From 59f4707dd88f54db63f8ea993bec62e4212c5df0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Elena ``of Valhalla'' Grandi Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 19:56:04 +0100 Subject: Some instructions for the knitting needles rol --- .../cases/knitting_needles_roll/index.rst | 107 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 107 insertions(+) (limited to 'source') diff --git a/source/accessories/cases/knitting_needles_roll/index.rst b/source/accessories/cases/knitting_needles_roll/index.rst index cb5f2b6..20b29a4 100644 --- a/source/accessories/cases/knitting_needles_roll/index.rst +++ b/source/accessories/cases/knitting_needles_roll/index.rst @@ -3,3 +3,110 @@ Knitting Needles Roll This is a fabric roll to store knitting needles, designed to fit precisely needles of known sizes. + +Materials +--------- + +Fabric +^^^^^^ + +* Scraps or ~25 cm sturdy printed cotton for the outer layer. +* Scraps or ~25 cm stable but soft cotton for the lining. + +Notions +^^^^^^^ + +* Bias tape, 1.5 cm wide when folded: +* Ribbon +* Sewing thread + + +Pattern +------- + +The pattern is made of simple rectangles; to make a roll that precisely +fit a set of DPN you can use the following python code: enter the sizes +in mm of the needles you want to fit as a tuple, e.g.:: + + > sizes = ( + 2.00, 2.25, 2.50, 2.75, + 3.00, 3.25, 3.50, 3.75, + 4.00, 4.50, 5.00, 5.50, + 6.00, 6.50, 7.00, 8.00 + ) + +and then calculate the sizes of the slots and the width of the finished +roll:: + + > [math.ceil(s * 5 / 5) * 5 for s in sizes] + + [10, 15, 15, 15, 15, 20, 20, 20, 20, 25, 25, 30, 30, 35, 35, 40] + + > sum([math.ceil(s * 5 / 5) * 5 for s in sizes]) + 30 + + 400 + +And the height of the roll should be the height of the needles, plus 4 +cm (e.g. for 20 cm needles it will be 24 cm). + +The part of lining that holds the needles will have to be wider: +calculate the slots and total width with the following python code:: + + > [math.ceil(s * 7 / 5) * 5 for s in sizes] + + [15, 20, 20, 20, 25, 25, 25, 30, 30, 35, 35, 40, 45, 50, 50, 60] + + > sum([math.ceil(s * 7 / 5) * 5 for s in sizes]) + 30 + + 555 + +its height, finished, should be 3/4 of the height of the full roll (in +our example 18 cm). + +Finally, the finished top flap should be 3 cm less than the width of the +full roll, with 1 cm sewing allowance on the sides, and 1/3 of the +height of the full roll, in our example 37 cm × 8 cm. + +Cut the following pieces: + +* base: cut 1 in fabric and 1 in lining, as wide and as tall as the + base, calculated above (e.g. 40 cm × 24 cm); +* needle holder: cut 1 in lining, as wide as calculated above and twice + as tall (e.g. 55.5 cm × 36 cm); +* top flap: cut 1 in lining, as wide as calculated above plus 1 cm + sewing allowance *per side* and twice as tall (e.g. 39 cm × 16 cm. + +Instructions +------------ + +Fold the needle holder in half, wrong sides facing, press. + +Mark with chalk or a vanishing pen the channels measured above on the +lining base and on the needle holder; + +Place the lining base with the right side on top, and carefully align +the needle holder over it such that its long raw edge (opposite to the +fold) is aligned to the base, and the center seam matches. Pin in place +and sew the center seam. + +Moving towards the sides, align each seam between the base and the +needle holder, pin, sew, and then work on the next seam. At the end the +short sides of the needle holder should match the short sides of the +base. + +Make a box pleat at the bottom of each channel, pin them and sew along +the long raw edge, about 1 cm from it. + +Prepare the top flap: turn it with right sides facing and sew the short +sides with 1 cm allowance. Clip the corners, turn inside out and press. + +Attach a piece of ribbon to the fabric base, close (about 3 cm) to the +center of one of the short edges, and any label or embellishment you +want to add to the top. + +Place the base fabric and base lining + needle holder wrong sides +together, sew along the sides and bottom edge, about 1 cm from it, being +careful not to sew the ribbon. Place the top flap centered on the top +side of the lining, and sew also the top edge 1 cm from it. + + -- cgit v1.2.3