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Do You Think I Can Get It Done….

December 7, 2009 by Terrye

For The Christmas Party…. Next weekend?

Not likely. Oh, I’ll get it started, and work on it religiously, until someone shines another shiny object (read…. project I must start) in front of my face, then it will be abandoned. I am such an ADD knitter!

This is what I’m talking about: Siam_Knit_Mistletoe_Top_kf

Pretty isn’t it. I’m thinking maybe in green, with some beads…. let’s not go there.

Anyway, it’s a free pattern from Tahki Stacy-Charles, here: http://www.tahkistacycharles.com/media/File/29:52_FreePatKnitSIAMMistletoeTop.pdf

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Comments

  1. Jeanne says

    December 7, 2009 at 9:16 am

    I love it! I’m thinking a nice mossy green with amber beads. I did think you were in the frozen tundra of northern MI where bare arms are not seen for at least 9 months of the year, though. And only speaking for myself, still arse-deep in gift knitting, I think I’d get it all done except for the leaves – the best part. Good luck!

  2. Terrye says

    December 7, 2009 at 11:50 am

    Yeah, up here it would have to be a vest, or underneath a blazer (and parka!)

Have you read?

Knit a Linen Stitch Hot Pad

Linen stitch is one of my favorite knitting stitch patterns that, every time I use it in a project, I think about how I don’t use it often enough. 

It’s an easy stitch to make, with slip stitches done with the yarn held to the front of the work on the right/front side and to the back on the wrong/back side, which makes the strand of yarn a visible part of the pattern. 

It also makes a fabric that is thick and looks kind of like a woven fabric.

I recently used linen stitch to make a double-thick pot holder, which I worked in a kind of interesting way. I didn’t want to have to do any sewing on the project, so I started it from a crochet cast on and picked up stitches from the side of the cast on to make the hot pad all in one piece in the round with the edge sealed. 

This requires working on two circular needles, which is another technique I don’t use that often and am always reminded how much I like it when I do. 

The combination of double thickness and the stitch pattern makes for a hot pad that’s already pretty thick, but I also added a bit of old towel to the inside before I closed up the end to make it super thick and extra protective for your surfaces. 

I found the engineering challenge of this construction method to be a lot of fun, but you could also just knit it as a tube (casting on twice as many stitches as I did) and sew up the ends by hand when the knitting is done. Either way you’ve got a useful and pretty addition to your kitchen, whether you work it in a solid color, stripes or as a stash busting project will all your cotton odd balls. 

You can grab the pattern over at Our Daily Craft, or check it out on Ravelry. 

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