This was such a fun card to make! My knitting group does a Secret Santa gift each year, filled with all kinds of fibery goodness. I had so much fun putting my gift together, then got to the card.
I was struck with this idea and went with it. The hard part about knitting with toothpicks instead of knitting needles is that they are so short. The circumference wasn't difficult because the needles I use to knit socks are probably smaller than the toothpicks. Then I got to the ball of yarn - it's so tiny that it didn't want to stay together. I finally called Lynne' in and she tied a tiny piece of yarn around it.
Not sure I'll be knitting with toothpicks on a regular basis, but I am very pleased with how this card turned out. :)
Very nice. You could still knit it with your regular needles, i.e. size 0 or 1 and then transfer those stitches to the toothpicks. Easier on your hands and less likely to break while knitting!
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My daughter (age 12) loves to knit. I'm forwarding this post to her. This is a very cute idea!
ReplyDeleteAWWW What a cute idea!!!! I am sure the lucky lady will LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteWhat an adorable card. And I'm glad that you told how you did it. I've always wanted to try it.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute cute idea. I don't knit... but I have friends that would like this idea.
ReplyDeleteI loved my card and my goodies! so much fun...the card will hang behind my computer so I can see it!
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