FRIDAY FUN FUN DAY! - How To Make A Pillow Cover With Crochet Trim By Sara Sach

FRIDAY FUN FUN DAY!

How To Make A Pillow Cover

 With Crochet Trim

By Sara Sach Of Posh Pooch Designs

I saw the fabric on line and just had to have some.

 I went to my local Hobby Lobby

 but they did not have it in stock.

I ordered the Granny Square fabric from the 

Hobby Lobby website. It is a cotton Duck cloth

 which is a nice heavy duty fabric.

I originally wanted the fabric to make some liners 

for bags. Once it arrived I decided to make a pillow cover

 for a pillow I already had. I Love it. The cover can

 be removed and washed if it gets dirty.

Remember you do not need a sewing machine to make

 this pillow cover. You can stitch this up by hand 

with thread and needle. The Sewing machine just

 makes it faster and easier.

I also decided I wanted to make a Crochet trim for the

 pillow cover. I thought this Red Heart yarn was a perfect

 match with the bring colors and pops of black.

It's Red heart Stripes in the Primary Stripes Colorway.

See The Video On My Crochet Youtube 

Channel At This  LINK

Crochet Pillow Trim Crochet Pattern

Skill: Easy

Material:

Crochet Hook - I / 5.5 mm

Yarn - Med. (4) Acrylic - Red Heart Super Saver/

            Primary Stripes 2 oz.

Yarn Needle

Tape Measure

Stitches:

Pico Stitch (pcst) ch4, slst in the top of the previous st

Foundation Double Crochet (FDC)

Size: 1.5 inches tall, length the size of the pillow

Notes:

Measure your pillow/ pillow form for the length needed.

My Pillow is 14 inches

Pattern:

*FDC, pcst in the 3rd FDC*

Repeat From * to * until the length needed for the pillow.

When I reached my length needed, I kept the 

yarn attached until adding it to the pillow over.

Remember this is a stretchy stitch pattern, and

 may stretch when added to the pillow cover.

Let's Make The Pillow Cover

Materials:

14 inch Pillow/Pillow Form 

Fabric - 3 15 inch pieces of Fabric

Needle And Thread to match

Scissors 

straight pins

Iron and Ironing board

Sewing Machine Optional

1. Step 1 - Measure Your pillow / pillow form

2. Cut 3 Squares The Size of your pillow + 1 inch

My pillow is 14 inches, I cut 15 inch squares

3. Fold 2 of the Squares a 1/3 the way down

Then fold under, and Iron them.

Pin and sew them.

4. Line them up, Wrong sides out with the front square.

5. Lay the trim between the front and back, making sure the picots are 

facing inward. And pin in place.

6. Now sew them all together. Remember the trim may stretch.

Make sure the ends meet up. Tie off the trim ends.

7. Now flip the pillow cover to the right side.

 You may need to ease the trim out some.

Now Slip the pillow / pillow form inside the opening in the back.

Now Wasn't That Fun And Easy???

I Love This New Pillow So much!

How To Add A Crochet Trim To A Fleece Blanket | Posh Pooch Designs

 Friday Fun With Sara

of Posh Pooch Designs

Today We Are Learning How To Add A Crochet Trim To A Fleece Blanket

It's much easier than you think!

This Technique Can be added to any Blanket. 

It can be Fleece, but also flannel, cotton

 or even crochet.

It can also be added to towels, pillow cases, 

sheets, table cloths and napkins. Just about any item

 you want to add a decorative crochet touch to.

Okay! let's Get Started.

These Blankets make great gifts for pets, babies 

and adults.

And You can make Any size blanket you want to make.

See The Video On my Crochet Youtube

 Channel A This LINK

 How To Add A Crochet Trim To A Fleece Blanket

 

Skill: Easy

 

Materials:

A Fleece Blanket Or Piece – Any size you want

                                  (mine is 36 X 36)

Crochet hook – I / 5.5 00

Yarn needle

Straight pens

Yarn - Med (4) or Light (3) 3 0z. / 150 yds –

                           The amount depends on how big Your Blanket is.

Ruler / Tape measure

Black Ink pen

Scissors

 

Stitches:

Blanket Stitch – Quilting

Chain (ch)

Single Crochet (sc)

Double Crochet (dc)

 

Size: 36 X 36 or whatever size Fleece you are using

 

Getting Started: Wash and Dry your fleece blanket or fabric

 

Blanket Stitch: 

The Blanket Stitch is a Quilting technique, and how we will

hem the fleece and make “loops” for stitching the crochet trim.

 

Fold and pen a hem around the edge of your blanket / fleece.

 

Thread your need with an 18 inch piece of yarn.

Tie a small knot in the end of the yarn.

Slip the needle in the folded end of the

Pinned  Blanket hem with the right side facing you.

 

Sew a 1/4 Inch stitch  across the top, to start.

 

 Push the needle through the end of the blanket

 at the next 1/4 inch, loop the yarn under the needle,

 to form a loop, then pull gently.

 These loops are were we will stitch our crochet stitches.

 

Continue to use your ruler to measure,

 and sew a stitch each  1/4 inch,

Do not pull your loops too tight.

The loops made by this stitch row will be 

where we place out crochet stitches.

Continue this on all 4 sides of the blanket.

You will need to add yarn as it runs out.

Weave in all the ends securely and tie off.

 

Let's Crochet:

To Begin Our Crochet Row,

Push Your hook through the first loop on the right end,

and pull up a loop, ch 1

Then stitch 1 single crochet in each of the loops around.

This will form a foundation row.

The number of sc stitches will be different 

depending on the size of your blanket.

At Each of the 4 Corner, place 2 sc in the last loop, and 2 sc in the 1st loop.

 this is help the sc lay nicely around the corner.

Join to the 1st sc with a slst, ch1

*sc in the 1st sc, ch 2, sk 2 sc, 3 dc in the next sc, ch2, sk 2 sc*

Repeat From * to * around the Blanket edge, join to the 

1st sc with a slst, tie off and weave in your ends. 

Remember, because we do not have a set number of single crochet stitches,

 the row may not come out evenly. You will need to adjust at the last few 

stitches to even it up.

And That's it! It's easy, and fun and add a fun touch of "homemade" to the blanket.

I Think Max And Rosie Love Their Blankets.

How I Recycle A Sweater | Posh Pooch Designs

How I Recycle A Sweater 

By Sara Sach of Posh Pooch Designs

On Today's Friday Fun With Sara Video

I show you how I take a sweater I no longer

 wear and make it into a fun set to keep you warm.

We made some Arm Warmers, 

a Cowl and a Headband. 

And trimmed them all with crochet.

This Was So Much fun!

Turn a Unused Sweater into...

A Cowl, Arm Warmers and a Headband

This is a fun way to reuse an old, or maybe a ruined sweater, 

and make it useable and new again.

Any size sweater will work, and of course

 any color or texture. I do not recommend a crochet sweater,

 a store bought knit sweater seems to work the best.

See The Video On My Crochet Youtube 

Channel At This LINK

What You Need:

A Sweater With Long Sleeves

Scissors

Straight Pins

Crochet Hook - H / 5.0 MM

Yarn - Med (4) Acrylic 

Yarn needle

Tape measure

Stitches:

Quilting Blanket Stitch (blst)

Chain (ch)

Single Crochet (sc)

Skip (sk)

Here is a chart to show you how to cut your sweater

The measurements are for an average size sweater.

you can adjust your measurements to fit you,

 or the person you are making this for.

For the Arm Warmers 

Cut were indicated  On the Picture above

Roll the cut edge and pin the edge under.

Stitch a row of blst around and

 join to the 1st st. No set amount of sts.

We will be placing our crochet stitches in the 

blanket stitches.

*2 sc in next bkst loop, 1 sc in the next*

Repeat from * to * around, join, ch 1

*sc in the 1st sc, ch3, sk the next sc*

Repeat around, join, tie off and weave in your ends.

For Cowl:
Cut were indicated  On the Picture above

The process is the same as the edge of the Arm Warmers.

I ch 60 to make a tie to cinch it up

For The Headband:

Cut at The Seams, This will give you 2 headbands

Put to 2 edges together,  roll the edges in

 and pin in place. 

We will be placing our crochet stitches in the 

blanket stitches.

 put the 2 ends together and whip stitch closed to form the headband.

I didn't at the sc or trim to the headband. You can if you like. 

Now You have a beautiful new set to keep you warm.

This same process Can be used on sweatshirts as well.

Harmony Sample Blanket - The Trim | Posh Pooch Designs

Harmony Sample Blanket - The Trim 

By Sara Sach of  Posh Pooch Designs

Today is the last Blog and Video For the 2018

Harmony Sample Blanket Crochet A Long.

We are finishing the Blanket with a Simple Trim.

What Is The Harmony Sample Blanket

 Year Long Crochet Along?

Clink and See LINK

   

                  For All The Stitches For The

 Harmony Sample Blanket 

Crochet A Long Click HERE

See The Video on my Youtube Crochet

Channel At This LINK

The Harmony Sample Blanket Trim:

Skill: Easy

Materials:

Crochet Hook- H / 5.00MM

Yarn - Worsted Weight (4) Your choice of colors

Yarn Needle

Stitches:

Chain (ch)

Slip Stitch ( slst)

Single Crochet (sc)

Half Double Crochet (hdc)

Change to (chgto)

Skip (sk)

Notes:
I used a Swatch For the Demonstration and Photos

 Make sure when you end your last row, your blanket

 is facing with the Right side up.

When changing colors Ch1, after the color change

R: 52 - Join in your new color, ch 1, sc evenly down the

 side of the Blanket, making sure to st in the sides

 of the stitches, not the holes.

3 sc in the corner, sc evenly across the bottom of the blanket,

3 sc in the  corner,  sc evenly up the side of the Blanket,

3 sc, sc across the top of the blanket, 3 sc in the last corner,

join to the 1st sc with a slst,

( The stitch count is not important, just make sure your 

stitches are spaced evenly.

R: 53 - Chgto next color, ch 1, 1 hdc in each sc, 

stitch 3 hdc in each corner, join to 1st hdc with a sl st,

R: 54 - Chgto next Color, ch1, sc in the 1st hdc, 

*ch 3, sk next hdc, sc in the next hdc*

Repeat From * to * working around all 4 sides of the Blanket,

 join to the 1st sc, tie off, weave in your ends.

And Now Our Crochet A Long 
The Harmony Sample Blanket CAL
 For  2018 is Complete.

You now can get all 12 Stitches, 
plus the trim with lots of pictures, 
and the Video Links in a 
Brand New E- Book At This LINK

The Crochet A Long For 2019

 is 

The Grantastic Crochet A Long

Be Watching For all the information and Fun.

Starts the 3rd Week Of January

Click This  LINK  For all the information!