Wobisobi: Re-Style#54, Five Minute Draped Vest #2. This Re-Style will be slightly different, because I am adding video instructions. Gasp! That's right, I am jumping off the dock and into the dark, cold waters of the unknown. Tutorial Things you need Extra large, Shirt Mens Shirt * I use Hanes Tee-shirts.Scissors Cut where the red marks are. Here is a quick video on how I did itWATCH ME. I hope this video explains it for you. Please leave an Email if you have any questions, so I can reply back to you. How I wore this VestHERE. You can also use it as a scarf , just wrap around your neck and pull one end through the hole. some other vests I have made are Have a wonderful day. Lots of <3, Anne. e1.interweave. I've come across a really beautiful and unique sweater. It's the Palma Sweater (shown at left) by Lene Holme Samsøe. What initially drew me to this sweater was its simplicity: a cross-front sweater with three-quarter-length sleeves and a wide-rib collar.
Then I saw the back, and it's made up of a stunning cable panel that incorporates a leafy vine set off with rope cables. You know how I love leaves; add in the cables and it's a winner in my book. There's a third aspect to this sweater, though, that really puts it over the top. It's a pullover! Here's the description from Lene's new book : "This top has a lovely construction: it begins with a long, wide rib that forms the front and collar. I know I'm always saying that I'm going to knit this and I'm going to knit that, and I really do take the first steps: adding the projects to my queue, choosing yarn, and sometimes even swatching! So, some projects jump to the front of the line while others wait patiently in their project bags. Cheers, Single Crochet - Learn the Single Crochet Stitch Video. The single crochet stitch is easy, and will look fabulous on all the scarves and blankets you can whip up when using it.
See how to do the single crochet.See Transcript Hi, I'm Edna Kurtzman for About.com, and today I'm going to show you how to do single crochet. Start the Single Crochet Once your beginning chain is completed, again count the number of stitches to match your pattern, you then insert the hook into the second stitch, grab your yarn and pull it right thru that loop. You now have two loops on your hook. Grab the yarn again in that hook and pull it thru both loops. Let's go to the next stitch. Single Crochet the Next Row When you get to the end of the row most instructions will tell you to chain one, just like in your starting chain, turn your project and then insert your hook into that stitch, pull up a loop, pull thru both loops on your hook.
Thanks for watching, to learn more visit us at About.com. Crochet Hook Conversion Chart. Tutorials. Hola there! Here you can find an organized list of all my tutorials, projects and printables. I want to point out that I am no sewing expert and have no formal education in either sewing or English (Spanish is my native language) So I might not always use the correct terminology or best technique, I am always learning too! It might not always be perfect, but it’s sure a lot of fun!
All of my tutorials and printables for personal use only, if you want to sell items made with these tutorials please purchase a Limited Production License. If you blog them, please do not share the complete post and share a link crediting back to the post and DO NOT link directly to downloads, please read my Site Policy and Contact me if you have questions, hope you all enjoy! Thank you! Flowers & Jewelry Tutorial: Anthropologie Inspired Necklace Link: Go to Tutorial Difficulty: Easy Tutorial: Duct Tape Joyful Flower Link: Go to Tutorial Difficulty: Easy Clothes and Upcycled Projects Maternity and Baby Nursery. Knitting pattern: London Tube Mouse. London is going to have quite a 2012. We've got the Olympic Games and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee all in one space. Eek! To celebrate the only book to let you cast on a whole city, Stitch London by Lauren O'Farrell (me!)
Is giving away one of the book's lovely little amigurumi knitting patterns for free: meet Toerag the Tubemouse. Toerag has been released into the wild over at Craft, so that knitters both sides of the pond can create one of London's most difficult-to-spot wild creatures. London tube mice can typically be seen out of the corner of your eye, darting across the rails as an Underground train thunders in. Grab the free pattern and make a Toerag (for those less Londony the word Toerag means a cheeky scamp in London chatter) of your very own from the free Tube Mouse knitting pattern. You can also find out more about the Stitch London book and the author over at Whodunnknit, the home of my sneaky stitching and many other patterns. Sashiko. Sashiko embroidery is one of my favorite crafts. It's easy to master and the process is very meditative and relaxing.
Although the patterns can look difficult, they are just a matter of breaking down the whole into linear parts. --Mari The Materials There are four key materials to sashiko - needle, thread, thimble and fabric. As you'll see, no embroidery hoop is necessary, which makes sashiko a very portable craft. Needles Traditional sashiko needles are very long (about 2 inches) with a small eye. Thread Sashiko thread is more twisted than embroidery floss and not made to be separated into strands. Thimble This is a traditional sashiko thimble that is used to push the needle through the cloth. Fabric The ideal fabric for sashiko embroidery is one that is not too tightly woven, such as Robert Kaufman's Essex fabric, which is a linen/cotton blend.
The Technique Next, take your fabric and insert the needle through the fabric without pulling the thread through. "Water Surface" Kit. Sashiko - Hitomezashi - Kogin | What is Sashiko | Sashiko: Traditional Japanese Sashiko Design & Instruction. The origin of sashiko is not very clear. However, through the last few centuries, this type of embroidery has been practiced in many districts in Japan.
There are 3 variations of sashiko still commonly used, which are simple sashiko, hitomezashi and kogin. Simple Sashiko, Hitomezashi, and Kogin Early homespun fabrics were woven from grass, tree-bark fibers, ramie, hemp and wisteria, then hand-dyed. It was so necessary that the clothing be recycled for as long as possible. In the Edo Era, a firefighter’s coat called hikeshi sashiko hanten in Japanese, which is a several-layered garments, was closely stitched and soaked in water to protect them from bruises and burns while working. Firefighter Jacket - Early 1900's Sashiko was also applied to the corners of a wrapping cloth called Furoshiki for durability and a decorative purpose.
Froshiki - 20th Century [Above images are the property of Sri Threads and have been used with permission.] Original Sashiko designs by Miho Takeuchi Be Sociable, Share! Friendship Bracelets. Macraméd friendship bracelets were all the rage when I was growing up in the eighties. All the girls at my school would obsessively make them for one another in a dizzying variety of colors, widths, and patterns. It's amazing, thinking back, that such young girls could make such beautifully intricate accessories. I, of course, tried my hand at making them as well.
I would ride my bike down to the five-and-dime store and pick out the most sophisticated color combinations of embroidery floss I could find, but when it came to the actual macramé I never got beyond plain stripes. Fast forward 20 years: Purl Soho started carrying DMC Cotton Embroidery Floss in every conceivable color (including fluorescents! Making friendship bracelets is a surprisingly easy craft, and best of all, in the end you'll have a bunch of cute summer bracelets to give to your pals. Materials Since this is such a free form enterprise the amount of colors of DMC embroidery floss you get is really up to you. Beginning. The Cross Body Bag + The Hobo Bag. 10 Ways to Craft with Old Sweaters + 5 New Ideas.
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Third Party Cookies. Adding a new ball of yarn in the same color. Today: "Joining yarn," or "What to do when you're at the tail end of the old ball of yarn, and you need to add in a new ball of the same color. " (The trick of adding in balls of a different color for multi-color knitting will be covered in a future post). An urban myth of knitting is that new yarn always ought to be added at the end of a row (side of the fabric) (scroll).
On the one hand, if you are knitting an item to be seamed, this advice can be good (see trick the third, below). On the other hand, for items where the edge of the knitting is the edge of the garment (scarf, shawl, stole), or for items where you plan to add an edging, this advice is pretty bad. Adding yarn at the end of a row can leave a big loopy gap along one side of your knitting, and/or a lump where the ends are worked in. The side of your work is probably an inconvenient spot for that gap/lump. Also, advice to put the yarn change in the seam is of little use to circular knitters. Anyway--enough about what won't work. How to Felt a Project - Felting Your Knitting. Felting has become very popular among knitters, and it's easy to see why. There's something magical about knitting something that starts out huge and awkward and ends up being a completely different fabric after spending some time in the washing machine.
Just about any knitted object can be felted, from flat pieces like coasters and afghan squares to bags, belts, hats, home accessories and more (check out my collection of felting patterns for more ideas). But felting can be a little mysterious and intimidating to those who have never done it before. Here's a quick rundown on how to felt any knitted object using a top-loading washing machine. For your first felting project, you might want to start with some simple knitted squares, so you don't have to worry that you're going to mess up something you spent a long time working on.
Life as a Human (ezine) Felting. If you suffer from holiday Craft-itis, needle felting may be just the relief you need. With the holiday season fast approaching, craft addicts everywhere are panicking. Every year those of us who invest all our time (and life savings) into constructing handmade gifts approach the holidays with the same completely irrational goal: This is the year that I will make everything for the season. I admit that I am a victim of holiday Craft-itis. I dream of drying citrus fruit ornaments, knitting gifts for friends, constructing paper using last year’s Christmas cards, and baking perfect cookies and sweets.
Failure is inevitable. I may complete one of these projects, possibly two, but a fully handmade holiday would require years of crafting and I have only six weeks left. Needle felting is somewhat new to the craft scene. In needle felting this process is achieved by stabbing hunks of wool roving over and over again with the barbed needles. The barbs create heat and friction, then voila! 1. Wee Folk Art Knits. Roman Stitch - How to Knit Roman Stitch. Learn to Knit: Lion Brand Yarn. Felt Hearts with 3 Bead Picot Edging - Beadwork. These little pins work up really fast and inexpensively using craft felt, size 0 safety pins and a simple seed bead technique. That makes them ideal to give as gifts for Valentine's Day. You will need: beading threadsize 11 seed beads- NOT Delicas or cylinder beadsFelt- craft felt is fine for this projectbeading needlesharp scissorssmall amount of stuffingheart patternpen to mark the felt The reason I specified sharp scissors is because of the way felt is made.
It's fibers in all different directions that are locked together. Using scissors that aren't very sharp leads to the felt tearing a bit instead of cutting, which leaves messy edges. Start by cutting 2 hearts that are about 1.25 inch or 32mm across at the widest point. Thread your needle with a comfortable amount of thread to work with, and tie a bead securely on the end of the thread.
Now it's time to start the beaded edging. Add two beads, and go through both layers of felt, then back up through the second bead added.