Cute flower pot decoration

These days I was looking to buy an adequate decorative pot for my new plant, but without any success.
As for me winter is the season of knitting, I decided to knit a cover for the plastic flower pot, too.
But suddenly I saw my knitted hat and that is how the idea to use it (or to sacrifice it:) ) for decorating the pot appeared.
I tried it. I liked it. And I thought to share this creative idea with you.

Flower pot knitted cover

Before:

Plastic flower pot decoration

P.S. To make this cover practical, the top of the hat should be cut. :)

A beautiful day to remember

While looking through our photos, I found a particular picture that remembered me a happy, beautiful spring day. As I thought that it deserves  to have a special place, I decided to craft for it a picture frame.

Here it is:

If you'd like to craft such a picture frame for you or as a personalized gift,  I'll try to give you some simple instructions.

For this, you'll need 2 pieces of cardboard or construction paper, scissors, paper glue, a pencil, a ruler and of course, your favorite picture.

According to the picture dimensions, you could create your own pattern following the same ideas.

Below I'll describe step by step how I craft my picture frame:

1. As my photo had 10 cm x 15 cm, I cut the silver color cardboard according to the following dimensions: 15 cm (height) x 20 cm (width).

2. Cut a line as in the image below, letting 1cm on the right and 1 cm on the left.

3. Cut the black cardboard in order to obtain 28 cm (height) x 18 cm (width).

4. Fold it into 2.

5. On the back side of one part make some lines with the pencil as in the image below.

6. Cut through the lines beginning from the center until X.

7. Fold the 4 parts in exterior, cut them as in the image and glue them.

8. Put your photo and glue it to the back side.

9. Introduce the black frame into the cut silver cardboard and the picture frame is well done!

Feel free to leave a comment if you managed to cut a similar one. :)

Warm snowflake sweater for pretty women

Snowflake kids sweater vest pattern

Knit snowflakes sweater vest

The idea of knitting such a vest for my son came to me while I was thinking about how to dress him at his kinder-garden Christmas party. I wanted something special and unique for him, that warms him not only in the direct meaning :). In order to create a winter atmosphere, I've decided to knit some white snowflakes on the navy color vest. If you have basic skills of knitting, you can do it yourself without difficulties. It's easy and interesting.

If you'd like to knit a similar one for your kids or as a gift for someone special for you, you'll find below some simple instructions and the pattern for the snowflakes motif.

You'll need:

1. Yarn (I used pure wool)
2. Straight knitting needles (5 mm)
3. Circular needles
4. Measuring tape
5. Yarn needle 

Gauge

In Stockinette Stitch with straight needles, 18 sts and 24 rows = 10 cm/4 inches.

Finished Size

4 years old kid

Chest Circumference - 60 cm
Length from Bottom to Top Shoulder - 45,5 cm
Length from bottom to Underarm -29,5 cm

Note: To adjust the size you could alter the gauge.

How to knit:

Let's begin with the back side of the vest:

1. Cast on 57 stitches with the straight knitting needles for the back side of the vest.
2. Row 1 (right side): Knit two, *purl two, knit two; repeat from * to end. 
3. Row 2: Purl two, *knit two, purl two; repeat from * to end. 
4. Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the piece measures 2 cm.
5. Then knit in stockinette stitch (alternate a knit row with a purl row) until the piece measures 27 cm
6. Begin bind off stitches. Row 1 (right side): bind off 3 stitches and repeat this for the Row 2 (wrong side). Row 3: bind off 2 stitches and repeat this for the Row 4 too. Row 5: bind off 2 stitches and repeat this for the Row 6 too. 
7. Then knit until the piece measures 43 cm
8. Knit 10 stitches, bid off 23 stitches and continue to knit the remaining 10 stitches.
9. Knit just the 10 stitches of the back left shoulder until the piece measures 45,5 cm. (the other 10 stitches can just remain on the needle). Bind off. Repeat the same for the back right shoulder. The back side of the vest is well done!

 Let's continue with the right side of the vest:

1. Repeat the first 6 steps as for the back side. 
2. Knit the next 13 rows of the snowflakes motif as in the pattern below: x = the white yard



Snowflakes pattern


3.  Continue to knit only with the main color until the piece measures 38 cm.
4. Row 1: Knit 22 stitches, bid off 2 stitches and continue to knit the front right  shoulder ("right"-as is wearing the vest), the first 22 stitches just remaining on the needle. Row 2: Just pull it. Row 3: bid off 2 stitches. Row 4: Just pull it. Repeat Row 3 and row 4 until it remains 10 stitches on the needle. Knit until the piece measures 45,5 cm and bind off (on the right side).
   Repeat the same for the front left shoulder and the front side of the vest is done!

Right side of the knitting

Wrong side of the knitting

Right armhole edging

1. Sew the front side and the back side of the top shoulder.
2. With the right side facing you and starting at the back side the underarm, use the circular needle to pick up 62 stitches around the entire armhole.
3. Row 1: Knit two, *purl two, knit two; repeat from * to end. 
4. Row 2: Purl two, *knit two, purl two; repeat from * to end. 
5. Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the piece measures 2 cm and bind off.  
6. Repeat the same steps for the other armhole edging.

 Neckband

1. Sew the front side and the back side of the top shoulder.
2. With the right side facing you and starting at the back side the underarm, use the circular needle to pick up 76 stitches around the entire neckband..
3. Row 1 : Knit two, *purl two, knit two; repeat from * to end. 
4. Row 2: Purl two, *knit two, purl two; repeat from * to end. 
5. Repeat rows 1 and 2 until the piece measures 1,5 cm and bind off.   

Knitting patterns

Sew the back and the front side of the vest and that is all! 

It's really simple, but it's handsome...


Don't hesitate to leave a comment if you have other ideas. :)