Archive for August, 2008
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How To’s Day: Bored? Nothing to do, Make a knitting loom with stuff in your house!
Our Internet has been down today, and no pleading or harassing of our Internet provider would get it back in operation! At least they said not until tomorrow morning. (aka Wednesday) But it seems it worked out and we are back online! (but if you emailed me today, please send it again because those did not seem to make it through the outage!)
While the Internet was out, we were a bit.. er.. without something to do. So we made some knitting looms with things around the house!
I’ll tell you about two styles that we made.
First up is the simple easy peasy loom.
Here is what you need:
- a cardboard tube i.e. a toilet paper or paper towel roll
- 4-6 popsicle or craft sticks (guess what we had for snack today!)
- a ponytail holder, or rubber band
- tape of some sort the best would be masking tape or duct tape
- Using the ponytail holder or rubber band, band the sticks to the outside of the tube like this:
2. Make sure the sticks are distributed evenly around the tube,with the sticks extending about 3/4 to 1 inch above the top of the tube.
3. Tape them in place with your tape.
4. KNIT!
The second style is a little more complex, but a great way to recycle those plastic juice, and drink mix containers!
Here is what you will need:
- a plastic juice or plastic drink mix container
- ruler and/or tape measure
- scissors
- permanent marker
- paper
So here is what you do with all of that!
1. Measure your container at the point you expect to cut, you want a container with an even measurement, like 20 inches no fractions like 17 1/2!
2. CAREFULLY cut around your container. (usually there are lines on these you can use as a guide!)
3. Make a template on your paper for how you want to cut the pegs into the edge of your container. I used a half inch wide and a half inch deep, I think 3/4 inch deep might be better. line your template up with the top edge of the container, and trace the peg cut lines with your permanent marker.
4. CAREFULLY cut your pegs out, cut the sides first then the bottom line. You might want to cut a slit in the bottom to hold your yarn while you are working (see photo below)
5. KNIT!
By far the Kool Aid drink mix container was the best.
I think the paper tube ones would make a great make and take for a fiber show or craft show, or even for a scouting or church group. It’s so easy!
*** and if you don’t know what to do with the loom once you make it.. check out my loom knitting basics tutorial on my tutorial page!! And any of the loom knitting sites in my links will have some great resources as well!*****
I am hoping to submit a tutorial to Whip Up for a foldable portable knitting loom, so look for that there some time in September!! (crossing my fingers!)
Well Brian is cooking dinner tonight so I am off to finish another peice of the project for Shepherd.. really they are not naming him that.. it was a little joke.. that stuck! Hang on Jesse I am almost done!
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Happy Birthday Caleb!!
He’s 5!!! I can’t believe it.. my baby is 5!!!
Next week…. KINDERGARTEN!!!!
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Stripes for Shepherd
Now I did tell you I am knitting. In truth I have three project going actively.
This one is the second.
Our friends are having a baby boy, so I pulled out some blue yarn and got to work. I am not a big traditional baby color person.. so I hope this is ok!! I have to get moving on it.. from what I hear id could be any day!! Now Jesse.. don’t break the rule! You aren’t allowed to have the baby till the knitting is done!!
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What I was Knitting in Line..
Here is that promised knitting photo! Yep, I am on needles.. and worse than that DPN’s!
I really like the self striping of this yarn! It’s Austermann Step Sock yarn it has aloe in it so my hands are very soft after working with it!
What do you think? Mitten, or sock?
I started it as a Houdini sock, but at this point as you see in the picture it could be either. So what do you think? Inquiring minds want to know!
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Really I Have Been Knitting!
I will post some photos tomorrow. Today got away from my and it’s too dark for photos now!
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”Oh knitting in line, how creative!’
That was the comment of the attendant at the Corkscrew Roller Coaster.
Yep, I took some knitting with me yesterday when I chaperoned the Jr and Sr. high youth groups on a trip to Cedar Point! It was a good idea. Sock knitting seems to be a good thing to do while in line at an amusement park.
I caught more than one person intently watching me knit as they stood in line with nothing to do. (many of them were teenage boys!) I would have gotten more done, had I been able to take my bag with me in the longest line.. for this..
That is one of the world’s fastest and tallest roller coasters.. Top Thrill Dragster! ( I think it is #3 at this point)
Click here to see it in action.. though I think they slow mo’ed the video! It is so so fast! I loved it!
Bet ya didn’t know I was a coaster chick!
Paying the bills…
Coming April 13th
