tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72362417715397397822024-03-21T07:16:23.272-07:00Knitwear and CraftsLaura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-82588053454313599162015-06-19T00:57:00.003-07:002015-06-19T01:05:04.988-07:00Pinterest outfit find into real life I'm sure many of you use the Pinterest board to keep track of things you like or might wanna try. If you check out my Pins in the clothing board you'll find also this image which is an entry from blogger LoLoBu and you can find more about the items involved in the photo by checking out her shopping list <a href="http://www.whowhatwear.com/what-was-she-waring-jaime-king-milly-designation-2015/">here</a> <br>
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Since I live elsewhere on this Globe and money still don't grow on trees,my only option is the DIY. <br>
This is my version of the same outfit using what I had stashed in the fabric closet (I'm sure I bought these fabrics for other purposes ) <br>
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For the pencil skirt I used this model from Burda the 05/2014 edition
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For the T-shirt pattern I used an older one I already hadLaura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-92174319938540719952015-04-10T06:16:00.000-07:002015-06-18T23:47:02.710-07:00Creations of yarn ball winder from knitters around the worldThis post will be a collection of images from all over the world of DIY yarn ball winders . Congratulations to all of you that made one. Enjoy it.
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1.And the first image is of Donna's yarn ball winder. She made it also beautiful not only functional.Good job Donna.
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<br/>Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-65722375027449083482015-04-10T05:54:00.002-07:002015-06-18T23:31:05.638-07:00Youtube video showing the rotation of the my DIY yarn ball winderI finally got around to make a video showing my winder in action in order to exemplify the movement of parts . Enjoy and email me if you have questions.
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I know it's late to talk about summer but just because it's winter time again, I wanna remember the good old summer days. And for this matter I created this post about my DIY barbeque and the attached pizza oven.
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The picture you see is how far I've got with the construction. Why ? Because it was much more important to cook using the pizza oven or barbeque than to get preoccupied with finishing it. I guess I will be finishing it next year since during winter time it's in "conservation".<br/>
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Before we even considered starting such a project we got informed and documented over the internet about building such a thing. I must mention that my husband (Adrian) and I we never laid a brick before so novices is an understatement. <br/>
For us the study began with pictures all over the internet regarding this topic. I must say the most detailed website with pictures and diy testimonials from other people was <a href="http://www.fornobravo.com/">fornobravo.com</a>. They have a forum that lists a lot of builds some that are truly art and other from beginners like me.<br/>
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First there was chaos. The spring garden being prepared for the annual plants . We had decided upon a place that would be convenient for us and we poured a concrete platform.
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we divided the length of the platform so that we would have an area to put the plated , a barbeque area and then a pizza oven ( all the fun in one place).
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We started the build up with a base ( legs) of the future platform that will sit on top so we can build the barbeque and the oven. from the size of the platform you can tell we didn't go for a large oven , the barbeque area being the largest of the area.
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After building the legs to the proper height which may differ depending on how tall you are, we had a neighbor coming over to build us the platform support that the second concrete plate was poured on ( making so the base on which the real BBQ and oven are build on)
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We started building the BBQ area first because I wasn't set on the design for the pizza oven.After laying 4 rows of bricks it was time to start the front arch . Scary thing if you haven't done one before (I recommend researching on fornobravo.com or even youtube.com)<br/>
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The arch required some bricks to be cut at an angle that Adrian did using a hand held grinder with a brick cutting disk. A lot of dust and good eye for making a free hand cut ( in Romania they don't have a rental wet saw and even if they did probably would cost a fortune to rent so the whole purpose of DIY to make it as cheap as possible would burn in flames) . So thanks to my husband Adrian that stood in the red brick dust cutting and re-cutting bricks to make the best fit for the arch . PS I also used his brute force to mix up the batches of concrete while I was laying the bricks and leveling them for a straight build.
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We build an arch template out of OSB and started laying bricks on the template . We let it set of a day before removing the template and continuing the build up.In the picture below you can see some progress in building it.
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<br/>A twilight with the neighbor's cat Peaches that sadly is no longer alive but he loved living in our back yard garden during the day.
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Adrian trying to figure out how high to build the chimney and some sort of hat so it won't rain inside the barbeque.
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Meanwhile Pepper was sleeping without any care in the world in the middle of my new gravel pathway soaking up in the sun. ( he looks like he's dead but I can assure you he is not. That's how he likes to sleep.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TVmh1w0B2xc/VIAlNcd6NdI/AAAAAAAABxM/bBApv-hR394/s1600/20140414_141431.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TVmh1w0B2xc/VIAlNcd6NdI/AAAAAAAABxM/bBApv-hR394/s400/20140414_141431.jpg" /></a></div>
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Besides these pictures I had others about starting up the pizza oven but if I didn't make a post of it as soon as it was done , they were lost. So all i have to show is some construction unfinished yet. maybe next spring will be done.
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I went for the most simple construction ever. Although I wanted to keep the arch of the BBQ, it was impossible ( too many bricks and not cheap).
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For the BBQ and the base we used regular bricks since the temperature would not be that high so we bought around 400 bricks ( not all at once because I didn't want to have a lot leftover). And for the pizza oven, I used fire bricks ( refractory bricks that can withstand temperatures of 1000 C degrees at least). The total amount of fire bricks for my oven was 100 pieces and considering they cost double than regular bricks the price was not negligible. I didn't had money left for this project but my youngest sister Iulia pitched in with the amount for the fire bricks so i made her a promise that we will serve pizza when she comes to visit.
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All good so far. My idea for the oven was to build an entry arch ( see the picture) and using the same arch template , I build up behind the entry at a distance of exactly one width of a brick , 3 more arches connected of course by refractory mortar.I build the arches using the width of the bricks so I wouldn't have to do any more cutting with the hand held grinder and to hold better the heat inside.
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Another problem I encountered is the refractory mortar.Here in stores they sell refractory mortar which is just a reddish clay that must be cured at thousands of degrees in order to become solid . Otherwise it will just wash away. So I went online and I found a recipe for refractory mortar that is for home grade (just wright for pizza ovens) so i used 1 part reddish refractory powder and 2 parts Portland cement and 1.5 parts finest sand .
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For me this mixture worked OK. The main key that I read about on the forum of <a href="http://www.fornobravo.com">fonrnobravo.com</a> was the curing time. So after building it, it took us 7 days to make a proper fire and test the cooking.
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After build it must stay 3 days to dry but if it's hot outside it must be covered with a tarp to prevent fast evaporation and cracking. If the heat is really a problem , wet it with a sprinkler hose from time to time.
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On the 4th day, set a fire inside the oven for 30 minutes ( so just a few pieces of wood).<br/>
On the 5th day , set a fire for 2 hours max.<br/>
On the 6th day, you may start a bigger fire and try to get your oven to about 400 C degrees . You will see some crackings but nothing serious. You can mend it once it cools down.<br/>
On the 7th day , get your fire to about 400 C degrees and start cooking. I don't own a high temperature thermometer and I also found on fornobravo.com that if you keep a fire burning inside for about 2 hours or more you will get the wright temperature for cooking pizza.<br/>
Since I was anxious to try out a pizza made in this oven, I used the arch template as a door ( it eventually got scored but after a couple of uses of the oven)<br/>
I'm not going to go into details about the pizza dough or the fact that my oven has no chimney yet . The first pizza cooked really fast and it took some practice to get the hang of it but here are the results ( so delicious they were)<br/>
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We also made some lachmacun ( a turkish pizza made with beef and onions,served with parsley, tomatoes and lemons)
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My conclusions about this build :<br>
1. Anyone can do it if you research the topic a bit<br>
2.Don't mix large batches of mortar since it requires some force if you don't own proper tools<br>
3.Wet your bricks before you start building but not just a regular sprinkle ( put them in a bucket of water) otherwise they will dry up your mortar too quick<br>
4.Be patient and your reward will come when you taste the cooking<br><br>
If anyone would be interested in closeup photos or sizes of what I made, let me know and I'll post some details.
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This just to show my version of it.</br>
</br> I first came across the DIY project from <a href="http://diydiva.net/2011/05/how-to-build-a-pottery-barn-inspired-vanity/">DIY Diva</a> and then looked over at Pottery Barn website for more inspiration.</br>
In my country however is not common to have tile counter-tops so I went with a different version .Also the lack of space in the guest bathroom prevented me to have a double door .</br>
</br> Another obstacle is that we don't have Kreg Jig . Sure I could have bought one online but with taxes and shipping I would have payed much more for one. In this case I went with the old fashion of furniture making , meaning dowels and wood glue.</br>
</br> In our DIY stores you can't find table legs and neither can you order them online from a shop so in my attempt to make it look at least like the one from DIY Diva, I end up purchasing 2 symmetrical pine staircase spindles that I cut in half ( resulting 4 so called legs).</br>
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</br> After this I just made up a box unit without back ( Ididn't need to bother because it would have been against the wall and plus less fuss with the plumbing.</br>
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</br> Because it looked a little bare, I added a round molding to the inside panel also to mask some imperfections (I know there are there even if at first glance you don't notice -but considering this is my first attempt in building furniture with dowels it came out OK). For the miter cuts, I used my miter saw (was the only tool I had at the time besides the cordless screwdriver - you can see them listed in the Woodworking - Power Tools</br>
</br>After cutting the door and applying molding as well for a more put together look, I choose the hardware (not cheap for just 3 pieces). Regarding the actual sink I went with the cheapest I could find that had a pyramidal construction that allowed me to just cut a circular hole in the top of the vanity .</br>
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</br> After assembling everything, I did a fitting before sanding down and painting.</br>
For the paint I went with a water based semi-opaque white finish so it would allow for a glimpse of the wood grain and proper primer and for the vanity top I went with a Hazelnut stain and Polyurethane clear lacquer just because it would be more in contact with water.</br>
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</br> This would be the end result and installed in the bathroom.Of course hubby had it's part in this project with sheer brute force to clamp the pieces for gluing and for the plumbing as well. You can notice from the images that because I went with a cheap sink , it's not perfectly flat and it's not sitting against the top all over the rim, but I decided I can live with this imperfection mainly because it's noticeable only when you look at it from the sink level.</br>
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</br> For the mirror above the sink I used a picture frame -Virserum from Ikea and installed a mirror that I got cut to the required size at a local glass shop. And because I needed more storage, I build also a ladder type shelving system ( plans you can find on Ana White) and added the wicker baskets to complement the whole look (plus to hide stuff -under the vanity is where I keep my hairdryer and curling irons).</br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bp9w4SaCxEs/VD3DAK9c-BI/AAAAAAAABsE/xto5IgACDuc/s1600/20130121_115140.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Bp9w4SaCxEs/VD3DAK9c-BI/AAAAAAAABsE/xto5IgACDuc/s400/20130121_115140.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J1PK9z4HI7Q/VD3DAGnHkqI/AAAAAAAABsI/a_PTJvHFqKs/s1600/20130121_115230.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J1PK9z4HI7Q/VD3DAGnHkqI/AAAAAAAABsI/a_PTJvHFqKs/s400/20130121_115230.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oFo1gZD16zA/VD3DAXj_0uI/AAAAAAAABsM/1NB2zEgLNJc/s1600/20130121_115241.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-oFo1gZD16zA/VD3DAXj_0uI/AAAAAAAABsM/1NB2zEgLNJc/s400/20130121_115241.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aPGDsWQtjC4/VD3DAztAvOI/AAAAAAAABsg/DTAmG9I69ZE/s1600/20130121_115311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-aPGDsWQtjC4/VD3DAztAvOI/AAAAAAAABsg/DTAmG9I69ZE/s400/20130121_115311.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0DLJY4q7NMU/VD3DBIO6czI/AAAAAAAABsY/LcHywf7vfdY/s1600/20130121_115330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0DLJY4q7NMU/VD3DBIO6czI/AAAAAAAABsY/LcHywf7vfdY/s400/20130121_115330.jpg" /></a></div>
Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-8284348993356969062014-10-12T18:30:00.000-07:002014-10-13T21:24:44.809-07:00Leg warmers /Boot cuffs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NiRXN4vYvCk/VDiTrhSBPCI/AAAAAAAABm8/CR3Z-fZ5Pkc/s1600/PA100094.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-NiRXN4vYvCk/VDiTrhSBPCI/AAAAAAAABm8/CR3Z-fZ5Pkc/s400/PA100094.JPG" /></a></div>
<br/>Because I like all sort of crafts, I'm a member of several forums concerning my hobbies because it's a chance to interact with other people and maybe learn new tricks of the trade and share with others your experience.
<br/>Where I live there is a forum called Handwork and as the title says is about all sorts of hand-working crafts from knitting, sewing, embroidery, leather work,etc.It's not exclusively for Romanians but you would have to know Romanian writing and reading since it's not in English. <br/>
<br/> Every now and then they organize contest or dares. And this month's knitting dare is to make a pair of legwarmers/ boot cuffs.
<br/>I decided to take on the dare and making the pattern available for everyone .
<br/>Most important : I didn't bought new yarn for this project, I used 2 colors of Schachenmayr Trachtenwolle colors: Sisal Flamme and Sisal Meliert a total of 82 grams both leftover from previously knitted socks.So I think this will be a great project for your leftover yarn but make sure you divide your amount in half if you want your legwarmers/boot cuff to be symmetrical
<br/>I decided to use a cable pattern because it keeps the work tight just like a ribbing edge.<br/><br/>
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<br/>THE MATERIALS<br/>
-80g up to 100g of Schachenmayr Trachtenwolle or similar.<br/>
-3mm and 4mm circular knitting needles ( or dpns if you don't like working tubing with circular needles)<br/>
<br/>GAUGE<br/>
17 stitches and 25 rows in stockinette stitch using 4 mm needles<br/>
<br/>BEGIN<br/>
Cast on 60 stitches using 3mm needles- for a boot cuff circumference of 36cm (14") ( or any other multiple of 10 stitches according to your measurements or gauge)<br/>
Joining in the round ,begin to knit 10 rows of 1x1 ribbing<br/>
On the 11th row,switch to 4mm needles and knit to form the cable sections: p2,k8,repeat all around<br/>
Start working the cables pattern alternating one or the other or maybe just one if you have a preference. <br/>
Repeat the cable rows 1 to 16 one more time.<br/>
Continue working 10 more rows in 1x1 ribbing and bind off loosely ( this will be the upper part of the cuff)<br/>
If you have more yarn and you prefer longer legwarmers repeat the cable pattern till you reach the desired length<br/>
<br/>CABLE PANNELS<br/>
CHART A
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CHART B<br/>
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LEGEND <br/>
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For beginner cable knitters here are the written charts: <br/>
<br/> CHART A <br/>
R1:P2,C2R,C2L<br/>
R2,R3,R4 :P2,K8<br/>
R5:P2,C2L,C2R<br/>
R6,R7,R8:P2,K8<br/>
R9:P2,C2L,C2F<br/>
R10,R11,R12:P2,K8<br/>
R13:P2,C2R,C2L<br/>
R14,R15,R16:P2,K8 <br/>
<br/>CHART B <br/>
R1:P2,C2R,C2L<br/>
R2:P2,K8<br/>
R3:P2,C2L,C2R<br/>
R4:P2,K8<br/>
R5-R16 : repeat R1 to R4<br/>
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If you decide to knit these I'd love to see your work and have it featured in my FEATURED section.
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Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-53345361685658314792014-10-08T21:12:00.000-07:002014-10-08T22:44:52.592-07:00DIY front door mat<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kh5ELISb-NM/VDYKwFZMpFI/AAAAAAAABmk/hV1s-tNm-rc/s1600/mat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kh5ELISb-NM/VDYKwFZMpFI/AAAAAAAABmk/hV1s-tNm-rc/s400/mat.jpg" /></a></div></br>Because I live in the countryside ( sort of countryside considering the village is 10 km away from the Romanian capital) it's very important to have a sturdy front door mat. </br>
Since moving here 2 years ago, I had changed several door mats because they weren't strong enough to withstand the forces of natures or my dogs that liked to play with them. </br>
</br>Our house is uses a wood-burning heating system for winter time so we have to supply ourselves with wood during summer months. This year we got some scrap oak wood from a company that produces wine barrels and among these pieces of scarp were thin long strips of wood of slightly different thicknesses. </br>
I once got a newsletter email from Lowe regarding a DIY floor mat in bright colors that used threaded rods so I thought using that idea with my pieces of scrap wood.</br>
</br>I decided upon my length and width of mat and went to a local store to buy the necessary threaded rods. When I did a total for the 7 rods that I needed ,suddenly the entryway mat was not so cheap anymore. </br>
Instead of getting discouraged I decided to purchase beech wood dowel rods that were 0.70 USD each instead of 2.00 USD for the metal threaded rods.</br>
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After cutting all pieces to the proper length, I did a mock-up to see how the different thicknesses would fit. </br>
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I do own an electric hand held planer but it would have been to difficult for me to bring all the pieces to the same thickness because it's not easy to maneuver. It works OK for rough bigger pieces but on biscuits of wood not possible. </br>
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Now keeping the mock up in place, I made a stop block template to use with the drill press ( it's not really a drill press -it is a foot that has an old drilling machine of my father installed). So what I did is get a piece that was slightly larger than the width of my mat pieces and screwed on a stop block and then installed it in the vise that came with the drilling foot.</br>
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Now in order for the pieces to fit properly use a drill bit that is larger than the diameter of your rods ( it will give you some wiggle space to place them).In my case, my rods are 8mm in diameter so i used a 10 mm wooden drill bit. You can see here the positioned piece in the vise and against the stop block.</br>
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The pieces must be drilled in columns from your mock up mat,allowing to insert the dowel rods easily.</br>
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After all rods have been inserted , since the pieces are not glued on to the rods and are moving freely, I decided to add a frame that holds rods in place ( drilled corresponding holes through the frame and passed the rods with wood glue through them and after hardening , I cut them flushed with the surface of the frame. </br>
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I decided to use the electric hand held planer to round up the edges of the frame but as I told you it's hard to handle and upon coming to a corner it slipped away and bit a lot more than the edge.</br>
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Too late to fix it now since all was glued up. I decided to live with my mistake and never to use the electric planer to round up the edges ( i should've used the sander instead -Lesson learned)</br>
After this, I sanded down the surface and used an outdoor clear coat lacquer . I figures that it will see a lot of foot wear and it may need resurfacing maybe in 2 years and it would look to messy if it had on a stained finish. </br>
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That is just my preference and I'd like to think that I spared myself some hard work in the near future.</br>
So this is the end result. It is hardwood , weather proofed and dog proofed ( it's heavy enough , not bendable so they can't chew on it).
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If you have build your version, I'd like to see it and have it in my featured section.
Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-62350529955294977522014-09-17T17:27:00.001-07:002014-10-06T22:29:03.643-07:00DIY Entryway tableHi everyone,<br>
I finally got around to post some of the things I made to furnish my empty house. If it's not obvious by now, we moved into our new build house a while ago and since we have been living previously in a furnished rented apartment, we didn't have much to bring into the new house except for the cats ( I hope to present them to you all one day).<br>
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Our house has a narrow hallway at the entry through the front door and also a radiator on the wall.The problem was that every time you entered , holding keys, phone or everything else,you had to put them down on the floor in order to take of the shoes. So I thought of attempting to make my own entryway table that would have to be tall enough so it wouldn't interfere with the radiator so here is what I did.<br>
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After looking over the internet , I found some plans on <a href="http://ana-white.com/">ana-white.com</a> that I adapted to my needs.<br>
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This is the image that inspired to make my own version. Full post can be found on <a href="http://thatsmyletter.blogspot.ro/2012/05/p-is-for-play-table.html">Jaime's Costiglio </a> blog inspired also after a Pottery barn table.
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This is how my table end up looking .
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Since the table is pretty narrow, I had to secure it to the wall with L brackets attached to the underside. As you can see I didn't make it so colorful as a child's play table .<br/>
And this is how it looks decorated. I must say that I had no idea I'll end up using the small paintings ( I had made them for one of the bathrooms ). Since we live in an open field, the flowers are meadow wild flowers.<br/>
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The frame I had found on a flea market and painted it white and add a mirror to give the illusion of a larger hallway.<br>
The green candle lantern is made by me by gluing some left over wood . I had seen a similar thing in a house decorating store here in Bucharest and after looking at the price tag, I decided it's best to make my own. So I end up buying from that place just the glass vase and the candle at a fraction of a cost since they were on sale. <br/>
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After this build, I must decide what room to tackle next. I usually have a very limited budget and many times you;ll see me using scraps of wood or anything else I have at hand.See my next post about the entryway door mat.
Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-1804550930852417702014-09-10T09:50:00.000-07:002014-10-14T17:55:42.915-07:00Yarn ball wider revisited - specifications-part 1I have received requests to post specifications and some steps in making the Yarn Ball Winder ( see the first post about it <a href="http://http://nuageknitwear.blogspot.ro/2013/12/yarn-ball-winder.html">here)</a> <br>
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Since the photo is rather small, I took others to exemplify the other measurements. For example the photo below is a view from the side of the yarn ball winder so you can see better how everything is attached.
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Let's start with the number of threads, washers and nuts that I have used.<br>
First of all I must mention that since I had no idea of the width of the materials I had to pass though , I couldn't buy a threaded screw ( since they come in different lengths)so I opted to buy a threaded rod of 8 mm in diameter that I cut to size according to my needs. <br>
<br>For the big wheel I used 4 washers,3 type M8 locking nuts and the threaded rod is cut to 7 cm length ( M8 refers to the fact that they are used for an 8mm thread)<br>
<br>For the small "wheel" ( it's actually 2 wheels glued together) I used 5 washers ,4 type M8 locking nuts and the threaded rod is cut to 13 cm length.<br>
<br> For the spindle wheel I used 3 washers , 2 type M8 locking nuts and a threaded screw like in the picture below ( still 8 mm diameter).<br>
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<br>I also used an L bracket 2 cm wide and 10 cm sides, 2 small wooden wheels of 4.5 cm in diameter and 1.5 cm thickness, 1 rubber door stop 2.5cm height that is a truncated cone shape as you can see from the photo below, the base is larger( 3.1 cm diameter) than the top part that is in contact with the spindle wheel ( 2.9 cm diameter)and 1 meter of rubber coated laundry rope ( if you can find a round rubber gasket of the size you need it will be better not to have the knot visible)<br>
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<br> The pine board that I used to cut the large wheel and the spindle wheels are 1.8 cm thick and the base board on which everything is mounted is 2 cm thick.<br>
<br>Before you start anything you got to understand how this winder works. First the larger it is the big wheel, the ratio is increased meaning you have to turn it less and the spindle turn faster ( less movement from your part).
The winder works like this : the large wheel and smaller wheels glued up they move together , being connected by the belt ( laundry rope) , while the door stop on top of the glued up small wheels has a a fixed position( he is jammed on the threaded rod between 2 lock nuts and washers ( please see pictures) so he will never move. <br>
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<br>The L bracket is screwed on the the small wheels making it a part of the moving mechanism. The spindle wheel is free to rotate on the bracket ( the lock nuts are not very tight in order to allow it to rotate). As you can see from the image, the spindle wheel is in contact with the door nob that has a stationary position.<br>
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<br> Because you spin the big wheel, which causes the smaller wheels with the bracket to spin faster , the spindle wheel being in contact with a fixed element, is forced to rotate around his own center ( the point to which is attached to the bracket).
<br> On the next post I will describe some steps in creating your own and some suggestions for substituting elements.<br>
<br>If you think you didn't understand the working mechanism behind the winder, please let me know and I shall try to make a video to demonstrate what I have written above.
Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-90292785636426257072014-03-18T22:18:00.000-07:002014-10-06T22:26:54.734-07:00Last year's garden and mistakesWe moved into the new house and last year the garden plot was build from nothing.<br>
At first everywhere was just dirt and mud since it was a new build, there was nothing on it. So the first thing I did was to establish a lawn so I would not see that pile of mud and get dirty every time I went outside ( especially if it had rain the previous days).<br>
I plant some fruit trees, build vegetables raised beds, shrubs and tried some pathways (kind of wiggly now that I see them).<br>
Here are the results after the first year.
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The main mistake that I did was sowing turf everywhere and when I wanted to put in new plants it was difficult to remove it.<br>
Second, I should have done a gravel path around the raised beds for easy maintenance.<br>
Third,I haven't set the pathways properly , the one that I made is to narrow, too wiggly, leads to no focal point. ( I had plan to made an arbor bench surrounded by roses-hopefully this year I can do it).<br>
Fourth, too much lawn requires more time to groom and maintain ( from mowing to fertilizing, etc)<br>
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Some good parts come out of this trial garden after all. <br>
All the vegetables were started indoors from seeds and were a huge success ( great productivity)<br>
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I planted some perennial Lupins from seeds in early January and I had the surprise to have some of them flowering the same year ( mainly the blue ones). This year they will all flower ( I hope I have some white or pink ones that survived)<br>
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I also had some Gazania started indoors from seeds.<br>
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And of course the summer bulbs ( Gladiolus) are a no fail garden that will perform this year too. <br>
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Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-62861021919388102562013-12-09T23:56:00.000-08:002014-12-03T11:03:35.885-08:00DIY Yarn ball winder from scrapsHere it is people.<br />
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<p>I finally managed some time to post this craft that I made from scrap.<br />
I was always envious of the yarn balls other people presented on the internet. So ready to knit without bouncing the ball.<br />
As for the yarn swifter, I took my research and documented several models on the market.<br />
Of course nobody list anything for free ( plans I mean).<br /></p>
So I had to do some reverse engineering based on photos and youtube videos.<br />
I decided in the end to take the easiest way out ( the one model that involved less work).<br />
I must state first that I live in a country where the art of DIY has been somewhat forgotten so all I had to work with are materials that I could find at a local DIY store ( I realize that it's impossible to have everything but it was the best store that carried almost all that I needed - I'm not making a commercial but if some other Europeans read this post , it's about Hornbach ).<br />
This is what I came up with( notice that I choose the Strauch belt drive yarn winder for inspiration)<br />
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Now to state the components of my yarn winder:
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1.The base is a leftover beech board from the staircase.<br />
2.The big wheel is made of pine that I cut with a jig-saw and then carved a middle groove with a hand saw.<br />
3.The smaller wheel is actually 2 beech wheels that I bought at the store and glued together.<br />
4.The metal bracket was originally an L bracket with some holes in it that I had to hammer down and drill new holes to fit my needs.<br />
5.The belt drive is in fact laundry rope with a synthetic fiber on the inside.<br />
6.The grey rubber shaft nob that allows for the yarn spindle to rotate is a door stop.<br />
7.The counter weight that is attached on the end of the metal bracket is a left over ball bearing from a cabinet wheel ( the wheel broke and I had the ball bearing left)<br />
8.The yarn spindle and yarn guide is made from a broken broomstick<br />
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I added some nuts and bolts, washers of course and this is the end result.<br />
It's not perfect or fantastic but it does the job just fine.Here you can see the results of winding a ball. A nice crosswind center pull ball ready to be knitted.
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PS : After a while , Pepper doesn't seem to care about my new toy.
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See the specifications and more pictures in my next posts <a href="http://nuageknitwear.blogspot.ro/2014/09/yarn-ball-wider-revisited.html">here</a>
Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-78861676198582425172013-11-25T12:27:00.000-08:002014-10-14T17:53:39.668-07:00A knitter without a yarn ball winder or a yarn swiftAlthough I've been knitting for some time now , I had never had a yarn swift , not to mention a yarn winder.
So last week-end I decided to take matters into my own hands .
After a thorough documentation on other posts , tutorials and pictures , I decided to start the yarn swift (it was less work than for the yarn winder)
Thankfully I still had some wood in the garage left overs form previous projects so I managed to make myself a basic yarn swift , nothing fancy , but very practical and useful. Here it is.
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I hope I get around to paint it one day.
Since now I have a basic functional yarn swift, this week-end I think I will tackle the Yarn Ball Winder.
I'll post what came out of it soon.Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-25580842068130675652013-11-25T12:09:00.000-08:002014-10-10T18:31:56.874-07:00The restless knitter -creative process of a new patternIf you are like me, an avid knitter , I ask you when do you find the time for all projects that MUST be knitted?
For me imagining knitwear or other crafts, it's quite easy , the realization however it's a different thing. It seems that the times flies too fast and I would like to finish more and faster.
This is why I keep in handy a notebook where I sketch as soon as I have an idea and make some notes regarding yarn that I could use from my stash.
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Upon finishing the project that I was working I get back to my sketches and pick up one that I consider to have more potential and develop the idea.
After knitting up a sample, I start the actual garment piece and continue with the notes on the sketch , notes that will help compose a pattern , or maybe some particulars for some sizes.
Non the less, knitting after a sketch is not without troubles. I think it happened to you too to finish a piece and you didn't liked a part of it and you had to rethink it , unravel and pick up again, hoping that this time it would look better.
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In the end if all is well,once the piece is knitted and washed, blocked, while I wait for it to dry , I start writing up a pattern that takes me some time , depending on the details and calculus that implies for other sizes as well.
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When all is done, checked and double checked,arranged and presentable,only than I release the pattern so that someone else may share my knitting dream.
And all knitters will agree with me when I say that knitting is not for the faint-hearted considering that sometimes you have to unravel,start over or worse, even cut it up ( seeks I mean :) )
Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-85269132256330655682013-11-17T04:50:00.000-08:002014-10-10T18:31:56.880-07:00How much does your knitwear costs<h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pricing your knitting</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Of course it's a topic discussed over and over again. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I used to approximate my knitted items based on the yarn and number of hours spent knitting.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Maybe sometimes the appraisal was not in my favor but at some point I was happy to see others wearing my creation, my handwork.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For smaller objects I used to work with leftover yarn on sale, so the pricing might have been OK after all. But what to do when you do a larger project , say a cardigan or sweater , which requires more than just scrap yarn, requires all your thought into it and not to mention the so precious time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">All this discussion has a starting point. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I recently knitted a top down cardigan with a diamond pattern on the front and back with a 2 ply wool yarn on 2.75 mm needles (US size 2). Pics below.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since I was proud of it I decided to make it into a knitting pattern for S,M,L and XL sizes and to put it up for sale on Ravelry.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So far so good, up till the point of pricing you patterns. After researching Ravelry I found that patterns may vary from 4-5 $ up to 8-9$ .</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Based on the amount of calculations and time spent into charting the pattern for all sizes and putting it together and considering also this is my first time out on Ravelry I decided to price the knitting pattern called "Pastelle" for 5 $ .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />So far so good.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">One day I was wearing the Pastelle sample cardigan and I received a lot of compliments for it and one person also asked me how much would I want to make her a similar cardigan . I replied that I don't know that but I would have to think about it. At the same time she saw also a long and large scarf I had knitted and I told her that scarf would cost her 58$ ( considering the yarn amount plus 8 hours spent knitting). The scarf was nothing fancy just stockinette on the bias in 3 yarn colors ( wool, mohair and angora) but it was large and long ( could be made into a stole).</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">She thought it was a fair price for the scarf.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Since I couldn't decide myself on a price for the Pastelle cardigan she said:" Well do you think double the scarf would be OK?"</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was in shock . That was definitely out of the question . OK I get that the scarf seemed like more yarn , but it was simpler to knit while the cardigan required time and attention . It it not something that you could knit while watching a movie or the news. Not to mention that the cardigan took me a week to knit ( that includes pattern drafting, sampling) about 7 to 8 hours a day.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now do you think that she would pay about 400 $ for it? I don't know so I left my potential customer with the reply that I will think about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I also encourage you to read Terri's article where I found inspiration for my pricing dilemma.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://spinningwheel.net/?p=150">How much does it cost?</a></span></h3>
<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br /></span>Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-68992547399382649702012-01-13T09:27:00.000-08:002014-10-10T18:33:13.848-07:00Finished birthday present- vest<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><br />
<div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Hi everyone,</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">Although I have finished the vest on the 9<sup>th</sup> of January, I’ve been a little busy and just got the time to upload the final result.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> </span><a href="http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4985/vestai.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="255" kba="true" src="http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/4985/vestai.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">I finished the 500 grams of yarn I had I don’t have enough for the belt and the store will bring it to order but it will take a while. Luckily I still have time.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">For the neckband <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I choose to make it<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>different again : I did a separate band of 1x1 ribbing and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>without casting off, I used a crochet to join the neckband <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to the vest because I wanted to give it a feel of store –bought .</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">I thought at first to leave it without the belt but it looks too loose ( maybe because I tried it on me –I am 2 sizes smaller).</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">I will update the post as soon as the gift recipient will try it on. </span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>Laura http://www.blogger.com/profile/02853884813705545005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7236241771539739782.post-6130088638219007962012-01-07T01:31:00.000-08:002014-10-10T18:30:13.017-07:00Quick birthday present -knitted vest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pTSfcIlbVWQ/VCREj_kjIUI/AAAAAAAABlA/iNdsKEdFU_s/s1600/fp_zara_plum_pullover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-pTSfcIlbVWQ/VCREj_kjIUI/AAAAAAAABlA/iNdsKEdFU_s/s400/fp_zara_plum_pullover.jpg" /></a></div>With the new year's eve, I completely forgot that my mother's in law birthday it's just days away and since I don't want to spend a fortune on a present, I decided to knit her something that she'll enjoy wearing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> Since my time was limited, I decided to make her a vest . The original pattern is free to download from Tahki Stacy Charles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> You can go straight to this pattern by clicking <a href="http://tahkistacycharles.com/t/pattern_single?m=&style=&yarn=&technique=&season=&year=&new=&format=free&products_id=1548">here</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> As for the yarn used, I never buy what the patterns says because it's impossible for me to find that type of yarn here in Romania not to mention that I think it's also very expansive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";"> In this case I went and bought Schachenmayr -SMC -Trachtenwolle -63% wool and 37% Polyacryl -color 054 -100 g per bobbin</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">For this Large size woman vest I used 500g yarn .</span><br />
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</div><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">I started the pattern differently because I skipped the 2x2 long jersey band ( I figured since my mother in law is 55 , she doesn't have a model body and she wouldn't like the vest to be showing all her curves )</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial", "sans-serif";">In the image you can see one repetition of the side panel pattern. Since the yarn is a 4 ply to be worked with 4mm needles, the vest grows fast .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">When I first read the pattern, it said to work separately back and front and then join by sewing together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It didn't seemed very nice to have a seam running on the shoulder line , especially when there is also a short sleeve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">By the end of the day , I had already made the front of the vest and decided to continue with the back side without casting off and starting up a new piece.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In this case the vest would require only 2 side seams and would look much better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The pattern said also to knit a simple back but since I'm doing it continuously, I think it is interesting to look the same on the back as well so I'll continue with the pattern .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Regarding the final shape , I still intend to keep the belt so it would give her the possibility to accentuate the waistline .</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">That's it for the day. I'll keep you posted with the progress.</span><br />
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