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Decorative Effects
78m 01s • Beginner • 12 lessons
Elevate your projects to new heights with these exciting techniques. Add texture and decoration to your projects with bobbles, ruffles, pom-poms and much more!
Course created by
Neti Love & Julie Peasgood
Elevate your projects to new heights with these exciting techniques. Add texture and decoration to your projects with bobbles, ruffles, pom-poms and much more!
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Course Overview
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Price |
Included with Let’s Knit Together membership |
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Instructor |
Neti Love & Julie Peasgood |
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Duration |
78m 01s |
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Lessons |
12 |
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Difficulty |
Beginner |
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What you need |
Your finished knitting; a tapestry needle; a pom-pom maker (optional) or two cardboard rings; safety eyes |
Course Lessons ( 12 )
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1. How to: knit a bobble on one row
7:32
Bobbles are brilliant for adding individual chunky dots where you need them or as an all-over pattern for an interesting cushion or jumper and are easy to make, if a little fiddly until you get the hang of it.
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2. How to: Swiss darn (duplicate stitch)
08:04
This is a clever way to add small blocks or details of colour through embroidery while retaining the knitted look of your fabric, as Swiss darning uses yarn in a tapestry needle to go over existing knit stitches.
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3. How to: work a French knot
04:38
A French knot is an embroidery stitch that leaves a small bobble knot on the right side of the fabric. It’s great for adding little eyes, cute noses, or contrast buttons, bobbles or clusters to a design.
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4. How to: make pom-poms
11:36
Who doesn’t love a pom-pom? Whether as the finishing touch for a hat, edge decorations for a cushion, or a fab all-over pom-pom wreath, knowing how to make the perfect pom-pom is a skill we can all enjoy. Quick and satisfying, with endless variations, let’s make pom-poms.
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5. How to: work satin stitch
08:16
This embroidery stitch is used to fill small areas with parallel stitches and is especially good for adding doll hair and animal noses, or filling flat leaves and petals in a flower motif.
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6. How to: work straight stitch
07:59
Here’s an easy embroidery stitch for your repertoire and one that you’ll use time and again, especially if you like to knit toys or add surface decoration. Just a few stitches can make all the difference!
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7. How to: work chain stitch
07:41
As the name suggests, this embroidery stitch forms a chain of single stitches, the beauty of which is that you can meander across the surface of your fabric making decorative lines, shapes or even letters.
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8. How to: add fringing
6:48
A fringe is an evenly spaced dangly edging that really adds some swish to an accessory, but the same simple technique can be used for adding hair to a toy’s head, or fur, a long tail or even a mane to an animal. Your pattern will tell you to cut the right number of lengths of yarn for your project, so measure and cut the right number before you start.
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9. How to: make a tassel
9:29
These eye-catching embellishments can adorn the corners of homewares, such as cushions and blankets or even be used to create a pony tail on a toy. Quick and easy to make, they can add a classy or fun touch to a project.
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10. How to: create a simple ruffle
5:58
Used as a decorative edging for garments or accessories, a ruffle can also make a sweet skirt or feature for a toy. This simple shaping is created by decreasing stitches evenly along a row, so you will start with a large number of stitches that is then reduced until the knitting gets to the right size.
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11. How to: attach safety eyes
6:26
When you’re making toys for small children, remember that buttons may come off, so embroidery, or safety eyes, are more appropriate. If you’ve not sure how to attach safety eyes, you’ll find this step-by-step very useful.
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12. How to: Lazy Daisy
8:19
This simple embroidery technique creates pretty flower shapes from loops radiating out from a central point, each anchored by a tiny stitch. It’s a quick way to add a floral design to any fabric.
