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Natural Rainbow Soap
You'll Need: To create your colorful homemade soap, gather the following ingredients: 0.5 kg of soap base 3 drops of water-color (red, yellow, blue, green) 1/6 teaspoon of silver pearl 1/3 teaspoon of avocado oil 20 drops of aromatizer with tropical fruit odor Instructions: Follow these steps to craft your unique soap: Add the pearlescent additive to the melted base and mix with a mixer. Pour most of the mixture into a glass and dye the remaining mixtu...
What You Can Do With Old T-Shirt
You'll Need: An old T-shirt Scissors Pearls Instructions: First, lay your T-shirt out flat. Starting at the bottom, cut strips about 1 inch wide. It doesn’t have to be perfect, just eyeball it. Once your strips have been cut (stop cutting as soon as you get to the sleeves), gently stretch them out one by one. You could use a scrap piece of T-shirt material or a heavy-duty piece of thread to thread the pearls. Depending on the size of the T-shirt, you should be able to wrap the strips ...
Wishbones Knit Stitch
Knitted in a multiple of 18 sts + 1 and 8-row repeat. Row Instructions Row 1 - Right Side: Purl 1, * knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 1; repeat from * to end. Row 2 and All Wrong Side Rows: K1, * p2, k4, p2, k1; repeat from * to end. Row 3: Purl 1, * left cross, right cross, purl 1, knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 1; repeat from * to end. Row 5: Purl 1, * knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 1; repeat from * to end. Row 7: Purl 1, * knit 2, purl 4, knit 2, purl 1, left cross, right cross, purl 1; rep...
Beaded Scarf
You'll Need: Beads of any colour you like; Bigger beads for edging; Monofiber thread, scaffolding or thin wire. Instructions: The pattern of weaving a scarf is a net with large holes. Weaving must begin from the bottom up, partially expanding the work. Start crafting from the bottom corner, that is, from the suspension itself. Dial one white bead and thirteen transparent, then one pebble and again transparent glass. To get the suspension, walk the needle back through the pebbles and the...
Small Pine Trees Knit Pattern
Knitted in a multiple of 18 sts + 11 and a 16-row repeat. Knitting Rows Row 1 - right side: K1, * yo, p3, s2kp, p3, yo, k9; repeat from * to last 10 sts, yo, p3, s2kp, p3, yo, k1. Row 2 and all wrong side rows: Purl. Row 3: K1, * k1, yo, p2, s2kp, p2, yo, k10; repeat from * to last 10 sts, k1, yo, p2, s2kp, p2, yo, k2. Row 5: K1, * k2, yo, p1, s2kp, p1, yo, k11; repeat from * to last 10 sts, k2, yo, p1, s2kp, p1, yo, k3. Row 7: K1, * k3, yo, s2kp, p3, yo; repeat from * to last 10 sts, k3,...
Mickey Mouse Bath Bombs
You'll Need: 1/2 cup citric acid 1 cup baking soda 3 tablespoons Epsom salt 1/2 cup cornstarch 2 tablespoons almond oil 3/4 teaspoon water 15 – 20 drops of your favorite essential oil (or a combination of two) Red soap colorant (optional) or Cosmetic Grade Matte Colorant Silicone Mickey Mouse Muffin mold or round bath bomb molds Instructions: In a medium bowl, mix all of the dry ingredients together. In a small bowl, combine the water, almond oil, essential oil,...
Ears of Corn Knit Stitch
Knitted in a multiple of 6 stitches and 6-row repeat. Knitting Rows Instructions Row 1 - right side: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Row 2: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Row 3: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Row 4: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. Row 5: * Knit 1, slip 2 stitches, to dpn and hold in front of work, knit 2 stitches then purl 2 stitches from the dpn, purl 1; repeat from * to end. Row 6: * Knit 3, purl 3; repeat from * to end. ...
What is your favourite crochet stitch pattern?
Hello, my dear friends! As usual, I wish you a great day! What is your favourite crochet stitch pattern?
Simple Flower From Yarn
Materials Needed Prepare a rectangular sheet of cardboard of approximately 10 cm long and a thread of two colors. Make small cuts on the sides of the cardboard to fix the thread. The main material should be several cm larger than the cardboard itself. After that, insert it into the incisions. Wrapping the Yarn Wrap yarn of a contrasting color, doing it very carefully and placing the rows close to each other. To prevent the first end of the base material from unwinding, place the other tip on top of...
Mosaic Flowerpot
You'll Need: Colorful pieces of glass, stones, pebbles; Hot glue; Grout for tiles; Varnish; Brush. Instructions To both glue the pot and lay out your desired picture, prepare glass in several colors. Start by laying out the desired pattern on paper before transferring it to the pot's surface. First, glue the image, and then treat the rest of the flowerpot. After completely decorating the pot with glass, apply grout for tiles on top. If any glass pieces fall off during this process, ...
Pie Crust Basketweave Pattern
Knitting Pattern Overview Knitted in a multiple of 8 + 2 stitches and an 8-row repeat. Row Instructions Row 1 - Wrong Side Purl 2, knit 6, purl 2; repeat from * to end. Row 2 - Right Side Knit 2, purl 6, knit 2; repeat from * to end. Row 3 As Row 1. Row 4 Knit. Row 5 Knit 4, purl 2, knit 6, purl 2; repeat from * to last 4 sts, knit 4. Row 6 Purl 4, knit 2, purl 6, knit 2; repeat from * to last 4 sts, purl 4. Row 7 As Row 5. Row 8 Knit.
Different Ways of Blocking in Crochet
You'll Need Pins Blocking mats or you can also use yoga mats Steamer or an iron steam Spray bottle Instructions Wet Blocking First, soak the project in a bowl of water or in a washing machine. Don’t rinse yet! Then, get two towels. Insert the crochet in between the two like a sandwich. Like making sushi, slowly and carefully roll your crochet to remove the excess water. When it has no more excess water, spread it flat on the table and gently pat it into the shape you want. Keep it tha...
Beeswax Candles
You Will Need: 2 Beeswax Honey Comb Texture Sheets 20” of Wick Craft Knife Scissors Instructions: Step 1 Take one sheet of the beeswax and fold it in half, just at the edges, on the short side. Be careful not to press too firmly and mash the texture of the beeswax. Unfold and use a straight-edge blade to cut directly across to make two 4” x 16” pieces of the beeswax. Step 2 Lay a 5” length of the wick along one of the short ends. Firmly roll the edge of the ...
Classic Aran Honeycomb Stitch
Use the following slip stitch techniques to create unique knitted patterns. 2/2RC Technique 2/2RC: Slip 2 sts to a cable needle and hold in back, knit 2, then knit 2 from the cable needle. 2/2LC Technique 2/2LC: Slip 2 sts to a cable needle and hold in front, knit 2, then knit 2 from the cable needle. Knitting Instructions Knitted in a multiple of 8 sts. Row Guidance Row 1 - right side: Knit. Row 2: Purl. Row 3: * 2/2RC, 2/2LC; repeat from * to end. Row 4: Pu...
Helping Kathe. Bavarian Rainbow Baby Afghan
You'll Need 2 skeins Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Light Blue 1 skein Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Petal Pink 1 skein Red Heart Super Saver yarn in Honeydew 1 skein Red Heart Super Saver yarn in White 2 skeins Red Heart Classic yarn in Light Lavender 2 skeins Red Heart Classic yarn in Peachy 5.0 (US H-8) crochet hook, or size needed to obtain gauge Instructions Rounds Breakdown Round 1 : With light blue ch 5, slip stitch in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, [sc in ring, ch 5, 4-tr c...