I’m going on holidays tomorrow so this post will be short on words but big on pictures. Here are the crafty things I’ve been up to since I last posted. I’ll post more details on the techniques and gadgets when I get back.
![Doctor Who bunting from Spoonflower](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_9003.jpg)
1: Doctor Who bunting (using this fabric from Spoonflower). I backed mine with plain calico since it will be hanging against a wall and ended up with over 4 metres from only half a yard of fabric!
![Iron Man pencil case](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/FullSizeRender-1024x768.jpg)
2: Avengers pencil case. The bottom is straight, it just looks wobbly because of the boxed corners.
![Twin Needle Stitches from the Singer 401 - Page 1](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches.jpeg)
![Twin Needle Stitches from the Singer 401 - Page 2](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-1.jpeg)
![Twin Needle Stitches from the Singer 401 - Page 3](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-2.jpeg)
![Twin Needle Stitches from the Singer 401 - Page 4](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-3.jpeg)
3 – 6: Two needle stitching on my singer 401. I’m going to make a whole stitch book for 401 owners to download after my cam #17 arrives. When I do, I’ll tell you what all those letters and numbers mean 🙂
![Pintucks on the Singer 401](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-10.jpeg)
7: My very first pintucks!
![Couching on the Singer 401](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-4-1001x1024.jpeg)
8: Couching on the Singer 401 using the all purpose foot works really well. The only yarn that tried to escape was the metallic knitting yarn.
![Thread Test with the Circular Attachment on the Singer 401](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-5.jpeg)
9: Auditioning threads with the circular stitcher attachment
![Circular Couching and Appliqué on the Singer 401](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-6.jpeg)
10: Couching and appliqué using the circular stitcher.
![Satin Stitch Flower on the Singer 401 with the Circular Attachment](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-7.jpeg)
11: A slightly wonky flower using, you guessed it, the circular stitcher attachment. I love this thing 🙂
![Appliqué Flower on the Singer 401 with the Circular Attachment](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/IMG_9001.jpg)
12: At this point I realised my presser foot screw had worked it’s way loose, resulting in an even wonkier appliquĂ© flower using the circular stitcher. I’ve since found out about some templates I can make to ensure everything lines up. I’ll make a post about those later with some downloadable templates.
Those wrinkles at the corners on the petals could be eliminated with some steam pressing BTW.
![Circular Pintucks on the Singer 401](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-8.jpeg)
13: Circular pintucks made using the circular stitcher attachment. I took photos for a tutorial.
![Multiple circular rounds with the multi-stitch zig zag on the Singer 401](https://www.knitting-and.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/stitches-11.jpeg)
14: and finally I played with working multiple rounds with 2 needle stitching. My thread kept breaking for two reasons – it’s rubbish thread and I accidentally left the top tension set tight for pintucking. Oops.
The result of all this sewing is that I’m totally in love with this machine, I already learnt a whole bunch of new techniques and I’m totally enamoured with both two needle stitching (using 2 needles side by side or a twin needle), and I want to sew circles on everything.
In fact, I made this pinterest board on making things with the circular stitching attachment and flower stitcher (I have one of those too). I had no idea you could use it for so many different techniques!
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