Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts
Showing posts with label DIY. Show all posts

Thursday, 1 December 2011

DIY: Button Wreath


Here's a little DIY to get you into the festive spirit!


You need:
Chunky yarn in the colour of your choice
A polystyrene hoop
Buttons in whatever colours and shapes you like
Ribbon
A wool needle


01. Tie your ribbon on.


02. Wrap your wool around the hoop and cover it completely. I went all the way around, twice.


03. Stitch your buttons on with some more of the yarn.



04. Keep adding more buttons. Mix up the colours and sizes to get whatever effect you desire. Keep going until the whole wreath is covered, then tie off.



05. Hang and be merry!

Friday, 18 November 2011

DIY Circle Scarf


This is a super easy crochet project that you can make pretty quickly, and tweak it so it's as long and as wide as you want.

01. Pick some yarn you love. I went for this bright green DK.
02. Pick a hook size you like. I used a 6.5mm hook as I wanted a fairly open weave and large stitches.
03. It's a circle scarf, so it's made to wrap. Leaving a long tail at the beginning, chain a multiple of four, plus three stitches, to the length you want. Wrap the chain around your neck to see that the length is right.


04. Make several rows of fishnet stitch, which will be the first half of the full width of the scarf.
05. Make another row just the same except with one less stitch before each single crochet into the arch - this will give you a nice even chain to make your dividing rows into.
06. To make it more interesting to look at, make a few rows of half-double crochet - making these stitches into the back loop will give a nice ribbed effect.
07. Resume fishnet stitch, and make the same number of rows as you made for the first half.
08. Make a final row of chain to give you a flat, straight edge as before.


09. Using the long tail you left, single crochet or slip stitch the short ends together.


10. Ta-dah!

NB. For instructions on how to make the fishnet stitch I used Debbie Stoller's Stitch n' Bitch: The Happy Hooker. It's my crochet bible! ♥

Friday, 11 November 2011

DIY: Felt brooch


01. Choose felt in a cute colour, cut out a wide, fat rectangle and a thinner shorter one.
02. Pinch the fat one in the centre.
03. Pin to form a bow, add stitches to hold.
04. Wrap the thin rectangle around; pin and stitch.
05. Sew on a brooch back, and make a little anchor stitch to hold the bow in shape.
06. Wear and be gorgeous ♥

Thursday, 3 November 2011

DIY: Fabric Draught Excluder


01. Pick a jacket you no longer wear. Bonus points for a cute lining!
02. Snippity-snip the arms.
03. Stitch up the arm holes!
04. Fold the jacket in on itself until it resembles a sausage!
05. Pin the edges together and over sew.
06. Deploy your new excluder and be warm!