Design*Sponge » Blog Archive » diy project: knitting needle case. March is our favorite time of year for two things: 1. organizing and 2. knitting. In theory, we’d like to start knitting in the fall to prepare for holiday gifts and the winter months ahead, but it always seems to be the busiest time of year, and sometimes it just isn’t practical to start knitting a sweater on size-4 needles in the middle of November.
As we start to get a little stir crazy waiting for spring (for those of us in winter climates, it often doesn’t come for another month or even two, if we’re especially unlucky!) , we continue to cozy up at home and start our spring cleaning. In a moment of energized organizing, we made ourselves these knitting-needle cases to arrange and store knitting needles. No more rubber bands holding together unmarked double-pointed needles! No more mismatched pairs! CLICK HERE for the full how-to after the jump! Materials Instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Button Coil How-To. The Button Coil: I've gotten a lot of questions about this one, and I've seen a lot of eyes glaze over as I demonstrate it at trunk shows.
This post is a step-by-step explanation of the cowl/scarf/coil. With buttons. Here's the original, which was worked in Dream in Color Classy Worsted in Good Luck Jade. It takes about 2 skeins, and was knit on US size 8 needles. The Button Coil is knit as a long, cabled strip. I recently completed a second Button Coil. If you look closely to the left of the cables, you can see the buttonholes that are worked in the ribbed edging. Once you've knit your long strip, it's time for the best part: choosing buttons. (Note that there are actually 15 buttons below. Line up the buttons across from the buttonholes as indicated in the pattern. When the buttons are attached, you are ready to button. Continue to coil and button, matching the buttonholes with the buttons. You can get up to three wraps! And the final product! Stitch 'n Bitch: Find a Knitting Group Knitting Club or Start Your Own - Home.
Deep Fall 2010. Ravelry - a knit and crochet community. Handmade knitting needle organizers and other by sarahkincheloe. Blog : Amazing Knit Skeleton. Fiber artist Ben Cuevas knit up this totally incredibly detailed skeleton for his installation Transcending the Material at the Wassaic Project in NY. Look at those little kneecaps! *swoon* More: Related.