Thursday, 7 November 2013

DIY: Knitted pencil case

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Materials:
Left over knitting yarn and suitable knitting needles
50 cm x 50 cm cotton fabric
2 x 20 cm zippers
2 x magnetic buttons and large buttons (optional)
General sewing equipment





Method:
  1. Knit a rectangle of approximately 29 cm x 21 cm.
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  2. Fold the knitted rectangle 1/3 from the bottom and sew the sides together to form a pouch. 

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  3. Determine the dimensions of the pouch.  Use these to calculate the size of the cotton lining for the pencil case. Add 1.5 cm seam allowance to all sides. DIAGRAM
  4. Cut out: 1 x  panel A and 3 X panel B from the cotton lining.
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  5. Place the two zippers right side together and place the zippers between two B panels also facing right side together.  DIAGRAM  
  6. Use the zipper foot of the sewing machine and sew along the outer edge of the zippers to join the two zippers and two B panels. Turn right side out. The zippers should now lie next to each other with the panels in between.
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  7. Join the third B panel to the one free zipper edge. Then place all three B panels on top of each other and ensure that the edges align. Pin the together to prevent to hold them in place.
  8. Position the B panels onto panel A aligning the edges. Mark the position of attachment for the remaining zipper edge and sew into place.
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  9. Sew along the edge of the B panel to attach them to the A panel and close the pouch.
  10. Place the lining onto the knitted pouch. Use hand stitching and work along the open edges to attach the lining to the knitting.
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    Optional
Insert magnetic buttons into the flap and pouch. Sew large buttons onto the outside of the flap to hide the magnetic buttons.
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