With the busy summer months in swing and coming down sick I feel I haven't been getting anything crafty done. I decided I needed to pluck an instant gratification project from my queue. Hellooo Quickie Plastic Bag Holder!
The name does not misinform, I think this was the quickest project I have ever knit.
It is also my first project done using the Magic Loop method as I wanted to knit it in the round. I primarily use my Denise Interchangeable needles and while I love them for nearly everything I did find the cables a bit too thick and inflexible for Magic Loop. It seemed to put undo stress on the seams and so I usually use double points. I do not have size 17 dpns however nor any desire to purchase ones and for such a loosely knit piece the Denise's worked great.
The stats including my modifications.
Pattern: The Quickie Plastic Bag Holder by Anna Peck of Knitting Up a Storm.
Yarn: Caron Simply Soft - Lt. Country Blue
Needles: Denise US 15 and 10.5
Mods: Worked in the round w/ magic loop (seaming lace sucks!). Cast on 26 sts to eliminate selvedge. Row 2 knit instead of purl. Worked about 15" in length. Cut long tail and drew through final stitches and used that to crochet a single chain to form top loop.
The other day eagle-eye reader Shelly let me know PieKnits had been featured in the July issue of UK magazine Simply Knitting! I totally had to go and pick up an issue, hehe.
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Congratulations! That must feel quite nice!
Congratulations on the article! That is a nice little blurb and very complimentary.
Congrats on the write up. And I love the knit bag holder, very handy.
Hooray! That is super super cool!
That is a nice write up--congratulations! I hope you feel better soon if you have not yet recovered.
Congrats! What a great write up!
I have to make myself one of those holders - I have TONS of those bags around!!!
Ooh, thanks for the heads up on the bag holder - such a neat idea!
And congratulations on the Simply Knitting article! How cool to get written about without even realising!
I found your blog threw my friend sandrasingh's site I love your patterns;) would it be okay to add your blog to my blogging friends on my side bar on my blog?Hugs Darcy
Oh wow, congratulations in the write up, that's fantastic! Cute bag holder, too. : )
that is wonderful! i'm so pleased you are getting the recognition you deserve. your blog is on my daily read list :)
Hey! Look at you famous lady. Love the bag holder too. I was just thinking how I needed something like that but couldn't face buying one from Ikea.
Congrats, and lovely idea!
You are so famous lady! Love from Hollywood, you are the cutest~