DIY gifts for the New Year: we knit, sew, decorate

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Let it be just a small souvenir, but if it is made with love for details and with your own hands, it will win the heart of each of your loved ones ...

MY FAMILY
Warm knitted slippers with pompons will delight both large and small family members! In them, even on a cold winter evening, the legs would never freeze.
Sizes: size 29 (children), size 37 (women), size 42 (men).

YOU WILL NEED: Lei wick yarn (Lana Grossa, 100% merino wool, approx. 40 m / 50 g) unpainted white, red, gray and black colors - for children and women slippers, 2 skeins each, for men - 3 skeins of the main color , 1 skein of yarn for pompons; knitting needles number 9; 1 set of stocking knitting needles No. 9; 1 crochet hook No. 9 (Prym); 1 device for the manufacture of pompons with a diameter of 5 cm and 8 cm (Clover über Quiltzauberei).
Front surface: in circular rows, knit only front loops.
Garter stitch: in the front and back rows, knit the front loops.
Knitting density: front surface - 12 p. X 18 p. = 10 x 10 cm; garter stitch - 12 p. x 20 p. = 10 x 10 cm.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: start slippers from the heel to start knitting in simple rows, then continue the work in circular rows.
MEN'S SLIPPERS:
dial 30 p. and knit 26 p. = 13 cm garter stitch. In the last r. on both sides dial 1 st. = 32 st. Then distribute all the loops evenly over 4 stocking knitting needles = 8 stitches for each knitting needle, close it into a ring and knit with a smooth surface. After 18 circular p. = 10 cm start toe (front surface). To do this, knit the last 3 stitches on the 1st and 3rd knitting needles as follows: 2 stitches knit together., 1 st. The first 3 stitches on the 2nd and 4th knitting needles are knitted as follows: 1 st. Persons., 2 st. Knit together faces. (= 1 p. Remove as persons., 1 p. Knit faces., Then stretch the removed p. Through it). Repeat in each circular river until 8 p. Remain. Pull the remaining loops with working thread, fasten the thread.
WOMEN'S Slippers:
dial 26 p. and knit 20 p. = 10 cm garter stitch. In the last r. on both sides dial 1 st. = 28 st. Then distribute all the loops evenly into 4 stocking knitting needles = 7 st. for each knitting needle, close it in a ring and knit with the front stitch. After 16 circular p. = 9 cm start toe-toe (facial smoothness), as described for men's slippers.
CHILDREN'S SLIPPERS:
dial 20 p. and knit 18 p. = 9 cm garter stitch. Then evenly distribute all the loops on 4 stocking knitting needles = 5 p. For each knitting needle, close it in a ring and knit with a smooth surface. After 10 circular p. = 6 cm start toe-toe (facial smoothness), as described for men's slippers.
ASSEMBLY:
stitch on the heels. Crochet the upper edges, knitting 1 hand sewn stitch (= crochet from left to right). To make 2 pompons: for men's slippers - black, for women's slippers - white, for children's slippers - red. Sew pompons.

TO THE SOUNDS OF MUSIC
Soon Christmas songs will be heard everywhere ... And you can sew unusual from felt CD covers, embellished with embroidered or printed on white fabric motifs.
Size approx. 13.5 x 15.5 cm.
You can choose any motive for embroidery. The pattern of embroidery of fir trees, as well as the motif with Little Red Riding Hood, is shown in the photo below.
YOU NEED: 2 parts of gray felt with a size of 15.5 x 36 cm; 2 flaps of white cotton fabric 10x10 cm each; tracing paper; pencil; 1 black felt-tip pen; film for transferring the image to the fabric; pencil for drawing ironing; black cotton yarn for embroidery (Coast); 1 black button with a diameter of 1.5 cm; 10 cm black tape approx. 6 mm; 25 cm of black lace ribbon 8 mm wide; 20 cm red and white striped stripes; embroidery needle; sharp scissors.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: transfer the motif of Little Red Riding Hood to tracing paper and reduce (or increase) the copy machine to a size of approx. 7.5x7.5 cm. Outline the motif with a black felt-tip pen. The motive is to scan and print on film to transfer the image to the fabric. According to the instructions of the film manufacturer, the motive should be transferred to a flap of cotton fabric (in the middle). Around the motif, draw a circle with a diameter of 9 cm and cut out with a wavy edge.

Motives with Little Red Riding Hood and scheme for embroidery of fir trees
The embroidery scheme of the fir trees should be transferred to tracing paper, the contours of the scheme should be circled from the wrong side with a pencil for drawing the picture with ironing. Transfer the scheme with a steam-free iron to a piece of cotton cloth. With cotton yarn (in 3 threads) embroider curls along the contours applied to the fabric. Spruce to embroider with stretch stitches (in 4 threads). Around the embroidery, draw a circle with a diameter of 7.5 cm, cut.
Fold parts from felt across in half, iron bends. Then lay out the parts again. Put a middle mark on the front of each part. For a cover with a Little Red Riding Hood, a fabric with a motive to lay on the front side of the felt part in the middle and sew along the edge with black cotton yarn, laying the stitches of the “forward needle” stitches. Tie a strip of ribbon with a bow and sew on one side.
Similarly, lay the fabric with embroidery on the front side of the second felt part and sweep it; on the edge of the circle, sew a lace ribbon in a narrow zigzag stitch.
Fold each piece of felt across in half with the front side inwards, grind side sections (allowances for 1 cm seams). At the bottom corners, lay diagonal stitches 1 cm wide. Unscrew covers. Unscrew the upper section of each cover on the wrong side, approx. 2.5 cm, at a distance of 2 cm from the edge, lay a wide zigzag stitch.
On the front side of the cover with embroidery, sew a button over the seam in the middle. From a narrow black ribbon, form a loop and sew it on the back of the cover.

LOVE IN THE HEART
The best gift for dressmaker friends: a needle pad with lace frill and a pattern made using a stencil and spray paint.
YOU NEED: A flap of tissue in a Visha cage measuring 15x35 cm; lace tape with one scalloped edge of white color 1,60 m wide 4 cm; lace tape with one serrated black edge 1.20 m wide 1 cm; cotton wool for filling; red spray paint for textiles (Waco über Knorr Prandell); stencil, for example from Marabu. DESCRIPTION OF WORK: From the fabric into the cage, cut out 2 details of the pillow measuring 15 x 17 cm, including allowances. Using a stencil and spray paint (pay attention to the manufacturer's instructions), apply the desired pattern in several layers on one part of the pad, leave it to dry completely. Stitch the ends of the white lace ribbon, seize the ribbon along the straight edge at a distance of 1 cm from the edge. Stitch the lace tape along the contour to the upper part of the pillow with allowances for 1 cm seam so that the scalloped edge of the tape is directed to the center of the pillow, while assembly should be sufficient at the corners.
Pull the parts of the pillow face-down to the front side, grind it down, laying the stitch exactly in the seam of sewing on the lace tape, while leaving a section of approx. 5 cm for eversion. Turn out the pillow and fill it with cotton. Sew the open area of the seam.
Sweep the black lace tape along the contour from the bottom side of the pillow so that the straight edge of the tape lies on the edges of the pillow 2 mm wide. Similarly pin the black lace ribbon on the top side of the pillow. Scribble to the edge.

UNFORGETTABLE MEETINGS
Highlight your old affections: decorate black and white photographs with color vignettes and decorative stitches. Motives are given in the following photos.
YOU NEED: Old photographs, transparent paper, pencil, red embroidery threads (Anchor), needle for embroidery with a sharp tip, matching color paper, glue.
DESCRIPTION OF WORK: Cut a sheet of paper the size of a photograph and stick on the back of the photograph with glue. Copy the motif onto transparent paper, increasing or decreasing it to the required size, transfer the contours with a pencil, and press firmly so that line prints appear on the photo. These prints lightly summarize with a soft pencil.
Needle for embroidery at intervals of 2-5 mm to make punctures from the front of the photo. For sharp curves, the intervals between the holes should be minimal, in straight lines - maximum. On wider sections of vignettes, sew up to 3 parallel stitches. Embroider patterns with straight stitches in 3–4 folds.
In the third photo, decorate the edges with stitches over the edge - the interval between the stitches is 1 cm, the stitch length is 1 cm, the threads are 4 folds. Pre-pierce the holes. Do not tighten the thread.