POUCH FOR 1 LIT NALGENE BOTTLE

23 March 2011

Here is another pouch made for Joanna's Nalgene 1lit. bottle. There is not much choice of color for this material at the craft shop so I pick this dark brown color. It took me about 4+ hours to finish crocheting the pouch.

 

  

 

MATETIAL: 2 rolls of  Nylon thread (around 50gm each) and a size 5 crochet hook

SIZE OF BOTTLE: 29.5 cm circumferance and 9cm diameter (NALGENE 1litre bottle)

SOURCE:

For those of you in West Malaysia you can try the address below for supply of the Ondori thread.  This Distributor's address came with the ball packaging but I am not sure if it is still valid.

ONDORI NGAI HIN SDN BHD

No. 6 & 8 Jalan 12/34A Kepong Enterpreneur Park, Kuala Lumpur 52100, Wilayah Persekutuan
PH:603-62516928   FAX: 603-62580928

PATTERN:

Bottom:
Round 1:  Make a magic circle; 3 chain; 15 double crochet in the loop; join by slip stitch at the first 3rd ch  (total 16 dc).

Round 2:  2 ch, 2 dc in each dc around (total 32 dc).

Round 3:  3 ch, *2 dc in next stitch, 1 dc in next stitch. Repeat around from * (3 rounds will make a 8cm diameter base).

Round 4: Repeat Round 3

Body:
1st Round:   1 ch; 1 half double crochet in each dc all round; slip stitch onto the 1st ch

2nd Round:  4 ch; 1 triple crochet to next hdc; *2 ch; 2 tc; Repeat * all round; ss to the 4th ch
Repeat 2nd Round till it reach almost the neck of your bottle

Now do 6 ch or more (depending on how big you want the petal to be); 1 single crochet into the next space (in between the tc); 1sc;

6 sc into each 6-ch-space; ss into the 1st sc

1ch; ss to the inside and 1sc into the nearest space between the tc; *6 ch; 1sc to the next space; Repeat * all round; ss to the 1st sc

(ss along 2 ch; 1sc; *6ch; 1sc to the next space; Repeat * all round) Repeat this round ( ) if your bottle has a longer neck. 

You can use a ribbon or shoe lace to string through the final row of spaces to secure the pouch to your bottle.  Here I crocheted a string of chains with a flower at each end to string through and tied a bow-tie.

Sling: 
6-8 ch (depending on how big you want the loop to be) close with ss; build chains to your preference of length; 6-8 ch and close with ss (2nd loop); 
ss all through the rest of the chains you have crocheted; ss to end of the 1st loop;
Tie and cut (slip the end through the stitches and use a lighter to slightly burn the end of the thread to keep it intact)
Add a ring-clip to each loop and now you can hook your sling onto your pouch and you are ready to go!

Other Pattern: for the sling.

NOTE: Please do not sell the pattern, you may sell the finished product, giving credit and linking it to the pattern creator. Thank you.

WATER BOTTLE POUCH

18 March 2011

I wanted to make a water bottle pouch for Joanna but my estimation was too small.  It is supposed to fit the 1 lit Nalgene bottle and the finished size fits my 800 ml bottle instead.  So I will have to make another one for her.  I finished this one in 1 day.

 

 

 

ORGANIZER FOR PUNCHES

17 March 2011

Once into crafts, ideas start popping up and out of a sudden impulse I wanted to make an organizer.  Then I thought it would be a great idea for Sheerah's punches and her birthday is just round the corner.  So I went out to shop for the materials yesterday; started to measure and cut last night; and finished it tonight.  I hung it on the wall next to her working table and let her discover it for herself :)

Here are a few pics I took before and after putting in her punches.

I used plastic sheet (similar to the one used for table tops but thinner) for the pockets.  For the back support I used another kind of plastic fabric (also for table tops).  I sew them together and used ribbon to line each row and also the two sides, covering the sewing lines. 

 

After putting in the punches, I realized they are much heavier than I expected so I had to leave the biggest one out.  Honestly, I am not sure how long this can last :).

It was quite a challenging project.  I had to line a piece of newspaper under the plastic and also in between the sewing foot to get the sewing going.  I am glad I managed to finish all the sewing without much problem, 

Here's to my dear girl, HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHEERAH!  Congratulations to another year of goodness which the Lord will definitely have in store for you :)  

Psalm 37:4  "Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart."

18 March 2011

I checked it out this morning and gosh! the whole thing dropped.  The rope couldn't hold the weight of the punches.  Good thing Sheerah didn't see this :)  By the way, her workplace is downstairs so she won't see it unless she goes down to make her cards.  So I looked around and found a strong rope which my hubby used for his fishing nets.  I am sure this is going to hold the punches :) The pics below will show you the difference.

The broken ropes.....

  

 .....the stronger rope.