. . . so, I need some stash busting tips for my horrid acrylic yarn. I know in the blogosphere there are Yarn Nazis as well as Anti-Nazis, who can be more dictatorial then the nazis themselves. I consider myself a "Yarn Practicalist." I feel I should make this known at the beginning of my story, so as not to confuse you guys about my morals.
So, I'm sitting on the couch watching Doctor Phil not 20 minutes ago, and I think. "I'm going to knit something interesting. How about a wedding ring?" I don't think it's been done before, because I googled around and all I got were webrings, but I wouldn't be surprised. I used some yellow Red Heart, and some white Caron Simply Soft. By the end of the pattern, I realize why I wanted to get rid of the yarn. I broke two dpns because the yarn wouldn't give and I knit too quickly for my poor rosewoods to handle.
Thankfully one is definitely fixable with some glue. . . but OOOH, am I mad! I really want to burn this yarn. Truly. I think I can stare at it until it melts by the power of my will into a smelly, yellow puddle of carcinogenic ooze.
Anyway, that's my story. My advice for this pattern is, use a different yarn. Other then that, it's a five minute knit.
Edit 2/11/09: Errata is in red. I'm a little annoyed, I wish someone had commented/messaged/emailed me that the pattern had a mistake. Email. Me. I'm a lonely person. Even if you just have a retarded question.
So, I'm sitting on the couch watching Doctor Phil not 20 minutes ago, and I think. "I'm going to knit something interesting. How about a wedding ring?" I don't think it's been done before, because I googled around and all I got were webrings, but I wouldn't be surprised. I used some yellow Red Heart, and some white Caron Simply Soft. By the end of the pattern, I realize why I wanted to get rid of the yarn. I broke two dpns because the yarn wouldn't give and I knit too quickly for my poor rosewoods to handle.
Thankfully one is definitely fixable with some glue. . . but OOOH, am I mad! I really want to burn this yarn. Truly. I think I can stare at it until it melts by the power of my will into a smelly, yellow puddle of carcinogenic ooze.
Anyway, that's my story. My advice for this pattern is, use a different yarn. Other then that, it's a five minute knit.
Edit 2/11/09: Errata is in red. I'm a little annoyed, I wish someone had commented/messaged/emailed me that the pattern had a mistake. Email. Me. I'm a lonely person. Even if you just have a retarded question.
I DO, KNIT RING
Materials:
Red Heart Yellow Yarn: MC. About 5 yards
Caron Simply Soft, White: CC. Less than 1 yard
2 size one Double pointed needles, or size whatever. I'm sure you could make these with any size needles.
Measuring tape
Sewing needle
Gauge: Arbitrary.
CO 3 sts
knit an i-cord for about an inch. It helps to measure the circumference of your finger, then divide by two. when you reach that measurement, make the "diamond."
Diamond row: Still working an i-cord, K1 MC. In CC, K1 YO K1 YO K1- all in the second stitch. Turn. P5. Turn. K5. Turn. P2tog, P1, P2tog tbl. Turn. K3tog. K1 MC.
Work i-cord for second half of ring.
Bind off, and sew ends together to form a loop.
Materials:
Red Heart Yellow Yarn: MC. About 5 yards
Caron Simply Soft, White: CC. Less than 1 yard
2 size one Double pointed needles, or size whatever. I'm sure you could make these with any size needles.
Measuring tape
Sewing needle
Gauge: Arbitrary.
CO 3 sts
knit an i-cord for about an inch. It helps to measure the circumference of your finger, then divide by two. when you reach that measurement, make the "diamond."
Diamond row: Still working an i-cord, K1 MC. In CC, K1 YO K1 YO K1- all in the second stitch. Turn. P5. Turn. K5. Turn. P2tog, P1, P2tog tbl. Turn. K3tog. K1 MC.
Work i-cord for second half of ring.
Bind off, and sew ends together to form a loop.
Easy peasy. Hopefully you won't be as full of rage as I am right now when you finish.
2 comments:
Oh if only there was a man out there who would marry me I'd knit this up in a jiffy!
Cute! I think I may be knitting one up soon!
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