Thursday, April 27, 2017

Bohemian Charms Crochet Necklace




  My daughter who is almost 8, like a lot of 8 year olds is really into jewelry making. Sometimes it is hard to stay out of her stash. This necklac is one of those times. I had an idea and I had to just go with it. I don't think she has minded that I have used some of her supplies especially if she gets to wear the finished product sometimes.

 I have some other ideas for how to assemble the necklace in different ways, but it will be all the same pattern. *edit* You can see that post here So stay tuned by Subscribing to Designs by Diligence.

 This is a longer pattern that will be available in my Ravelry Shop for $3.00. buy now Like always it will be here for free but if you want a copy that is ads free and printer friendly it s a great option.  

 

Materials:

 

Yarn: Any size 30 cotton thread, DMC metallic Pearl Thread.
Hook: 9 steel hook for the size 30 thread and size 4 steel hook for the pearl thread
Notions:
  • ·         24 inch chain
  • ·         2 inch loose chain
  • ·         2 wooden beads
  • ·         7 to 10 jump rings
  • ·         2 jewelry pins
  • ·         1 diy earring hoop
  • ·         Embroidery needle

Notes:

Stitch index:
·        Chain stitch (ch),
·        Slip stitch (sl)
·        Single crochet (sc)
·        Double crochet (dc)
·        Treble crochet (tr) (start with 2 yarn overs)
·        Double treble crochet (dtr) (start with 3 yarn overs)
·        2 single crochet together (sc2tog)
·        Space (sp)

Copyright: This pattern is the sole property of Julia Schwartz. This pattern is not to be copied, sold, reproduced, or distributed without prior consent. If there are any questions pertaining to this please contact at Julia.diligence @gmail.com. The finished product that is produced from this pattern may be sold. 



Mini doily:
Round 1: Start with an adjustable ring, ch 1, make 6 sc in the ring, sl st in the first sc and pull tight.
Round 2: Ch 3 (counts as the first dc here and throughout), (ch 2, dc) in the first sc, { (dc, ch 2, dc) in the next dc} repeat {to} 4 more times.
Round 3: sl st into dc and ch 2 sp, { 3 sc in ch 2 sp, ch 2, sk  2 dc} repeat {to} all the way around.
Round 4: sl st into the next 2 sc, (ch 3, ch 3, dc) in the middle sc, ch 2, sc in the ch 2 sp, ch 2,{ (dc, ch 3, dc) in the middle c, ch 2, sc in the ch 2 sp, ch 2} repeat {to} until the end
Round 5: sl st into the ch 3 sp, wrapping the thread around the earring hoop for this round, {sc in the ch 3 sp, 6 sc around the earring hoop}, repeat {tp}around sl st into starting sc, finish off. And weave in your ends. 

Bead cover with Pearl thread:

Round 1: starting with an adjustable ring 6 sc in the ring, sl st into first sc and pull the ring tight.

Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc of first row, sl st into first sc.
Round 3: Ch 1,{ 2 sc in sc, 1 sc in the next sc} repeat around for a total of 18 sc. Sl st into first sc.
Round 4-6: Ch 1, sc in each sc, sl st into first sc. (at the end of the 6th row pop in your bead, and work the rest of the rounds around the bead closing it in). 

You may have to add a few more rows here depending on how long your bead is. You want the whole bead to be covered but not overlapping. Then the ext two rows are for closing the bead cover up. 
Round 7: Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc2tog in next sc, {sc, in next sc, sc2tog in the next 2 sc} repeat till end. Sl st in first sc. (12 sc)
Round 8: Ch 1, sc2tog around, sl st in first sc,(6 sc). Finish off. Weave in your ends. 

Bead cover with the size 30 thread: 

Round 1: starting with an adjustable ring 8 sc in the ring, sl st into first sc and pull the ring tight.
Round 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in each sc of first row, sl st into first sc. (16 sc)
Round 3: Ch 1, { 2 sc in sc, 1 sc in the next sc} repeat around for a total of 24 sc. Sl st into first sc.
Round 4-7: Ch 1, sc in each sc, sl st into first sc. . (at the end of the 7th row pop in your bead, and work the rest of the rounds around the bead closing it in). 

 You may have to add a few more rows here depending on how long your bead is. You want the whole bead to be covered but not overlapping. Then the ext two rows are for closing the bead cover up. 
Round 8: Ch 1, sc in first sc, sc2tog in next sc, {sc, in next sc, sc2tog in the next 2 sc} repeat till end. Sl st in first sc. (16 sc)
Round 9: Ch 1, sc2tog around, sl st in first sc,(8 sc). Finish off. Weave in your ends. 



Crochet Feather

Round 1: Ch 13, sc in 2nd ch from hook, sc in the next 10 ch, 5 sc in the last ch, rotating around,now working in the 10 sc  just completed make a sc in each one, 4 sc in the first ch, sl st into first sc (28 sc)
Round 2: Ch 5 (this is first dtr), dtr in the next 4 sc, tr in the next 4 sc, dc in the next 3 sc, 2 sc in the next 3 sc, dc in the next 3 sc, tr in the next 4 sc, dtr in the next 5 sc,
Round 3: ch 1, 5 sc down the post of the dtr just completed, sc in the sp between the 2 dtr, 5 sc around the post of the next dtr, sc in each of the sts going around the feather finishing off at the first sc, sl st in the first sc. Finish off. Weave in your ends. Starch and block if desired. 

With the metallic tread make a knotted blanket stitch around the edging of the feather and make long back stitches down the spine of the feather. Follow the picture for further clarification. 



Tassel

With all three threads wrap them around 3 of your fingers 15 to 20 times depending on the thickness you are wanting.
Squeeze all of the threads at the top of your finger through a jump ring and close the jump ring.
Take a smaller piece of thread and tie a knot around all the threads between your first 2 fingers.
Pull the tassel off of your fingers and cut the longer loop of threads so that the tassel is complete. 


Assembling the necklace:


Cut two inches of loose chain. Add a jump ring to it and then add the jump ring to your 24 in chain necklace.
Put jewelry pins through the beads and bend them at one side and roll the other end to form a ring. Add a jump ring, and then add them to the 2 inch chain.
Add jump rings to the doily hoop and the crochet feather. Add to the 2 inch chain. 

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Wednesday, April 19, 2017

Embroidery Morpho Butterfly Necklace


Last month I had a soft launch on my personal Facebook page for selling some embroidered necklaces that I made. This Butterfly Necklace was by far everyone's favorite. I wanted to show you the progression photos of how this project came about. 

Pictures of the Embroidery Necklace



First I drew a simple outline of what I wanted. I then went through and satin stitched around the outline in black, adding some long stitches at the tips of the wings. 



Then I continued with the black and made some back stitches to define the wings some more.




I then started filling in with short and long stitches. I started with 2 strands of the darkest color. 




Then I put one strand each of the dark and the medium color together. 




This is with it all filled in with the medium color. 




I then did the same as above for the little wing but with lighter colors to show depth. 



One day I hope to get confident enough to sell them to the public; I'm not sure if I am there yet. 

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 Mini Still life 

 

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Thursday, April 6, 2017

Learner's Curve Dishcloth: A Knitting Pattern


I first want to say thank you to all my new Knitting Friends who came by to see the Swift Swirl Hat. It has been up for just over a month and it is already my 10th most viewed pattern. The pattern in 9th place was from 2014. So it makes a girl feel special.

I have a new free knitting pattern for you. When I am learning a new stitch, whether it is for crocheting or knitting, I love to get out my cotton yarn and make my swatch into a dishcloth. That way I'm killing two birds with one stone so to say. I'm learning something new and I'm making something useful that doesn't necessarily have to look nice.

The new techniques that I wanted to learn were slip stitching and the i-cord edging. Now that I know how to do the i-cord edging it might be my new favorite way to finish off a project. I really love how this project turned out. The diagonal direction of the slip stitches reminds me of the dishcloths my granny used to knit for me but with a modern flair. The i-cord edging makes it all look neat and and t adds an extra pop of color.

Come and learn something new with me.





Learner's Curve Dishcloth

Yarn: Any worstedcotton yarn you have will do. The yarn in the pictures are peaches and cream and Paton's Yarn kitchen cotton. 

Needles: 5.5MM double points. You can use regular needles for the dishcloth, but for the edging you will need the double points. 

Notions: Tapestry needle to sew in your ends.  

Size: 6 by 6 inches ( I don't like big dishcloths. I like them to fit in the palm of my hand so I'm not sloshing water everywhere. the pattern is very adaptable. Just add multiples of 4 to make it larger). 

Gauge: 18 k st for every 4 inches.

Stitches Used:  Knit (k), Purl (p), Slip Stitch (sl), Knit 2 together (k2tog)


Cast On 24 st. 

Row 1: {k 2, sl 2 with yarn in front like you are going to purl} repeat till the end.

Row 2: p 1, {sl 2 with the yarn in the back like you are going to knit, p2,} Repeat till the end. Ending with a p 1.

Row 3: {sl 2 with the yarn in front, k2}repeat till the end.

Row 4: p 3, {sl 2 with yarn in the back, p 2} repeat till 1 st from the end p 1.

Row 5 - 24: Repeat rows 1-4 

Bind off.

I-cord Edging:


 


Cast on 3 st with the wrong side facing up. insert the needle in one of the corners and {pick up a new st. You should now have 4 st on the needle, push the needle down so you are now working from the other end, k 2, k2tog through the back loops} 

Repeat {to} till you come to the next corner. At the corners pick up a stitch in the same space twice. 

Go all the way around the dish cloth. Bind off. Weave in your ends. 

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