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How to Make a Removable Fabric Book Cover for a Journal

Anjie Davison — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:43:01 -0600

First make a pattern, to do this measure the height and around your book plus an amount for inside flaps. Add a seam allowance of 1cm (3/8th") all round plus an extra 0.5cm (3/16th") to the top and bottom of your pattern.

Cut out two pieces from the pattern.

Place the 2 pieces right sides together, and pin them.

Using a straight stitch, sew them together along the edges (seam allowance of 1cm (3/8th"). Leave a 5cm (2") gap, along one of the short edges, and use it to turn the cover right side out.

Free Knitting Pattern for Fluffy Easter Chicks (containing a creme egg)

Anjie Davison — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 09:22:51 -0600

Using my basic Free Pattern for Knitted Easter Chicks (containing creme egg) I made some additions. To make the chicks I used Fancy Yarn (Fur), instead of the DK yarn and a pair of 3.75mm (9 UK, 5 US) size needles, you may need larger or smaller size needles depending on your knitting tension. I'm very pleased with the resulting fluffy chicks, they just look so comical. For the hatchlings eyes I used beads.

Free Knitting Pattern for Bird Mobile by Meg Bakewell

Anjie Davison — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:41:34 -0600

I think this is a lovely idea, it would make the perfect, unusual, present for a new baby. The full instructions can be found on Knitty the pattern is called Flock. Meg said "You can use any combination of colors you like for your birds.

Free Pattern to Make a Knitted Hair Band or Fascinator

Anjie Davison — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:22:02 -0500

Utilising the tube property of i-cord I thought I would cover a hair band with it. I used hair bands made of metal, you could use plastic but metal is more durable.

On two dpns size 2.25 mm (size 13 UK, size 1 US) and Double Knitting yarn cast on four stitches, leaving a 15 cm (6") length of yarn at the beggining.

Knit a length of i-cord long enough to cover the hair band.

Flip-Flops with Crochet Embellishments

Anjie Davison — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:29:51 -0500

If you liked my flip-flop greeting card idea, you may like these ideas I came across to transform mundane flip-flops into unique footwear. I like the idea of taking a basic object and with a little bit of imagination and skill turning it into something individual. Linda Permann on craftstylish shows you how to embellish flip-flops.

Anjie's Knitted Bead Necklace

Anjie Davison — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:54:13 -0500

I think I am finally happy with my pattern, I hope I have explained it clearly enough for anyone to try!

This is what I used for my necklace but you could use any oddments of yarn and size of needle, it would be nice in a cotton yarn too

Needles: one set of four double pointed needles (DPNs) size 2.0mm (14 UK / 0 US)

Crocheted Flower Necklace

Anjie Davison — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:40:19 -0500

I've just finished this crocheted necklace. Rachel, a knitter at knit night at the Hare and Hounds, was wearing a necklace she had made. I said how much I liked it, she directed me to creativeyarn where the free pattern for the necklace can be found.

Nostalgic Egg Cosy for Easter

Anjie Davison — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:18:04 -0500

This egg cosy is a bit of nostalgia, a smaller version of a 1950's tea cosy.

For this project you will need Double Knitting wool in two colours. A pair of 4.5 mm (UK 7, US7) needles

Cast on 64 sts with Main Shade (MS). Join in Contrast (C) colour and work as follows:-

1st row *K8 MS, draw C across back of work to 2 cm (3/4 in) and K8 in C, draw MS across back of work in same manner and rep from * to end.Twist MS over C before starting next row

Knitted Easter Basket

Anjie Davison — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:24:05 -0500

Base of basket

With basket colour DK, cast on 6 sts on 4 UK No. 9 (3.75mm, US 5) dpns.

Row 1 (and all odd-numbered rows): k all sts

Row 2: kfb into each st (12 sts)

Row 4: [kfb, k1] across (18 sts)

Row 6: [kfb, k1] across (27 sts)

Row 8: [kfb, k2] across (36 sts)

Row 9: k all sts (36 sts)

Rows 10: p (36 sts)

Body of basket (knitted in basket stitch)

Free Pattern for Knitted Easter Chick (containing creme egg)

Anjie Davison — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:22:26 -0500

When I went to Hitchin on Friday I went into a charity shop and found some yarn and plastic knitting needles. When I went to pay for them on the counter they had a basket containing little knitted chicks. I picked one up and realised inside the chick was a Cadbury's creme egg, so sweet! I bought one of the chicks. When I got home I made up my own free pattern.

To make a chick you will need...