bri.co.lage [brik‐ŏ‐lahzh] n. tinkering, fiddling, construction achieved by putting together whatever materials happen to be at hand; also : something constructed in this way. bri.co.ler [-é] v. to tinker, to do odds jobs; que'st-ce que tu bricoles? what are you up to? bri.co.leur [-oer] n. handyman, tinkerer, putterer.
Not long ago I butchered the short row heel on a sock I was knitting. The heel was badly offset and had to be ripped out and done over. Since it takes me about an hour to do a short row heel on 40 stitches, and because I really do not like to waste that kind of time, I decided to make some stitch markers to ensure that the job would be done properly on future socks.
There are some fancy stitch markers out there ( flickr, something from nothing) a few tutorials on how to make them (Sculpey.com, Wormspit.com, sheep in the city, knitting by geeks) and even the online Stitch Marker Exchange. But I was not in the mood for fancy, and opted for a quick and dirty solution.
 | These punch sets make holes from |
| Since I am currently knitting on 2.25 mm needles I picked two punches, a 4 mm punch to cut the marker (out of a cottage cheese container lid) and a 2.5 mm punch to cut the inner hole. |  |
| Here's the finished product... |  |
| ...what's left of the raw materials... |  |
| ...and voila, the stitch markers in action. |  |
5 comments:
bricolage...thanks for adding to my vocabulary. i'm going to use that word today somehow!(ingenious stitch markers by the way)
Very cool--now i'd be lacing stuff through the holes of the lid to make more art......:}
great stitch holders! I've used paper clips when desperate but they have a tendency to catch on the yarn at times...
Friends, please don't hesitate to ask if you need some cheap stitch markers OR plastic lids full of holes ;-)
now you've got me wondering what i can do with those plastic lids with holes.......and silk.....and some dye....
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