C'era una volta...

Cartoline di Natale 'ai ferri'

Ecco cosa ho trovato scuriosando in internet... ho pensato di passarvelo così come è, come ben sapete con i ferri e con l'uncinetto sono una frana, perciò non mi ci metto neanche a tradurverlo..

Spero comunque che sia uno spunto per qualcosa di carino che potete realizzare per Natale.. ormai è proprio tempo,   bisogna iniziare a rimboccarsi le maniche anche se di giorno c'è proprio un bel sole che va venir voglia di uscire.

Mini t-shirt
Finished size: 10.5cm from cuff to cuff, 6cm from bottom edge to top of neck, and 5cm wide across chest

Gather your supplies
1 ball each of Semco Milford Soft Knitting Crochet Cotton 50g 4 ply in colours A (white), B (2408) and C (2137); five (short) 2.00mm double-pointed knitting needles; stitch marker; wool needle for sewing in ends; beading wire; small round blue beads; round-nose pliers; wire cutters
Tension: 28sts and 36 rows = 10cm. Exact tension is not essential for this project.

Here's how
Back and front (make 2): With A, cast on 16sts onto 1 double-pointed needle. Working back and forth in rows (do not join as for working in the round), work in [UNKNOWN NODETYPE 7]? >? >? > K2, P2 rib for 2 rows. Change to stocking stitch and work 2-row stripes (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) in the following order: B, C, A, B, C – 12 rows completed. Cut yarn, leaving sts on the needle. Weave in ends and put aside.
Sleeves (make 2): With A, cast on 12sts onto 1 double-pointed needle, leaving a 30cm tail for sewing seam. Working back and forth in rows, work in K2, P2 rib for 2 rows. Change to stocking stitch, and work 2-row stripes (knit 1 row, purl 1 row) in the following order: B, C – 6 rows completed. Cut yarn, leaving sts on the needle. Weave in ends, leaving the 30cm starting tail, and set aside.
Yoke, Rnd 1 (joining rnd): Attach A to sts of first sleeve needle with right side facing, K12 sleeve sts, K16sts from the front, K12sts from other sleeve, K16sts from the back – 56sts: 12sts each on 2 needles for sleeves, and 16sts each on 2 needles for back and front. Join for working in the rnd, and place marker to indicate the beginning of the rnd.
Rnd 2: With A, knit 1 more rnd.
Rnd 3: Change to B. *K1, ssk, knit to last 3 sts on needle, K2tog, K1; repeat from * for remaining 3 needles – 8sts decreased; 48sts: 10sts each on 2 needles for sleeves, 14sts each on 2 needles for back and front.
Rnd 4: With B, knit 1 more round.
Rnds 5 and 6: Change to C, and repeat rnds 3 and 4 – 40sts remain after Rnd 5.
Rnds 7 and 8: Change to A, and repeat rnd 3 – 32sts.
Rnd 9: Change to B and repeat Rnd 3 – 24sts.
Rnds 10 and 11: Work in K2, P2 rib.
Cast off all sts with B in rib pattern.

Finishing: Using yarn tail from sleeve, sew sleeve and side seam from cuff to underarm, then down side of T-shirt to the cast-on edge. Repeat for other sleeve and side seam. Weave in ends.

Beaded coathanger: Loop a 15cm length beading wire at 1 end and thread beads onto it. Make a securing loop at the other end just to hold the beads in place for the time being. Bend 1 beaded end around a pencil to make the hook of the coathanger then, pushing the beads into place so there is some slack, fashion the wire into a coathanger shape. Bend the wire end around the base of the hook and trim excess wire. Hang T-shirt on beaded coathanger. Attach to card (see instructions, right).

Mini stocking Finished size: 6.5cm in length Gather your supplies 1 ball each of Semco Milford Soft Knitting Crochet Cotton 50g 4 ply in colours B (2408) and C (2137); set of four 2.00mm double-pointed needles; wool needle; 5.00mm crochet hook; snowflake sequin; red seed bead; tacky white glue Here's how With B, cast on 18sts. Divide the sts evenly between 3 needles. Join for working in the rnd and place marker to indicate the beginning of the rnd. Knit 14 rnds. Short-row heel: Redistribute sts on 3 needles with the first 8sts on 1 needle for the heel, and 5sts on the other 2 needles for the instep. Work back and forth in rows on 8 heel sts only as follows: Row 1: (RS) Join C. K8, turn. Row 2: P7, turn. Row 3: Yon, K6, turn. Row 4: Yon, P5, turn. Row 5: Yon, K4, turn. Row 6: Yon, purl to first yon, purl this yon together with the next st, turn. Row 7: Slip the first st as if to purl, knit to first yon, knit yon together with the next st, turn. Row 8: Slip the first stitch as if to purl, purl to first yon, purl yon together with the next st, turn. Repeat rows 7 and 8 until all yons have been worked, ending with a RS row – 8sts. Cut C.