would be perfect for my mobile plan. On the outside, I sewed in white thread to make the veins.

For the butterflies and those yellow round things, even though I used different stitches to make their shapes, I wrapped wire that ran along the edges to keep them from curling up (and the wire added weight too).

And for the girl figure, I single-stitched her arms and double-stitched her body. Her head started with a loop and rows of single stitches all the way till formed into a ball. Knots for her eyes, two back stitches for her mouth and gathered threads for her hair.

I threaded everything to a long twig I picked out from our garden to complete my masterpiece.

Submitter's Comments:
It was only this February that I found out about the contest so I really had to manage my time. I went browsing on Threadless shirt designs until I landed on "Juliet" by Lim Heng Swee. Then I thought about making a crocheted mobile--I got inspired by those hanging cocoons. So I checked out my craft box, which hadn't been touched in a while, to see if I had all the things I needed. Apparently, what I got were balls of crochet cotton threads and a .9mm steel hook. It kinda hurt a bit 'cause I knew I had to deal with real "micro"-stitches that would really double the working time.

Since I could only work on it during evenings (one word: job), I got to finish the entire artwork in almost 3 weeks! I tried to do at least one piece per session to keep myself on track. I sketched my own pattern and I worked with rows of double stitches. There were too much curves in the figures so I also did single and cluster stitches.

In making the cocoons, I sewed the sides together to form pockets and stuffed them with cotton thread scraps instead of synthetic cotton. They made the bags heavier, which would be perfect for my mobile plan. On the outside, I sewed in white thread to make the veins.

For the butterflies and those yellow round things, even though I used different stitches to make their shapes, I wrapped wire that ran along the edges to keep them from curling up (and the wire added weight too).

And for the girl figure, I single-stitched her arms and double-stitched her body. Her head started with a loop and rows of single stitches all the way till formed into a ball. Knots for her eyes, two back stitches for her mouth and gathered threads for her hair.

I threaded everything to a long twig I picked out from our garden to complete my masterpiece.

Submitter's Comments:
It was only this February that I found out about the contest so I really had to manage my time. I went browsing on Threadless shirt designs until I landed on "Juliet" by Lim Heng Swee. Then I thought about making a crocheted mobile--I got inspired by those hanging cocoons. So I checked out my craft box, which hadn't been touched in a while, to see if I had all the things I needed. Apparently, what I got were balls of crochet cotton threads and a .9mm steel hook. It kinda hurt a bit 'cause I knew I had to deal with real "micro"-stitches that would really double the working time.

Since I could only work on it during evenings (one word: job), I got to finish the entire artwork in almost 3 weeks! I tried to do at least one piece per session to keep myself on track. I sketched my own pattern and I worked with rows of double stitches. There were too much curves in the figures so I also did single and cluster stitches.

In making the cocoons, I sewed the sides together to form pockets and stuffed them with cotton thread scraps instead of synthetic cotton. They made the bags heavier, which would be perfect for my mobile plan. On the outside, I sewed in white thread to make the veins.

For the butterflies and those yellow round things, even though I used different stitches to make their shapes, I wrapped wire that ran along the edges to keep them from curling up (and the wire added weight too).

And for the girl figure, I single-stitched her arms and double-stitched her body. Her head started with a loop and rows of single stitches all the way till formed into a ball. Knots for her eyes, two back stitches for her mouth and gathered threads for her hair.

I threaded everything to a long twig I picked out from our garden to complete my masterpiece.

Submitter's Comments:
It was only this February that I found out about the contest so I really had to manage my time. I went browsing on Threadless shirt designs until I landed on "Juliet" by Lim Heng Swee. Then I thought about making a crocheted mobile--I got inspired by those hanging cocoons. So I checked out my craft box, which hadn't been touched in a while, to see if I had all the things I needed. Apparently, what I got were balls of crochet cotton threads and a .9mm steel hook. It kinda hurt a bit 'cause I knew I had to deal with real "micro"-stitches that would really double the working time.

Since I could only work on it during evenings (one word: job), I got to finish the entire artwork in almost 3 weeks! I tried to do at least one piece per session to keep myself on track. I sketched my own pattern and I worked with rows of double stitches. There were too much curves in the figures so I also did single and cluster stitches.

In making the cocoons, I sewed the sides together to form pockets and stuffed them with cotton thread scraps instead of synthetic cotton. They made the bags heavier, which would be perfect for my mobile plan. On the outside, I sewed in white thread to make the veins.

For the butterflies and those yellow round things, even though I used different stitches to make their shapes, I wrapped wire that ran along the edges to keep them from curling up (and the wire added weight too).

And for the girl figure, I single-stitched her arms and double-stitched her body. Her head started with a loop and rows of single stitches all the way till formed into a ball. Knots for her eyes, two back stitches for her mouth and gathered threads for her hair.

I threaded everything to a long twig I picked out from our garden to complete my masterpiece.

Submitter's Comments:
It was only this February that I found out about the contest so I really had to manage my time. I went browsing on Threadless shirt designs until I landed on "Juliet" by Lim Heng Swee. Then I thought about making a crocheted mobile--I got inspired by those hanging cocoons. So I checked out my craft box, which hadn't been touched in a while, to see if I had all the things I needed. Apparently, what I got were balls of crochet cotton threads and a .9mm steel hook. It kinda hurt a bit 'cause I knew I had to deal with real "micro"-stitches that would really double the working time.

Since I could only work on it during evenings (one word: job), I got to finish the entire artwork in almost 3 weeks! I tried to do at least one piece per session to keep myself on track. I sketched my own pattern and I worked with rows of double stitches. There were too much curves in the figures so I also did single and cluster stitches.

In making the cocoons, I sewed the sides together to form pockets and stuffed them with cotton thread scraps instead of synthetic cotton. They made the bags heavier, which would be perfect for my mobile plan. On the outside, I sewed in white thread to make the veins.

For the butterflies and those yellow round things, even though I used different stitches to make their shapes, I wrapped wire that ran along the edges to keep them from curling up (and the wire added weight too).

And for the girl figure, I single-stitched her arms and double-stitched her body. Her head started with a loop and rows of single stitches all the way till formed into a ball. Knots for her eyes, two back stitches for her mouth and gathered threads for her hair.

I threaded everything to a long twig I picked out from our garden to complete my masterpiece.

Submitter's Comments:
It was only this February that I found out about the contest so I really had to manage my time. I went browsing on Threadless shirt designs until I landed on "Juliet" by Lim Heng Swee. Then I thought about making a crocheted mobile--I got inspired by those hanging cocoons. So I checked out my craft box, which hadn't been touched in a while, to see if I had all the things I needed. Apparently, what I got were balls of crochet cotton threads and a .9mm steel hook. It kinda hurt a bit 'cause I knew I had to deal with real "micro"-stitches that would really double the working time.

Since I could only work on it during evenings (one word: job), I got to finish the entire artwork in almost 3 weeks! I tried to do at least one piece per session to keep myself on track. I sketched my own pattern and I worked with rows of double stitches. There were too much curves in the figures so I also did single and cluster stitches.

In making the cocoons, I sewed the sides together to form pockets and stuffed them with cotton thread scraps instead of synthetic cotton. They made the bags heavier, which would be perfect for my mobile plan. On the outside, I sewed in white thread to make the veins.

For the butterflies and those yellow round things, even though I used different stitches to make their shapes, I wrapped wire that ran along the edges to keep them from curling up (and the wire added weight too).

And for the girl figure, I single-stitched her arms and double-stitched her body. Her head started with a loop and rows of single stitches all the way till formed into a ball. Knots for her eyes, two back stitches for her mouth and gathered threads for her hair.

I threaded everything to a long twig I picked out from our garden to complete my masterpiece.

Submitter's Comments:
It was only this February that I found out about the contest so I really had to manage my time. I went browsing on Threadless shirt designs until I landed on "Juliet" by Lim Heng Swee. Then I thought about making a crocheted mobile--I got inspired by those hanging cocoons. So I checked out my craft box, which hadn't been touched in a while, to see if I had all the things I needed. Apparently, what I got were balls of crochet cotton threads and a .9mm steel hook. It kinda hurt a bit 'cause I knew I had to deal with real "micro"-stitches that would really double the working time.

Since I could only work on it during evenings (one word: job), I got to finish the entire artwork in almost 3 weeks! I tried to do at least one piece per session to keep myself on track. I sketched my own pattern and I worked with rows of double stitches. There were too much curves in the figures so I also did single and cluster stitches.

In making the cocoons, I sewed the sides together to form pockets and stuffed them with cotton thread scraps instead of synthetic cotton. They made the bags heavier, which would be perfect for my mobile plan. On the outside, I sewed in white thread to make the veins.

For the butterflies and those yellow round things, even though I used different stitches to make their shapes, I wrapped wire that ran along the edges to keep them from curling up (and the wire added weight too).

And for the girl figure, I single-stitched her arms and double-stitched her body. Her head started with a loop and rows of single stitches all the way till formed into a ball. Knots for her eyes, two back stitches for her mouth and gathered threads for her hair.

I threaded everything to a long twig I picked out from our garden to complete my masterpiece.