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Granny Square Seat Cover
1 st row: 3 chain sts and connect them by means of slip st. Make 2 chain sts increase; 2 nd row: 3 double crochets+ 2 chain sts increase in every base st; 3 rd row: 1 chain st, 4 double crochets, 1 chain st. Continue this motif to the end of row. Make slip st to connect the beginning and end of row. Finish work. One hexagon is ready, you can make it with one color yarn or add another color yarn. The quantity of squares should cover the whole seat of your stool. If your work isn’t smooth, so add half-...
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 09:31 PM
Velvet Belt-Bag
You’ll need: Velvet fabric; Zipper 32 cm long; Piece of leather or eco-leather; Interlining decauville and volume fleece P120/P140 (both Freudenberg); Pins; Needle; Measuring tape; Dividing rule; Marker; Chalk; Carpenter’s glue; Safety pin; Scissors; Bias tape; Button stud. Instructions Prepare the part of the bag, A (size 25x15 cm) and stitch pattern F. Draw details: In size 5 x 32 cm; With a size of 2 x 32 cm; D measuring 5 x 32 cm; E measuring 6 x 16 cm. On parts B, C, D, and...
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 09:30 PM
Marrakesh Knit Stitch
The quantity of sts is multipled 8 + 1 + 2 selvedge sts. All the rows are stated on the scheme. Used pattern: stockinette stitch. Start with 1 selvedge st before pattern repeat, repeat the pattern, finish with sts after pattern repeat and 1 selvedge st. Repeat 1 st -29 th rows in height once.
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 09:28 PM
Double-Sided Relief Zigzag Knit Stitch
Work due to the scheme, on which only right-side rows are stated. Make wrong-side rows due to the ornament. Make yarn overs as purls. Horizontal pattern repeat is 18 sts, vertical – 1 st -12 th rows. Then, 5 th -12 th rows once. Finish work with 1 st -4 th rows.
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 09:27 PM
Do you have favourite color of clothes?
Hello, my dear friends! I want to wish you a nice and positive day today! Take care of your nearest and you! Do you have favourite color of clothes? Can you say, that wardrobe consists of only black or blue clothes? As for me, I mostly have beige and black color clothes. And yesterday I bought new yarn - beige yarn.
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 09:25 PM
Crochet Summer Blouse
You’ll need: 4 (5) 6 skeins of 100% cotton yarn (110m/50g) for the main pattern and “spider web” pattern; 3 (4) 5 skeins of yarn (54% cotton, 46% viscose; 110m/50g) for edging; Crochet hook 4. Size: S (M) L. Used Patterns Main pattern: half-crochets, start each row with 2 chain sts increase; “Spider web” pattern: due to the scheme 1. Start each row with chain st increase. Start with sts before pattern repeat, repeat the pattern twice, finish with sts after pattern repeat. Make 1 st -...
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 01:12 AM
Bag for the Odds of Fabric
You’ll need: Sackcloth or any densed cloth; Pins for patchwork (or clamps); Dress-making scissors; Ruler; Old leather belt; Chalk; Hammer; Awl; Bag fittings. Instructions Cut out the part of the bag from sackcloth. Use the patchwork clamps to fasten the side seams. Stitch the side seams of the bag on a sewing machine. Turn the bag on the front side. Unscrew the upper sections of the bag on the wrong side and secure with clips. Sew the stitch on the sewing machine close to the hem of th...
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 01:01 AM
Helping our users. Knit Baby Pinafore Dress with Hat
You’ll need: 150-150-200-200 g of Safran yarn colour 17, white; Circular needle and double pointed needle size 3 mm; 4 white buttons. Size: 6/9 – 12/18 months - 2 – 3/4 years Size in cm: 62/68 – 74/80 -86/92 – 98/104 Knitting tension: 24 sts x 32 rows on needles size 3 mm in stocking st = 10 x 10 cm. Garter sts (back and forth): Knit all rows Pattern: See diagrams M.1-M.3. The diagram shows the pattern from the right side. Buttonhole: Make buttonholes on right front band on the yoke f...
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 12:56 AM
Helping our users. Blue Sky Oval Dishcloth.
You’ll need: 350g of 100% cotton yarn of light-blue color; 150g of 100% cotton yarn of white color; Crochet hook 1,5. Size: 90 x 165 cm. Instructions Work due to the scheme. Make 243 chain sts with light-blue yarn = 238 chain sts + 3 chain sts increase + 2 chain sts. 1 st row: 1 double crochet in the 9 th chain st from the crochet hook, 79 sts of filet pattern due to the scheme. Then, work with straight/reversed rows, using filet technique. Make 1 st – 67 th rows. Fringe Attach w...
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 12:54 AM
Hand-Made Raffia Basket
You’ll need: Several colors of raffia; Scissors; Thick needle with big eye. Instructions 1. Fold the warp fibers into a bundle. With a raffia of a different color, begin to wrap this bundle, then wrap it in a circle and fix it with a needle, as shown in the picture. 2. Continue to form a flat bottom, laying the base fibers in a circle and sewing them with a needle with fibers of a different color. Add fiber base as needed. 3. Having made the bottom of the right size, go to the walls of the baske...
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 12:53 AM
Papyrus Knit Stitch
The quantity of sts is multipled 7 + 2 selvedge sts. Work due to the scheme, on which only right-side rows are stated. Make wrong-side rows due to the ornament. Start with 1 selvedge st and 1 st before pattern repeat, repeat the pattern. Finish with sts after pattern repeat, 1 selvedge st. Vertical pattern repeat is the 1 st -12 th rows.
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 12:51 AM
Camomile Crochet Pattern
You’ll need: White and yellow colors of yarn; Crochet hook (the number depends on the chosen yarn); Needle with big eye. Instructions Start with making the middle part with yellow yarn: 1 st row: make a ring, 8 single crochets in the ring; 2 nd row: double the quantity of crochets, making 2 crochets in 1. Totally, 16 crochets. Then, turn to making petals. Work with white yarn: 3 rd row: attach the white yarn, * 8 chain sts, single crochet in the 2 nd st from the crochet hook, 6 half d...
Susan
Jun 03, 2020 12:50 AM
