I knitted a Christmas tree

I knitted a Christmas tree , the tree outside has no worries. This tree has a beautiful red top It continues to change.

cat tails and plumes

Nature is beautiful. The bog is filled with cat tails milk weed all sorts of grasses. There are beautiful berries. Its the big finish the seeds. Its all so pretty now.

Dandylion

I was walking through the bog and there are so many plants I decided to knit a copy. I could enjoy it and have no mess. My cats eat dried arangements. I have so many balls of fun fur and so many ideas

cut and sew machine knit sweater

Here it is and I have worn it a few times its Red Heart Fiesta yarn done on The Singer 155 bulky knitting machine.

I used knit interfacing I bought at the fabric store. It comes in white and black.

Don't be afraid make something small or use yarn from the thrift store to practice. Just knit up some yardage get out a pattern iron on your knit interfacing and YES cut it out.

Having a serger makes it that much more fun clean all the edges but I sewed the seams together on the regular machine.

The interfacing gives it a firmness around the sleeves and neck I like.

If you wanted to you could iron on interfacing to the whole piece. Then you'd have a less clingy sweater.

I have another one I made on the standard and I really like it. I was a sewer first. I love serging!

I cut a one inch wide piece of iron on interfacing for the length I measured the width of the back and front.

I measured up one inch from the hem edge. I ironed the knit interfaicng on.

I and turned my hem up steamed it and sewed it in place.

I intend to have a draw string on the bottom with 2 button holes for the string to come out of.

here is the knitted piece I have ironed on the knitted interfacing. The blue is waste yarn

Now I pin the sleeve pattern on and cut I do the same for all 4 pieces

Here is the front after I have ironed on interfacing and have cut arounf the pattern piece

Here's the back

I have serged around my cut area

Here is my sleeve before I cut it. I have made a hem I am going to have a cuffed sleeve

here I have serged the cut edge of my sleeve This is the front side. The cuff will be turned over after its sewn.

her is the front and back serged at the shoulders I have serged the sleeve in. I have cut away the interfacing on the sleeve for better drape

You can see the seam is pretty flat and stable