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Knitted Calendar….I Think….

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Well my Swedish is a bit rusty, but I think this is a calendar. A knitted calendar. With the dates going from the bottom to the top, so this way, as time passes you can unravel it. How do I know this?

Well I knew you’d ask so I have an answer for you! I Clicked on This Link and looked at the pictures!

There ya go! Since there was a picture of a shopping cart on that page, I don’t think the pattern is free, but if you can get past the 2nd language thing, you might be able to create something similar!

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Comments

  1. You know Google Translator will translate the whole page, right? When I open the link in Chrome, it automatically identifies the language and asks if I want it translated.

  2. It’s German actually and you’re exactly right. It’s machine knitted and you unravel it. Loving the idea, but the price tag is a bit hefty!

  3. I think that would be a really fast year – once the kids or cat or dog got ahold of the yarn end, the calendar would go VERY quickly! Still a neat idea, though. It would be fun for a countdown-to-vacation or advent calendar with the things that would normally be in pockets on stitch markers or rings instead, so they would come off when you unraveled that day…hmmm…..

  4. as the commenter above me said, it’s German, not English.

    And the price looks to be for the calendar, not the pattern. I’m not sure that the dates/numbers are knitting. They seem to be printed on there. The letters are a little too perfect and similar.

    So I think if one wants to make it, knit a really long scarf. I think block printing would give the best print on the scarf without stretching it (so that unraveling it would line up with the dates), but that’d be a lot of work. Hm.. I’ll have to think about this.

Have you read?

Knit and Felt Some Tabi Style Slippers

The felted slipper craze that began last year doesn’t seem like it’s fading away. The Sailor Slippers, often striped knit and felted slippers made with super bulky yarn, because the project of the moment late last year (check out more knit slipper options in this post all about sailor slippers) and they’re still consistently popular with knitters.

Which makes sense because they are fun and fast to knit, and seeing them go from this giant thing to something that actually fits a foot feels a little magical. 

I have always loved felting (in fact my first book was about felting knitting) and it’s always fun for me to see people rediscover this technique. 

If you’ve knit enough plain slippers to fit all the feet you know, maybe it’s time to stitch up some tabi style slippers instead. 

Maymade Knits has designed these cute tabi ballerina slippers, made with bulky yarn and felted. They’re worked flat at first and then in rounds, and are available in 10 EU sizes (the Internet tells me add 31 to your American shoe size to get your EU size). The designer says the slippers are meant to have a close fit and you should choose a size a little smaller than your foot for the ideal fit. 

The pattern includes a video tutorial along with the written pattern. 

You can grab this pattern on Ravelry. The same designer has her own version of the striped felted slipper as well, called Sarah’s Striped Slippers. These are worked in super bulky yarn and have a contrasting foot and a striped body. These are knit flat and seamed and there are 7 size options available. Check that pattern out here if you’re looking for a more traditional slipper shape. They also look roomier so you can wear them with socks if you like. 

[Photo: Maymade Knits]