How to Do the Tunisian Simple Stitch

Today I will be showing you the Tunisian simple stitch or Afghan stitch. This stitch is so versatile. You can make dish cloths or wash cloths for the bathroom, baby blankets, and even reusable mop covers for your swifter!!! ( if you have one that is) You will need to purchase appropriate yarn for your project- for the dish cloths and swifter mop cover I use 100% cotton yarn and often buy Peaches & Cream. You will need a special hook for this type of crochet- You will see it in the video :)

Fits perfectly!

Tucks in nicely!

Hope the video helps! Let me know in the comments below. Have a good Monday and crochet away!!!!

~LexxyV~

Crochet Feminine Pads ( with video tutorial!)

The first video is showing the different pads I have made with crochet, old underwear, t-shirts, etc. I slightly go into how to create a pad pattern for the sewing part.

The second video is the actual tutorial.. Hope it helps everyone with their crochet pad madness ( at least I have caught the crochet pad fever- perhaps you will too!) Let me know how it the tutorial was.. thank you for watching.

I have placed pictures so you can see how your work should look  from the right angle( your eye view lol)

This pad is covered with cloth- crochet core- muslin back- all stitched together

back of the pad

Moon time Project 1.0

I am working on more Eco-friendly methods of living. One of my latest projects is feminine pads. I am still working on the design and everything. Here is what I have so far 100% cotton yarn and some old underwear... Feels good to get this project going, even if I am still working on the how to complete. I am trying to eliminate my waste production and this will definitely help!I used my "period" underwear. Basically old underwear- instead of taking some guess work into fabrics and how I might react ( sensitive skin) I decided it was a good idea to recycle some of the old pairs that had some tears in them. I have enough to cover at least 6 pads! I like this little project of mine! A bit time consuming but worth it.

the core of the pads

I left enough space to insert another core for more absorbency

Trying without wings first used strips and placed some snaps on them- to hold in place on underwear I wear the cheekie underwear

All sewn and ready to be pre-washed

the second pad- going to crochet a smaller core and sew that and then try some wings

middle of sewing it ( dont look at the bad sewing- was trying to decide what method I wanted to use lol I figure its not going to be seen so it is a bit on the ugly side)

what it looks like from the top

~Lexxy~