Top 5 Stretches For Knitting Pain And Stiffness. If you are like most knitters, you were probably up late this Christmas Eve, knitting.
Also like most knitters, you may have woken up with knitting pain in your hands, fingers, and joints. Any flagrant overuse of your joints can lead to stiffness and leave you susceptible to more chronic knitting injuries. I asked my sister, Kate Howe of katehowemassage.com, what knitters can do to get some relief from knitting pain. Tight Muscle Fasciae Prevent Joints From Healing Kate explained to me that muscle fascia is the “bag” of dense connective tissue that surrounds your muscles and joints, kind of like plastic wrap. Fascia surround every muscle in the body Fasciae are made of collagen and are connective in nature, like tendons and ligaments, except that fasciae connect muscles to other muscles.
Fabric deer head tutorial. I used drop cloth fabric, i made a pattern and then pinned it on to the fabric and then drew around it so i could see where to sew. i pinned the two head pieces to the long front face part and then stitched it together, then i stitched the antlers, i made them wider than they needed to be as when you turn them the right way its quite tricky. i used a pen to push the points out and stuffed them then i stitched the ears and added a thin layer of padding and then i pinned the antlers and ears on and stitched them to the head. now measure the back and cut a piece of fabric and turn the head inside out and stitch it to the back leaving the bottom open to turn the right way. then stuff the head and sew up the hole, to make the antlers stay up poked some sticks in to keep them upright and used a glue gun to secure them to the back, then i painted a log slice and used the glue gun to stick the head on to it.
Crochet Crafts: Minions Revisited. Pattern created by Kristen McCrory I already have a minion pattern up, but I wanted to change it a bit, so this is minion pattern round 2.
Enjoy! Materials red heart super saver black red heart super saver bright yellow red heart super saver royal blue 12mm safety eyes Poly fiber fill 3.5mm crochet hook Yarn needle. Balls to the Walls Knits: Dimpled Eyelet Cowl. Despicable Minion. Minion army anyone?
I just had to. I've not seen the movie yet, but the little guys are just so charming. This is only one of them of course, but at the end of the pattern, are some suggestions for making all different personalities of minions to create your very own Minion Army. LOL. Copycat Striped Bag. I was looking at Pintrest and I came across this bag.
Knitca: 5 beautiful lace stitches for summer knits. We've patiently waited for spring to come and now, when it's here (hooray to warm sunny days :-)) it's time to think about cool knits for hot summer weather.
And what can be cooler than lacy wrap / tunic / top / dress? Probably only a can of freezing Coke beats that :-) 10 Ways to Reuse an Old T-Shirt. Strawberry fruit leather recipe: perfect for lunchboxes. Making fruit leather will wow your kids.
Half-term looms, and while my children love making simple cakes and squabbling over the spoon v bowl, the wizardry that goes with making fruit reappear as something completely different (rollable, windable and whipable) is second-to-none. It's so simple, I shudder at my countless emergency snack purchases of those cleverly merchandised, Day-Glo packaged versions. You know the ones: two rolls, come with a collector card and a great big roaring furry bear on the front. With punnets of strawberries coming thick, fast and cheap, I recommend having a go at this strawberry leather. Once you've nailed the method, you can experiment with just about any seasonal fruit (apricots, plums, blueberries …) Add apples to the mix to help with the set and reduce the cost.
Free Crochet Patterns. HiddenDaisyy: Chain Loop Scarf. Chain Maille Scarf – Free Crocheting Pattern. Posted on October 17, 2009 by Simone Chain Maille Scarf I once talked to a guy about crocheting, and he told me he “knew how to crochet”.
Shara Lambeth Designs: Crochet Chain Link Necklace Tutorial. Hello friends!
I have had many, many requests for a How-To tutorial so others could make a Crochet Chain Link Necklace, so I thought I ought to do it :-) These necklaces are simple, pretty & even practical, yep, they're baby proof! So here's what you need to know to make yourself a Crochet Chain Link Necklace: What you need: 90m (100yds) DK weight cotton (approx) 4mm (US#6) crochet hook Wool Needle to weave in ends. Chain of Circumstance, or C2: A Non-Pattern Pattern. What can you do with less than a skein of beautiful variegated microfiber yarn?
Make a scarf, of course. (Or use in a sundress for a dear wee niece. That was last week's project.) Tutorial: Using Remove Background in Word 2010. I absolutely love the look of a sharply-contrasted black and white photo. There's something about the juxtaposition involved with creating such a distinct picture while somehow leaving a sort of subtlety from the absence of color. It's fascinating to me. Knitted DROPS skirt with Domino squares in ”Delight”. Size S - XXL. DROPS DELIGHT PRINT (50g) 2.10 GBP DROPS DELIGHT PRINT (50g) 2.95 EUR DROPS 152-155 are now available in the stores for 1£ per catalogue – no yarn purchase required!
The catalogues are printed in a limited edition, so visit your local DROPS store today! Find the DROPS Spring & Summer 2014 Collection here! The DROPS knitting and crochet experts are also working full time making new tutorial videos for this new collection! Simple celtic cable » the girl from auntie patterns. A relatively simple cable featuring closed loops.
Foundation row requires 15 stitches (pattern increases to 23); 24 or 26-row repeat. This is a simple Celtic-style cable. With the exception of rows 2 and 24, all wrong-side stitches are worked “as they lie”; the silhouette of this cable is also symmetric with a moderately-sized short row repeat, making it easy to incorporate into clothing designs. The method of beginning and ending the closed loops is the method taught by Alice Starmore in her books The Celtic Collection and Aran Knitting, which itself is a variant (although not necessarily derived from) the method published earlier by Barbara Walker in Charted Knitting Designs (also known as A Third Treasury of Knitting Patterns). The chart below represents a single repeat, as photographed. Fair Isle Mice - pattern. Cute little knitted mice with a colourful Fair Isle band. A great way to use up your oddments of yarn.
Shop for Cashmere Yarn, Aran and Lace. Maja. CO 12 sts. Set-up Row [RS]: [K2, yo] twice, place marker, k1, yo, k2, yo, place marker, k1, [yo, k2] twice. 18 sts. Markers indicate 'spine' sts. On RS rows, shawl will be shaped by working increases after first 2 sts of row, before last 2 sts of row, and before and after each of these 'spine' sts. Child's Middy Jumper (Stitches in Time) : Knitty First Fall 2012. Family plies. Hedgehog neckwarmer and hat : Knittyspin Winter bis 2011. NECKWARMER Cast on 40 stitches. Setup row 1 [WS]: Purl. Summer 2006. Do you hate to purl? Free Knitting Pattern L10502 Entrelac Beret. Library [Heads] Knitty, Spring+Summer 2011. Knitty.com. Knitty.com. Born in Indiana, John first learned to crochet when he was 19.
Quant headband - Winter 2007. Using double-point or circular needle, CO 3 sts. Rock Creek hat: Knitty Winter 2011. Main Hat With 16-inch circular needle & CC, CO 88[96] sts. Join in the rnd being careful not to twist, and pm to denote beg of rnd. Round 1: P. Join MC (do not cut CC).