Mei’s Handmade

During the quarantine period in United Arab Emirates, I got so bored just watching Netflix the whole day so l thought of crocheting again and of course making my own Youtube channel! But I had a problem as I left all my crocheting materials in my home country (Philippines). Then I searched online, read threads and it took me sometime before I could find online stores that offer a decent and affordable price for the materials of this craft.  So, here is the list of craft stores where you can order online and visit as well! 1. Amazon.ae Amazon offers mostly everything. You can find sellers of Turkey brands for yarns like Alize  and  Nako even US brands and different variety of hooks, knitting needles and other tools. You need a lot of patience though in browsing products and you will surely find a decent price for the materials that you are looking for. 2. Creative Minds Creative Minds has several stores in Dubai and Sharjah that you can visit. It is a heaven store for people who love a

  Crochet Crop Top This crochet design is inspired by a FashionNova crop top. I used Alize Diva Stretch, a fingering weight yarn. It is a combination of 8% elastic and 92%  microfiber acrylic.  The recommended hook size is 1mm to 3mm but for this project I used a 3.5mm hook. I like this  yarn for very close-fitting clothing project as it hugs the curve of the body caused by the yarn elasticity. It  is ideal as well for making swimwear as it doesn’t hold that much water so it is not heavy when it gets wet underwater. Here’s a video tutorial on how to make it. It’s so easy! https://youtu.be/YdIBSZp8ssk CROCHET HEART   Crochet this easy open heart appliqué for your projects. Easy to make that you can do it in less than 5 minutes! Follow the written pattern instructions below on how to make it. MATERIALS Yarn and hook of your choice. US TERMS Crochet Abbreviations ch  - chain dc  - double crochet sl st  - slip stitch yo  - yarn over cont  - continue st  - stitch/es Special Stitches 4dc clu