KNITTED CHENILLE COVERED WOODEN COAT HANGER

TUTORIAL

Materials:-

Craft wooden coat hanger

Piece of Craft wadding 16 x 2½ inches (6cm x 40.5cm)

Needle & thread or a sewing machine

Pins

Ribbon – 14 inches (35.5cm)

Plastic Coat Hanger Tubing – 5 inches (12.5cm)

Knitting Needles 5.0mm & 4.5mm

 I used the 5.0mm needles for the cast on & first row & the 23^rd row & the cast off row.  This gave me better tension edges as I was inclined to be too tight.

Knitting Row Counter – easy to loose count of the rows & hard to see because of the type of yarn being used.

1 Ball Sean Sheep Baby Chenille Yarn (Of course you will not use it all lots left for more covers)

Sewing Needle with large eye

Pattern:-

Using the  5.0 mm needles cast on 68 stitches.

Row 1

Slip first stitch (this method gives you straighter edges) work in garter stitch to end. Turn.

Row 2

Change to 4.5mm needle

Slip first stitch work in garter stitch to end. Turn.

Continue in garter stitch working a total of 22 rows.

Row 23

Change to 5.0 mm needles

Slip first stitch work in garter stitch to end. Turn.

Row 24

Do not slip first stitch as this is the casting off row….cast off.  Leave approx. 39½ inches (100cm) yarn before cutting.

A word about the tension

The label from the yarn recommends the tension.  However for this project I prefer to have a tighter overall tension.  My finished product ended up measuring 15½ inches (39cm) across & 3½ inches (9cm) down.

To make up

Fold the piece of wadding in half horizontally.  Pin & roughly tack first (important step to avoid one side stretching)  then sew using normal needle & thread the bottom & one side edge of the wadding leaving one end open.  This can be done by hand or on the sewing machine.  Slide the wooden part of the coat hanger inside the piece of wadding.  Close the open end.  Trim edges if you wish but not really necessary.   Also I did not turn the wadding inside out as it is inside the final product.

Fold the knitted rectangle in half horizontally inside out.   Pin & roughly tack first (important step to avoid one side stretching) then sew (over sew by hand) using the large needle leaving one end open. Turn right side out.  Slide over the top of the coat hanger that has been already covered with the wadding.  Sew the open end.

 Finishing touches

Push on the plastic tubing on the coat hanger hook.

Ty a ribbon bow with a matching colour.

All Done.😃

This pattern & instructions have been shared for free.  If you make some & share photos  on the Internet please add my link.  Thank you 😃 

                                     Chrissie Matthews

Floret Throw Rug

Floret Throw Rug

Materials:-

4 100g  Balls Panda Circus Yarn

2 Ball of 8 ply acrylic yarn in matching or contrasting colours

1 ball or scraps of ''Feathers'' or any type of fluffy acrylic yarn in 
   matching or contrasting colours

 4.00mm crochet hook

Instructions:-

I am using Australian crochet terms here however the instructions to do the floret stitch are in US terms.

Chain 123

How to do the floret stitch is found here:-

http://theunraveledmitten.com/2017/03/24/crochet-floret-stitch-tutorial/

I did approximately 150 rows.

Border:-

Treble (Aus) DC  evenly around the edges of the rug.  Work 2 trebles 1 chain 2 trebles in each corner.

Continue working in the floret stitch pattern for as many rows as desired (I did 5 rows all together).

To finish off I did a row on SC (UK) around the edge.

Note:-  To keep to the floret stitch in the border it is important to reverse the direction each 2^nd row to keep the pattern on the correct side.

Weave in the ends to finish.

New Adventure

Well I took the plunge and started up a Facebook page with photos of my creations.  Some are for sale.  Being disappointing I have not had any sales having posted in Facebook groups, Gumtree & Ebay so hoping that this may work better.  I have had some interest in what I do & 'likes' but would prefer sales as I have stock piled too much & love doing what I am doing!!  I would be lost without a crochet hook in my hand.

https://www.facebook.com/chrissiecraftiecapers52/

Square Call The Midwife Blanket

I saw a photo of this blanket on this  Facebook group:- https://www.facebook.com/groups/CrochetGate
from a member  Daniela Peixoto.

Daniela Peixoto's Blanket

I was so inspired by it that with her permission  I made one myself using Red Heart Soft Baby Steps yarn & a 5.00 mm crochet hook. There is no pattern to follow as such. I looked at the photos & work it out.  Just started of with a basic solid granny square 4 rounds...then work in the Call the midwife pattern around allowing for extra trebles (Australian terms)  in the corners.

So happy with the result :)