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"Undersea Tawashi Collection" 6 patterns, $4.50
"3 Flower Tawashi" 3 patterns, $3.50
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Just a quickie today – knit this pattern in intarsia for a pretty stripe, border or edging, or bead it as a cuff bracelet, hatband, or just one repeat as a tiny amulet bag. Have fun! And take a look here for more free butterfly knitting and loom-beading charts. New to loomed beadwork? Here’s how [...]  Elsewhere on the web, I’ve been writing a few things that might interest you Here’s plenty of info about amigurumi, including how to read Japanese patterns. And if one of your New Year’s resolutions was to knit (or crochet) from stash, check out this collection of links to free patterns and ideas for using [...] This pretty tam has a stranded colourwork pattern of flowers and butterflies, and a scalloped picot hem. You’ll need: 1 skein (approx 150m) each of 2 colours fingering weight yarn 3mm circular or double-pointed needles, or size to obtain gauge. Yarn needle for finishing Gauge – 19 sts/24 rows to 10cm Fits large woman’s head [...] A tesselation is a collection of tiled shapes which fill a space with no gaps and no overlaps. This concept translates beautifully to patchwork, where the fabric blocks which make up the pattern must fit together to allow the finished quilt to lie flat. Today we’ll look at how you can use paper, scissors, and [...] So far this week, we’ve looked at how to draft a bra pattern, and fitting your bra pattern. Today, lets make up the pattern to sew a finished bra. Your bra can be sewn by machine or by hand. I chose to sew by hand, as my machine has a push-button control that makes it [...] On Monday, we looked at how to draft a basic bra sloper (I have added some diagrams to Monday’s post). Today, let’s look at how we can turn our basic draft into a complete pattern. To accomplish this, we’ll need: your basic pattern around 0.5m of non-stretchy fabric pins, needle and thread, tape your underwires [...] One of the most satisfying and useful things to be able to make yourself is a bra. This is especially true if you take a larger or ‘awkward’ size, and have trouble finding attractive and well-fitting bras in the shops. This week, I’ll be showing you how to sew a bra from scratch at home. [...] Today, let’s finish up our series on designing your own amigurumi, by combining the techniques we’ve learned so far. Of course, many simple amigurumi patterns can be improvised on the fly, but working out the outline of a pattern beforehand can save you having to rip out and redo parts of your design, and ensure [...] Hi everyone! First an apology that there’s no tutorial today. Not only do I have a rotten cold, but it’s been an exceptionally hot week, and my air conditioner is broken. The air temperature in my apartment is currently about 40C (meep!!) so I’ve taken refuge in the local net cafe – but though I [...] Wow, this is my 100th post on Abigails Crafts! In just 4-and-a-bit months, we’ve climbed to over 20 000 visits a month and an average of 2500 page views a day. That’s so exciting! Today I’d like to thank everyone who reads, comments, links, subscribes – you’re all fab I’d especially like to thank [...] |
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