Knitting and Craft Projects

Baby Knit Hat

I knit straight, then sew together.

Size 8 needles

CO 60

Work in stockinette (Knit all odd rows, Purl all even rows) for 5 inches.

After 5 inches, 

Knit 2 K2tog for entire row

Purl row

Knit 1 K2tog for entire row

Purl row

K2tog for entire row

Purl

Continue last 2 rows until 5 stitches remain

Bind off

Sew together from the inside

This hat has a lip that curls up.  

Variation - If you don't want the curl effect, Knit first 4 - 6 rows, then work in Stockinette and follow the rest of the pattern!

Pillowcase Pattern

Today I made a pillowcase for my daughter's room.  We are getting closer to actually having her room ready :)  

To make the pillowcase, I measured a pillowcase that I already had.  A finished pillowcase has dimensions of 18"x 28".  

I had 2 fabrics I wanted to use so I cut 1 - 19" x 8" piece and 1 - 19"x 22" piece from each color.  

Next, I sewed the right sides of the fabric together.  To do this, I first attached the small piece of fabric A to the large piece of fabric B and vise versa.

Then, I sewed a hem on the open side of the pillowcase.

Finally, I sewed the whole thing together by facing the right sides of both pieces together.

I love how it turned out!

 pillowcase with curtains!