STENCIL YOUR STOEP
project DALA WATTS
DIFFICULTY: intermediate (needs patience)
TIME: weekend project (depends on the size of the floor; drying time included)
YOU WILL NEED
♥ stencil of your choice
♥ suitable floor paint
♥ small sponge or brush
♥ masking tape
♥ polyurethane sealer
HOW TO
1 Buy the largest stencil you can get – it will make your work a bit easier. Make sure your floor is clean, sweep it thoroughly, wash it and leave it to dry. Begin in a corner and work systematically from left to right, so you don’t smear the wet paint.
2 Stick your stencil down with masking tape, use a suitable floor paint and a small sponge or brush to do the stencilling. Make sure you don’t use too much paint at one time as your stencil will smear.
3 As soon as one section of stencilling is completed, lift the stencil up carefully, wipe the back with a wet cloth, let it dry for a few minutes and continue with the next section.
4 Seal your floor with a polyurethane sealer to prevent your stencil design from peeling off.
DAISY BLANKET
project LIESL KLEU
DIFFICULTY: adventurous beginner / intermediate
TIME: two hours per square
SIZE
80cm x 105cm
YOU WILL NEED
♥ Nurturing Fibres Eco Cotton: 1 ball Bessie A, 13 balls Lime C
♥ Vinnis Nikkim: 6 balls 2263 White B 3,5mm crochet hook
♥ stitch marker
♥ darning needle for working ends away
TENSION
Square = 15cm x 15cm. Daisy should measure 8cm across at the end of rnd 7.
ABBREVIATIONS
(US terminology used) beg – begin(ning) ch – chain stitch dc – double crochet fp – front post fpdc – front post double crochet fphdc – front post half double crochet fptr – front post treble hdc – half double crochet rep – repeat rnd – round sc – single crochet sk – skip sl st – slip stitch sp – space st(s) – stitch(es) tog – together yo – yarn over
