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Alhamdulillah.. akhirnya berjaya mengait topi pertama 2012 my first hat for 2012.. newborn size, using Magic baby Light and 4.00mm hook.. really easy to make

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January 15, 2012

Alhamdulillah.. that finally I received my yarns again from Turkey after long wait, This time after seeing my friends from YLM having this beautiful yarns, I could not resist to try them out too. So I contact with a friend, Belgin, my Turkish friend and bought this from her 10 balls of Alize yarns… they are burcum, sekerim(syekerim), diva, batik, burcum bebe batik. Ohhh… the thing is, I am not sure if i will ever start a project using these yarns. Seems for now, going to keep this as one of my colletion.

Enough with the new yarns.. Just now i received an email asking about how to make a mittenn and socks. InsyaAllah, I will try to provide a tutorial in time but I could not promise when.Honestly, it’s been a month I haven’t touch my knitting needles and hook. But two days ago, I started a new project again and hopefully I can complete it soon. Really having a very slow knit and cro.

InsyaAllah, I will upload the picture once done!

Thank you again for hopping by and drop by in Da’Knit. InsyaAllah when i’m feeling much better, will try to update more in the future again as before.

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Tutorial Knitting: Cara membaca pattern Vest bergambar Part 1 (BACK SIDE)

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January 8, 2012

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SAIZ UTK ADULT.. (pattern by Pierrot)

Pattern ni bermula dari bawah ke atas… terbahagi kepada tiga bahagian, iaitu body, armhole dan neck…

1. Berdasarkan gambar untuk vest BACK.. mulakan dengan membuat CAST ON sebanyak 114 stitches menggunakan Jarum saiz 3.3mm.. (ini jepun punya saiz, manakala untuk US kita guna saiz 3.25mm) Kait secara RIBBING, iaitu Knit 1 Purl 1 sehingga habis baris dan turn Purl 1 Knit 1 sehingga habis baris sehingga PANJANG RIBBING ini mencecah 5cm.

2. Kemudian, teruskan baris seterusnya dengan mengurang sebanyak 5 stitches sehingga hanya ada 109 stitches sahaja dengan menggunakan saiz jarum 3.9mm di mana untuk US kita guna saiz 4mm. Kait menggunakan pattern stockinette stitch, iaitu satu baris knit, satu baris purl sehingga panjang sebelum ARMHOLE ialah 63cm ataupun kait sehingga mencapai 88 ROWS. Pastikan RIGHT SIDE adalah bahagian KNIT dan WRONG SIDE adalah bahagian PURL.

3. Setelah mencapai ROW yang ke 88.. kita akan masuk ke bahagian ARMHOLE. UNTUK ARMHOLE.. pastikan bahagian untuk dikait adalah bahagian RIGHT SIDE. Mengikut gambar, BO 4 sts bermaksud, BIND OFF sebanyak 4 stitches pada awal baris, kemudian kait KNIT seperti biasa sehingga habis baris. Kemudian, PUSING ke bahagian WRONG SIDE, BIND OFF lagi 4 stitches dan kait PURL sehingga habis baris.

4. Setelah habis BIND OFF 4 sts.. kita akan mulakan BIND OFF untuk setiap baris:

2-2-4 – Mula2 kita akan BIND OFF ikut arahan 2-2-4, iaitu, setiap kedua hujung baris ke-2, BIND OFF 2 sts, ulang langkah ini sehingga 4 KALI. Kemudian, masuk baris

2-1-4 – Setiap kedua hujung baris ke-2, BIND OFF sebanyak 1 stitch dan ulang langkah ini sehingga 4 KALI, kemudian, masuk baris

4-1-2 – Setiap kedua hujung baris yang ke-4, BIND OFF sebanyak 1 stitch dan ulang langkah ni sebanyak 2 KALI.

5. Setelah habis mengait bahagian baris ini.. teruskan kaitan tanpa ada DECREASE/INCREASE iaitu kait secara STOCKINETTE lagi ikut bilangan stitches yang tinggal sehingga keseluruhan ROW dari mula BIND OFF 4 sts mencapai 59 ROWS, dan pada ROW yang ke 60, Kait ikut pattern sebnyak 23 sts, kemudian kait 1-1-3 (iaitu selepas KAIT 22 sts pertama, BIND OF 1 sts, kemudian BIND OFF 27sts, kemudian BIND OF 1 sts, KAIT lagi sebanyak 22 sts) TURN… KAIT 21 sts, BIND OF 1 sts, TURN,BIND OFF 1 sts, KAIT 20 sts… putuskan Yarn, sambung kait di bahagian bahu sebelah, PICK UP 22 sts, TURN, BIND OFF 1 sts, KAIT 21, TURN, KAIT 21, BIND OFF 1 sts, maka kedua bahagian mempunyai 20 sts pada akhir kaitan. SIAP BAHAGIAN BELAKANG.

6. KALAU saya ada tersilap kira.. terutamanya bahagian SHOULDER, sila maklumkan ya.. sebab saya hanya translate berdasarkan gambar dan belum kait lagi pattern ni jadi kalau ada tersilap, sila perbetulkan.

May Allah swt bless us all.

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Read Japanese Charted Knitting Patterns by Irene Woods

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January 2, 2012

Japanese Charting Lesson 1

What does this all mean?

Please look at the very bottom of the chart. On the left side are three symbols. These are the ones most commonly used, and if you learn only these three, plus the one at the very top of the back armhole, just under the shoulder slope, which somewhat resembles a T, you will usually be able to knit from a Japanese chart. The symbol for rows is the first one at lower left. It resembles a capital F, with two extra arms, coupled to a symbol that often looks like an R over an x. The stitch symbol looks like a ladder, and the times symbol looks like a box with a dot in it. At the lower right is a notation that 10 cm = 31 sts, 52 rows.

For knitters who use the metric system, please ignore this paragraph; you do not need to convert to inches. As stated earlier, 10 cm is almost 4″. Actually it is just a hair over 3.9″ Most of the time, simply dividing by 4 will give you results close enough. That is what we are going to do in this instance. 31 divided by 4 equals 7.75 stitches per inch. 52 divided by 4 equals 13 rows per inch. It might not be possible to match this gauge. We will not tackle the issue of recharting for a different yarn right now. The focus of this lesson is just to learn to read the chart. Looking at the photo, the yarn appears to be similar to Tamm Diamante, in other words a hard finish yarn, not a soft, fuzzy one.

We will begin with the Back. The dotted vertical line means that this is half a pattern; it is similar to marks on the center back of a sewing pattern which indicate it should be placed on a fold of the fabric. The line at the bottom, extending out past the center vertical means that the entire garment width is 42 cm, or 130 sts. The number 1 plus the ladder (stitch symbol) in the band indicate that it should be done in 1×1 ribbing. You are expected to know that ribbing is worked at a tighter tension than Stockinette. In the middle of the Back, the large characters mean “Back” and the smaller ones under them mean “Stockinette”. Usually you will be able to determine this just from looking at the schematic, and at the photo of the garment. So, when knitting this pattern, we cast on 130 sts at tension appropriate for ribbing, which is usually 2 full numbers less than Stockinette tension. Knit even 39 rows, as shown in the vertical space between Back and Front at the band length. Since there are arrowheads at each lengthwise section, we are supposed to turn the row counter back to 000. Change to Stockinette, knit even to armhole, RC 76, and reset the row counter to 000, as indicated by the arrowheads.

At the armhole line, first there the symbols for rows, stitches, times, then the numeral 7 and the stitch sign in parentheses. This means that the shaping formula is rows-stitches-times (every xx rows, decrease xx sts xx times). We will do the armhole shaping, exactly as it is charted. Please note that the same shaping must be worked on both sides.
1. 7 plus stitch symbol = Bind off 7 sts at the beginning of the next row.
2. 2-2-2 = every 2 rows bind off 2 stitches 2 times.
3. 2-1-5 = every 2 rows decrease 1 stitch 5 times.
4. 4-1-3 = every 4 rows decrease 1 stitch 3 times.
5. 6-1-4= every 6 rows decrease 1 stitch 4 times.
This completes the armhole shaping. The -23 plus the stitch symbol at lower armhole means that a total of 23 stitches should have been decreased from each armhole edge. If we total all of the stitches in steps 1-5 above, we see that this is indeed the case. As further reference, look at the very top of the chart. The line indicating back width shows 27 cm, and 84 stitches remaining. 130 stitches, the amount at the cast on edge, less 46 sts (23 from each armhole) equals 84 stitches.

Now, looking at the armhole length line between Back and Front sections, we see that there are 106 rows between base of armhole and beginning of shoulder shaping. Therefore, knit even to RC 106. In this pattern there are 8 rows for neck shaping, and 8 rows for shoulder shaping. This is shown at the top on the pattern. Numbers at center back line indicate neck depth, and numbers between Back and Front indicate shoulder depth. The neck shaping figures are located inside the Back outline, and the shoulder shaping figures are outside. This is one time I would likely make a “cheat sheet” or T-Bar before knitting, since this involves some fairly complicated shaping. First reset the row counter to 000, as indicated by the arrowheads. We will assume that the carriage is on the right. The line directly above the schematic indicates that there are 13 sts in each shoulder, and 58 sts in the neck. The numeral 44 plus the stitch sign at top of center back line indicates that there are 44 stitches in center back neck. 7 stitches are in the neck shaping on each side. We will assume that the neck and shoulders are shaped by placing stitches into hold position.

RC 000, carriage on right. Place center 44 stitches, plus all other stitches left of center 0 into hold position. Set carriage to hold. Knit 1 row to the left, wrap first holding pos (HP) needle.
RC 001, carriage on left. Place 3 sts at right into HP for shoulder, Knit 1 row to the right, wrap first HP needle.
RC 002, carriage on right. Place 4 sts into HP for neck, Knit 1 row to the left, wrap first HP needle.
RC 003, carriage on left. Place 2 sts into HP for shoulder, Knit 1 row to the right, wrap first HP needle.
RC 004, carriage on right. Place 2 sts into HP for neck, Knit 1 row to the left, wrap first HP needle.
RC 005, carriage on left. Place 3 sts into HP for shoulder, Knit 1 row to the right, wrap first HP needle.
RC 006, carriage on right. Place 1 st into HP for shoulder, Knit 1 row to the left, wrap first HP needle.
RC 007, carriage on left. Place 2 sts into HP for shoulder, Knit 1 row to the right, wrap first HP needle.
RC 008. The funny “T” symbol indicates that shaping is completed at the neck edge, and to knit 2 rows even. Therefore, just Knit 1 row to the left, and DO NOT wrap. 3 sts remain in work position at the shoulder, as indicated by the 3, plus the stitch symbol in parentheses. Push the 10 HP shoulder stitches back about halfway on the bed (upper work position), Knit 1 row over all 13 shoulder stitches, and remove on waste yarn. Return left side to work pos and knit to correspond, reversing the shaping. When shoulder is completed, Knit 1 row main color across back neck sts, then remove on waste yarn.

Front is made similarly. A large intarsia pattern begins 31 rows above the waistband, as indicated by the line across the lower Front, and the row symbol plus numeral 31 on the right side. We will do the armhole shaping, exactly as it is charted. Please note that the same shaping must be worked on both sides.
1. 10 plus stitch symbol = Bind off 10 sts at the beginning of the next row.
2. 2-2-2 = every 2 rows bind off 2 stitches 2 times.
3. 2-1-5 = every 2 rows decrease 1 stitch 5 times.
4. 4-1-2 = every 4 rows decrease 1 stitch 2 times.
5. 6-1-2= every 6 rows decrease 1 stitch 2 times.
This shaping makes the front armhole narrow in faster than the back armhole. Now comes the trickiest part of the whole pattern. We must knit even to the neck edge. However, the row count number for this is not given. We must determine it mathematically. On the left side, the chart indicates there are 36 rows in the neck shaping. There are 106 rows for the armhole, plus an additional 8 rows for the shoulder shaping. 106 plus 8 equal 114 rows for total length above armhole. 114 minus 36 equal 78. Therefore we begin the front neck shaping on RC 78. Front shaping will be a little simpler than the Back, since neck shaping ends before shoulder shaping begins. We know this beacuse the final shaping note at the front neck edge is the numeral 18 plus the funny “T”, idicating 18 rows even after the last shaping row. Since there are 8 rows in the shoulder, there will be 10 rows even, with no shaping, between last neck decrease and first shoulder decrease. We will now write out the actual pattern.
RC 78. Carriage on right. Place center 24 sts, plus all other sts left of center 0 into HP. Set carriage to hold. Knit 1 row across to the left, wrap first HP needle, knit back to right.
RC 80. 2-4-1 = every 2 rows place 4 sts into HP 1 time.
RC 82. 2-3-2 = every 2 rows place 3 sts into HP 2 times.
RC 86. 2-2-1 = every 2 rows place 2 sts into HP 1 time.
RC 88. 2-1-5 = every 2 rows place 1 st into HP 5 times. This completes the neck shaping. Knit even to RC 106, same length as Back to shoulder.

Set row counter to 000. Knit 1 row across to the left. Place 3 sts into HP at right, knit 1 row, wrap first HP needle, knit back to left. Place 2 sts into HP at right, knit 1 row, wrap first HP needle, knit back to left. Place 3 sts into HP at right, Knit 1 row, wrap first HP needle, Knit back to left. Place 2 sts into HP at right, Knit 1 row to left. 3 sts remain in work pos. Push the 10 HP shoulder sts back half way to upper work pos, Knit 1 row to the right with main color, then remove on waste yarn. Return left side to work pos and knit to correspond, reversing all shaping. When left shoulder is completed, Knit 1 row MC across front neck sts, then remove on waste yarn.

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Free Crochet Patterns: Pretty Sundress

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December 30, 2011

Skill Level:
Sizes: 6-12 months (18 months-2 years, 3-4 years, 5-6 years)
Finished Measurements:
Chest: 19 (21, 23, 25)”
Materials:
Yarn: Deborah Norville Collection Serenity Garden (100% microfiber; 185 yards/169 meters; 2.29 ounces/65 grams)
• DN800-08 Sea – 2 (2, 2, 3) balls

Crochet Hook: US D-3 (3.25mm) and US G-6 (4mm) or sizes to obtain gauge
Extras: Yarn needle, one ¾” button
Gauge: 22 sc and 24 sc rows = 4″ using smaller hook. Use any size hook necessary to obtain specified gauge.
Abbreviations
beg – beginning; ch – chain; dc – double crochet; mm – millimeters; rep – repeat; rnd – round; RS – right side; sc – single crochet; sk – skip; sl st – slip stitch; st(s) – stitches; WS – wrong side; * – repeat instructions after asterisk the number of times specified

BODICE BACK
With smaller hook, ch 54 (59, 64, 69) loosely.
Row 1 (RS): Sc in second ch from hook and in each ch to end of row – 53 (58, 63, 68) sc.
Rows 2-7 (8, 9, 10): Work even in sc.
Shape Armholes—Row 1: Sl st in each of next 3 (4, 4, 5) sc, ch 1, work in sc to last 3 (4, 4, 5) sc, turn – 47 (50, 55, 58) sc.
Rows 2-6: Sl st in next sc, ch 1, work in sc to last st, turn – 37 (40, 45, 48) sc.
Rows 7-15: Work even in sc.
Straps—Rows 1-11 (12, 13, 14): Work even in sc separately on 6 (7, 7, sts at beg and end of row, leaving center 25 (26, 31, 32) sts unworked. Fasten off.
BODICE FRONT: Work same as Bodice Back to Row 6 of armhole shaping.
Rows 7-8 (9, 10, 11): Work even in sc.
Straps: Work same as Bodice Back until piece measures same as Back. Fasten off.
Assembly: With RS facing, sew right side seam, leaving left side seam open for button tab. Sew top edges of straps.

SKIRT—Base Row: With smaller hook and WS facing, join yarn with a sl st in right corner of lower edge of bodice, ch 1, work 56 (60, 68, 76) sc evenly across front and across back, join with a sl st in beg ch-1 – 112 (120, 136, 152) sc. Change to larger hook.
Rnd 1: (Ch 3, 2 dc) in first sc, * sk 3 sc, (ch 2, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 2) in next sc, sk 3 sc **, 3 dc in next st; rep from * to end of rnd, ending last rep at **; join with a sl st in third ch of beg ch-3.
Rnd 2: Sl st to center of second dc (Shell center), ch 1, (1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 2) worked in same st, * 5 dc in ch-3 sp **, (ch 2, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 2) in center of next Shell; rep from * to end of rnd, ending last rep at **; join with a sl st in beg ch-1.
Rnd 3: Sl st to ch-3 sp, (ch 3, 4 dc) in same sp, * (ch 2, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 2) in center of next Shell **, 5 dc worked in next ch-3 sp; rep from * to end of rnd, ending last rep at **; join with a sl st in beg ch-1.
Rnd 4: Sl st to Shell center, ch 1, * (1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 2) in same st, 5 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 2; rep from * to end of rnd; join with a sl st in beg ch-1.
Rnd 5: Rep Rnd 3.
Rnd 6: Sl st to Shell center, ch 1, *(1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 2) in same st, 7 dc in ch-3 sp, ch 2; rep from * to end of rnd; join with a sl st in beg ch-1.
Rnd 7: Sl st to ch-3 sp, (ch 3, 6 dc) in same sp, * (ch 2, 1 sc, ch 3, 1 sc, ch 2) in center of next 3 dc Shell **, 7 dc worked in next ch-3 sp; rep from * to end of rnd, ending last rep at **; join with a sl st in beg ch-1.
Rep Rnds 6-7 until skirt measures approximately 8½ (9, 9½, 10)”. Fasten off.

FINISHING: Button Tab—Row 1: Join yarn with a sl st to Back Bodice along open side seam, ch 1, work 6 (8, 8, 10) sc evenly across side – 6 (8, 8, 10) sc).
Rows 2-4: Ch 1, sc in each sc across.
Row 5: Ch 1, sc in each of next 2 (3, 3, 4) sc, ch 2, sk 2 sc (buttonhole made), 2 (3, 3, 4) sc.
Rows 6 and 7: Ch 1, sc in each sc across – 6 (8, 8, 10) sc. Fasten off.
Edging: Work 1 rnd of sc around neck, armholes and button tab. Weave in ends. Block if desired. Sew button opposite buttonhole.
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Benang dan Buku.. dalam memori :)

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December 21, 2011

Benang yang kuning itu benang baby, yang sebelahnya benang acrylic 100% but really feel like saten next to it is a nako baby yarn also, named lollipop and the smallest one is cotton, from Italy. syukur pada Allah.. really feel happy to know many friends that into yarns.. and because of this, I get chances to try out different yarns. Thanks to all friends in YLM

Ah.. however, lately.. I am not feeling very well to spend time either with knitting or crochet. Somehow, it feels like my old hobby is coming back to me apa tu? Yep.. reading novels..

Saya mula minat membaca sewaktu berada di darjah 5.. terima kasih di atas seorang kawan yang selalu membawa buku ke kelas.. especially during recess.. she always lend me the books and said there is no regret if i spend time reading them. Alhamdulillah.. somehow, i got addicted with books since then.. and with my parents support.. I really love to buy books and read them all.. even I remember once, when I was 12 years old, my uncle gave me one whole big box contains only books @_@ yeap.. i was so happy that time! And mostly those books are kinda “sastera”.. thats when I knew about “penulisan sastera”. Because I was really really interested in reading novels, I started to write my own story too hahaha what a memory! I joined some competition during high schools, and even won second place for my cerpen, still remember the title, which the title of my cerpen was “Dendam”.

Tidak ketinggalan saya juga pernah menulis sebuah novel, yang rasanya adalah novel pertama dan terakhir saya yang siap sepenuhnya.. alhamdulillah.. kawan2 sekelas saya sangat suka novel tersebut gembira bila dapat sokongan mereka untuk terus menulis. Still remember the title too.. “Sebentuk cincin, seulas senyuman” hahaha.. semuanya gara2 my bestfriend, Lou, yang asyik menceritakan kisah dongeng kami bersama sewaktu kami darjah 2 kepada saya.. dan akhirnya, saya menulis novel berdasarkan ceritanya itu sewaktu berada di Tingkatan 2. Entahlah.. mana sudah novel tu rasanya dah kena makan anai-anai but yet, I still remember the story very clear xD Even until now.. when I meet Lou and we talked about it.. hahaha we always laugh to each other thinking about the silly story she made up just to entertain me

Memori yang paling tidak dapat saya lupakan ialah sewaktu di darjah 6, guru kelas kami, Sir Aminuddin.. membuat spot check.. dan saya terlupa hendak tinggalkan buku conteng saya di rumah.. wahh.. memang panik time tu! My bestfriend, Lou.. she asked me to keep under my desk… hah since it is just a book.. perhaps my teacher won’t bothered much.. yaaaa however, unfortunately.. cikgu saya itu rupanya sungguh teliti orangnya dan setiap muka surat buku saya dibeleknya satu persatu sehinggalah terjumpa cerita pendek saya yang saya karang bersama dengan Lou.. Allah Allah… besarnya mata cikgu saya masa tu.. hahaha.. he got shocked to see I wrote a love story… Saya memang sudah rasa takut sangat masa tu.. tapi kawan saya, Lou, sanggup pula temankan saya ke bilik guru untuk di ambil tindakan.. akhirnya.. kami berdua di rotan pada telapak tangan oleh guru besar, atas alasan.. menulis novel cinta pada usia 12 tahun loL… oh ohhh saya memang menangis masa tu.. tapi Lou lansung tidak menitiskan walau setitik air mata.. kagum betul saya! Thanks a lot my dear bestfriend.. will never forget such sweet memory ) haha teringat pula.. sebelum ke bilik guru besar, pesan cikgu-cikgu lain.. lain kali jangan tulis cerita cinta kat sekolah

However, years passed, setelah masuk ke Kolej.. saya kurang menulis dan lebih banyak tumpukan perhatian kepada pelajaran. Pelik juga kan.. setelah beberapa tahun.. akhirnya saya terasa pula macam mahu membaca.. dan dua malam yang lalu.. saya telahpun memesan 3 jenis buku secara online dari Ujana Ilmu setelah meminta izin dari suami saya… alhamdulillah.. penantian sudahpun berakhir.. ) really excited! Can’t wait to start..

Found reviews about these books rcently, that they are really nice and very good novels.. so I decided to start back my hobby again with these 3 books.. Hopefully, it is like how I expected.. insyaAllah

Ahh.. sorry for the long writing! Thank you so much for hopping by! May Allah swt bless us all. Happy knitting and crocheting

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Learn to knit Raglan Sweater – Videos

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December 21, 2011

PART 1

PART 2

PART 3

PART 4

PART 5

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My new knitting needles :)

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December 15, 2011

LOVE this stitch markers and the tapestry needles

thanks to Jillian

May Allah swt bless us all. Thanks for hopping by!

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Knitting Vest

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December 14, 2011

Click Here for Pattern Vest

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Da’Knit Been Featured!

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December 11, 2011

Alhamdulillah.. syukur ke hadrat Allah di atas segala rahmat dan limpah kurnianya ke atas kita semua. Semoga Allah sentiasa membuka hati kita untuk terus mencari ilmuNya, dunia dan akhirat. Amin ya rabbal’alamin. May Allah swt bless us all.

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