BMO Messenger Bag (End Result)

            Hello, friends! Do you remember when I posted that pattern for a Beemo (from the cartoon Adventure Time) Messenger Bag? I had promised you a picture of the finished result when I was done making it. Well, I finally found time to work on it today after two band contests, loads of school work, dance classes, sock-making for a birthday gift, and eating cake and attempting to talk on helium whilst delivering those socks (needless to say, I've had a busy five days). Here is the end result:

             Is that what you expected? I hope so. I like to surpass expectations. :) Thanks for reading!

Be brave,

       Ari

Striped Sock Intervention

            I will take this brief opportunity before I post the finished project from last post to show you this lovely pair of warm, woolly socks I knit.

            They are quite fuzzy and took three days to make. That is all.

Be brave,

       Ari

BMO Messenger Bag Pattern

            In an earlier post, I mentioned that I might, at some point, post one of my patterns. So, freshly written out of my Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends-themed pattern-writing notebook (whew, that's a mouthful), here I have one. FYI: It's not for knitting. I don't use/write patterns for knitting (though someday I may write one). This is for sewing.

 Beemo Messenger Bag

1. Cut one rectangle out about the size a Pearson Chemistry textbook (CB) using Blue 1. Cut another that is one and almost a half CBs. Then cut two strips whose length equals the width of a CB and width equals the width of a spine of a CB times 2. The cut one strip whose lenght equals the width of a spine of a CB times 2 and width equals the length of a CB. See Fig. 2 (not to scale)

2. Proceed to sew all cut pieces together like a topless cube as shown in Figure 3. Hem in places if neccessary.

3. Cut a rectangle out proportionate to that of the face in Fig. 1 using Blue 2. Cut out black eyes.

4. Sew on eyes and embroider mouth onto the rectangle.

5. Sew face (the rectangle from #3-4) to correct area shown in Figure 1. Make sure the bag is outside-out and sew the face on the outside. Leave top open to make it into a pocket. Hem if necessary.

6. Cut yellow plus, grey ovals and strip, Blue 3 circle, pink circle, green circle, and Blue 2 triangle. Try to use felt for fabric for these. If not, hem (if neccessary). Sew to proper places as shown in Fig. 1.

7. Cut a strip for the handle (preferably out of Blue 1) and sew. Hem is necessary.

OPTIONAL STEP

1. When cutting out the one strip used as a base, also cut a twin out of a thick material. Sew on the inside for stealth with the base strip. This makes for a firmer, sturdier bottom.

            I will post the finished result when I'm finished making it. Hope you liked! :)

Be brave!

       Ari

Headband

            Good evening, or rather, night! I have just now finished a lovely, simple headband intended for a girl in my math class who requested one. As I said, it is quite simple, but it came out rather exceptional.

            Here is the top view of my creation. I think I like the flower addition, myself.

            Here is another angle... It is a full circle, sewn together at the end. It is slipped over the head rather than buttoned like other headbands.

             And here is my model for this lovely piece of attire:

I love my lion.

            Here are a few pointers....

• I used size 15 knitting needles
• I used a thick black yarn for the main part, normal red yarn for the petals, and normal black yarn for the flower center and sewing.
• I used a different type of stitching that I don't know the name of. When knitting a row, go for the second to the top loop instead of the top loop. Then after that go for the top loop. Repeat the process for the whole row. I hope that's explanatory enough...
• For the flower, I used a cute little loom my most favorite secret seniors (a lovely band tradition that I won't explain now) gave me my freshman year of high school that is still useful today.
• All sewing was done with a tapestry needle, as you may have guessed. Incredibly useful if you don't have one. I definitely recommend one.

Be brave!

      Ari