Removing curry oil out of clothes

How to remove that curry stain on your shirt



Here's something new for you, I love curry. Not that awful coconut drowned mess. Oh no. Spice and huge chunks of chicken that is hot enough to leave your lips tingle? Out of the way that's got my name on.
But seriously in our house  flat it's a big hit. Unfortunately where there's a curry chances are there's a spillage either a blob that escaped and was caught running down your chin or worse, yes there's a worse, it lands on your lady shelf/chest depending what your blessed with. Now previously you'd take that shirt back put of the washer only to find the stain has taken up residence and is going nowhere. So there's two option kiss the shirt goodbye and use it for dish rags or sew a badge over it so no one can see it.

Well not anymore, if you've been following us you'll know I love oliva soap. Yes that again. Well apparently it has another talent, removing set in oil stains. No I'm serious.

I was wondering after reading about washing oily skin with oil (maybe another day) and it was mentioned that like attracts like meaning oil pulls out oils which led to me thinking whether it would work. A few weeks after I was sorting the washing, a hated chore, I noticed ma mooses  jim jams had oil on them.
GREAT I can try it out and she won't mind if I ruin them because they're very old meaning an excuse to buy more.
I hobbled off grabbed my chili pepper of soap. Yano the little smudged up sliver of soap that gets ignored which, in the case of oliva soap anyways, seemed to resemble a pepper with its shape and green colour. All it took was dampening the soap and stained area rubbing up a lather and throwing the pj's back into the washer, I even used a cool setting.

I honestly wasn't expecting it to work but it was worth a try, now we have a sliver in the kitchen for these purposes. It really works, unfortunately we then noticed they'd developed a hole in the bum  (too much tooting) and they were banished to a life of dusting in rags.

Point is oliva soap is the best ever, please also note I don't work for oliva or anything I just love finding magic products that do so much but without the chemicals or huge price tag.

How to rib stitch

I have been very busy making patterns I seem to be churning out ideas faster than I can make them!
So today's pattern is a super simple gauntlet style which consists of mainly two styles the ordinary double crochet, crazy easy stitch I will be making a post explaining them if your new to crochet. The other stitch is a rib stitch dun dun dun....
So here's a secret, it's not that hard I'd rate it a simple stitch because it's really that easy. First let me apologise for my 'art' it's the best I can manage I'm afraid so let's laugh now before we get serious here is my artsy gloves above.

Nailed it, right? Haha ok back to serious

So here's how it's made you start with a chain easy right?

Now all you need to do is triple crochet in every chain space.

Demonstrated with two colours showing your individual trebles 

Now the rib part. So you have your loop still on your hook now wrap your yarn around your hook once, tuck your hook in the front of your space and weave around the back of your first rows treble crochet and pop your hook back out the next space.

 Wrap yarn over hook pull through two spaces resulting in 3 loops on hook. Again wrap yarn around hook and pull through two loops. Ok one last time yarn around hook and back through last two loops. Now just do that in reverse on the next treble crochet on first row. And now you know how to rib.
One more shocking drawing just for fun

As you can sort of see when done right your front rib looks like one long line whereas your back rib has a line horizontally breaking it up.

 I use this stitch so often on dog coats as the neckline to stop gaping, hats edging to stop rolling and as above on gloves to keep wrists snuggly now go and enjoy your new stitch. And for curiosity sake let me know if you managed to wrap your head around the rib stitch. Or just say hi, we'd like to know there's people out there.

Another new shark pattern

For those of you who stick around for the patterns I have good news, a new pattern is available on ravelry for shark slipper socks.
No I haven't lost the plot and reblogged about the same pattern. This time it's a child's pattern, the new slippers have been made to fit a uk size 10, US size 11 or a euro 28.

The pattern is in English and for sale on ravelry right now!
It's available for 50p and I have to admit I really enjoyed making these but this will be the last for a little while because my next project will be a jolly Saint nick and his trusty little helper, rolo the elf. Both are chubby chaps with sproingy legs so keep an eye out for those.

The link for the slippers:
http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shark-slipper-socks-child

Please do send images of your makes and feedback. I'd love to know if you enjoy them as much as me.

first ever pattern

Stood loitering in the kitchen the other day I noticed the counter disappearing beneath the clutter of jars and bowls holding things with no home. I was wondering what can I do about it, since we're packing to move I didn't want to be putting up shelves up so I decided I'll make an egg basket at least they can live in it after the move too.

I always try to be different in a non traditional sense so I decided I'll use one of the plant brackets already up, no plants in them since mum murdered all of them ages ago. It was perfect, eggs off the counter we can't drop things on them or knock them off.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/hanging-egg-basket
If you like the look of it it's up for sale on ravelry at 60 pence for the pattern.

Shark slipper sock

New pattern, woo!
I finally got around to creating shark slippers after a commission request got passed on by my auntie. Thanks to her there's now a pattern available that will fit a size five adult woman and a men's 5 and a half.
There's a small charge of 60p, girls gotta keep her yarn stash overflowing to create patterns, obviously.
Any way it's available on ravelry under the name shark slipper sock.
Oh look! There's a link go on click it!
Please send images of your completed makes and let me know how you got on reading  through, did it make sense?
Please leave feedback.

http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/shark-slipper-socks

                         

I don't have size 5 feet so I borrowed ma moose and her arm, but you get the idea