Have you seen on those period dramas or film, how during the day women always wore aprons? Not only working women or those working as servants in big houses (I’m thinking Downton Abbey) but also just regular everyday women. Up to the 1950’s it was pretty normal for a housewife as well as girls. It’s an extra layer of protection for your clothes, specially when you weren’t changing them daily and you had a lot of manual work to do.
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Fire Escape Socks – Knitting Pattern
Inspired by the cherry blossoms down my street in Astoria, with their pink flowers that only last a week, this is a sleeveless top, that can also be worn as a vest, and if knitted with cotton yarn, it’s a great spring and summer garment.
Making a Vintage Pinafore Apron
Have you seen on those period dramas or film, how during the day women always wore aprons? Not only working women or those working as servants in big houses (I’m thinking Downton Abbey) but also just regular everyday women. Up to the 1950’s it was pretty normal for a housewife as well as girls. It’s an extra layer of protection for your clothes, specially when you weren’t changing them daily and you had a lot of manual work to do.
Learn How to Purl
As you may know, the two quintessential stitches you need to learn when you start knitting are knit and purl stitches. If you have been practicing your knits and feel confident to go to the next level, don’t be afraid to start purling! You’ll see it’s not hard and will open your world to aContinue reading “Learn How to Purl”
Through the Grapevine Shorts – Knitting Pattern
Inspired by the cherry blossoms down my street in Astoria, with their pink flowers that only last a week, this is a sleeveless top, that can also be worn as a vest, and if knitted with cotton yarn, it’s a great spring and summer garment.
Cherry Blossom Sleeveless Knit Top
Inspired by the cherry blossoms down my street in Astoria, with their pink flowers that only last a week, this is a sleeveless top, that can also be worn as a vest, and if knitted with cotton yarn, it’s a great spring and summer garment.
Astoria Top KAL!
*UPDATE* After i finished this KAL, I put together a video tutorial on the Astoria Top. Check it out! Well, these are crazy times. It’s been over a month since my husband and I locked ourselves in our apartment. I remember when back in February, he had started to buy extra canned food “just inContinue reading “Astoria Top KAL!”
Learn How to Knit. Part 3: Binding off a project
If you missed Part 01 on how to cast on stitches and Part 02 how to knit stitches, click on the links to read first. Bind off a project Once you’ve finished your project, you will need to cast it off in order to get it off your needles without it falling apart. Here isContinue reading “Learn How to Knit. Part 3: Binding off a project”
Crochet Bobble Tutorial
Learn this easy to follow method for making crochet bobbles
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