1st September, 2008
Crochet Kitchen Scrubbie and Dishcloths
I love to use seasonal kitchen accessories and thought to use some of my free time this weekend to crochet some kitchen scrubbies and dishcloths.
I didn’t use a pattern but made one up as I went along. I’ll share here how I did it.
Crochet Kitchen Scrubbie
1 yard of nylon netting, cut into one and half inch strips. I rolled mine up, like a paper towel roll and then cut it into strips. To attach the nylon as I crochet, I just “yarn” over the needle and work the ends in.
size N crochet hook
Chain 4 and slip stitch to form ring.
Double crochet into ring to form at least 11 double crochet, sometimes I did more. Just double crochet until you like the look of the ring. Join in the top of the first double crochet to form row 1.
Chain 2 and double crochet into the top of each double crochet in round 1, all the way around. Slip stitch to form row 2 and tie off.
Make another circle of crochet. Attach the two circle together by slip stitching around the two of them. This is like sewing them together. Sometimes I used extra nylon bits to stuff the scrubbie, other times not. Work in loose ends by tying and cutting off.
Crochet Kitchen Dishcloths
Cotton Yarn
Size G or smaller crochet hook
Chain as long as you would like the dishcloth, I chained 23.
Double crochet across, turn, chain 2 and double crochet across again to form rows for as long as you want the dishcloth. Slip stitch around the dishcloth when done to form a neat edge.
I’d love to see some of your fall crafts for the home.
P.S. I know my camera is really fuzzy, I asked DH to get me another and he agreed and will research and get me one. He said the other night, he thinks he decided on one. I am not technical at all and never do this kind of research or purchasing. I’m better with curtain choices or bathroom carpet decisions. 
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11th July, 2008
Binder Cover: How To
My mind is all about planning for the new school year .
First on my planning to do list was to cover the three ring binder I use for my planner. Click on any of the pictures below to make them larger.
I gathered my supplies:
My three binder
Quilt batting
Material to cover the binder, about 1/2 a yard, I used cotton flannel
Scissors
Glue, I used modge podge since I couldn’t find my spray adhesive
a paint brush for spreading glue
a magic marker
fabric protector, this is a spray on product. My planner takes a lot of abuse during the year, coffee spills, water splashes, jelly stains that kind of thing. . .
The last supplies I got together were dividers and my planning pages more about that in another post.
Step Two
I traced around my quilt batting and cut it out to fit the binder as near as to exact as I could.
Step Three
Spread glue all over one side of your binder. Attach the quilt batting by laying it flat over the glue, glue some more, attach some more until you have the whole binder covered in quilt batting.
Step Four
Cut out the fabric just about a half inch bigger than the binder. You can always cut more off later so don’t cut to close yet. I used pinking shears, those are the scissors that make little half triangles or zig zags with your fabric, but regular scissors will work just fine.
Step Five
Glue the fabric onto the quilt backing and on to the edges of the notebook. You need to trim a bit here to fold the fabric over the edges of the notebook and you might need to gently force the fabric under the three ring holder. The trick here is to cut the fabric but not too much.
Step Six
I sprayed the fabric protector all over the outside of my planner and now I have a planner to use for school that is decorated just the way I like it !
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