One of the things that I definitely advocate for is living life in a more environmentally friendly way. Since I'm a renter, I focus more on how I can reduce the amount of waste I produce so less of what I use ends up in a landfill. So, I decided to make some dishcloths this past week! I made a set of six, two of each kind.
One is very smooth and would be great for wiping surfaces or cleaning windows, another is a bit more abrasive because of the order of the stitches, and the last is a combination of the two.
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This week's tutorial is how to purl two together, abbreviated p2tog.
The basic steps to p2tog are the same as knit two together (k2tog), but they are done using purl stitches instead of knit.
The key with this stitch is to insert the right needle through two stitches instead of one.
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For the past several months, my mom, sister, and I have been anxiously working on some kitchen renovations. While the vast majority has been done with contractors, we've completed yet another phase in the process, and we have had a new backsplash installed.
This one is quite a bit different than the glass tiles that we were considering here, but they definitely work well with the rest of the house.
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I've toyed around with dragons a little bit over the last few months, and I made a lot of improvements on my last one.
This one I made for my husband, after I finished my last dragon, he said that he wanted one for his desk at work. So, I did him in my shark blue with the forest green trimmings. As always, I added in the purple eyes.
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This week, I'm going to show the first type of stitch decrease called knit two together. This is normally abbreviated as "k2tog" in patterns. I use this decrease a lot in closing hats, mittens, and fingers. It works well, and it can be used in a lot of different places and pattern types.
One thing that is distinctive about the k2tog is that the first stitch (on the right hand side) tucks in behind the second stitch.
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One of the things I've been experimenting with since Christmas is making more hats.
I've made plenty of stocking caps before, and I absolutely love to make something customizable for different people, but I've also been curious to try some more "standardized" patterns. This slouchy beret design of mine seemed like a good place to start.
Since berets have a lot of stretch and a little flexibility, I wanted to try something different with the pattern too.Click "Read More" to continue after the jump!
With a lot of the basics covered, I figured it was time to go over some different types of stitches. I started with a pretty basic 1 x 1 rib stitch. I use this as the foundation for a lot of what I knit - whether it is the trim for a hat or the cuff to a pair of mittens. It has a very uniform look, and works well with a variety of other stitches.
| Rib stitch tends to look like a knit stitch with a little more definition between the stitches on both the front and the back sides.
| In between the knit stitches are columns of purl stitches. This pulls the stitches closer together and gives the stitch more elasticity.
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Since I started creating anatomically similar knit creations, I've struggled with getting the octopus quite right. This time, I think I've got it!
The first thing I did, was completely change the mantle. I made the top of the mantle much like I normally do, a little narrower and longer than the last time. Instead of closing it, I added stitches back in, changed one stitch on each side so she has spiracles, and I gave her a bit more of a face.
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