Crochet Joining

unikatissima Crochet Joining

At the moment I’m crocheting a lot and when crocheting, I prefer to make those previously mentioned medaillons that I must join.
Because I don’t like to sew them together afterwards I’m joining them while crocheting (see links below).
First thing I like about is that I don’t have to sew ;-)) and second that I can watch the item grow.


Links:
Flat Braid Square Joining Method
Addendum of February 2009: The link above doesn’t work anymore, you can find the instruction for the ‘Flat Braid Square Joining Method’ now as PDF (about 1 MB) at Priscilla’s Crochet – Free Pattern Index, check there for ‘Afghan Edgings & Joinings’.

Here at unikatissima: Clothes From Crocheted Medaillons

DIY Shrinky Dinks

unikatissima DIY Shrinky Dinks

I found at craftster a tutorial on how to make DIY Shrinky Dinks. I liked this (I don’t like to buy new materials, especially when I haven’t tried the technique yet).
Additionally I made a little research and found more (very similar) tutorials (see also Links below).
I really must try this, although I will wait until summer when I can easily ventilate the kitchen, because I’m always afraid of toxic gases.
Until then I can find out perhaps which of the odd plastic dishes I can use ;-)


Links:
At craftster: shrinky dinks made from old packaging!

At curbly: DIY Shrinky Dinks

At instructables:

 

Coiled Friendship Bracelet

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet
Ages ago I found a tutorial on how to coil friendship bracelets and found it stunning.
Unfortenately this tutorial doesn’t exist any more and I haven’t found no similar, therefore I’m writing it myself.

 

That’s what to do:
unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Cut three threads à 180 cm (ca. 2 yards).

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Braid a piece of appr. 3 cm (ca. 1,2 inches) on the half of the threads and lay as loop.
You have now six working threads hanging from the loop.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Select a thread and coil around the other five.
Pay attention to lay the coils near each other to hide the underlying threads.
Select afterwards a thread of another colour and coil again.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet This is how the coil could look like after having finished it.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet You can create another beautiful pattern by coiling two different coloured threads around the remaining threads.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Additionally you can lay two more threads of the same colour apart and after coiling you can lay them crosswise around the coil.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet This is how the double coil and the cross pattern could look like.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Once I made a simple braid (at the end).

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet At another part I didn’t do anything at all but simply let lie the six threads near each other.

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet Furthermore you can divide the threads and make two coils side by side in place of one coil (here in red and grey).

 

unikatissima Coiled Friendship Bracelet This is the friendship bracelet I coiled for the tutorial
I even put a bead on the friendship bracelet on the first photo .

 

Needless to say that you can make other items in place of friendship bracelets, like necklaces, key chains and key rings and much more.

Have fun!