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FREE PDF Knitting Pattern – Frilled City Scarf

Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

It’s May already… and you know what this means? It’s the month of my 10k run!!! Firstly, thank you for those who have been encouraging me via my personal facebook (every time I run the figure shows up on my profile so you can check how fast / slow I ran!).

Today, I would like to share with you my latest free charity knitting pattern called “Frilled City Scarf” to raise money for charity.

C&C's latest free charity knitting pattern :D

C&C's latest free charity knitting pattern :D

The pattern includes 2 versions: medium length to wear as above and the long version for those who would like to do the European loop (you can find more ways to wrap a scarf here).

A nice not-so-wide scarf, ideal for cold sunny days in the city.

A nice not-so-wide scarf, ideal for cold sunny days in the city.

You can see I am totally into frill knitting at the moment. I based the main scarf pattern as the leaf motif. Bobbles are added to make them look like red fruit stuck on the leaves :D

I used 3 balls of Jamieson's of Shetland DK for the medium length scarf. You would nee 4 balls if you want to make the long version.

This brings back lots of my fond childhood memories of red fruit plants like Chinese lanterns in Japan. I think wearing accessories should makes you happy as much as make you look good. Frills and cables are added to boost the prettiness :)

Usually knitting a scarf for a gift is a long process but this pattern is a fun and quick knit and is ideal for a gift.

Usually knitting a scarf for a gift is a long process but this pattern is a fun and quick knit and is ideal for a gift.

If you like this pattern, I would be super extremely grateful if you could donate via my JustGiving page. Also, I also have a CHARITY YARN SALE PAGE. All the yarn listed there are all NEW and UNUSED. As I will be moving home in the near future, I have to reduce my stash size and I thought it would be the best opportunity to do a charity fund raising activity :D

Happy knitting!

Frilled City Scarf

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FREE PDF Knitting Pattern – Knitted iPhone Purse

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

knitted iPhone purseHope you’ve all been having a great first week of 2010. Today as promised, I would like to share with you my brand new FREE knitting pattern for an iPhone (well, you can put anything you want :D ).

My cool electrical gadget must travel in style. So I made this retro-style iPhone purse for me to take everywhere I go.

knitted iPhone CaseThis Knitted iPhone Purse…

♥ has an external pocket where you can put your earpiece

♥ is seamless

♥ is knitted in one piece (i.e. no joining required – grafting is involved but this is optional as you can cast off and join the bottom anyways you like)

♥ Is double-layered for extra protection

♥ has flexy internal purse frame to securely hold your precious gadjet

♥ is very simple, very fun, very stylish

♥ works really well with tweedy yarn

♥ involves Judy’s Magic Cast-On method. Her site is here and my short blog post is here.

knitted iPhone case open

Inside view. The purse is double-layerd for extra protection.

You can dance with it.

You can sing with it.

You can sing with it.

You can dance with it.

You can download the pattern from here (or click the thumbnail below).

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Finally…

✔ If you like this pattern, please “retweet” it by clicking the re-tweet button next to the post title.

✔ I write FREE patterns to raise money for charities (currently raising for WWF). So if you really like this pattern and my work, please donate directly to my JustGiving page (I have set it so that you can donate anonymously) or you can just donate to your favourite charity instead! :D

Have a wonderful weekend! ;D

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FREE PDF Purse Pattern – Mini Purses (Flat & Puffy)

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

How are you all? Hope your week is going well. Holiday is just around the corner and I am releasing my new sewing pattern for making mini purses. I am also sending out my newsletter tomorrow and you will find out what Holiday offers Cotton & Cloud has ;)

Mini purse frames

Mini purse frames

The great thing about this pattern is that you can make lots of them from a piece of fat quarter fabrics. So you can turn your fabric remnants into cute little purses!

Another thing is that you can make TWO VERSIONS of the purses: flat and puffy styles. Surprisingly, puffy style is easier to make (well this is from my own experience).

Flat version

Flat version

Puffy version

Puffy version

The mechanics of these purses are very simple. The pattern has 5mm seam allowance. For the puffy version, you will first need to make two pleats. You will be joining both the interior and exterior pieces with the RS facing together to turn RS out so there are no visible raw edges at the joining of the purse frame (if you see what I mean?).

For this pattern, Mini Round Purse Frames are used.

For the interlinings, I used Vilene General Purpose Single-Sided Fusible (I LOVE this interlining because it’s so versatile – I use it literally for everything) and Vilene Fusible Fleece Single Sided: Light Loft (but this is optional – use it only if you want the purse to be a softer and puffier).

Fabrics used in the photo are some of my Japanese remnants as well as Kokka Ume fabrics from my shop.

The more the better.

The more the better.

The pattern can be downloaded from HERE or click the little thumbnail below (PDF file size: 1.5MB):

If you like the pattern, please re-tweet this post (you can click on the button near the title which says re-tweet). Hope you enjoy. Happy holiday crafting!

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FREE PDF Sewing Pattern Donwload – Easy Lunch Tote

Sunday, September 27th, 2009

lunch tote 1Hope you all had a good weekend. I have a FREE PDF sewing pattern download to share with you :D yay! You might have already noticed it from the right column of my blog but I thought I would properly write about it.

lunch tote 3For me, time is money. This means that my lunch is often shoved into a plastic bag last minute before I leave home. It has come to a point that I really needed a nice bag that I can quickly put my lunch in it and grab and go out.

lunch tote 2I won’t bore you with too much mechanics of this bag. Though if I were to mention just one thing about this bag is the contrasting wide gusset which allows you to put a fairly large Tupper Ware (which has your yummy lunch in it). I have used Colourful Japanese Fans (natural) fabric (quick because I only have 1 yard left of this fabric) and light loft fusible fleece.

lunch tote 4You can download the pattern directly by clicking the thumbnail below or from here. Enjoy!

By the way, I will now be starting a FREE newsletter. You will get all the product update and news. There will be a discount code in the newsletter that you can use for all items in the shop. I’ve added an extra step to help keep us safe from spammers so that you will receive an e-mail which you will have to confirm your sign up. I will make sure that the newsletter is fun and exciting. I will the thrilled to see you on the list!

I will posting a great gift sent from Stephanie from Concerning Pancakes and my 5k run photo! Hope you all have a good week.


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Free Pattern – Toe Up Ginkgo Socks

Saturday, March 7th, 2009

I have finally finished my Gingko Socks which I started in January. I really love the finish and it is keeping my feet warm and comfortable.
I loved using the hand-dyed yarn from Yarn Yard. As soon as I saw a skein of this yarn it reminded me of the Ginkgo leaves.
It is a toe-up socks using short-row knitting technique. The heel turn is also knitted the same way as the toe. It is my favorite technique for sock knitting because the resulting toe and heel is neat.
I used 2.75mm dpn and hand-dyed yarn from Yarn Yard (I couldn’t see the same colorway but don’t worry there are lots of beautiful colors available!). The total st number is 52 sts which made a small – medium pair of sock (foot and ankle circumference of 21cm). The ginkgo leaf motif is a repeat of 13 sts so to make a larger socks it is better to use larger needles and thicker yarn e.g. 3.25-4mm rather than increase st number.
… for more information and the pattern, here is the link to the pattern (977KB to download)! Enjoy :D Gingko Sock Pattern

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Since the Snow

Friday, February 6th, 2009

We are really into feeding birds at our local ecology park at the moment. I am hoping that this does not skew their ecosystem…
There is always one or two who’d rather stay on the shore (not worth getting cold and be involved in bird fight). We make sure they get some food too ☺
Wesley is getting his frustration on the current global economic crises out by destroying our snowman who is now melting…
Kumo on the other hand recently found our hairdryer pouch was just the right size for his body…(don’t ask me why the hair drier pouch is on the floor of the entrance hall).
… and I have been knitting lace since the snow. This is a trimming which I have spent literally several days to work out (especially the curved part). I want to make a nice big rectangular lacy shawl (and it will be patterned too).
Although I will sell the pattern for this, I just wanted to share with you the portion of the pattern for the trimming (it won’t do any harm! ☺).

Enjoy!

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Free Pattern – Extra Warm Men’s Scarf (Women can definitely wear it!)

Monday, January 26th, 2009

I made this scarf for Wesley’s BD present last December. It’s thick, warm and luxury and keeping him warm during the cold season, and I thought I would share the pattern with you. I used diagonal knot stitch from The Harmony Guides Vol. 2 for the main part and few rows of single ribbing with tubular cast on / off.

Here is the link for the PDF! :D

Hope you enjoy the pattern.

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Free Tutorial: Cup Sleeve

Sunday, June 1st, 2008

Writing a tutorial for the draw-string bag mentioned in my last post turned out to be more difficult than I thought. So I have done another tutorial for a fabric cup sleeve!! Thanks to Lisa, I am able to link a downloadable PDF file (thank you!!).

You can download the PDF file from HERE.

I used this cup sleeve last weekend at a cafe near Borough Market. It felt really lovely because the sleeve is soft (because I put a thick wadding in it) and became warm with the hot coffee. Someone also approached me and asked where I got it from so I told her I made it.

Also, there is a really good tutorial for how to make a bamboo granny bag from Maccabags! So do visit and check it out! Honestly, it has really made me want to sew some bamboo handle bags. If only I had like 36 hours a day!

I hope you would enjoy the tutorials and have a great week!

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