New Patterns!!!! Hunger Games Pillows, Slouchy Hats, and Goofy

Welcome back to Crafting with Steph!

So....I haven't posted here in quite a while (almost a year, actually), but I have been quite busy knitting, and developing my new hobbies of crocheting and friendship bracelet making. Well, I'm back, and I'm ready to share some great new patterns with all of you :)

First off, with the Hunger Games Catching Fire premier about two months away, I've been busy rereading the books, and I also have a knitting pattern available. 

http://hungergamesdwtc.net/hunger-games-crafts/crochet/small-mockingjay-pinsquare/

The pattern is for a Small Mockingjay Pin Square. I used this pattern to knit two squares, which I then filled with stuffing and sewed together. I know have my very own Mockingjay knit pillow, which I love. Below are pictures of how my pillow turned out.  

I have also knit a few slouchy hats, using a pattern that I made up myself. It is a very simple technique, using knit one, pearl one the whole way. I used sixteen inch knitting needles, casting on about 75 stitches, depending on the size of the head. Then, I knit in the round using knit one, pearl one, until my hat was at a desirable length to be slouchy enough. This pattern is different, because instead of decreasing and casting off, what I did was thread a sewing needle with the same color yarn (about 18 inches), and run it through all of the stitches. After this, I slid the stitches off the needles and pulled the yarn that was holding the stitched taunt. This gathered it all together into the form I was looking for, so I then proceeded to tie it into a knot. Then, because there was still a hole in the top, I used the excess string to sew it closed. Below are pictures of the hats I knit using this method. 

Last of all, I'm going to tell you about a pattern that I'm working on right now. About two weeks ago, I discovered some great websites for friendship bracelet patterns. 

These are http://www.braceletbook.com/ and http://friendship-bracelets.net/patterns2.php 

Well, while looking around for beginner patterns, I found a great pattern that I couldn't resist knitting. Since my Hunger Games pillow came out so great, I decided I'd make it into a pillow. The pattern is found at the link below:

http://www.braceletbook.com/pattern_alpha/7633.html#.Uioq3uA5tFI

or here:

Isn't it so cute?

I was thinking I'd make one side of the pillow black and white, and the other side I'd fill in with color. 

Or I'd do this pattern for the back:

http://www.braceletbook.com/pattern_alpha/7637.html#.UiorbOA5tFI

Well, whichever one I decide to do, I'll make sure to post the outcome. Here is how far I've gotten on Goofy:

Well, thanks for visiting my blog :) Make sure to stop by soon to see what new projects we can make together. Thanks again :) 

-steph 9/6/13

Stuffed Snowman

To knit the snowman, you need

• Two balls Super Saver white yarn (for the body)
• Two balls Super Saver blue yarn (or any other color you want the hat and scarf to be)
• One ball Super Saver orange yarn (for the carrot nose)
• A Knifty Knitter loom (blue for the regular size and green for the smaller size)
• Knifty Knitter Hook
• Four black buttons
• Stuffing (yarn scraps will also work)
• Size 10 knitting needles
• Sewing Needle
• White String

1. Using the two strands of white yarn as one, e-wrap around the loom. Knit for thirty five rows on the blue loom twenty five rows on the green one.
2. After closing the top, fill the body with stuffing. Sew the bottom closed. 
3. On size 10 knitting needles, knit thirty five stitches for three rows with the desired colored yarn. This will be the snowman's scarf. After finishing the scarf, wrap it around the snowman's body around the middle. This will separate the snowman's head from his body.
4. To make the snowman's hat, use the same loom that you used for his body. E-wrap around the loom and knit for eight rows. To make the hat's rim, bring the bottom up and wrap it around the loom. After that, knit another seven rows and finish the hat. 
5. To make the pom-pom for the top of the hat, tie a piece of blue yarn to a piece of white yarn. Wrap them around a piece of cardboard, and then tie them together down the middle. Cut the yarn, and you have a pom-pom. Sew this onto the top of the hat. 
6. Sew the hat onto the snowman's head. Then, sew the buttons into place. 
7. To make the snowman's carrot nose, cast on six stitches on the knitting needles. Knit for one row. On the second row, knit the first two stitches and the last two stitches together. You now have four stitches. Knit for one more row. Then knit the first two stitches and the last two stitches together. You now have 2 stitches. Knit for one more row and then bind off.
8. Sew the nose onto the snowman's face.
9. You're finished! Enjoy your new stuffed snowman!

- steph365 11/7/12

Welcome to My Blog!

Welcome to Crafting with Steph. My name, as you probably guessed, is Steph, and I'm here to welcome you into the crafting world. On this blog, I hope to show you my latest crafts, plus instructions to go along with them. We're going to have so much fun together, you and me! 

-steph365 11/7/12