Knitting Wristbands Again
My friend Theo is in a band called The Teenage Harlets. They always wear these cross bone arm bands with a break in the bones. Since I'm a knitting fool Theo asked me to knit that pattern into a wristband. I didn't have any thinner yarn and I wanted to make sure my pattern wasn't a complete bust.
I knit a sample swatch with thick merino wool yarn. This is actually quite big. About 8 1/2 by 5 1/2. I like how the pattern turned out so I drew up a smaller version on graph paper. I'm now working on knitting the actual wristband. I'm not sure excited about the yarn I'm using since it's so thin. Plus I have to use size 5 knitting needles which are really small. We'll see how well it turns out.
I also felted this sucker just for the heck of it. I'm not sure I like it felted since the black fuzz got all over the white but it was my first attempt at felting anything knit so I'm actually happy I gave it a try.
Here's a photo of the knit sample I completed:
I knit a sample swatch with thick merino wool yarn. This is actually quite big. About 8 1/2 by 5 1/2. I like how the pattern turned out so I drew up a smaller version on graph paper. I'm now working on knitting the actual wristband. I'm not sure excited about the yarn I'm using since it's so thin. Plus I have to use size 5 knitting needles which are really small. We'll see how well it turns out.
I also felted this sucker just for the heck of it. I'm not sure I like it felted since the black fuzz got all over the white but it was my first attempt at felting anything knit so I'm actually happy I gave it a try.
Here's a photo of the knit sample I completed:
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that looks totally rad- I'd wear it
-Sam
-Sam
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