yarn

How to Knit a Snood/Cowl/Eternal Scarf

Anjie Davison — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:35:26 -0700

This scarf is really quick to knit, I knitted it in a day, still time to knit one as a gift before Christmas.

I bought a lovely soft yarn called Ebba (70% merino 20% alpaca 10% silk) a bulky yarn 12ply, from Woolfish. I used 300 gms to knit the scarf.

Needle size should be 8.00 mm but to be honest I used the largest circular needles I had to hand, 6.5 mm, this gave me a close knit but because it's a scarf it didn't matter.

Felt Beads

Anjie Davison — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:20:28 -0600

A couple of years ago I thought I would have a go at making felt beads, how hard could that be? Well disappointingly it proved to be more tricky than I anticipated and I failed miserably. Recently my friend Sue gave me what I can only call a couple of 'master classes' in felt bead making. It became clear where I had gone wrong, with my initial beading attempt, I was too quick to form a 'ball' and it separated. The secret is to take the initial forming of the 'ball' slowly then gather momentum.

Crocheted Yo-Yo Puffs (Suffolk Puffs)

Anjie Davison — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 10:24:56 -0600

When I made my bib necklaces (free pattern) I incorporated fabric yo-yo puffs (Suffolk puffs) into the design, decorating and embellishing them with embroidery.

Crocheted Necklace - Corkscrew Spiral, Great for Beginners

Anjie Davison — Sun, 23 May 2010 03:38:34 -0600

If you haven't tried crochet but would like to, this is the perfect project to begin with, it only uses two basic crochet stitches.

Chain, ch - Wrap the yarn over the hook and draw the yarn through to form a new loop.

Double Crochet, dc (US single crochet, sc) - Insert the hook into the work, yarn over the hook and draw the yarn through the work only, yarn over hook draw the yarn through both loops on the hook.

How to Make Flowers from I-cord or French Knitting

Anjie Davison — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:00:51 -0700

These flowers are so simple to make and look as fresh as spring!

Basic Flower

I knitted a length of i-cord 25cm (10") long, you could make it from French knitting. From this I formed a five looped petal flower then attached a button for the centre, piece of cake!

Flower Hair Band

Another Knitted Bead Necklace

Anjie Davison — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 07:11:53 -0700

Another bead necklace. This time instead of knitting one of the beads, I purled it, in the round, to give a different texture to the bead. Basic knitted bead necklace here

How to Make a Pom Pom Scarf

Anjie Davison — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:45:22 -0700

I thought I would try to make a pom pom scarf, how hard could it be?

'Bunch of Flowers' knitted Necklace

Anjie Davison — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:40:33 -0600

At last I've finished my 'Bunch of Flowers' Necklace. I am not the world's fastest knitter so I get frustrated at the length of time it takes me to knit something, it's just a means to an end. Sewing on the other hand gives me a quick fix, the results are more instant. I like both crafts I just wish I was a bit more speedy with knitting needles.

Pom Pom Rugs

Anjie Davison — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:30:45 -0600

These are nice ideas to make use of pom poms. These rugs look so cosy. The top rug is from a book called Craftivity The rug below is a free pattern on the Lion Brand website

Pom Pom Bunting or Pom Pom Scarf?

Anjie Davison — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:44:53 -0600

The window display in Accessorize caught my eye this morning, it was the pom poms! I thought the pom poms were there for display, like bunting, but they are scarves. They are £20 online from Accessorize but if you had the wool and the inclination you could make your own scarf/bunting by following the pom pom making tutorial here . Just remember to omit the face and wings!