How To Felt Your Knit Or Crochet Items
January 14th, 2010
Making a felt item from wool yarn is much easier than you may think. Those items look very pretty and are very popular. Perfect for handbags, totes, and especially little decorative items. So here is How To successfully felt an item. “Important to Know Before Felting: It is important to record all the measurements and changes before and after felting. You will be able to either adjust or repeat the method to produce reliable and consistent results. Always test a sample. Different colored yarns may felt differently. Some colors have to undergo the felting more than once in order to … Continue reading →
How To Make Crochet Stash Baskets
December 26th, 2009
I told you before how relaxing knitting and crocheting can be. For me knitting was always a favorite, but crocheting is right behind it. We always wish for our pantry and shelves all around the house to be nice and organized. Lets face it plastic storage containers can get expensive. And sometimes we need lots of them. They are mostly see trough or white, which again can get boring. But if you like to make crafts, to crochet and have things handmade this pattern will come in handy. With just a little yarn, a crochet hook and a basic skill … Continue reading →
How To Make A Crochet Market Bag
November 22nd, 2009
Handmade market bags are so in. They are reusable, green and best of all something you can make on your own if you like to knit or crochet. There are many different patterns you can use, colors as well. It’s all about what you like and how well you can knit or crochet. Here is a relatively easy pattern for a pretty market bag, that will need for you to know how to crochet and understand how the pattern goes. The craft time is about 10 hours for it to be completed (just take your time, there is no need … Continue reading →
Working On Chunky Knit Pillow Covers
October 22nd, 2009
For a while now I’m trying to sit down and get all of the things together for my Etsy Shop. I have tried to decide what to focus on: knitting, sewing, painting…And in the end knitting won. I do like making all sorts of cute things with yarn and I do knit more than I sew. Not long ago I’ve seen those cute Chunky Knit Pillow Covers over at PBteen, and I love them. They would be perfect in my daughters room (pink and all) so I decided to make some in different sizes for her room. I also want … Continue reading →
