Place the poly fill inside the bottle cap. This is going to be the back of the head.
The stuffing going up against the back yarn knitted face piece

Thread a tapestry needle with red yarn. Find the middle of the square and 1/3 up from the bottom; sew a duplicate stitch for mouth.

4 stitches up from the mouth and 2 stitches to the right sew a French knot for an eye. Do the same 2 stitches to the left for the other eye.

Two stitches up from the mouth with pink yarn sew a French knot for a nose

Sew a running stitch around the edge of the square. Place the bottle cap with poly fill facing up against the back of the face on the inside. Pull your yarn to gather and sew to secure.

You should have a head like this last picture

With yarn of choice wind 100 times around a piece of card board that’s 7 inches long. I sometimes use a video case Slip off and tie securely at the top with matching yarn to make a tassel.

Cast on 4 stitches and knit and I cord 14 inches long tie a knot in each end for hand

Find the middle on the inside of the tassel, find the middle of the I cord with matching yarn sew the arms in place
It should look like this.

I knitted an I cord for a belt but a piece of yarn tied around the middle works better.

From the back with pink yarn sew the head to the top of the tassel. Make sure it’s sewn on securely

Cast on 4 stitches and knit and I cord long enough to go around the neck and graft in place for a collar.

Cast on 24 stitches, knit 2, 5 X 5 inch squares . Steam and let dry and leave for an hour. You are going to be making 2 hanks of yarn for her hair. Unravel the squares completely. Wind the yarn from the unraveled square loosely around a 7 inch long piece of cardboard. Repeat for the second hank. Slip off. Tie in the middle of the hank. Cut the bottom of the hank of yarn on each end. This is her hair.
Take one hank and place on dolls head around her face and sew in place at the middle

Take the second hank and sew the hair to the head along the middle where you tied it together and to the back of the head.

for a sitting doll

Now if you want a sitting doll
Take your second bottle cap make two holes with an awl

Flip the doll upside down and find the middle of the tassel

With a tapestry needle use a strand from the tassel thread it though the needle and through the hole in the bottle cap and tie

Tie it on both sides. Flip her over.

Now she can sit

new free pattern back scrubber

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Materials

worsted weight cotton yarn such as sugar and cream

Bulky or hobbie machine

tension on 8

Cast on  11 stitches

 knit 10 rows transfer the middle stitch to the right or left and make sure needles are in working position.

knit 10 rows

repeat 6 more times ( 80 rows)

   Now change to another color and repeat the whole thing until you have 80 rows. cast off.

 Now fold in half.

 You have holes every 10 rows up the middle.

Take one side and thread it through the hole at the top.

 For instance if  you have red and black thread the red through the black then thread the black thru the red.

 Keep repeating until you get to the end.

I cord for looped handle on each end:

With the end of your braid with the wrong side facing you hang 4 stitches on the machine

knit 96 rows

hang   the last 4 stitches of the I cord to  the first row of 4 stitches where you began your I cord

knit one row cast off

hide all your loose ends tie a slip knot very close to the braid

This  technique can be used  to make a great dog leash. It also makes a great bag handle very firm and sturdy just leave off the I cords on one end for the leash and make it longer for the lenght you need for your dog. Make smaller loops on each end for a bag

shrink art buttons washed and dried

These got washed and dryed with a pair of jeans and they are none the worse for it.

I am considering them a sucess

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36 years ago I was art major ,I took copper enameling. You had to beat on copper throw it acid no oil could be on it.A coat of glue solution followed by a tiny sifter screen with glass powder. Then it went into the kiln

Embossing powder, shrink plastic and a heat gun. looks darn good! I messed up the button hole with the wire. Hey I am messy

button from #6 salad container

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I read this this morning about using plastic salad/take out food containers . This person makes shrink art from #6 plastic containers. You can find the number on the bottom in the recycle triangle?

Here's my button I made I cut a circle. It shrinks. A 1"and 3/4 inch circle shrunk down to a half inch button. I used a paper punch to punch the hole in before I shrunk it.

I sanded my piece (you have to) used a cotton swab and I put embossing powder on it. The plastic shrunk before the embossing powder got shiny. I had to use my heat gun on it. I held the plastic through one of the holes I punched with one of my stem wires, or it blows away.

You can use colored pencils, sharpies, anything thats permanent. If you use non-permanent it washes off.

To had to experiment for size. You can stamp on texture right after its shrunk before it hardens again.

I don't know how it will be for washing. Maybe you can tell me!

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Today I thought I was going to accomplish probably what would take days. I did start 2 new projects, I made a doll it was too loose you could see the stuffing. I made a pincushion it was too tall and too loose too.
Worsted yarn is all different weights It can be the same brand and be thicker. I had brown knit up tight, I used a pink and beige it was loose. I had to really tighten up the tension.
I guess I'll have to set up the mid guage again.

Early 90's Mop dolls

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Remember mop dolls? I made a lot of them back then.I can't find a picture right now I made cheerleaders in school colors. They had big hair. I'll have to look they were cute and easy to make.

sideways knitted vest

It needs a lining ribbing on the bottom and button bands Then it will be done. I used a lot of different novelty yarns. I knit this on my 7mm knitting machine

Holidays approaching,Mine is Christmas it is coming!

Yesterday I designed a wreath I am pretty excited about it. I can't finish it today.
I have to work on a job that pays first the couch I am reupolstering.
I am having fun designing fun knitting projects. I don't get much feed back I look at the traffic and I am amazed how many people looked.

I have added some free patterns

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My zen foliage

These were done on a midgauge

Begining, middle, and end
Purple for cleansing and healing
white for hope

These will last have no odor and my cats won't chew them. I remember to relax when I look at them I try!

ok update Cats will chew them and yank every one out of the arangement and ruin them.