How to Make Simple Crochet Slippers « Crafts IMPORTANT NOTE: This pattern uses US crochet terminology. You can find the SLIPPER SIZE, YARN and HOOK specifications at the end of this article !!! (To see more of my patterns, please visit my ONLINE SHOP!) I am an addict. An addict for crochet slippers. It all began when I saw slippers similar to these somewhere on the internet. I loved them so much I couldn’t get their tempting image out of my head. All I needed was a pattern. But because I am terribly, terribly impatient, I found creating my own pattern quicker than looking for an official one on the web. And since I’m no crochet guru, the pattern turned out to be really simple. Actually, these slippers might be the simplest slippers in the universe. Or not. But they might. This is what I did… Round 1: 5 ch (chain stitch); join into ring with sl st (slip stitch) Round 2: 3 ch; 7 dc (double crochet stitch) into the center of the ring; join with sl st Round 3: 3 ch; 1 dc into first stitch; 2 dc into each next stitch; join with sl st Row 14: turn (!)
Kleas: Lantern Walk Despite the rain, our preschool celebrated Martinmas last night with a traditional lantern walk. We ended up making lanterns that look very much like last years. I experimented with something new and Peanut and I made these... ...a cross between paper lanterns and yarn bowls. Day 1: using a mix of glue and water we pasted white tissue paper over the bottom part of balloons. They dried over-night in the basement. Day 2: The kids added colorful tissue paper. Again, drying in the basement. Once dry, we cut the balloons out. Then we punched four holes along the edge, strung yarn through them and attached them to sticks, for carrying. Although the lanterns had trouble staying lit in the wind and rain, we had a lovely walk by the lake which ended in a spontaneous game of swinging from the willow tree.
How to Make Leaf Skeletons I wanted to share with you a project from one of my readers who shares with us how to make leaf skeletons. I LOVE this! I have several leafs in various forms displayed in my home and knew I needed to make some of her leaf skeletons to add to my decor. I love how a pattern of leaves can enhance the beauty in your home. I have spent hours and tried various ways of making these. You need washing soda, not baking soda! Gather your leaves. Washing soda is a strong base so you may want to wear gloves when handling the leaves. You will add 3/4 cup of washing soda and 4 cups of water to your pot of leaves. Keep going, you will need to add more water so your pan doesn’t dry out. When 1.75 hours are up fill a glass baking dish with cool water. I carefully removed them and rinsed with water and added clean water to the pan. If you’re still with me, this is what I ended up with… I have a maple leaf which turned out not so well. 37.1Kstumbleupon
DROPS Pattern Library: Lace patterns DROPS pattern library contains patterns, and it keeps growing every day! The DROPS designers want you to see how these different techniques will look when applied to a knitting or crochet project. This is a very useful tool when you are looking for inspiration for own designs. Remember that by switching between yarn quality thicknesses and by picking a different knitting tension you will be able to create a new aspect to the design. NOTE: Click on the flag/link under the picture to go to the full pattern. Back to the School of Handcraft Sort by: Yarn quality | DROPS number | Pattern type
Puffy Paint I can't believe I've never tried this project before. It was so easy and fun that I ended up doing it three times this week... first with my own kids, then as a project at my son's school, and then with our music class. I have a little bit of PTSD after working with lots and lots of squirrelly little 4 and 5 year olds. Puffy Paint 1 c. salt 1 c. flour 1 c. water a healthy squirt of food coloring or tempera paint. Put in squeeze bottles for Puffy Paint Paradise.
MaryM's Original Daisy Bullion Edging, tatting with crochet hook, crochet tatting, cro-tat, Cro-Tat, cro tat, edging, trim, tutorial If you like the reocities.com project you can donate bitcoins to: 1E8rQq9cmv95CrdrLmqaoD6TErUFKok3bF MaryM's Original Daisy Bullion Edging©2001 - tatting with crochet hook, crochet tatting, cro-tat, tutorial, how to - Copyrighted. Finding little to not-much on the internet for tatting with crochet hook, I dreamed up this little design. I used No. 10 cotton, and a cro-tat hook for that size thread. For the "crochet" functions, you will use the hook. Begin with a normal first crochet loop. Begin the Ring (R) on the shaft of the hook: A tatting stitch is a two-part double hitch stitch (ds). Second half of the double hitch stitch (ds): wrap the thread over finger from the back as shown, pick thread up and off the finger onto shaft; slide loop thus made down to the first half of the stitch. Make another double hitch stitch (ds). Now make a picot (p). To complete the ring: Do (double hitch stitch, picot, double hitch stitch or [ds,p,ds] ) 3 times, then another double hitch stitch (ds).
rolled paper flowers {tutorial Welcome to flower week – five days of simple and delightful flower projects. I could probably do three weeks of flowers because there are so many different ways to create them, but I’ve limited it to five of my current favorites. Before we get started, let me make a few disclaimers: 1. 2. 3. Okay, so let’s begin. Here’s what you’ll need: :: paper {either cover or text weight} :: florist wire :: scissors, pencil, glue gun STEP ONE: cut irregular circle This circle is approximately 8 inches, but you can do any size you wish. STEP TWO: cut spiral Start at the outside edge and cut in a spiral fashion to the center. I like a sort of bumpy shape so that the petals end up a bit irregular If you aren’t so sure about your cutting skills, feel free to draw your spiral before cutting. To add a little interest to my bouquet, I used a variety of yellow scrapbook papers {my favorite is that yellow dot} STEP THREE: roll your blossom start at the outside edge and coil tightly STEP FOUR: release coil
12 Swatches: First Pattern Release! Drum roll.... drum roll please..... I'm happy to announce the release of my first pattern, Tanagra! I had a lot of fun knitting and designing this pattern. I had six knitters test knit it for me, and that was a fun experience, too! I loved seeing how the pattern looked in different yarn and colors. Bonne année ! Pour vous souhaiter une bonne année 2012, j’ai réalisé un calendrier mensuel avec mon fidèle spirographe. Pour le télécharger, cliquez ici. Mise à jour : Oups, un petit soucis s’était glissé dans les dates de ce calendrier.
Miss Make: Kool-Aid Dyed Yarn Tutorial When I was a kid, nothing said summer like a tall, strong glass of Kool-Aid. Grape was always my variety of choice. That intense fake grape flavor with a few ice cubes clinking around in the glass...oh man. Bring on the purple mustache. But did you know, since Kool-Aid is actually colored with all synthetic dyes, you can use it to [very easily] dye yarn and other natural fibers? You don't even need to add anything to make the dye colorfast, it's acidic enough on its own. You could do all one color, but since it's so easy, it's really fun to play around with several different flavors and see what happens when they mix. The yarn I used was Knit Picks Bare 100% Peruvian Wool: There are tutorials a'plenty on this subject all across the internet, but since I did a little batch of my own dyeing a few weeks ago, I thought I'd throw my two cents in. UPDATE: If you'd like to see what this yarn looks like knitted, here are some pictures. Kool-Aid Dyed Yarn [variegated colors] Materials: 100% wool yarn
moule à cake en carton « J’apporterai un gâteau » annonce Fille ainée à ses copains qui préparent une fête pour ce week-end… En la voyant sortir son beau cake bien gonflé du four, je me dis que c’est encore un moule ou un plat qui va disparaitre de mes placards (Et je ne peux même pas me fâcher, je ne compte plus les saladiers et plats à tartes que j’ai moi-même disséminés au fil des réunions joyeuses et gourmandes) Une cartonette et un rouleau de masking tape trainant sur la table de la cuisine m’ont suggérés la solution : Un moule en carton, présentable et oubliable faites un clic droit, imprimer, et cochez « adapter au format » pour imprimer en A4, ce gabarit convient pour un moule à cake en pyrex, vous saurez l’adapter à vos moules, c’est plus que facile !
Lost & Found Lane: Crocodile Stitch The Easy Way I was very frustrated when searching the internet for a free pattern to learn the Crocodile Stitch. All I could find were youtube video's that are very confusing in demonstrating how they crochet this stitch. I had to stop and start the videos over and over again to get the basic idea of the stitch. It was most confusing the way they were flipping the crochet around it was so hard to fallow along. It was even more frustrating when it came to watching them start the second row of the Crocodile stitch. If you would like a copy of the common crochet abbreviations I have created a "Crochet Abbreviations" reference sheet. Thank you so much for all your support and all your lovely comments. Keep smiling and Keep Crocheting! Love and Hugs to all!
How-To: Recycle Junk Mail into Paper Beads With just a few pieces of basic equipment, you can turn your boring old junk mail into cute paper beads! These lightweight, bulky beads are great for making fun chunky jewelry, festive garlands, or a bead curtain to hang in your doorway (if you're feeling ambitious!) Equipment: - Kitchen blender- 2 Buckets- Large bowl or tub- Sieve- Awl- Cutting mat- PVA (white) glue- Acrylic gesso- Acrylic paints- Clear varnish- Paintbrushes- Paper for recycling. For this tutorial, I loosely packed a 1-gallon bucket about 3/4 full with scraps, which yielded around 100 beads ranging in size from 1/2"-1". Ideal papers to use: anything printed on standard office paper, business envelopes, take-out menus with a matte finish, kraft paper. Papers to avoid: glossy or coated papers such as magazine pages, waxed paper, newspapers and phonebooks (the ink is very messy and gross), facial tissue, paper towels. STEP 1: Tear paper into 1" scraps. STEP 2: Now it's time to make pulp! STEP 4: Roll yourself some beads!