Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 54

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 54

The final furlough of this part.

One Edge

Since the Blanket Stitching I had already done was questionable and with the added possibility of Fraying I decided to Reinforce the Stitching. I was originally going to Blanket Stitch with Brown Wool but I realised that I had quite a few strands of Red Wool. I thought this would be nice, bright, and therefore easy to see.

One Complete Side

After going along One edge and was satisfied, I continued all the way around. This Completed One Side of the Bag.

Both Done

Now that One Side was Completed, I could continue with the other Side. They are now Both Done. On to the final test.

Success

Well it was a lot of Blood, Sweat and Tears not to mention a choice selection of Expletives at times. I Slipped a Baking Tray inside to check for Size. Eureka! It fitted so I declare Success. However, I still have a few more bits to finish it off.

Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 3

 Autumn Cape Bag 2022 Part 3

I have managed to do some more Knitting but with being ill it is slow process.

Bag 14 Inches

 

I have got the Bag to 14 Inches in Length. I think this should be long enough as I will be adding to the Top and the Bottom.

Brown Edge

 

Now I am Changing from Coloured Pattern to Plain Brown. This is for two reasons. Firstly I am going to Decrease and it will make it simpler with one Colour.

The second reason is more prosaic. This going to be the Bottom of the Bag and often be placed upon the floor. Therefore Plain Brown is less likely to show the Dirt.

90 Stitches

 

I have been slowly Decreasing the Stiches over a handful of Rows. I have now only 90 Stitches on the Needle. This means the Knitting will now go a lot faster.

Wrong Shape

 

I am a COMPLETE IDIOT! I was having a sneaking suspicion that something was wrong but couldn’t work it out. I therefore kept on Knitting in the hope that it would reveal itself.

Well it has. It was only when I had nearly got to the end of the Wool and Folded that it struck me. I had completely forgotten that I was making the Bag out of one piece NOT TWO.

This means it is entirely the Wrong Shape and will have to be Unpicked.

Nott’s County Scarf 2022 - Tassels

 Nott’s County Scarf 2022 - Tassels

It is a long time since I have added Tassels to anything. First thing to sort was the Colour. After checking the Nottingham County Football Club site I discovered the Tassels are White not Black.

6.5 Inches

 

I needed a decent amount of Yarn for the Tassels. I found an old Chalk Board. I turned it on its side and the length was 6.5 Inches.

Wound Yarn

 

I wound the Yarn around the Board in Strands of 4 until I reached the End.

Cut Along Edge

 

I cut along the Edge of the Board so I now a group of pieces of Yarn ready for use.

Hook through Back

 

I don’t Crochet but I do have a couple of Hooks I use for jobs like this. I pushed the Hook through from the Back of the Scarf.

Add Yarn to Hook

 

I took 2 of the Strands folded them and placed them on the Hook

Pull Yarn through

 

I gently pulled the Hook through the Knitting making sure that the Yarn didn’t slip off. This made a Loop.

Thread Ends Through

I then slipped the 4 Strands through the Loop keeping them even.

Pull Tight

 

Next I Pulled the Loop Tight. I then repeated the process on the other End. I continued this process working towards the Centre. Then I trimmed up the Ends to make sure they were all even.

Danny Scarf

All that was left was to model it. Here is Danny wearing the Scarf. It is a slightly older style but the Length looks good on him and it is very warm. He seems very happy with his Christmas Present and that in the end is the whole point of Hand Knitted Gifts.

Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 4

 Chaise Longue Chat 2021 Refurbishment Part 4

A nice short blog this week.

Tabs Together

 

Remember the Tabs I removed right at the beginning of the project. Well now I am going to Sew them together using a Blanket Stitch.

Glue Rear Panel

 

I Sewed 16 Tabs together. I then Glued the Rear of the Chaise Longue and placed them En bloc across the Lower Part.

Glue and Patch

 

I had quite a few Offcuts left so I decided to use the bigger pieces to Patch the Top.

Edge Bottom

 

I had some Long Strips of material that were from part of the Hem of the Curtains. These were ideal to use as Edging.

Rear Patched

I Sewed another couple of Tabs together this time End to End. This Covered a great deal of the scrappy Patching and made it look neater.

Danny Conflict 2021

 Danny Conflict 2021

This is a short snappy Blog. My Boyfriend Danny bought a Patch that he wanted me to Sew on to his Shirt. My problem was where to Place it as it already had lots on.

Measure from Text

 

The Patch he had bought was quite big and needed to go onto the Back of the Shirt. However I had to leave enough space in between that and the other Patch.

The Black around the Text needed to be Even or it would look wrong. Therefore I measured the Distance between the Text and the Edge of the Patch

Pin Hem

 

I Pinned the Hem all the way around prior to Sewing. Before I finalised the Hem I wanted to double check the Placement. I did this by laying the Patch on the Shirt where I thought it was going to go.

I then Measured the Distance between the two Patches. I also Measured the Distance between the New Patch and the Top of the Shirt.

Conflict Shirt

Once I finished all the Measuring I Hemmed the Patch then Sewed it in Place. I am quite pleased how it came out and more to the point so is he.

Clay-time Playtime 2021 Part 5

 Clay-time Playtime 2021 Part 5

Now I have the Base and Outside Edge done I can move on to the Inside.

Adding Blue

 

As you probably realise by now I am trying to emulate an Ocean theme. Therefore I selected a Deep Blue to begin filling in between the Starfish Arms.

Blue Bottom

 

Once more into the deep dear friends once more. I finished the Bottom of the Dish and now had to decide what to do next.

Two Blue

 

I had to consider the amount of Deep Blue Varnish that I had left. I hit upon the idea of using a lighter Blue to give the effect of the Water being of different Depths.

It work great I was really pleased how it turned out although it was touch and go whether I had enough Varnish to finish it.

Splash of Orange

 

I did a spot of research on the Internet and never realised how many different types of Starfish there were. I had a whole variety of colours to choose from but in the end after sorting through the Varnish I decided to stick with the traditional Orange.

Star Base

 

As you can see in the above photograph the Starfish really stands out against the Two Blues. To enhance the illusion of Depth I added a little extra Yellow to the Rim.

With this added it almost gives it a Rock Pool look. The next step is to go over the whole Dish and give touch ups and where necessary scrape a little Varnish off where it had Splashed on the Shells.

Bathroom Tidy

The moment of truth. Here are my lotions nestled neatly inside my Dish. I did have to move them around several times to get the right order but it was well worth it.

N.B.

Since making the Tidy I have been given a whole load of new Face and Bath products which I cannot fit in. However it was nice while it lasted and I am sure I will soon be able to whittle the products down so they will fit once more.

Cooper Concoctions 2021 Part 3

 Cooper Concoctions 2021 Part 3

Continuing with my Concoction

Trimming

 

Before I can do anything else I have to trim the Edges. Ideally I would prefer to do this with my Pinking Scissors but they have decided to go for a walk.

That is something that often happens. I have so much Craft stuff it is impossible to keep it all in one area. So things get moved around.

Start to Sew

 

I began to Start Sewing at the Waistband towards the Bottom. I put the material back to back and began to Blanket Stitch. This was very hard work due to the Thickness of the material.

I came to the conclusion that the best thing was to do the Sewing in sections. The part where the two metal circles were back to back was a nightmare. I had to stretch the material so they were slightly off centre to make it work.

Careful with Tear

 

Even though I had been careful to pull the material when hemming the part with the Tear was a problem and I had to Sew this section more than once.

Leaving Room

 

After I had finally got the Side Edge finished I could begin on the Waistband itself. I began at the furthest end from the Buttons. This again was hard work due to the thickness of the material. If I had chosen a thinner needle I think it would definitely have snapped.

When I got close to the end I stopped Sewing as I needed to be able to undo the Buttons and turn the Bag back the right way.

Cooper Bag Pocket

 

I now had my Cooper Bag. It isn’t quite square but I think that is part of the charm of hand-made items.

Cooper Button Back

 

In the above photograph you can see the Button Side. I had toyed with the idea of Sewing right up to the Button at the Top.

However I decided against the idea not only because of the difficulty of Sewing (this would be three layers of material because of the fold) but also it would be harder to put larger items into the bag if I did so.

More Face Masks 2020

More Face Masks 2020

Now that Lock Down is easing and we are able to go about more I realised that two Face Masks were not enough. Having failed dismally the first time as shown in my blog Dis-Mask-Trophy I was ready to try again.

Fold & Pin Mask

Starting with my default Mask Shape and Ties I did the usual thing of finding the Centre by Folding and Pinning.

Fold Tie Under

This time in order to change the Shape of the Mask I decided to try Folding the Tie Under itself.

Pin Tie Under

By Folding the Tie Under on both Sides it created this Shape.

Stitch Edge

Once I was satisfied that the Sections were equal I Blanket Stitched them. Note that I am only doing the Edges and not the other Side of the Ties.

Sewn Edges

 

By not Sewing the other Side of the Ties it gives the material more movement. Thus you are not losing Depth at the Centre only at the Edges.

Pin Diagonals

As shown in the previous photograph this has created a Pyramid Shape formed by two Diagonals. I have smoothed and Pinned these ready for Sewing.

Sew Diagonals

I have Sewn the Diagonals but I have not gone right up to the Centre. This allows room for my Nose.

Mask so Far

As you can see in the above photography that it has completely altered the Shape of the Mask