Between my two denim hat successes, I worked on this for Charrie. She wanted a beret-like, slouchy kind of hat. After a couple of mockups, I came up with this: Looked more like a tam and less like a slouchy beret. While the hat is just a little small, it’s… Read more“Hat for Charrie”
Hat – Success x2
After the first one, I was tempted to make a fleece-lined one with earflaps that folded up into the hat when not in use. I thought I had enough slack in the hat size to pull it off. After making the fleece liner and denim shell (yeah, same torn-out jeans…),… Read more“Hat – Success x2”
Hat – Success
After a couple of failed attempts, I finally got one that I like, and will actually wear! The pattern came from a book “Sewn Hats” by Carla Hegeman Crim: An old torn-out pair of jeans was used for the shell. An old bandana is the liner. I used a flat… Read more“Hat – Success”
Paracord Wrapping a Cane
Decided I wanted to add a paracord wrap to my cane. After looking a a number of YouTube Videos, I settled on: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VRznWfkukU&t=67s I found the Turk’s Head explaination a bit difficult, but found: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDdQErjCQxU So, after a couple of hours of wrapping (minus the Diet Dr. Pepper spill), I… Read more“Paracord Wrapping a Cane”
Ivy cap research
Did not like the steep arc on the pattern I found. Tore apart one of my old hats, similar to the tan one in my prior posting on hats and compared the pattern to the hat proportions I liked. The brim pieces are 2 different sizes. The first two pictures… Read more“Ivy cap research”
Place-mats
Charrie and I made place-mats, learning how to use a 3-hole foot and pigtail to add the yarn border. The front is a cotton fabric, with the back a flannel to be nice to wood tables. The original materials list called for a fleece or a felt, but I could… Read more“Place-mats”
Coaster!
We were working on our place-mats, in class tonight, but we only had one pigtail to run the yarn through for the border. Since I had some time, I decided to try making a coaster that I originally saw at my Mom’s house. Hers are circular or square, but you… Read more“Coaster!”
IT problems at home
I was untangling a cable, and decided to use the drop off the cat walk to assist in untangling the cable. I started to wind the 100′ cable on a cable reel, and it would not come back up. I looked over the rail, and no cable! So I go… Read more“IT problems at home”
Ivy/Driver’s cap – 1st attempt
Finally found a pattern I liked for a Driving cap. (https://aboutgoodness.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/mens-flat-cap-gatsby-hat-pattern-diy-tutorial/) Took some scrap cloth and threw one together. I was not particularly precise, nor did I have fabric for a lining or a ribbon to finish the edge properly. I’ll need to tweak it a bit, but here it… Read more“Ivy/Driver’s cap – 1st attempt”
Charrie’s Messenger Bag
And here is Charrie’s Messenger Bag: Front Front, open Back Back, open Inside Closer picture of the pockets and inside print Charrie, modeling her new bag View of the strap Front, again Front, open