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A lot of recycling !!!!

dimanche 22 janvier 2012

My mother's hat .... Photos tutorial



My mother is 82 , well nearly 83 ... She has had this hat for a while ... I think it is her favourite ... Why ? - Well , it is not too fancy , it is black ( yes it is black , the colour isn't right on the photo ) , and well black goes with everything , it doesn't squeeze too much her hair , and at the same time it remains on her head even on windy days ... And we do have sometimes very strong wind here ...
So I understood she wanted the same , because this one is getting old ....


She had this wool ... She gave it to me , and she said well , I give it to you , but if you don't know what to do , do you think you could make me the same ????
I said , if you can spare your old hat for a while , I'll try ....

So here is what I did, I took photos so this will be my first attempt at something like a tutorial , maybe ... :







I crocheted with 2 strands , to make it thicker , and I started with a circle , crocheting twice in the same stich every now and then to keep the circle flat. And when the circumference seemed ok , I stopped adding stitches ...so that it was no longer flat .

I am sure you can make it with any stich, I just used double crochet ..




 Then I took my bag of polyester fiber , and ...
 An old pair of black tights ... I cut one leg , cut away the foot part , made a knot , and filled it with a little , just a little fiber ...




 The idea was to do that : to fix it around the hat, and to hide it  ..




So I made both ends meet , stretched it a little , even better ... Closed  it with a few stitches of black thread and a needle ...



 Then I pinned it in place , took a big needle and a strand of wool , and started sewing around ...





And voilà , my mother's hat , almost the same !



Very soft , comfortable , and the hidden tight inside gives it a little elasticity , and warmth ...
I bet my mother will be pleased !

jeudi 19 janvier 2012

Neck warmer .... and hat .....Victorian ???

This is another recycling job , as for this I used the wool from a 10 year old chenille wool jumper that showed my elbows ... I still liked the colour of the wool, and it took me some patience to undo it , and much quicker after , I made that :


For the neck warmer , it all went quickly and I made it up as it went, as I had no pattern , I also put 4 nice vintage buttons...
I was quite pleased with the result, and still had quite an amount of broken strands , and with that I managed to make the hat to match .I also made it up as I went , starting with a circle ...
I am very pleased with the result !!!!
My daughter number two found it ... Victorian ... Maybe ?
What do you think ???

jeudi 12 janvier 2012

Défi 13 JANVIER :déco ..

Déjà le 12 janvier !!!

Déco maison  , couture crochet, coussins, nappes ??????????

    Là, j'assure pas !
Je suis juste en train de finir la liste sur mon carnet de commandes !!!
Je ne peux pas parler de mes décos de Noël , c 'est fini ...
Alors , est-ce que ça peut compter , cette commande d 'une petite déco papillon ... Pourquoi pas ???
Sinon, le reste , c 'est pas déco du tout, ou  pas couture ou crochet ...
Alors , voilà

Les impératifs de la commande , et ce que j'ai fait ..







  


J'ai respecté le cahier des charges pour la Poulette, mais ... pour le Défi 13 de ce mois , qu'en pensez-vous ?????