Knitted blanket
For the knitted squares for charity project please click here. Noni's tips from the Better Homes and Gardens TV show: Buy up 8ply wool on special at the end of the season and knit it into a comfy blanket for you or the kids. Simply knit lots of ... [... more]
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Knit a winter sweater
Jan 15 06:17pm Knit a yummy winter woolly. Three patterns to choose from. Our friends at Patons have designed this easy knitting pattern from Totem 8 PLY 50g balls. It has a set-in sleeve. Quantities are approximate as they vary between knitters. ... [... more]
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Best friends - teddy and bunny
Enlarge the rabbit or bear pattern on a photocopier to correct size and cut out. Pin outline onto fleece and cut out twice, adding about 3mm all around. It's more accurate to cut each outline separately, rather than cutting from double fleece. ... [... more]
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Dr Harry's canine cookies
Making your very own dog biscuits is fun and only requires a little effort. They make great presents for friends with any breed of dog and they are healthy to boot. With all that parsely your dog's breath will smell just great and there's a stack ... [... more]
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Sock bunnies
These beaut bunnies, made from long white socks, are easy and lots of fun to create. In no time at all you'll have a whole rabbit family! Cut enough ribbing from sock top to cut two 5 x 7.5cm legs and two 6 x 9cm arms. Set aside. For ears, turn ... [... more]
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Play mat - Better Homes and Gardens
Jun 06 03:03pm When play is finished simply gather up the corner loops and hang the mat up for next time. Materials: small scissors, glue, marking pen, pins, hand sewing needle. If you don't have an embroidery machine you can still make this ... [... more]
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Projects - Succulent frame
Combine a minimum of carpentry and gardening skills to make this living work of art that is bound to cultivate the imagination. Construct the tray first and then attach a layer of chicken wire to help contain the garden bed. Add a decorative ... [... more]
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Hello dolly
Children, especially little girls, love playing with dolls well past the toddler stage, and these quirky dolls are great for this older age group. Fabric scraps, cast-off clothes and buttons are pretty much all you need to make them. Scraps of ... [... more]
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Kids bean bag
Equipment: Metal square rule or set square, scissors, pliers, sewing machine. We used fake fur fabric but other great alternatives are corduroy, denim, velveteen or vinyl. To insert polystyrene 'beans', snip one corner of plastic bag to let beans ... [... more]
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Christmas cross stitch
Bring the season alive with gifts in delicious shades of dusky pink or traditional red and green. You will need special software to open these "PDF" files. This is FREE from www.adobe.com. Downloading PDFs takes varying time depending on the [... more]
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Bless this home
We offer this pattern as a PDF (portable document format), in order to make the details clear and printable. To view and print this file, you need a program called Adobe Reader (which most web browsers already include). If you have trouble ... [... more]
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Eastern runner
Jun 06 04:16pm East meets West in a simple runner to give or cherish. Assortment of coloured embroidery threads to match fabric print Equipment: self-healing mat and rotary cutter, Brother embroidery cards No. 29 Lace and No. 49 Folk Art For a ... [... more]
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