So now, we’ve made 16 lovely Christmas motifs and our squares have had time to dry. … here is how to compose your Christmas Afghan. For the best result, it’s recommended that you wash and block your motifs. Meanwhile, with the 10 ply White yarn and a darning needle: work 27 Blanket Stiches on each side, separated…
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Upcycling that boring blanked into a gorgeous Christmas Afghan (Part I)
It’s time to kill that old boring wollen blanked which is sitting in your cabinets for ages. (I bought mine at the Hospice shop in Nelson for a couple of dollars, years ago…) No pity: let’s cut it and let’s turn it into a glorious Christmas Afghan (for a start) You will need: An old…
Upcycling/Recycling Lamp (some Surgery on an Old Dirty Lamp)
Good Day Everyone ! If like me you love to tramp garage sales, you’ll find heaps of old dusty lamps of all kinds. I got this one for GB£1.00 (including the bulb !) and started looking for relooking ideas over the web. Indeed, this was my first time recycling lamp. I started by getting rid…
Spiral Beret (Pattern)
The Spiral Beret is great fun to make, moreover it’s quick and needs only about 60-70gr of wool. It’s the ideal pattern when you’re looking to use small quantities of wool left from your former projects. We need about 20 gr of 4 colors. For that tutorial I used: MultiColour (A) Red (B) Orange (C)…