Distraction

I’ve got a list of things to do this month. And I must try to stick to it, but I get so distracted from the net! Maybe I should turn of the computer and sit on the couch to do what I’m supposed to do. BUT all my patterns are in the computer G. Help me.

I’ve started to do squares for a blanket for Nicole, and more squares for a blanket for one of mine nieces. This is suppose to go until November, so no stress here I will do 3 or four a month, I think it is a good goal that can be done.

Still doing Nicole’s coat. The photo is a little bit hold, maybe 2 days hold :-0. But I’m already doing one arm.



Doing also socks for SAM5. The pattern is Sockapalooooza4, I’m using a 4 ply yarn from the family knitting, it isn’t a yarn for socks, but no budget here to go out and get wild, so got to improvise.



And here is my distraction. I wanted to do those market bags, that are starting to pop-up in almost every blog, but I want to use mine for my knitting. Now, you can think, and I also think there are too many holes in the thing. I’ve tried to do a foundation sc stitch and then in the middle start with the pattern.



Still have to study this better. But I can tell you this one works, the needles don’t run away from me!
So that is all


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let's cut!

Tutorial to cut T-shirts for a Rag Rug

First you chose a T-shirt that most probably is full of holes, and too hold to use, or just because you simple don’t like her at all!

Cut the sleeves, and the collar around the neck.

Open the T-shirt, cutting one seam along the T-shirt and cut also where the shoulders seams are, this away the T-shirt will be open like a plain fabric.

Start to make lines along the T-shirt. I used my ruler that has 1 inch wider. You can chose to make the lines in every wide has you want. Just remember the thicker you cut your fabric the thicker the rug will be, and also remember that you must have a big hook and a lot of strength to do the crochet. I used a normal pen to mark the lines.

Let’s start to cut…

Pick one edge from the T-shirt, or the top or the bottom, and cut fallowing the lines, BUT…
You are not going to cut until the end of the line…

Leave 1cm from cutting. This is the way you are going to do all the T-shirt.

Now move to the other line just next to the line that you’ve cut and start to cut in the beginning, STOP before the line stops in the other side , leave more or less 1 cm without cutting again, then move to the next line, begin to cut, and do this until all the T-shirt is cut. So you’re cutting like a zigzag, up then aside, down then aside, up then aside…

Then you can do a ball, and start your rug.

For my project I’m using a 7mm hook, with 1 Inc of fabric. It doesn’t matter if the fabrics aren’t the same, remember this is a rug, a rag rug, let’s improvise!
So go, and look for some holes in your T-shirts, chose the colors, and have fun!

PS: Nicole is enjoying the pre-school very much.

Pre-school

For the entire mummy’s out there.

What means when you’re starting to put your kids name in every little thing?

It means they are going to pre-school!

Nicole started today, and I think I was more nervous than her.
She was all dressed, and waiting with the bag in her hands at 6 am. This morning!
Yes she was much exited to go.

Suddenly the house is a little bit quiet; I still have my other little girl with me.

Waiting for the afternoon...

Planning

I’ve got a lot of things planned for this year. More things that the 365 days of the year. Ops, I just missed 2 days!


I’ve started planning the presents for the entire year, birthdays, especial days and Christmas. Yes this year I would like to give a lot more, than the previous year. I had so many plans for the past Christmas, but I didn’t even made half of the things that I was supposed to do!


I just join SAM5, only until July, to make a pair of socks every month. But I have so many patterns that I like, that I don’t know where to begin, and also thinking of the yarn available in my stash.


Ok, Nicole’s coat is going. I’m not very worried with finishing, because here the summer is really hot, only some wind, hehehe, some wind of 50km per hour! That wind generally only comes at night, so we are indoors. So, no worry about that.


The rag rug is also going, found 3 more T-shirts with holes; I promise that I didn’t make them. I’m only waiting for a little bit of patience to take photos of how I cut the piece and the rest, during the day, so that MSL in Portugal can see. She was very excited about the rug.


And for now, I made a cozy for my phone.

No pattern, just cast on, made a rib, then made some stripes, in available colors and cast off like the feet of a sock.

I used my favorite yarn, Pure Gold DK.
And this is it!

Happy New Year to everyone.

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Faster than a speeding bullet…

Another FO!
See Jayne, I did it! Thank you for your support.

This is a sock from a group in Ravelry. Barcelona from Mona Schmidt.

I’m really making some progress here, only one day for the end of the year and two WIP down.
Well, you know, got to go again!


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Faster than a speed light...

I’ve been making an effort to finish all my UFO before the end of the year.
This is one of many, many in queue…


This pattern was taken from a shawl.

But since I only had 2 balls of this yarn, I decided to do a scarf. Very happy with the result, and the yarn is just fantastic.

It is from Sirdar, silky look. And this is the first and the last time that I will probably see this yarn, the shop where I got it, went on sale from night to day and closes the doors! Yes, good things always tend to disappear…

Got to go to my next project.


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