Saturday, May 24, 2014

Finger-knitting project update

Larger hula hoop with warp.
Yesterday, I began actually working on the finger-knitting project I talked about in my previous post here.  The first thing I discovered was that I needed to use the larger of the two hula hoops I bought.  Instead of the one pictured in the previous post, the tee shirt I cut into strips for the warp fit the larger hoop better.
(Pic on right.)  If I want to use the smaller hula hoop, I'll just need to cut up a smaller tee shirt.  I used a man's size XL -- too big for the 28 inch hoop but great for this 34 inch one.

Then, following Anne Weil's instruction on her site, Flax & Twine here, I was able to get my ball of finger-knitting started.  Since I've only been working on this project when I take a break from prepping for my next recording, I haven't gotten very far but it does go pretty fast.  I'm at the point now where I need to follow Anne's instructions for weaving through both sides of the tee shirt strips (warp) after having done the first 7-9 inches around the entire strip.  Here's what my future wall hanging of left-over yarn that I finger-knitted looks like right now.  It's approx. 8 inches wide at this point.


 
A close-up of the weaving:

Weave it taut but not tight.
I'll post again when I have more to look at.  I think it'll be fun weaving through all of the single strands as opposed to the double like you do for the first part of the project. 

2 comments:

  1. Thanks, Dana! It's slower going for me since I only work on it intermittently but I may get more done today!

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