Knitters, always remember that duplicate stitch is an alternative for adding small areas of color to your projects! Also, you can use duplicate stitch to customize store-bought sweaters.
Essentially, you thread a needle with your yarn and embroider over the knit stitches that are already there, duplicating their shape as you go.
I designed and embroidered this ladybug on a purchased cardigan many years ago. Both my girls have outgrown it now. Before putting it away, I wanted to show it off. I used embroidery floss to do the duplicate stitch. It thickens the fabric a little, so I prefer to use it fairly sparingly.
This pattern was published under the title “Ladybug, Fly Away Home!” in Wearable Crafts (Vol. 3, No. 4, p. 31, August 1993).
Here’s looping of a different kind. These are pipes for our under-floor heating system. The pipes run into and out of a manifold that is attached to a pump and eventually to its own water heater. So we’ll have warm feet in winter. Yay!
First my Dad, Eva, and I laid in the insulation boards and duct-taped them all. Then my brother Van and I installed the pipes. He studied the instructions very carefully so our installation went smoothly. The people at Radiantec (where we bought the system) are very helpful and patient with their do-it-yourself customers.
In a few days all this will be covered by concrete, and we’ll be ready for the roof.