A couple of weeks ago Here and Here and Here I showed the designs and miniature knitting I did in preparation for this seam.
The knitting needles are made from a 2 inch lengths of stiff wire which I sharpened at one end and glued a bead onto the other end, To hold them in place I put glue along the back of the stitches on the needles and uses a silver maetalic thread to put stitches over the knitting needles where they cross, at the end of the knitting and on the ends, I also glued 2 stitches around the beads on the end, the stitches I glued on will not only prevent the needles from being pulled out but improved the look of the knitting needles because before I added those stitches the knitting needles looked more like nails.
I had made balls of wool for each colour in the knitting but they made the seam look clutttered so I went with just the 2 colours that I had on the knitting needles.
I now have 25 blocks made which leaves 5 to go.
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May 26th, 2007 at 1:56 am
This is so cool!!
May 26th, 2007 at 2:51 am
That is the cutest thing I have ever seen. I suspect you have alot more patience than I do. I can hardly wait to see the whole thing put together.
Margaret
May 26th, 2007 at 11:00 am
Ooooh, Annie! This is so adorable! It has been a joy to see your work in progress. You are very talented… thanks so much for sharing. 🙂
May 26th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
The result is really worth the work
May 27th, 2007 at 12:40 am
Oh, clever you to pick up the colors of the fabric and use them in your knitting. This is just too cool… and the knitting still gets me!