Tuesday 25 September 2012

Bugs and Kisses

  September/October KAL  was featured here http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MarilynsKnittingHeavenOnEarth
 
Materials:
  4 mm short, circular needles (16 inches)(knit  straight on them) or US#6
  1 ball cotton yarn for  a Dish Cloth or
  1 ball CottonTots for a soft,  Spa Cloth
 
Special Instructions:
B5 means to do border  for 5 stitches (always keep the seed st. sequence)
How to do seed st. on odd number of stitches & even number of st.
Cast on  48 st.
Row 01 seed st.  across row
Row 02 seed st.  across  row
Row 03 seed st.  across row
Row 04 seed st.  across row
Row 05 seed st.  across row
Row 06 B5 k38 B5
Row 07 B5 p38 B5
Row 08 B5 k38 B5
Row 09 B5 p1 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p2 k4 p3 k4 p2 k4 p2 k4 p2 B5
Row 10 B5 k38 B5
Row 11 B5 p1 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p1 k6 p1 k6 p1 k4 p1 k6 p1 B5
Row 12 B5 k38 B5
Row 13 B5 p1 k2 p2 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p3 k2 p2 k2 p1 B5
Row 14 B5 k38 B5
Row 15 B5 p1 k2 p1 k2 p3 k2 p4 k2 p5 k2 p2 k2 p6 k2 p2  B5
Row 16 B5 k38 B5
Row 17 B5 p1 k4 p4 k2 p3 k2 p5 k2 p3 k4 p3 k2 p3 B5
Row 18 B5 k38 B5
Row 19 B5 p1 k2 p1 k2 p3 k2 p2 k2 p5 k2 p4 k2 p4 k2 p4 B5
 
Row 20 B5 k38 B5
Row 21 B5 p1 k2 p2 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p3 k2 p2 k2 p1 B5
Row 22 B5 k38 B5
Row 23 B5 p1 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p1 k6 p1 k6 p1 k4 p1 k6 p1 B5
Row 24 B5 k38 B5
Row 25 B5 p1 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p2 k4 p3 k4 p2 k4 p2 k4 p2 B5
Row 26 B5 k38 B5
Row 27 B5 p38 B5
Row 28 B5 k38 B5
Row 29 B5 p9 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p2 k3 p1 k4 p10 B5
Row 30 B5 k38 B5
Row 31 B5 p9 k6 p1 k2 p1 k4 p1 k2 p1 k2 p9 B5
Row 32 B5 k38 B5
Row 33 B5 p9 k2 p2 k2 p1 k3 p2 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p9 B5
Row 34 B5 k38 B5
Row 35 B5 p10 k4 p2 k3 p2 k2 p1 k4 p10 B5
Row 36 B5 k38 B5
Row 37 B5 p38 B5
Row 38 B5 k38 B5
Row 39 B5 p5 k5 p3 k3 p3 k5 p3 k5 p6 B5
Row 40 B5 k38 B5
Row 41 B5 p5 k6 p1 k5 p1 k7 p1 k7 p5 B5
Row 42 B5 k38 B5
Row 43 B5 p5 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p3 k2 p1 k2 p3 k2 p5 B5
Row 44 B5 k38 B5
Row 45 B5 p5 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p3 k2 p5 k2 p6 B5
Row 46 B5 k38 B5
Row 47 B5 p5 k5 p2 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k4 p4 k2 p7 B5
Row 48 B5 k38 B5
Row 49 B5 p5 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p8 k2 p8 B5
Row 50 B5 k38 B5
Row 51 B5 p5 k2 p2 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k2 p3 k2 p2 k2 p2 k2 p5 B5
Row 52 B5 k38 B5
Row 53 B5 p5 k6 p1 k2 p1 k2 p1 k7 p1 k7 p5 B5
Row 54 B5 k38 B5
Row 55 B5 p5 k5 p1 k3 p1 k2 p2 k5 p3 k5 p6 B5
Row 56 B5 k38 B5
Row 57 B5 p38 B5
Row 58 B5 k38 B5
Row 59 seed st. across row
Row 60 seed st.across row
Row 61 seed st. across row
Row 62 seed st. across row
Row 63 seed st. across row
Row 64 Cast off in seed st....
 
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http://knittingheavenonearth.blogspot.com/ (free patterns & crafts)
 
How To Block Your Cloth or Bookmark
 
Letters really need to be blocked well as they will show so much better....
Place cloth or bookmark on table & generously spray with water.... Take a tea towel & place your hands all over the cloth to flatten it out so it lays nice & even; then spray with water again......Let the water soak in for about 20 minutes... I now use the handle end of a wooden spoon....... & press down all around the letters & surrounding area of the cloth...Using the end of a knitting needle(this is your fine tuning) I then press around the letters & inside the letters till the areas around the letters are quite flat...This makes the letters pop.... I move it to where I am going to take the picture & flatten some more just around the letters... Let the cloth dry overnight as this makes the cloth look better too.... The yarn relaxes & the cloth will pop even more.... hope this helps....& don't be afraid to spend time doing this as the efforts are well worth it......
~Your cloth or bookmark will look so much nicer for presenting...~
 
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Tuesday 11 September 2012

Wall Art for Cayle & brother Wyatt

 
 
 
I made this wall art for 3 yr old grandson, Wyatt..... I wanted it to look masuline as I was used to making them for dgd's....I bought the art canvas & the tissue paper at The Dollar Tree.... I found the perfect pic at
 
 
& cut it out..... After printing on computer paper I  decoupaged it down..... I then printed out the same graphic on cardstock & cut it out & used raised glue dots  to adhere & to  give it some dimension x3.....& placed it on top of the original sailboat picture.....I distressed the edges of the sailboat to give it some dimension.  I cut out by hand "let your dreams set sail" & just postioned them with glue dots not doing the triple effect.... I printed Wyatt in Word Document in the colour blue & glued it straight on the picture.... 
 
 
 
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