Just finishing up my Christmas in July mini stockings for this years’ Warmth for Warriors drive. Here are my last two stockings for the month.
I wanted to do a little experiment using the BLO mini Christmas stocking pattern. The stocking on the left was crocheted in back loops only (BLO). The one on the right was crocheted through both loops using the same pattern. They are both 6 inches long but the one crocheted through both loops is a bit wider.
Here is the link to the free crochet pattern for the
This is my first time tie-dyeing a t-shirt. This was a backyard fun event that our Women’s Bible study held for a summer get-together. You need a 100% cotton t-shirt and tie-dye paints. One of the ladies provided the paints, rubberbands, plastic bags and racks to do the dyeing.
You pinch and rolled up the creased shirt from the middle at the center. Here is the rolled up t-shirt with rubberbands around it to hold in place. I used different colors of paint to decorate my t-shirt. I just followed directions and didn’t really know how it would turn out.
After painting the rolled shirt, you put it into a sealed plastic bag for 2 days. Here is my shirt inside my bag.
After 2 days, I put rubber gloves on and did the cold water rinse, followed by a hot water rinse in a big pot in the kitchen sink. Then I took off the rubberbands and opened up the t-shirt. Wow is an understatement when I saw it revealed. It turned out so cool! After more rinsing and once the water ran clearish, I hung up my t-shirt to dry.
Here is a photo of the finished product.
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