Everybody knits: Debbie Reynolds

(reblogged from ellenbloom)

Pattern: For the birds headband

This is my favourite quick-knit project!

Using a pair of 9mm needles
CO 13 stitches, leave a long tail (you'll use this to sew up later)
Row 1: K1, P1
Repeat row 1 until the band can wrap all the way around your head (stretch it out - you want it to be tight so that the headband stays snug when you wear it) + 6 inches. Cast off, leaving another long tail.

The sewing up sounds trickier than it is. To begin, fold the band in half. Grab the tail thread of the band in your right hand, and feed it through the band that you're holding in your left hand. I usually pick a spot about 3" down from the end of the band in your left hand - directly in the middle. Pull through about 3" of the band that was formally on the right side (if you held the project sideways now, it would sort of look like a fish). Finally stitch both ends down (the ends should stretch out about 3" from where you crossed the ends). Flip the project inside out, and you're done!

Wrapped up: Foxy mittens

Here is the sweetest pair of mittens I knitted up for xmas.

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Knit-spiration: Pet friendly

reblogged from knitbits

Everybody knits: Grace Kelly

DIY Business cards and tags

I made these cards and tags using my cousin's cricut machine. The machine did all the cutting, I did all the scribbling.