Didn’t know that knitting would make me hungry, but lately there are some patterns that pop up that have food in the name--If you find yourself knitting with hunger pains, here is a way to help --Knit for Food!
Now for some of those delicious food items to easy your hunger pains:
Sweet potato heel (Okay, I'll try a sweet potato heel --what is it?) Cat Bordhi's short row heel--The sweet tomato heel is a smooth heel, created with short rows but instead of using the increase and decrease sections of the heel Cat Bordhi teaches us how to create “wedges” on the heel. Her wonderful tutorial is on YouTube and teaches us all there is to know about this heel.
Why not give it a try on our next pair of socks!? The Novus Shortie by Laura Nelkin will be great pattern to use!
Sushi knitting--Sushi knitting involves creating miniature sushi pieces (amigurumi) or themed items like scarves and pillows using yarn, needles, and stuffing. Popular patterns, often created with DK yarn and 4mm needles, include maki rolls, nigiri (tuna, salmon, egg), and sashimi, with techniques requiring knitting in the round, stuffing, and seaming.
Looks good enough to eat!
Potato Chip scarf--my favorite! I can't stop eating those potato chips!
a fast, addictive, and simple knitting project featuring a ruffled, wavy texture created with short rows.Using primarily worsted weight yarn and size 7–11 needles, it is constructed by working 8, 6, and 4 stitches back and forth, then knitting all stitches, making it an easy, repetitive, and popular gift project.
This is a great knitting project! Several of these scarves in my knitting agenda!
Common Potato Chip Scarf Techniques
Structure: It is often knitted as a long, one-piece scarf that curls naturally, resembling a potato chip.
Short Rows: The ruffles are formed by knitting only a portion of the stitches and turning back, specifically knitting 8 stitches, turning, then 6, turning, then 4, and turning again.
Yarn/Needles: Typically uses 200 yards of worsted (medium weight) yarn with needles ranging from US 7 (4.5mm) to US 11 (8mm).
Appearance: Self-striping or variegated yarns are frequently used to enhance the wavy effect.
Basic Pattern Structure
Cast On: 18–20 stitches.
Row 1: Knit 8, flip/turn, knit 8 back.
Row 2: Knit 6, flip/turn, knit 6 back.
Row 3: Knit 4, flip/turn, knit 4 back.
Row 4: Knit all 18 stitches.
Repeat: Repeat these steps until the desired length is achieved.
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