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Thursday, March 14, 2013

And another cozie!

I decided to make 1 up in cotton since I like the soda can ones I did in cotton! I am addicted to making these!!! :) My iced tea likes it! LOL

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

March 1st Monthly Dishcloth KAL 2013

I am part of a Yahoo Group that does monthly dishcloth Knit A Longs (KAL) and here is my March 1st cloth:

Sunday, February 24, 2013

Infinity Scarf #4

I have made 3 to give away & I finally made 1 for me to keep! LOL

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Re-Post from an old blog:

A while back, I knitted up some washcloths & circle scrubbies for a friend of mine and she said she would like to learn how to make them. We live about 10 hours apart, so I came up with an idea to teach her, make a video!!! So here it is!!

Below the video's are the pattern, and links to learn other knitting techniques. :D

ENJOY!!!

Part 1:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw4UnVtVJts

Part 2:

Corrections to previous pattern!

Knitting Needles: Size 11
Yarn: Cotton Yarn

Gauge: Not Important

Stitches:

Make 1: Knit 1 in the front loop, leaving stitch on, then knit 1 in the back of the same loop, then take stitch off as usual.

K2Tog: Knit 2 stitches together as if they were 1.

Cast On 26 Stitches

Prep row: Knit

Row 1: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 2: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 3: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 4: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 5: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 6: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 7: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 8: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 9: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 10: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 11: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 12: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 13: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 14: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 15: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 16: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 17: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 18: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 19: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 20: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 21: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 22: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 23: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 24: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 25: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Make 1, K1

Row 26: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Bind off all stitches.

Seam together CO and BO edges. Draw a string through the slipped sts of one edge, pull tightly and secure. Repeat for the other slip stitch edge.

Happy Knitting!! :D

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Drawstring Bag: Picture Tutorial

To make a drawstring bag you will need the following materials:

* Material of your choice - You need twice the width & twice the length + seam allowance + 3inches - of the size you want your bag

(I cut the one for this tutorial 28X31 inches and it is 13.5X12 inches finished)

* Rotary cutter and mat or scissors
* Ruler or tape measure
* 2 safety pins
* tool to turn drawstrings right-side out (can use a chopstick if you don't have the tool with a hook)
* Thread and bobbin of your color choice
* sewing machine :)
* scissors to snip threads

1st step is lay your fabric out and fold it right sides together width-wise.

I also cut 2 strips 1.5 inches wide each. For the drawstrings. Using a rotary cutter and a ruler makes is straight and easy. You don't want to see my scissor cut for a long strip! LOL :D (it is now a 28X28 inch square, with 2 1.5X28 inch strips)

Next I sew this side seam up with the overedge stitch on my machine.

Now you have a "tube". Keep the seam lined up and put wrong sides together. Top meets bottom, making it a double thickness tube with right sides showing inside and outside.

This picture is attempting to show the "tube" being sewn at the edges that will make the bottom of the bag. Again I used the overedge stitch.

Now fold the overedge stitched edge again and sew a straight line, then sew a zig zag line. This will re-inforce the bottom of the bag :D

Ok, now it should look like a bag with only 1 opening! :D

Next is creating an easy casing to hold the drawstrings at the top. I made buttonholes, you could also use grommets if you prefer. Mark your place with white chalk. I made 4 total. My casing is 1.5 inches wide, I want my buttonholes to be in the center of the casing, so I measure accordingly and place each buttonhole about 1.5 inch from each side. you will see 2 in front and flip it over and see 2 in back. They should line up, but they don't have to be perfect, don't worry it will still work, we just need a hole to get the string into the casing and out of it. :D

Yes, it looks low, but we will be folding down the top over the buttonhole to make the casing. :D This shows the marking for one buttonhole, next make a buttonhole on each marking, making sure you don't do it through all 4 thicknesses!! Only make the buttonhole through 2 thicknesses (think tube, well with the bottom closed! LOL)

Take a seem ripper and open up the buttonholes :D

OOps, my buttonhole was longer than my marking. :D

Next fold down the top 1.5 inches for the casing! Make sure the bottom seam raw edge is toward the outside, and you fold the top towards the outside so when the casing is sewn and we turn it rightside out it will be neat on the outside with only 4 buttonholes showing at the top. :D

Ok, now onto the drawstrings! almost done! Woo Hoo!!!!

Take a strip and fold it right-sides together, making a long strip. I used a straight stitch, then went back over with a zig zag stitch.

Do this to both strips.

Now turn them right-side out. I use this cool little tool with a hook at the end. Makes it a lot faster and WAY less frustrating! :)

Make the other drawstring the same way.

Time to put them in the casing! 1 at a time.

I put a safety pin at the end to feed it through the casing.

Starting at a side, (this would be close to the seam for one side) feed the string through the long part of the casing to the button hole on the other side. (I safety pin the other end of the drawstring to the bag so it doesn't get lost in the casing.) Pull out the string on the other end and feed it through the hole that will be really close to it. then feed it through to the last hole.

Sew both ends together, overlapping about 3/4 inch. I just zig zag stitched up & down left, right, middle to secure it. :)

Pull the string tight. rotate it so the "ugly" join is in the middle. :)

Now make the 2nd drawstring the same way & finish it the same way.

Each side should look like this:

When you want to close the bag, pull on opposite strings and it will cinch closed! Like this:

I put a knitting project in this one to demonstrate. I am using cable needles and pull the knitting to the middle of the cable, then let the needles hang out so my knitting won't fall off the needles in the bag. :D

For the lining, you could use a different fabric, it doesn't have to be the same as the outside. you can also use different fabric, or even rope for the drawstring. Use your imagination! have fun with it!! :D

I made this in a larger (much larger) version for a washable dirty clothes bag for traveling! Woo Hoo!!

I also made a small one to carry my phone in because my skirts don't have pockets. Very convenient!! I didn't do drawstring, but made 1 long strap to tie around my waist. I can tuck the ties into my skirt and either tuck the pouch and phone in my skirt to hide it, or leave them showing. :D

Happy sewing!!!

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Swiffie Re-usable Pads!!

Don't want to "get in trouble" for using the real name! LOL

I found the following patterns online & decided to try them:

Knit Pattern Link:
http://erica.brembos.googlepages.com/KPZoom.pdf

My finished Pad:

Scrub side:

Top Side:

I added extra stitches to mine because it looked too small. OOPS! LOL It will shrink some in the wash & should be fine!

Crochet Pattern Link:
http://gherkinsbucket.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/biffershrug.pdf

My Finished Pad:

I ran out of the yarn color I was using, so the flap is a different color, but it is ok, The floor doesn't mind! LOL

I like the way they both work! They have good texture for scrubbing if there's a sticky spot. I will be making more! They work up really fast. :)

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Sewing Project Complete!!

I FINALLY made a shirt from the purple material I bought a couple weeks ago!!

Here it is:

(Click to see larger image)

The Pattern I used:

It's So easy

Simplicity # 4644

Slightly modified, no pockets & worn with a gold sash

Knitting Dishcloth set DONE!

I started this project with the dishtowel in May or June. I'm FINALLY done!!! Woot! The set includes a Dishtowel, Dishcloth, and a Circle Scrubbie. I have not blocked it, but here it is:

Here is the Complete Set:

(CLick on any picture for a larger view)

Close up of the Circle Scrubbie:

Stitch Pattern Close up:

My Patterns:

Shannon’s BasketWeave Dishtowel

Size 8 Circular Needles
Cast on 74 stitches

Knit 1 row

Knit 2, (Knit 5, Purl 5), repeat until 2 stitches left, Knit 2

Repeat 4 more times (Total of 5 rows with the Knit 5, Purl 5)

Knit 1 row

Knit 2, (Purl 5, Knit 5), repeat until 2 stitches left, Knit 2

Repeat 4 more times (Total of 5 rows with Purl 5, Knit 5)

Knit 1 row

Repeat this pattern until you have 20 "boxes" tall.

Knit 1 row

Bind off

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Shannon’s BasketWeave Dishcloth

Size 8 Circular Needles

Cast on 44 stitches

Knit 1 row

Knit 2, (Knit 5, Purl 5), repeat until 2 stitches left, Knit 2

Repeat 4 more times (Total of 5 rows with the Knit 5, Purl 5)

Knit 1 row

Knit 2, (Purl 5, Knit 5), repeat until 2 stitches left, Knit 2

Repeat 4 more times (Total of 5 rows with Purl 5, Knit 5)

Knit 1 row

Repeat this pattern until you have 9 "boxes" tall.

Knit 1 row

Bind off

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Circle Scrubbie

Size 11 Needles

Cast On 26 Stitches

Prep row: Knit

Row 1: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 2: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 3: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 4: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 5: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 6: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 7: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 8: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 9: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 10: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 11: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 12: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 13: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 14: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 15: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 16: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 17: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 18: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 19: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 20: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 21: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 22: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 23: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 24: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Row 25: Slip 1, K2Tog, K21, Increase 1, K1

Row 26: Slip 1, Increase 1, K21, K2Tog, K1

Bind off all stitches.

Seam together CO and BO edges. Draw a string through the slipped sts of one edge, pull tightly and secure. Repeat for the other slip stitch edge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xw4UnVtVJts <-- Click to watch my videos on how to knit this scrubbie!

Let me know if you have any questions!! Happy Knitting!!!

Needle stuffs :)