Double sided Two Tone Scarf [Knitting Tutorial]

Double Sided Two Tone Scarf

I've been wanting to do a tutorial on double sided knitting scarf for a long time. The picture above is a scarf that I made for my husband few years ago. I do not take any credit on the method I use because in fact I learned this technique through www.knittinghelp.com. They have a lot of great tutorials there. This pattern does not look as boring as the other ones if you are just a beginner and ready to advance so no one knows you are just doing purl and knit. And yes, this pattern only requires you to purl and knit. Isn't that awesome? The tricky part is to change colors frequently. This scarf is thick so it is very suitable for super cold weather.


The pattern I have here is as little different from above but I believe it will still look great. I am knitting it while doing this tutorial so I don't have a finished picture yet. Hopefully I'll get it finish it soon and put up a picture here soon.

Download Pattern Here

Keep in mind, each block equals to 2 stitches [Color A: Knit; Color B: Purl]

st = stitch
K = knit
P = purl
A = Color A
B = Color B

*When knitting or purling one color strand, you will always bring the other color strand together but just knit/purl with the color you want.

Cast On: 21 st with both color strands together. [This will create 42 stitches in total]
Make sure when you cast on with both strands, the color pattern remains the same throughout [i.e. Color A, Color B, Color A, Color B...etc]

Long Tail Cast On: Make sure the color strands pattern goes consistently

Row 1: Knit both colors together, *K1 (with A), P1 (with B), repeat from * for 18 times, Purl the last stitch with both colors together. [You will basically always knit/purl the first and last stitch together]

This is how I did my knitting.

Row 2: Slip St. Begin the first row of your pattern chart. *[K1 (with B), P1 (with A)], repeat from * for 8 more times, K1 (with A), P1 (with B), repeat from * again for the rest of the row until the last stitch. Purl the last stitch with both colors again.

Row 3: Repeat Row 2 except switch the colors from A to B, B to A.

Row 4: Slip St. Begin the 3rd row of your pattern chart. i.e. *[K1 (with B, P1 (with A)], repeat from * 7 more times, K1 (with A), P1 (with B), do * once, K1 (with A), P1 (with B), repeat * again for the rest of the row until the last stitch. Purl the last stitch with both colors together.

Row 5: Repeat Row 4 but switch the colors instead.


Please also visit THIS PAGE to see a tutorial that Knittinghelp.com did for double knitting.

The rest of it should make sense by following the chart. Please feel free to leave a comment if you have any questions. Hope you have fun knitting this two color scarf! :)

Making a Center Pull Yarn Ball [Tutorial]

I always have a hard time keeping the yarn ball steady while knitting. Turn out my cats plays with my yarn ball because it rolls around the room as I knit - which is NOT GOOD! Saw some tutorials on doing a center pull yarn ball and it is super easy! And here you go.

1. Take your needle, or a stick of any kind, tie a knot around it, leaving a 4-5 inch tail.

2. Leave a little space and start wrapping your needle with yarn.
(The reason to leave some room between the tied knot and where you start wrapping is so that you can easily find the tail after you're done)

3. Keep wrapping in different directions. You can turn the yarn ball around and wrap it in many angles to create a "rounded" ball. I stayed close to the edge of the needle/stick because it's easier to wrap.

4. Untie the knot and take the yarn ball out. [Or do the opposite]. And there you go. A nice rounded yarn ball with a tail from the center. 

Hope you liked this brief tutorial. I've also been thinking of what to do for my next project. Maybe some knitting. Below is one of the scarves that I've knitted a few years ago. It is a double sided two-tone scarf. Some of my friends have been asking me to do a tutorial on it so maybe I'll start a new one. :) Stay tuned!

Double sided two-tone scarf

Reusing Wedding Bouquets

A lot of people had tried to persuade me in using real flowers at my wedding so it wouldn't look "cheap". But I insisted in using silk flowers, not just because it is way cheaper and easier to handle, but also because I can keep the flowers and put it around my home. I always feel sad to see real flowers die and go to waste.

 This is my bouquet. And it turns out to look very nice as a home decoration. :)

This is the bouquet for my bridesmaids. I got it from Afloral.com and wrap it around with ribbon (But obviously the ribbon is coming loose after it was thrown all around)

The little blackboard was used in the wedding also asking people to instagram tag us. I've reused it as a home decoration also. (P.S. No one actually used the tag... T.T)

Anyways, thanks for reading this! :)

DIY Centerpiece for Wedding

DIY Centerpiece for Wedding

This is actually my centerpiece for my wedding dinner. The advantage of making these: They are EASY to make. They are INEXPENSIVE [at least to me]. And they do NOT look cheap.

A lot of people have tried to convinced me that using real flowers are not expensive [if you know where to get it], and they are prettier. Yes I agree. But I don't have the time to arrange them, and I don't have the money to ask someone to. Silk flowers are the easiest to get prepared [saves time for decoration helpers to set it up], and very easy to carry. I actually finished preparing them about 3 weeks prior to my wedding and it reduced a lot of stress for me! So I'll stop talking, let's do this!

WHAT YOU NEED:

+ A Fish Bowl	Walmart, Dollar Tree, Joann, Michaels.. they all carry it. They are all the same price $1
+ 2 yards of Tulle	If you think you have to get it in Joann's... No. That's what I thought too, but the Walmart next to my home actually sells fabric, and they are much cheaper! So do check out some superstore Walmart around you and you can save some more.
+ Thin Ribbon	I just got 2 rolls from the $1 section at Walmart
+ Flower Petals	I got mine from those party shops in downtown LA but I found out Dollar Tree actually has flower petals too. $1 for 200 petals. 1 bag was enough for my 13 tables.]
+ Stones	Dollar Tree again, I used 3/4 bag per bowl. End up using about 10 bags for 13 bowls
+ 8" or 9" Mirror	I actually got them from eBay, which actually cost a lot! I found that Joann actually has 9" Mirror for only $2.99. They do carry it in store, I've bought them before. And remember if you apply your coupon you probably can get it for even cheaper
+ Silk Flowers	Afloral.com Their silk flowers are actually in pretty good quality

HOW TO:

1. Wrap the bowl with the Tulle and tie it with the ribbon. If you think the tulle is too thin, you can wrap two layers and even mix and match colors. This will give more color to the bowl.

2. Put the stones inside the bowl

3. Place the silk flowers in the bowl, making sure their stems spread out like a tripod so it will stand properly.

4. Place the bowl on the mirror and spread flower petals around.

 DIY Numbers for Centerpiece

 And on top of that, I actually printed numbers and place it on a pink card [which is a left over from my invitation cards], then wrap it around with the ribbons I got left. Then use a hot glue gun to glue a wooden stick to the back of the card. You can easily find wooden stick at Walmart's Art & Craft section.

Hope you enjoy making these. Thanks for reading!

DIY Bows

DIY Bows

To begin this, I would like to tell you why I decided to make these. Basically, I wanted something special for my wedding, a theme maybe. And that's why I came with the idea that everyone should wear a bow tie on the wedding. And since my wedding budget is limited, and I don't like real flowers (I mean I like them, but it's just sad to see them die and being used for just one day or few hours), so I decided to make bows for all the wedding helpers to substitute the idea of a corsage. 

And here is the tutorial for the bow. (Thanks to smarmyclothes who created this beautiful tutorial for fabric bows.)

So the idea is basically the same except I used different fabric.
I used Chiffon and Lace instead. And the center piece of ribbon, I bought it from Joann.
For 30 bows, you'll need:
- 1 yard of Chiffon
- 1 yard of Lace
- 1 roll of Glitter Ribbon (~3 yards)
- 30 safety pins or alligator clips [I used safety pins for helpers' corsage and alligator clips for bridesmaids' hairpiece] You can get these easily on Walmart, or eBay

Each piece of bows need about a letter size Chiffon [8.5" x 11"]
And approximately [7"x4"] of Lace if you put it behind the chiffon, or [6"x3"] of Lace if you put it in front.

I actually didn't do an exact measurement for the Lace because I just cut it after I've finished sewing my chiffon piece, so I will know exactly how big I need to make it look nice.

Hope you'll enjoy making these! Thanks for reading!