Shoulder Slope 2
Alright, remember our first of the shoulder slope series? Let’s look at an alternative way to work those shoulders. Do you like short rows? Everybody knows their way, the way that makes them not get dreadful holes…. And if you don’t I can only encourage you to test all the methods you can find, until you find the one that works for you. I will not go into detail, only will mention my steps to create the shoulder slope. Let’s work with 24 stitches this time, making 3 steps of 8 stitches each We will tackle the garment-left area… The pattern may say something...
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Shoulders are a fickle beast. Shoulders tend to carry the weight of a garment, and as such, the better this little small amount of stitches are worked and bound off, the better off we will be when we’re seaming the garment, when wearing it and blocking it. I always practice on my swatches before committing to the entire garment, and I test 2 methods – the first of which, the modified classic bind off, is the one we’ll talk about today. Below are 2 swatches, in plain stockinette. The one on the right, the “garment-left” shoulder, is the type of bind off that...
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Remember I was playing with scraps a while back? Guess what I was doing…. My wedding bouquet!! I don’t particularly like cutting flowers, I think they look so beautiful on the ground and if they were meant to be off the ground, they would choose to do so themselves, like apples. (don’t try to understand my logic here) With our colour scheme all chosen, I got to thinking… Maybe I could KNIT flowers? Don’t have time Or perhaps I should crochet them? Don’t have time Ah, who cares about flowers… But in the end, I decided I did want to carry something....
Read MoreButton Placement Tutorial
There you have it. Your pattern tells you where to place your buttonholes and then, the magic words “place buttons on opposite side” Well that’s not very helpful is it? How do you know EXACTLY where to place that button? This is how… We have our garment, and our buttonband. Lay it flat, putting buttonband next to buttonband. Make sure you have a felt-tip pen in a shade VERY close to the garment you’ve worked. Let’s place your button at height with the buttonhole. And slightly towards the edge of the garment. See what we’ve done? Work all the...
Read MoreCamera Bag – Sew your own!
As mentioned in this post, once I got my new lenses for the dslr, I was too scared to have them scrambling around a bag and I’m too much of a fashionista to walk around with a butt-ugly camera bag that costs hundreds. I present to you… Cost of handbag – £30 Cost of materials to protect the camera – £5 (if even) What you need - Sewing machine, thread and needles (strong needle required for final assembly) Cute fabric. I used 1m x 1.50m cotton Foam. this is where you need to calculate your needs. I used 1.5″ deep foam, as follows For the OUTER case: - 3 x...
Read MoreGathering interest
Want to have the ninja-like abilities to grade your knitting patterns from here to infinity? Interested in seeing the behind-the-scenes moves that make those numbers rumble? I’m starting a 6-week online class about Grading! If you’re interested, sign up below to get the skinny before anyone else – remember, tick the “I want to be in the Pioneer Group!” button, and I’ll be in touch soon. Sign ME up! * indicates required Email Address * Grading Online Class I want to be in the Pioneer Group! You want to know more. I know. But for now…...
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