Yesterday, I shared with you the plunder from the party. There was a big pile o'stuff under my tree, and Mr. Pretty was rolling his eyes. Sometimes that's just what I need. Seriously. I mean, I get all caught up in my knitting or sewing or goofing off on the computer, and I need him to bring me back to earth, otherwise I miss out on all the stuff the non-knitters that I love are doing. So, thanks for that, Mr. Pretty, I needed it!
But sometimes, I'm just knitting along, stitches flying from my needles like this lady (it's almost 7 minutes, but more than pretty good, and you'll gain valuable insight into the mind of the knitter you love!):
...and then I come to the end of my rope yarn, and I'm not sure what to do. You see, I have a LOT of yarn. Yes, well so did she. And, when I come to the end of my yarn, I usually have my scissors handy. Yes, well so did she. Unlike the lady in that video, though, I think I still have a grip on reality. I know that I will survive if I stop knitting. But, very much like her, when I put down the needles, sometimes my hands keep going. Sometimes, I just don't want to stop. I like my lap full o'knitting!
I love a long scarf as much as the next gal, and I will keep knitting until I run out of yarn, but then what? What if I don't have a yarn needle handy to weave in the ends? Do I just let down my hair and keep knitting that, leaving you all wondering whether I will start to unravel my sweater to keep going when my hair is gone? No! I never want to be that close to the knitting cliff! So, this is what I do with my weaving needles so that I always have one on hand!
It's just a tiny sock that I have attached with a piece of yarn to my scissors, and I have one of these on almost all of my knitting scissors. I love mine so much, that I decided to make them for my knitting friends, too! This is how I packaged them up for the stockings at the party:
These are a little bigger than my original sample, but same idea! Oh, and I added chocolate to the package, because you can never go wrong with kisses! |
I knitted 19 little socks out of leftover sock yarns,
...and I put them on split rings and a hook, so they're easy to attach to your scissors or knitting bag. Now I know 19 knitters who will always have a needle on hand while they're knitting...well, unless they lose their scissors! If that happens, all bets are off...it may be the last knit! Aaargh!
I found some Christmas light beads, so I made stitch markers, too! |
C'mon! You know you want to make one!!! |
----- Fingering yarn, sz. 1 needles
----- Work a tiny sock using your fave sock methods!
----- (the ones I gave away are 20 sts around,
----- and the tiny one is 12 sts around)
----- (the ones I gave away are 20 sts around,
----- and the tiny one is 12 sts around)
Toe up or top down, it doesn't matter! And don't worry about loose or tight sts at the cast on/bind off...this sock doesn't have to fit anyone, and you don't have to neatly weave in your ends either! A quick and useful item for any knitter (or crocheter!). =D
Thanks for stopping by, and knit on...you never know when it might be your Last Knit! Quick! Where's your scissors? needle? yarn?
Knit in Good Health, friends!
So cute!! I love my little sock!
ReplyDeleteThe socks are so cute!
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