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Relief Hat For Girl
Size: 3-5 years Head circumference: from 40 to 50 cm Length from bottom to top: 16 cm You'll need: 1 skein of cotton or flax yarn; Knitting needles 2,5 and 3. Used Techniques Garter stitch, stockinette stitch, relief ornament due to the scheme. Instructions Before you start working, you need to make sample of relief ornament with the size 10 x 10 cm, in order to calculate the stitches control of work and the quantity of set-up row sts correctly. Cast on 91 sts with knitting need...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 11:50 PM
Pod Knit Stitch
Decrease 5: slip 2 sts as if to knit, purl 3 sts together, pass 2 slipped sts over. M1 - make one: knit 1 under running thread between the st just worked and the next st. Knitted in a multiple of 8 + 1 sts and 12-row repeat. Row 1 - wrong side: P1, * k1, p1, k5, p1; repeat from * to end. Row 2 - right side: K1, * p5, k1, p1, k1; repeat from * to end. Row 3: P1, * m1, (k1, p1, k1) in next st, m1, p1, decrease 5, p1; repeat from * to end. Row 4: K1, * p1, k1, p5, k1; repeat from * to end. Row 5...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 11:47 PM
Spring Faux Flowers Wreath
You'll need: Wreath Form (try to get a similar color to your liners); Ribbon of your choice; Faux flowers of your choice; Cupcake liners; Glue sticks and a glue gun. Instructions To begin, take one of your liners and grab the bottom and pull up so that it creates a longer, skinnier liner. Place some glue on your wreath form and quickly add the liners. Repeat this as much as you like. You’ll leave a space blank and add your flowers. Take faux poppies (as for example) and remove them fro...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 11:46 PM
How to Form Edge of Work with Small Ripples
This nice decorative edge is formed by means of work folding, which comes to forming double and thick edge of your work. When you start to form rippled edging, make cast on the needed quantity of sts with knitting needles. Then, knit some rows in order to get the needed length of bent end. After that, start to make base for ripples in the right side row. To make this, knit * 2 knit sts together and yarn over. Then, repeat this combination of sts to end of row. Next, continue knitting the bent end by ...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 11:44 PM
Fir Tree Knit Stitch
Knitted in a multiple of 15 sts + 1 and 8-row repeat. Row 1: * K1, yo, k2, ssk, p6, k2tog, k2, yo; repeat from * to last st, k1. Row 2 and all wrong side rows: Purl. Row 3: * K2, yo, k2, ssk, p4, k2tog, k2, yo, k2; repeat from * to last st, k1. Row 5: * K3, yo, k2, ssk, p2, k2tog, k2, yo, k2; repeat from * to last st, k1. Row 7: * K4, yo, k2, ssk, k2tog, k2, yo, k3; repeat from * to last st, k1. Abbreviations K - knit P - purl Yo - yarn over K2tog - knit 2 sts together Ssk - slip sl...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 11:42 PM
Woolen Picture. Flowers.
You'll need: Photo frame with clips; Fusible webbing; Scissors; Tweezers; Wool of the following colours: white, light-yellow, different shades of green and red. Instructions Paint a white background of your picture. Pulling the woolen thread from the skein, fluff it a little with your fingers and lay it on the base, fix the first layer with glue. At the bottom of the picture, make a mixture of yellow and white wool, starting with half of the picture. Lay the grass in pieces of wool, r...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 11:42 PM
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Susan
Apr 05, 2020 11:40 PM
Simple Crochet Scarf For Beginners
You'll need: 4-5 balls of yarn (30% wool, 70% polyacryl; 100g/100m); Crochet hook 8 and 9 mm. Length: 220 cm Width: 20 cm Instructions Make a chain of 216 chain sts with crochet hook 9 mm. The whole work is made with single crochets, made in special way, except the 1st row. 1st row: make 215 crochets from the 2nd st behind the wrong-side arch of chain. Then, crochet all the rows behind the back arch of single crochet from the previous row. In the beginning of row always make 1 chain s...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 02:42 AM
How To Clean Felt
Everyday Care A few simple tips can help prevent the need to clean your felt items. Preventative care is always easier than washing it later, but spills and regular wear-and-tear do happen! Spot cleaning is an easy way to eliminate small stains. Take a soft cloth, wet it, and dab at the stain, using a tiny amount of delicate hand-washing detergent if it’s really bad. Gently cut away any loose fibers that are visible after spot cleaning. Extra Tip: If you get any surface lint, dirt, or fuzz on y...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 02:40 AM
Picture From Threads for Beginners "Cherry"
You'll need: Base for your picture; Thin stick; Glue; Scissors; Pencil; Red, black, light-green,dark-green and brown threads. Instructions Take a square piece of hardboard and draw a picture of cherries with a simple pencil. At the initial stages of training, you need to take such drawings that have simple geometric shapes. Now turn to the formation of the contour of the image. Apply glue directly to the graphic drawing. And glue the black thread. Use a long thin skewer so that the co...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 02:39 AM
Slip Stitch Rib
Knitted in a multiple of 3 sts + 2 and 2-row repeat. Row 1 - right side: Purl 2, * knit 1, purl 2; repeat from * to end. Row 2: Knit 2, * slip 1 with yarn in front, knit 2; repeat from * to end.
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 02:35 AM
What is Broaching Stitch
There are two meanings of the term "broaching stitch". First meaning of this term symbolizes small part of yarn, which is located between two neighbouring sts. You can see it better if your work is located on two knitting needles. The broaching is located between edging sts, one of which is located on the left-hand needle, and another one on the right-hand needle. When the descriptions of work says, that you need to add one broaching chain, catch this part of work with right-hand needle and make new st w...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 02:34 AM
Three Layers Tray
You'll need: 3 Nested square wood trays: 14", 10", 8" Wood blocks: one 4" two 3" two 2 1/2" two 2" one 1 3/4" Acrylic paint: Apple Green, Light Foliage Green, Opaque Red, Mendocino Red Exterior/interior satin varnish Swirl stencils Four 3/8" stencil brushes Thick white craft glue Paintbrushes 1" glaze/wash #12 flat/shader Cotton swabs Low-tack tape Palette paper Paper towels Plastic sandwich bag Sandpaper Scissors Water basin Instructions Use one brus...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 02:33 AM
Zigzag Rib Knit Stitch
Cast on a multiple of 3 sts + 1 and 2-row repeat. Row 1 - right side: Purl 1, * knit through the back loop of the second stitch on the left-hand needle, then knit through the front of the first stitch, and drop them both from the needle at the same time, purl 1; repeat from * to end. Row 2: Knit 1, * purl the second stitch on the left-hand needle, then purl the first stitch, and drop them both from the needle at the same time, knit 1; repeat from * to end.
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 02:31 AM
Answers to the Quiz
1. Knitting has always been a traditionally female handicraft. b. False Most historians agree that knitting originated with male Arabian sailors and was basically a male-only craft until fairly recently in it's history. In many non-western cultures knitting has remained prominent amongst men and is now considered a unisex hobby. 2. Which of the following is NOT a system of needle sizing? b. Standard The "old" UK and Australian knitting needle sizing system had the smallest needles with the...
Susan
Apr 05, 2020 01:27 AM