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Pin of the Week: Drop Stitch Primer

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drop stitch knittingI think this may be the first time my pin of the week from my Knitting Pinterest board is actually something I pinned in the last week, but I’ve had lace knitting on the brain lately, and working with drop stitches is an even easier way to get an open, lace-like look, without the effort of keeping track of yarn overs and decreases.

Daria at Diary of a Creative Fanatic has a great roundup of resources and patterns using drop stitches, which you should check out if you’ve never used drop stitches in your knitting before, and even if you have. She covers a few basic ways to make drop stitches (including one of my favorites, seafoam stitch) and links to lots of free patterns using the technique.

I think I may just have to add that drop stitch tunic from Vogue Knitting to my to-knit list really soon. Too cute!

Have you ever used drop stitches? I’d love to hear what you think of them.

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Comments

  1. I think your picture and explanation of the stitches and very clear and concise. Thank you for the information. I may work up the courage to try them now.

  3. Thank you so much for the shoutout to my site “Diary of a Creative Fanatic.com”.
    I appreciate the support and will be posting more knitting stitch primers in the future as well as crochet.

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Knit a Glasses Holder for Your Bedside Table

knit glasses holder

Not too long ago I was seeing a crochet pattern for a glasses holder shaped like a bear all over the Internet. It was super cute, and also useful as a place to put your glasses on your bedside table instead of just throwing them somewhere random.

This project stewed in my brain for a little while and I decided I needed to make a knit version, but I didn’t want to make a bear. If you know anything about me you might know that I’m a cat person, so of course my version had to be a cat.

The base is just a basic little basic worked from the center out to the desired size, then up the sides as long as you want them. Knit some ears and add embellishments to make it whatever kind of animal you want.

The way I figured out to work the base from the center out was to use a crochet cast on, which gives you an easier way to pick up stitches from the back of the cast on than if you worked a more traditional cast on for a knitting project. It’s kind of fun to do things in a different way from time to time.

This little project is adorable if I do say so myself, and even as a plain little basket not made into an animal it’s a cute way to keep your glasses or other little things in one place. I’m tempted to make one for my desk to hold pens or even little little scissors and sewing needles that are always on my desk but somehow always seem to get lost on my desk.

If you need a little holder for your glasses on your table, check out the pattern at Our Daily Craft.

[Photo: Our Daily Craft]