Remember the knitting knobbies we had as kids? Mine was a carved fish painted bright colors, and I made yards and yards of cording in various color combos. I used the cording to wrap presents but beyond that it was just fun to do. Wish I still had that fishie, it might be packed away in one of many boxes of knit stuff in Mom's garage!
This month we use the I-cord in our shamrock mug rug, the clover eyelet accent ensemble and Celtic knot cloth and scrubber. In future issues we will use the I-cord to finish pillow edgings, create flowers, felted bag handles and more.
Supplies:
Double point needles
Yarn
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
1) Cast on three stitches, knit one row.
2) Do not turn row.
3) Slide stitches from left side of the needle to the right side of the needle.
4) Keep the yarn to the back.
5) Knit the next row and continue from step one till you reach the desired length.
6) Bind off stitches.
7) If you need to sew it to an item using yarn, cut a length needed of yarn, slip yarn through a tapestry needle, pass needle through last loop to secure last stitch. Sew cord to item.
8) If you are not sewing it to an item with yarn, secure last stitch like in step 7, then slide the needle through the I-cord center, and pull needle out about 1" from insertion, tug on yarn to gather the cord up, cut yarn and straighten cord out- yarn is buried inside the cord. Repeat this step for the cast- on thread.
Note:
To keep the cord tight and uniform, tug on the yarn prior and after making the first knit stitch, that pulls the yarn from behind the sitches, forcing the knitted section to curl in.
Some have experienced trouble with losing stiches on double point needles. If this happens and you are using a slippery yarn, try using bamboo, wood or casein needles. Metal needles tend to be slippery as well as noisy!
By Maile
This month we use the I-cord in our shamrock mug rug, the clover eyelet accent ensemble and Celtic knot cloth and scrubber. In future issues we will use the I-cord to finish pillow edgings, create flowers, felted bag handles and more.
Supplies:
Double point needles
Yarn
Scissors
Tapestry Needle
1) Cast on three stitches, knit one row.
2) Do not turn row.
3) Slide stitches from left side of the needle to the right side of the needle.
4) Keep the yarn to the back.
5) Knit the next row and continue from step one till you reach the desired length.
6) Bind off stitches.
7) If you need to sew it to an item using yarn, cut a length needed of yarn, slip yarn through a tapestry needle, pass needle through last loop to secure last stitch. Sew cord to item.
8) If you are not sewing it to an item with yarn, secure last stitch like in step 7, then slide the needle through the I-cord center, and pull needle out about 1" from insertion, tug on yarn to gather the cord up, cut yarn and straighten cord out- yarn is buried inside the cord. Repeat this step for the cast- on thread.
Note:
To keep the cord tight and uniform, tug on the yarn prior and after making the first knit stitch, that pulls the yarn from behind the sitches, forcing the knitted section to curl in.
Some have experienced trouble with losing stiches on double point needles. If this happens and you are using a slippery yarn, try using bamboo, wood or casein needles. Metal needles tend to be slippery as well as noisy!
By Maile