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DIY Knit Bloomers

06 Tuesday Nov 2012

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cloth diaper, Debbie Bliss, diy knitting, Essential Baby, heirloom knits, knit for baby, knit gifts, knitted bloomers, knitting patterns, Romper Panties

This is one of my favorite knitting patterns.  These bloomers are roomy enough for wearing over big cloth diaper butts, and they are good for layering with tights or leggings as the weather gets colder.  Ada wore her pairs of knitted bloomers for a couple of years and now they have been passed on to Josie.  This new red pair is for cousin Emeline.  The pattern is adapted slightly from Debbie Bliss’s Romper Panties Pattern from Essential Baby.  (Most of the knitted keepsakes at our house are from Essential Baby patterns).  The elastic waistband is added after knitting and I used this tutorial by Knit In Your Pants.  This method of elastic attachment keeps the waistband stretchy, but flat and comfortable.  Hooray for knitting weather!

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DIY Knitted Bear Ears

24 Thursday May 2012

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diy, diy knitting, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Halloween costume, headband, kid dress up, knitted bear ears, stockinette stitch

We made these for our Halloween costumes last year.  Ada was Goldilocks and we were the Three Bears.  Baby bear Josie had knitted ears sewn onto her wool suit and Chris and I wore these ears.  The kids now use them for dress-up and they are easy to make if you have minimal knitting skills.  You will need:

*Brown Yarn.  (I used less than half a ball of scrap for each set).  If you want two-toned ears use one color for front and one for back.

*Knitting Needles. (I used size 6)

*Stuffing

*Pipe Cleaners – Two per set

*Fabric-covered Headband

*Needle and Thread

1. Knit up ear shape in Stockinette.  (I am in no way qualified to write a knitting pattern, but this is really easy to do if you know how to increase and decrease).  I began by casting on about 10 stitches, increasing for a few rows on each side when I reached the middle of the ear and then decreasing for a few rows on each side as the ear looked to be about the right size.  I bound off with about 6 stitches at the top.  Ears will be knitted in two pieces and then sewn together.

2. Repeat above until you have four of the same pieces- two fronts and two backs.  If you are making two-toned ears you should have two of each color.

3. Sew front and back of ears together, leaving the bottom open for stuffing.

4. Bend pipe cleaner into half circle, insert into ear and trim ends so they are not sticking out.  This will keep the ears from flopping.

5. Stuff each ear.

6. Sew ears onto headband, pushing stuffing up inside as you go.

Grrrrrrrrr.

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