My Favorite Sites for Free Crochet Patterns - This Is Crochet | This Is Crochet First for Women Magazine asked me what were my five favorite sites for free crochet patterns for their December 7, 2009 issue. Here are my favs: 1. Crochet Pattern Centralwww.crochetpatterncentral.com Crochet Pattern Central is an online directory of thousands of links to free crochet patterns of all levels. In addition to the patterns, CPC has links to tutorials and stitch instructions. 2. 3. 4. 5. The Crochetville messageboard community features a Free Original Patterns forum. Honorable mentions: Naturally Caron, Interweave Crochet, Stargazer’s Crochet, Yarn Lover’s Room, Free Vintage Crochet, Do you have any favorite sites for free crochet patterns? Follow my blog with Bloglovin About turquoizblue
Le gars qui tricote Dachshund Ted - Knitting Magazine - Crafts Institute This cute crocheted sausage dog by Rico Design, will make an adorable teddy for anyone, young or old. 1. The cute crocheted Dachshund Ted by Rico Design You will need Rico Creative Cotton Aran, 100% cotton (85m per 50g ball) 2 x 50g balls 64 pink 2 x 50g balls 40 light green 1 x 50g ball 52 pearl grey Small amounts of 90 black 37 sky blue 3.5mm Rico crochet hook tapestry needle wadding material Dc2tog: Work 2 dc together (to decrease) Work in pink. Cast on 5 ch + 1 ch for turning. Row 1: 5 dc. Row 2: Inc 1 st at each end of row, by working 2 dc into first and last dc (7 sts). Row 3 and every other odd numbered row to 27th row: Dc. Row 4: Work 2 dc into first dc, 2 dc, 3 dc into centre st, 2 dc, 2 dc into last dc (11 sts). Row 6: Inc 1 st at each end of row, by working 2 dc into first and last dc (13 sts). Row 8: Work 2 dc into first dc, 5 dc, 3 dc into centre st, 5 dc, 2 dc into last dc (17 sts). Row 10: Inc 1 st at each end of row, by working 2 dc into first and last dc (19 sts). Round 1 to 3: Work dc.
Knitting Pattern Index We have made every effort to ensure that the instructions of patterns or recipes are accurate and complete. We cannot, however, be responsible for human error, typographical mistakes, or variations in individual work. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Thank you! Home | Email | Patterns | Recipes | Join | Help | Links This site created and hosted by: YarnGasm Knitting Podcast Knitting Needle Sizing Conventions How to make sense of Knitting Needle sizes on international and vintage patterns. One of the exciting aspects about looking at knitting patterns on the Internet is that there is access to a massive wide range of different patterns and designs. Not only are these designs and patterns written by designers from around the world, but also there are patterns available on the Internet which were written many years ago, giving a wealth of choice for today’s knitter. However, as different countries adopt different knitting needle-size descriptions (and countries such as the UK have moved to a metric system) sometimes it can be unclear which needle sizing definitions the instructions are referring to. For instance a vintage knitting pattern might have been written in the UK and therefore uses the old British needle sizes, but this might not be clear from a first glance at the pattern. Free British Vintage Knitting Patterns
Garden art on the cheap DIY: Glass marbles in your fence | Garden Drama Colorful marbles make a plain old fence sparkle. I had the pleasure of speaking at the Lake Owasso Garden Club this week. It was a full classroom of avid, fun-loving gardeners and the topic at hand was Art in the Garden. Festooning a six foot privacy with marbles is addictive fun that really adds a pop and punch to the garden setting, especially when the sun hits it from the back. I would recommend using new marbles. Then go to town. I lose a marble or two over the winter from the wood contracting and expanding and maybe a couple over the summer, but a little vigilance, popping them back in is all that’s needed. Beware though, once you get going on this one, you will want to be be-dazzling your entire fence. Like this: Like Loading...
Comment rabattre les mailles "à la Elisabeth Zimmerman" ? - Même avec deux mains gauches... Tica, tu vois j'avais devancé ta question, puisque j'avais prévu d'expliquer cette méthode astucieuse pour rabattre les mailles très souplement. J'ai même pensé à prendre des photos avant de terminer mes mitaines ! Et oui, même en utilisant une taille d'aiguilles supplémentaires, je trouvais toujours que les poignets des pulls, le haut des mitaines ou les cols un peu serrés n'avaient plus aucune élasticité une fois les mailles rabattues. Ça c'était avant de découvrir la méthode Elisabeth Zimmerman - décidément la reine éternelle du tricot ! Au moment de rabattre vos mailles, enfilez votre fil sur une aiguille à tapisserie. La longueur du fil doit être au moins deux fois égale à celle du tricot à rabattre. Glissez l'aiguille à tapisserie dans les deux premières mailles de l'aiguille gauche (de droite à gauche) et faites passer tout le fil. Repassez ensuite l'aiguille à tapisserie dans la première maille, cette fois de gauche à droite. Bon tricot !
Knitting Keeps You Healthy Last month I wrote an article called “Why bother knitting a scarf?” Much to my surprise, I received thousands of positive reactions from readers who share my love of homemade, local, and beautiful “slow fashion” items. Clearly, knitting is being embraced by people from all walks of life who benefit from its peaceful, relaxing repetition. It got me wondering – what’s really going on when people knit? Why is it so tremendously popular? It turns out that knitting has incredible health benefits. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Even professionals are catching on. Keep at it, all you knitters!
Free Shipping Codes & Coupons to 4,000+ Stores! FreeShipping.org™ Mitered Squares Throw With a Fabric Lining | Italian Dish Knits This is one of my favorite projects ever. This pattern has been around for a while and I was late to the game on it. It is the Mitered Crosses Blanket that Kay Gardiner made for Japan tsunami relief a couple of years ago. There are over 900 project pages for it on Ravelry. I loved this pattern so much and really loved making it. I changed quite a few things from the original pattern, though. I also did not use Noro Silk Garden for two reasons: I feel it’s a little scratchy and it’s very expensive. I blocked all the squares first before I sewed them together. The i-cord edging takes a while to do but it is SO worth it. you start out with three stitches on your needle (left). You now have four stitches on your needle. Knit the last two stitches together, through the back loops (left). After I finished the edging, I decided the “wrong” side of the throw was so unattractive I wanted to cover it up. name labels from Ananemone Etsy shop The finished blanket is about 44″ x 33″. Like this:
Bobby Pin Butterflies Around this time of the year I start to crave color like I crave chocolate, potato chips, or coffee! It’s supposed to be spring, but outside, it is relentlessly cold, cloudy and gray. So as an offering to the vernal gods, I created these Bobby Pin Butterflies, wearable bursts of color meant to usher in sunnier times! No creature better manifests pure beauty and color than a butterfly. Designed as an adorable hair accessory, these sweeties are also terrific for Easter decorating. And they couldn’t be easier to make. The Materials To make at least two dozen 1 1/2-inch by 2 1/2-inch bobby pin butterflies: A Mariposa Felt Bundle, 100% wool felt.DMC Pearl Cotton in color B5200.A Bobby Pin Butterflies Template, printed and cut out. The Pattern For a cutout style butterfly: Cut a wing 1 from a colored piece of felt using the template. Cut a wing 2 from either the ecru or white felt using the template. For a solid butterfly: Cut a wing 1 from a colored piece of felt. All done!
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