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Chevron Phone Cosy Knitting Pattern Tutorial

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As promissed: On reaching 100 followers at my Miss Minoes Facebook page , I will share with all the lovely  100+ of you this knitting pattern I made for a chevron knitted phone cover. Thank you for following! =^x^= Chevron Zig Zag cover for mobile phone. Used materials: - 4 Sock needles metric 3.5 / US 4 / UK 9 - 20 gr colour A, 20 gr colour B (Double Knitting DK yarn) - Big embroider needle. - Button with 4 holes. - Optional: crochet needle (metric 3.5) Gauche for pattern 10 cm (4”) = 22 stitches and 22 rows. (Fair isle knitting can be quite stiff. If you are a tight knitter, you might want to go for a bigger size needles.) You’ll keep the thread of the other colour yarn at the back of your knitting, try not to pull this to tight. Pattern in 2 sizes: Small phone (11.5 cm x 6 cm) Medium phone (13 - 13.5 cm x 6.5 - 7 cm) There is a little stretch in the cosy, so you can pull a little in either length or width to get a snug fit. If your phon

Etsy Craft Party Amsterdam

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June 20th 2013. Worldwide there were Etsy Craft Parties happening that day. I attended the one in Amsterdam. It was an excellent festive event and networking opportunity, organized by Ka-Ching Collectief , a collective of 5 Etsy sellers at Storm Gallery in Amsterdam. We crocheted, made booklets or cards, but most of all had a lot of fun. The Ka-Ching Collectief also have a cool pop-up store there, with handmade and vintage items, worth checking out. Thank you, Ka-Ching girls: Babette Annabel Maggie Barbara Karin

5 days in London: a travel journal and 10 tips.

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DAY 1: On the first full day we went to see the fabulous exhibition "David Bowie Is" in the Victoria & Albert Museum. Every aspect in the career of this talented artist was displayed (costumes, painting, lyric sheets, where he gets his inspiration etcetera). I love how the exhibition was put together. Tip 1 : If you travel by Eurostar train to London, you'll get a 2 for 1 discount at the Bowie exhibit, when showing your train ticket. Tip 2 : We were in line for 45 minutes, you then can buy a ticket for a later timeslot. But there is also a possibility to book your tickets on line in advance via the V&A website. Tip 3 : The V&A is free (but for special exhibitions), and would be perfect to spend a rainy day in London. While waiting for our timeslot we walked to the top floors to see the variety/entertainment/theatre costumes. Among other I saw Adam Ant's Prince Charming, but also well known costumes from cabaret and musicals. For Tuesday evening we h