Ok...............Drumroll................
The yarn of the week is...
Cotton!
Happy Knitting!
~From the staff of Knit Happiness
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Yarn of The Week!
Ok, I know that it has been more than a week, but like I said, BUSSY!
Ok...............Drumroll................
The yarn of the week is...
Cotton!
Happy Knitting!
~From the staff of Knit Happiness
Ok...............Drumroll................
The yarn of the week is...
Cotton!
Happy Knitting!
~From the staff of Knit Happiness
Lets Catch Up!
Sorry that I haven't posted in a while, it's been so busy. Now let's cool down and all take a huge deep breath... PHEW! OK, now lets get to business, I know lots of you out there are yarn fanatics, so I have an AWESOME website for all your yarn needs! go to www.shopknitch.com and fulfill all of your yarn needs!
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
felting
felting is when little "hooks and loops" in the organic fibers interlock creating a compacked matirial!
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
mountain plush toy
here is a pattern for people who love to knit small and cute things!
my own made up pattern for a mountain plush toy!
main body.....
1 skein of cotton yarn (I use sugar and creme)
1 skein of fluffy white yarn
size 1 nettles (dpn)
scissors
tapestry nettle
black thread or safty eyes (optional
stuffing or old yarn scraps
base....
felting nettle (please be very careful with this tool, it is very sharp!)
felting pad
roving
ruler or mesuring tape
sewing nettle
--------pattern starts here------------
MAIN BODY
R1: cast on 30 sts onto 3 dpn. work 1 knitted row.
R2: [k 2 tog,k1] 1 row (to decrease, you are starting at the bottom and going up)(at end of 1 nettle you will have to knit two instead of 1)
R3:k all sts.
R4:[k 2 tog,k1] 1 row
R5: k all sts.
R6:now switch to your white yarn and [k 2 tog,k 1]1 row
R7-8: k all sts.
R9:[k 2 tog,k1]
ending:use nettle (tapestry) to thread the yarn through the sts and pull tight.use sewing nettle to make little black eyes where ever you want to put them.Weave in the ends and stuff the figure. END OF MAIN BODY!
BASE!....
mesure the base of your mountain and take a piece of roving some bigger than the base. nettle felt a circle that fits the opening of the mt. sew up the base to th mt (don't forget to stuff it before you sew up the base!)
and there! you have a toy plush mountain!
~from the staff of knit happiness
my own made up pattern for a mountain plush toy!
main body.....
1 skein of cotton yarn (I use sugar and creme)
1 skein of fluffy white yarn
size 1 nettles (dpn)
scissors
tapestry nettle
black thread or safty eyes (optional
stuffing or old yarn scraps
base....
felting nettle (please be very careful with this tool, it is very sharp!)
felting pad
roving
ruler or mesuring tape
sewing nettle
--------pattern starts here------------
MAIN BODY
R1: cast on 30 sts onto 3 dpn. work 1 knitted row.
R2: [k 2 tog,k1] 1 row (to decrease, you are starting at the bottom and going up)(at end of 1 nettle you will have to knit two instead of 1)
R3:k all sts.
R4:[k 2 tog,k1] 1 row
R5: k all sts.
R6:now switch to your white yarn and [k 2 tog,k 1]1 row
R7-8: k all sts.
R9:[k 2 tog,k1]
ending:use nettle (tapestry) to thread the yarn through the sts and pull tight.use sewing nettle to make little black eyes where ever you want to put them.Weave in the ends and stuff the figure. END OF MAIN BODY!
BASE!....
mesure the base of your mountain and take a piece of roving some bigger than the base. nettle felt a circle that fits the opening of the mt. sew up the base to th mt (don't forget to stuff it before you sew up the base!)
and there! you have a toy plush mountain!
~from the staff of knit happiness
mochmochi land!
look at this website: www.mochimochiland.com
it is a wonderful website to visit and there are a lot of awesome patterns!
it is a wonderful website to visit and there are a lot of awesome patterns!
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