Free Scarf Knitting Patterns" Braiding adds another dimension to an otherwise very simple pattern. Choose a soft yarn -- it will follow the curves of the braid better than a stiffer one. Size Width: 4" (10cm) Length: 55" (140cm), not including fringe What You'll Need Yarn: Soft worsted weight yarn, 288 yards (263.5m) We used: Debbie Bliss Alpaca Silk (80% alpaca, 20% silk; 72 yards [66m] per 50g ball): #12 Grape, 4 balls Needles: US size 8 (5mm) Notions: Tapestry needle to weave in ends; size 8/H (5mm) crochet hook Gauge 18 stitches=4" (10cm) in single-rib stitch pattern Making the Scarf Cast on 10 stitches. Row 1: Work in knit 1, purl 1 rib pattern to end of row. Row 2: Slip first stitch knitwise, (purl 1, knit 1) to end of row, ending with a purl stitch. Repeat row 2 for pattern until piece measures about 64" (162.5cm). Bind off all stitches in pattern. Repeat the above instructions 2 more times to make 3 individual 64" (162.5cm) strips. Make the Braid Lay the 3 single-ribbed strips next to each other on a flat surface.
DIY: T-shirt Surgery Image: flickr Do you have have tonnes of old baggy t-shirts crowding out your wardrobe and not sure what to do with them? Chopping them up and reconstructing them into funky, sexy and hip clothing is hot right now. Often called t-shirt mashups, t-shirt surgery, or t-shirt refashioning, whatever its called we love it. TreeHugger has previously discussed SuperNaturale's t-shirts to underwear and looked at t-shirts to bags and of course the t-shirt to swimsuit, what else can you do with a t-shirt and how and where do you find out? Image: Oh my stars (where you can find other tutorials and images) Image: Skirt constructed from t-shirt at LekknerSome resources to get you started:1. tutorials and patterns at ::Oh my stars and ::livejournal and ::what the craft and ::instructables t-shirt mashup2.
Reclaiming yarn from a thrift store sweater & ***Warning*** This is a very photo-heavy post! Since starting my blog, a few people have shown interest in learning how to recycle sweaters for the yarn. I spent the weekend working on a tutorial! On Friday, I went to our local Salvation Army and struck gold. Five sweaters. I chose to use the darker blue one for this tutorial because it was the smoothest yarn and was a little thicker than the rest. The first thing you need to do is turn the sweater inside out and remove all the labels. This is a good seam. This is a BAD/serged seam. I like to call these pieces the zip cords. This was the hardest picture to take for this tutorial! Begin taking your sweater apart! Ta-da!!! Now you’re ready to start unravelling your sweater! I start with the smaller pieces of the sweater and work my way to the larger ones. I wind the yarn directly on to my niddy noddy. There’s one! The yarn will be very crinkly/crimped at this stage. Keep going! I use a large tote filled with just barely luke-warm water to soak.
TaskRabbit: Life is busy. We can help. knitty.com Loosely cast on 25 stitches. Work 5 rows in garter stitch (knit each row). Begin working lace pattern following either chart (and Pattern Notes) or written instructions below. VERY IMPORTANT: If you are knitting from the chart, it is imperative to read Pattern Notes before beginning! Row 1 [RS]: k3, ssk, yo, k5, [yo, k1] 5 times, yo, k5, yo, k2tog, k3 (31 sts) Row 2 [WS]: k3, p25, k3 Row 3 [RS]: k3, ssk, yo, ssk, k1, [k2tog, yo] 2 times, k3, yo, k1, yo, k3, [yo, ssk] 2 times, k1, k2tog, yo, k2tog, k3 (31 sts) Row 4 [WS]: k3, p25, k3 Row 5 [RS]: k3, ssk, yo, k3tog, yo, k2tog, yo, k5, yo, k1, yo, k5, yo, ssk, yo, sl1-k2tog-psso, yo, k2tog, k3 (31 sts) Row 6 [WS]: k3, p25, k3
fear of commitment cowl - cocoknits Your options are wide open with the “fear of commitment” cowl! Button it right up close to your neck for maximum warmth. Too warm? Move the button so the cowl rests on your shoulders or somewhere in between. Super easy and fast, the trick is in connecting two buttons with elastic so you don’t have to commit to a button hole! Skills Needed General knitting skills. Size One size, approximately 9" wide by 33" long. Materials Yarn 250 yards any soft, bulky yarn which calls for #10.5–11 needle. Sample: Debbie Bliss Cashmerino Super Chunky (55% Merino, 33% Microfiber, 12% Cashmere, 72yds/50g) Needles Size appropriate for your chosen yarn. Notions buttonselastic cord Gauge 14–15 sts = 4" (row gauge not important) in stitch pattern.
Woven Square Slippers: A Tutorial « Knitting Interrupted So weaving is great for making flat fabric, and with my loom I can whip up a 12″ square in a couple of hours. But what are you going to do with all those squares? I mean, I can only make so many dish cloths, you know? 1. 2. And, using it as a drawstring, pull it tight, gathering up one side of the square to look like this: Now your square looks like this: 3. leaving a hole in the top. Make another one and felt using your favorite method. Ezra hates them, of course, because he hates everything I make for him, but I think they’re pretty awesome. Like this: Like Loading... Felt Gift Tags These cute gift tags are a great way to use felt scraps. I wanted these to be a fun, stress-free kind of project because as we all know, no one needs any added stress during the holidays. With all the travel, shopping, cooking, and entertaining going on I just wanted these tags to be a nice thing to do while watching holiday specials on TV or hanging out by the fire. If you get 3 of them done, great! If you manage to sew a dozen, bully for you! Materials Holiday Wool Felt Bundle or leftover pieces of any wool felt.contrasting Valdani Embroidery Threadone page of white card stocka Felt Gift Tag Template, available for free download here, printed and cut out Cutting Cut a small rectangle from your card stock using the template, put this aside. Trace both template pieces onto a piece of felt and then cut it out. Embroidery Using a pencil or water soluble fabric marker draw a line 1/8-inch around the "window" section of the open felt piece. Stitch around the entire marked line. Happy Holidays!
Olivia's Butterfly This is a very simple hat and very quick to make. Using a J hook and worsted weight yarn, I used red heart, and it fits a 20 1/2 inch head very nicely. Very easily adjustible by either adding increase rows or taking away. Rnd 1) ch3, 11dc in 3rd ch from hook (11dc) sl st to top of first dc (now and through out),Rnd 2) ch2, (does not count as dc now and through out) 2dc in each st around, sl st to top of first dcRnd 3) ch 2 * 2dc in first st, 1dc in next st around, repeat from * around slip st to joinRnd 4) ch2, *2dc in first st, dc in next 2dc , repeat from * around, joinRnd 5) ch2, * 2dc in first st, dc in next 3dc , repeat from * around, join Rnd 6) ch2, dc in same st and each st around Rnd 7 and 8) Repeat rnd 6 Rnd 9) ch2, dc in same st, dc in next 21 sts, ch10, skip next 9 sts, dc in next st and in each st accross, slip st to join Rnd 10) ch2, dc in same st and in next 21 sts, ch 10, skip 10 chains, dc in next dc and in each remaining dc, slip st to join Rnd 11 and 12) Repeat rnd 10