Posted by tosha on 2005-05-04 00:51:13
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Do you know how to do a crochet chain stitch? Try making a "chain" out of 1/2 inch wide ribbon. Thread the ribbon chain through your laces and (Ta!Da!) new, improved sneakers.
P.S. If you like the look, you can make your shoelace chain out of any sturdy, long, skinny stuff . . . like yarn, strips of fabric, lace, leather cording, string . . . all sorts of things!
Posted by sarabell on 2005-06-18 20:16:45
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don't know if it's too late but i came across a newborn hat today and wrote down the pattern. it's really simple and fast, good for a newborn that will grow out of it really fast. an excellent accompaniment to a handmade blanket. save the several hour-long DPN knit hats for when they're bigger....
I hijacked this pattern for the world’s easiest (and fastest) newborn hat from the one put on my son when he was born. Probably made by one of the elderly volunteers I’d see wandering the hospital. One-size fits all (even the heads of my babies– both their heads were in the 90th %i-ile.) good for covering the little coneheads, too. Has a good ribbed effect, as the stitches are vertical when the hat is completed. Does that make sense? You’re working left to right but actually it’s top to bottom on the finished product, the HDC stitches being the top, DC stitches being the bottom. Self-shaping without increasing or decreasing stitches.
Using “baby” weight yarn, crochet chain of 26 sts.
Row a: half double crochet 6 sts., double crochet 20 sts., turn
Row b: double crochet 20 sts, half-double crochet 6 sts., turn
Continue alternating row a & b for a total of 15 rows
Fold in half and crochet top and bottom together. Top with a pom pom. Or not.And poof - it’s done!
Posted by binah06 on 2006-10-07 01:08:35
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My mom taught me some gardening, a little macrame, and how to make a crochet chain with my fingers. I do this unconciously now anytime I have yarn in my hands, it trips people out. My mom did a lot of paper mache and other paper crafts with me. We build birdfeeders with pinecones and peanut butter, that sort of thing. I remember her making playdough and those shinki dinks.
My dad taught me a little about car maintenece, cooking, a lot about cleaning and doing laundry (my mom had no clue, go figure). He was a great photographer and he taught me a lot about photography. His father and grandfather were both photographers too as well as my 2 uncles. I love it as well. I suppose it is ingrained in our genes. I still have some of his cameras.
