…compilation of tutorials
‘Chocolate Modelling Clay’ seems strange, but it’s about making a substance you can fill molds with.
It looks interesting, I must see whether I can find beautiful molds.
Actually it’s quite similar to the edible stucco ;-)
Links:
Edible Chocolate Modeling Clay
Here at unikatissima:
Edible Stucco
It’s time to think about Advent calendars, therefore I compiled a list:
Older Advent calendars
I presented Advent calendars before.
Origami box Advent calendar
On the picture you can see my Advent calendar that I’m using for a couple of years now. I folded 24 Origami boxes (but I can’t remember where the instruction came from) that I’m filling every year anew.
Addendum: In the comments of the German entry Monika said, that you can get the instruction here.
Boxes ‘Winter Village’ Advent calendar
In the same way as these picture boxes you can easily make a whole winter village with 24 houses ;-)
Octagonal Advent calendar
via: Projects gallery advent calendar
That’s no instruction, but I find it a beautiful inspiration.
Story Advent calendar
I don’t have a picture from this: quite a long time ago I selected a story where I knew that the addressee will like it, bought a pocket book with the story and cut the pages from the book.
I put the pages into 24 little packages, so that the addressee could read a part of the story every day.
Admittedly I found it very hard to destroy the book ;-)
Printable Advent calendar
There seem to be a lot of these, if I can believe the results of the Google search for ‘Printable Advent Calendar’ and the results of the Google image search for it ;-)
Another printable Advent calendar
This one simply looked a bit different ;-)
Initials Advent calendar
via: Creative Advent Calendars
I find the Advent calendar initials simply wonderful :)
Easy graphic Advent calendar
via: Advent Round-up
Envelope Advent calendar
via: Advent Round-up
Paper garland Advent calendar
via: Advent Round-up part deux
Coloured window Advent calendar
via: Creative Advent Calendars
Cookies Advent calendar
Of course you can always make a cookies Advent calendar with your favourite cookies receipe ;-)
Gingerbread Advent calendar
They’re baking here a gingerbread tile and glue on beautifully decorated gingerbread cookies with sugar. Every day you’ll get a gingerbread cookie and on the last day the gingerbread tile.
Knitted Bag Advent calendar
via: Julkalender 2009 Christmas Calendar by Johanna Wallin
Knit every day a little piece and get a cute bag on Christmas :)
Knitted Hats and Mittens Advent calendar
Knitted Little Hats Advent calendar
The last link on the page is the PDF file (~ 370 KB) with the (German!) instruction.
Jeans Pocket Advent calendar
via: fun advent calendars (round up)
The link to the original Advent calendar doesn’t work any more, but the photo is inspiration enough ;-)
Socks Advent calendar
Once I bought 12 pairs of cotton socks that fitted the addressee’s feet ;-), attached them to a cord and filled them.
It looked funny ;-)
I always liked the box :))
Links:
The original site doesn’t exist any more and is now available through webarchive: Color Swirl Box
I’ll have to keep the photo pranks in mind ;-))
Links:
Use Photo Magic to Trick Your Eyes And Play Pranks With Friends
Recently I knitted something in brioche knitting and thought that it should look good if I’d alternate knit stitches and brioche stitches.
I find that it looks really good ;-))
Because it reminds me of corrugated cardboard I called it ‘Corrugated Stockinette’.
Although I’ve never seen this pattern in internet I’m sure that I’m not the first to devise (discover?!) it ;-)
And that’s what you do:
Knitted in rows:
Cast on an odd number of stitches
1. row: purl across (wrong side)
2. row: * 1 k, 1 dk *, repeat from * to *, end with 1 k
repeat rows 1-2 until reached the desired height
dk (‘deep knit’) means not to knit the stitch of the current row but the stitch of the previous row (enter needle into knit stitch of row below as if to knit, knit), the stitch of the current row disappears.
The fabric curls, it must therefore be blocked.
Knitted in rounds:
Additionally you can knit it easily in rounds, too:
cast on an even number of stitches, mark begin of the round
1. round: knit across
2. round: * 1 k, 1 dk *, repeat from * to *
repeat rows 1-2 until reached the desired height
Of course you can knit scarves from this pattern, but also double scarves by knitting in rounds and simply sewing the openings on top and bottom.
I think that the pattern would look fine as well for bags (in rounds, but only sew the bottom ;-)), for wristwarmers (in rounds, but don’t sew anything ;-))), for hats, cardigans, sweaters and actually everything else ;-))
Have much fun with it!
Doesn’t the bag look great?
There’s even a short instruction (actually it doesn’t have to be longer ;-)):
They are putting a cardboard into the bag so that the dye don’t bleed through to the back side, then they start to doodle the first item with a black fabric pen (washable!), after this the next item and the rest happens all by itself.
They say that the doodling is completely relaxing and that also children have much fun with it.
A Zentangles bag surely would look wonderful, too ;-)
Links:
Doodle Bags (Kritzeltaschen) (German):
Entry showing the picture
Short instruction
Here at unikatissima: Zentangles
I presented the ping pong ball lights before, this lamp is very similar.
But I won’t make this lamp, too, because my ceiling is very low and I’d always have to go around it ;-))
Links:
Another Ping Pong Ball Lamp (Vintage ping pong light and tutorial)
Here at unikatissima:
Ping Pong Ball Lights
Freeform Crocheted Sphere Lamps
That’s something I’d like to try: to weave a scarf from one skein of socks wool, one half for the warp and one half for the weft.
And I still have some cardboard for a cardboard loom ;-))
Links:
One Skein Woven Scarf (1-Strang-Schal-Web-Rezept) (German)
Google translation to English
Here at unikatissima:
Cardboard Heddle Loom
They twist a beautiful cord for these necklaces and string a pendant on.
I find them very nice and if you have a little more time, try some other cord techniques, too ;-))
Links:
Fast Necklace, click on ‘Twisted Foil Pendant’ there (PDF, ~ 180 KB)
Here at unikatissima:
Entries with the tag ‘cord’
I presented already the postcard boxes, the baskets here are in principle the same, but it seems to me that they are easier to assemble.
I think that I should give it a try ;-))
Links:
How to Make a Christmas Card Basket from Recycled Christmas Cards
Here at unikatissima: Postcard Boxes
