Knit Hood

This is my own pattern. I took my idea from this pattern. But since I don't have circular knitting needles I created my own patter. (http://www.craftsy.com/pattern/knitting/outerwear/through-the-woods-hooded-neckwarmer/4282)


If you need clarification on the pattern please comment.

MATERIALS:

• Yarn
• Knitting needle 10mm
• Sewing Machine (or you can hand sew with the yarn)

KEY:

• cnf- cable needle hold in front
• cnb- cable needle hold in back
• lf- left needle
• *___* -repeat what is inside till end of row

What you will be making is a big rectangle. How long it is is up to you (How many you cast on and how many times you repeat the steps.)

Cast on a multiple of 14 plus 8. See Pattern.
This first part is for  where the buttons will be placed. You can repeat these steps until you are satisfied.

1. Row 1(RS): k

This part is for the cabled look of the pattern. Repeat as much as you'd like for the length of the hood (how far back it goes).

1. Row 1(RS): k4, *p4, k6, p4, *k4.
2. Row 2: p4, *k4, p6, k4, *p4.
3. Row 3: k4, *p4, k6, p4, *k4.
4. Row 4: p4, *k4, p6, k4, *p4.
5. Row 5: k4, *p4, slip 3 sts to cnf, k3 from ln, slip sts from cn onto ln then k3, p4, *k4
6. Row 6: p4, *k4, p6, k4, *p4
7. Repeat steps 1-6 until you reach desired length.

When finished fold the work in half so that the right sides are facing each other. Sew one side of the work together to make a hood.

diy Henna Tattoo

I've heard a whole lot of diy Henna tattoos and so I decided to try one out for once. This one I found online but I did my own editing to it to make it last even longer possibly. I'll have to update this one later on to say how long it really did last on me.

Materials:

• Waterproof Mascara or Eye Liner or Lip Stain Pencil
• Waterproof Liquid Bandage Spray

STEP ONE:

Draw your design on your skin after making sure it is clean.

STEP TWO:

Follow the directions on how to put on the liquid bandage.

And you're done :)

DSLR Camera Tutorial (ISO)

Today we will be talking about ISO which is the camera's sensitivity to light. A high ISO means lots of light coming into the camera and a low ISO means very little. For example when I'm taking pictures outside I use an ISO usually of 400. I do this because I know when I use film 400 is a good speed of film to have. The same is for a digital you just get a whole lot more range more easily. If I'm taking a picture where I want the background to be totally black but the subjects to be showing I'll use a ISO of 3200 or so. You really just have to play around with it and see how it works with different settings but once you master when and how to use the ISO properly your pictures will be amazing after all the other things you've learned from these tutorials.

Homework:
Play around with all the ISO measurements and take 5 pictures that you feel are good with each one.

Next Week:
Learning how to use the exposure triangle together. (Shutter Speed, ISO, and Aperture)

Last Weeks Homework (Aperture):

Pumpkin Decorating

It's my favorite time of year. Fall. Halloween. My birthday. All these things are amazing. And I got to decorate my first pumpkin yesterday. I don't have a picture of the finished project but here are some steps to it. I hope this inspires someone =D

Oh and by the way the watercolors that I tried to use didn't really work out. And I didn't get to use the white paint cause it was all chunky.

Casting on a Loom

The other day Evan gave me a loom for knitting and I'm watching lots of videos learning a lot of techniques to knitting. So today's video is simply casting on with a loom.

YouTube:

diy Camera Strap

I have two camera straps that are both not the softest things in the world and since I'm close to going to Universal Studios I decided it was time to make a better one. I played with lots of ideas. Making a small pillow and attaching it. Making one from scratch with cushion. But my friend, Maddie, had the best idea by far. Turn a tie into a camera strap and in the process destroy one of my other ones. So here is how I did it.

Materials:

• Tie
• Old camera strap
• Sewing Machine

STEP ONE:

Cut out the pieces of the old strap (the two hooks and the belt loop)

STEP TWO:

First put the small end of the tie into one of the hooks and sew it together.

I wrapped it around twice so that it wouldn't wiggle around and it ended up looking really cute and like it was a tied tie.

And how I sewed it together.

STEP THREE:

Now place the big part of the tie through the belt loop and through the other hook.

STEP FOUR:

Now with the big pointy end of the tie push it through the center ring of the belt loop so it looks like this. And sew it.

STEP FIVE:

Go take lots of pictures comfortably!!

Design Capelet with Hood

So I'm pretty excited. I made this a couple days ago and it has turned out so well. I love it and am so excited to start wearing it as it gets colder and wetter. =D

Fudge

This is a fast and easy recipe. (http://ideasmag.co.za/food-entertaining/step-by-step-fudge/)

Sorry for not having pictures. Right now my computer is wigging out about not having space so I need to get a flash drive just for my pictures.

Ingredients:

• (125 ml or 8.5 tbs) Butter
• (15 ml or 1 tbs)Syrup
• (30 ml or 2 tbs)Milk
• (15 ml or 1 tbs)Water
• Saucepan
• (1 can)Condensed Milk
• (750 ml or 3 cups)Sugar
• (5 ml or 1 tsp)Vanilla Essence
• Pinch of Cream of Tartar

STEP ONE:

Melt the butter, syrup, milk and water together in a heavy based saucepan. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the sugar. Return to the heat and bring to boil. Boil for five minutes while constantly stirring.

STEP TWO:

Remove from the heat and leave the mixture to cool for a couple minutes (it should be a light caramel color). Pour the condensed milk into the mixture in a steady stream while stirring.

STEP THREE:

Return to heat and cook over a low heat for 15 minutes. Stir continuously to prevent the mixture catching fire.

STEP FOUR:

The mixture is ready when it is very firm. Stir the vanilla and cream of tartar into the mixture. Now pour the fudge into a greased pan (7X7 in) and leave till it sets. Cut into squares. Leave to set before removing. Store in and airtight container.

DSLR Camera Tutorial (Shutter Speed)

With Aperture (from last week) you figure out how to keep subjects in focus or out of focus. But with Shutter Speed you learn how to make blur or not. It regulates how fast the picture is taken. And if left open for long periods you can get really awesome photos. But with this you also need to control how much light is coming in. I don't have much else to say about it but to just go out and play with it a lot =D

Homework:
Take ten long exposures. Take fifteen fast exposures.

Last Weeks Homework (Aperture):

Knit Casting On

Here is a link to the YouTube video on how to cast on. Sorry for poor video. My computer needs more space so I need to buy a flash drive just for pictures and such.

DSLR Camera Tutorial (Aperture)

What we will be learning over the next couple weeks is the exposure triangle which is made up of ISO, Aperture, and Shutter Speed.

Some definitions to give you a basic understanding.

Aperture is what lets so much light into your camera.
Shutter Speed controls the amount of time the shutter is open.
ISO is the amount of sensitivity to light.

Lower aperture is more light. Look at this weeks homework on next weeks post for some examples.

Homework:
Take pictures of the same thing with different aperture and see how the picture changes. Record these changes. Don't look for very pretty picture composition (we will learn about composition later) just learn what the aperture does for the photo not caring about ISO and Shutter Speed just yet.

Next Week: 
Shutter Speed

Homework from last week:

Selective Color

Effects: High Key

Manual

Macro

Manual

Manual

Macro

Auto

Manual

Effects: Night Vision

Auto

Manual

Knit Bracelets

Here are four super easy knit bracelet patterns. I made one for myself yesterday and it is so cute. Here is the pattern.

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B53Qt4tPM1ouTlJKNjliUXdpcFk/edit

If you have any questions on how to do them just comment and I will post a video =D

Next week:
Knit Casting On