Saturday, January 10, 2009

More Crochet and Knit Picture's.

Remember the post I made of Crochet Around The World ? Well I just knew I had saved more interesting picture's and I found them, but these also include some knit picture's. So here they are for you to view too! I love the first one, but I think many will love the last one for some reason. LOL.








Friday, January 9, 2009

So slow on the crochet lately

I've been very slow crocheting lately, it has taken me for what it seem's like for ever to finish these two items off.



And here is another poncho, the same as the one I made here.



Well I can blame it on the concussion I had just prior to christmas, or I can blame it on being busy with christmas and I could also blame it on this latest injury, which now has the stitches removed and it is almost healed.



But what ever it may be, I miss it. My finger nails have happened to grow very long lately and when I picked up the hook to finish these items off, it was difficult to manipulate long finger nails with the crochet hook and sewing needle. So now I am facing the dilemma of trimming back all of my nicely grown finger nails.
Here is a picture of my little pinky.

Nice nails or nice speedy crochet?

Monday, January 5, 2009

No Knot's For Me!

When sewing items up, I never use a knot. I always leave a tail length which I over sew into the stitching up of the item as I am sewing it up. I have taken some picture's for an illustrated tutorial.
Beginning with inserting your needle where the sewing up is needed.

I've pulled the needle through and left the tail I will over sew into the sewing up of the item.

Now I will begin to sew up the item.


Here I have done one sewing st, which included going over the tail.


Here I have progressed even more with the sewing up and also sewing over the tail.



I have almost reached the end of my tail, which will be out of site very soon. A tip is to slightly stretch your work through out the sewing up process, so the sewing is not too tight


You can see here where the tail has ended and I am now at the end of my sewing row, but it does not finish here.


To hide and re inforce your sewing ends, we are going back into the sewing we have just completed.


I have gone as far as I feel I need to here.


Now I am going in the reverse direction once again, for more re inforcement.


I am now satisfied with the re inforcement and will just snip off the yarn.


Here it is all finished and no tails or ends to be seen and not a knot was used!
What I have done here is not as neat as it could be, one the colours being different and two taking the picture's whislt working. But I hope you get the gist of it and try it for your self some time. This method can also be used with a small crochet hook, but that's another lesson.

Saturday, January 3, 2009

Amazing how this crochet design really works out.

If you can make a granny square, you can certainly make one of these, you just need an extra 2 corners for the hexagon shape.


Starting out with one hexagon shape.




Then a second hexagon shape.



Then fold them together and you have a baby cardigan! This is not actually finished I need to add the collar, cuffs and the borders. I just couldn't wait to share it with you all.

I now have a collar, cuff's and the border. I love how the designer designed the collar, but I had to change the cuffs and border, due to the different size yarn I was using. I just have to sew on the buttons.

This is from the original pattern designer I found at this site.

I have made one of these before, but in a different design from a different designer, you can view that one here with the link to the free pattern. It's the pink and white one.

Okay, here it is finally finished.