Making my way through life

Supplies Fabric (I used an old dress but you could also use a bed sheet) Elastic (I upcycled one from some old workout leggings) Needle and Thread or a Sewing Machine  Pins Seam Ripper Scissors Step 1 Use your seam ripper to unpick the elastic from your old garment (skip this step if you bought elastic) Step 2 Cut your fabric to size.  I removed the top of the dress.   Step 3 My lining fabric was smaller than the main fabric so I placed the lining inside the skirt and matched up the side seams and the half way mark between, then randomly gathered until they matched. Step 4 Sew both layers together, you can baste these together by hand if that is your preference. Step 5 Pin the fabric to the elastic waistband.   The easiest way to do this is to mark out the half way points in both and match those up, then the half way points between those until your sections get smaller and smaller. To avoid rolling you want to pin your fabric to the midd

Twisted Typers These wrist warmers are great for working in a cold office as you can still type on your keyboard.  Also great for out and about and using your phone.  They come together really quickly and the cables are very easy to master.  As this pattern is worked in the round you will mostly be doing the "knit" stitch and only 2 "purls" per row so it is very beginner friendly. Equipment: 100g of yarn (I used DK weight) 6mm Crochet Knook or Tunisian Hook 2x stitch markers (or bobby pins) Tapestry Needle (optional) Pattern: Chain 28 and join with sl st Row 1-4 : K1, P1, K4, P1, K to end Row 5 : K1, P1, Skip 2, K2, K skipped stitches, P1, Knit to end Row 6-9 : Repeat row 1 Row 10 : Repeat row 5 (cable cross) Row 11 : Repeat row 1 Row 12 : K1, P1, K4, P1, K to marker, CO 4 stitches, K to end Row 13: K1, P1, K4, P1, K to CO stitches, CH6, K to end Row 14: K1, P1, K4, P1, K to end Row 15: K1, P1, Skip 2, K2, K skipped stitches, P1, K to th

As a crocheter I have always coveted knitting and I have tried every mock knit stitch I could find.  I just never found one that could give me the flexibility of thin knitted fabric or one which doesn't take ages to create with inconsistent results. However after watching a knitting tutorial and trying again to learn with no success I thought I would try to knit with my crochet hooks.  This worked with better success than my attempts with knitting needles but I still found something was missing.  I then remembered learning to "Knook" a few years back and thought I would revisit this idea.   After working with my knitting machine I felt I had a better understanding of how knitting worked and I was able to master "knooking" this time with great success.  I had always struggled with the concept of the purl stitch and without it your knitting projects are very limited.  I remembered watching multiple YouTube tutorials on the purl stitch and seeing how