Sunday 30 December 2012
Monday 24 December 2012
Saturday 15 December 2012
Monday 26 November 2012
Saturday 24 November 2012
Creative paper cutting / book review
As with most Japanese craft books Creative Paper Cutting is very beautifully photographed and
presented. There are clear instructions on the different ways of folding paper,
cutting and all you need to do to make the various patterns is to trace or copy
them from the book. This book will get you started easily. All you need
are scissors of craft knife and paper. It’s a great Christmas present for craft
loving people and a great resource for self made paper Christmas decoration. A clever part of the
book shows you how to use candy wrappers and shopping bags for free paper and
inspiration. It gives you a good launching point for experimentation, as well
as many different projects to do as-is.
Monday 19 November 2012
Friday 16 November 2012
Friday 2 November 2012
Thursday 18 October 2012
Saturday 13 October 2012
Friday 5 October 2012
Tuesday 2 October 2012
Rug
Pattern note
Rug is crocheted holding two strands of cotton together, as
if holding only one strand with a 6.0mm crochet hook.
1st round: ch 8, join with sl st to first ch to
form a ring
2nd round: ch 4 (count as dc and ch1), 1dc, ch1 -
15 times into ring. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch4, 16dc
3rd round: sl st into next ch 1 space. Ch 5
(count as dc and ch2), Miss next dc. (1 dc in next ch1 space, cj 2. Miss next
dc) 15 times. Join with sl st to 3rd ch of ch5.
4th round: ch 1, *1sc, 3dc,1sc in next ch2 space.
Miss next dc. Rep from * 15 times. Join with sl st to first sc.
5th round: sl st in each of first 2dc. Ch 3, 4 dc
in same space as last sl st. Drop loop from hook. Insert hook from front to
back in top of ch3. Pull dropped loop through - beg popcorn made. Ch 5. Miss
next 4 sts. *5 dc in next dc. Drop loop from hook. Insert hook from front to
back in 1st dc of 5 dc group. Pull dropped loop through - popcorn
made. Ch 5. Miss next 4 sts. Rep from * 14 times. Join with sl st to beg
popcorn.
6th round: sl st in each of first 3 ch of 5 ch.
Ch 1. 1 sc in same space as last sl st. Ch 8. Miss next pocorn stich. 1 sc in
next ch 5 space. Ch 8. Miss next popcorn stich – 15 times. Join with sl st to
first sc.
7th round: sl st in first 6 ch space. Ch 1. (1
sc, 2 hdc, 7 dc, 2 hdc, 1sc) in same ch 8 space. Miss next sc. *1 sc, 2 hdc, 7
dc, 2 hdc, 1sc in next chane 8 space. Miss next sc. Rep from * 14 times. Join
with sl st to first sc.
8th round: sl st to the center of 7 dc group. Ch
1. 1 sc in same sp as last sl st. Ch 6. Miss next 2 dc. Yoh and draw up a loop
in next dc. Yoh and draw trough two loops on hook. Miss next 6 sts. Yoh and
draw up a loop in next dc. Yoh and draw trough two loops on hook. Yoh and draw
trough all loops on hook – dc2tog made. Ch 6. Miss next 2 dc. * 1sc in next dc.
Ch 6. Miss next 2 dc. Dc2tog. Ch 6. Miss next 2 dc. Rep from * 14 times. Join
with sl st to first sc.
9th round: 3dc in each ch 6 space. Join with sl st to first dc.
10th round: ch 3 (count as dc), dc in each st
around. Join with sl st to first dc.
11th round:
ch 3 (count as dc), dc in same space. *dc in next six dc. 2dc in seventh
dc. Rep from * around. Increase made.
12th round: No increase, just rep round 10.
13th round: Increase every 8th dc
space.
14th round: No increase, just rep round 10.
15th round: Increase every 9th dc
space……and so on.
Saturday 15 September 2012
Thursday 2 August 2012
Tuesday 24 July 2012
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Thursday 31 May 2012
Tuesday 29 May 2012
Saturday 12 May 2012
Sunday 1 April 2012
Saturday 10 March 2012
Sunday 4 March 2012
Friday 17 February 2012
Wednesday 1 February 2012
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