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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!

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.

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Pencil Knitting Patterns

Getting ready for back to school makes me think about pencil crafts, so let’s take a look at some pencil themed knitting patterns! 

I recently made a pencil on a circular knitting machine, and it was a fun, quick, easy project that uses little bits of leftover yarn (and if you don’t have yellow you can make it a colored pencil using whatever color’s your favorite). And if you want to make a bigger version check out this pattern from Orange Olive Road on Etsy.

If you want to knit a pencil pillow by hand, check out Sketchy, available on Ravelry from Shana S. Cohen. This one uses worsted weight yarn and has two size options and the choice to make a pencil with an eraser or a colored pencil. 

Pencil scarves seem to be the most popular kind of pencil knitting pattern, and there are lot of cute ones. This one from Cosy Craft UK mostly uses garter stitch, with some welts to add texture and what looks like an I-cord edging. It calls for DK weight yarn. 

If you want to go all garter stitch try this version from Emsley Co Creations, which uses five colors of DK weight yarn and just a little shaping to make the point of the pencil.

There’s also this fun, mostly stockinette so it looks like it curls a bit, pencil pattern that looks like it’s worked in chunky yarn from Little Knits Studio. This one uses just a little garter stitch and easy shaping for the point. 

If you don’t want a pencil scarf, how about some pencil socks? The No. 2 Pencil Socks from The Yarn Enabler are available from Ravelry and use five colors of sock yarn. They feature wide ribs to mimic the texture of a pencil and have options to be worked from the top down or the toe up. 

Needs Sharpening by Alexander Walker is a free pattern on Ravelry that uses five colors of sock yarn to make a sort of shortie sock. The little bit of black at the tips of the toes inspired the name. These, too, can be worked in either direction and are available in three sizes.