Wednesday 13 June 2012

His & Hers ...






The Ben-Tie & Never grow up collar 

I had two gifts to make for two birthdays a day apart. I picked up a ball of wool and this is what happened ... The Ben-tie was based on an ace crochet pattern by Louie's Loops  I simply followed the increases and decreases as for the crochet, but in a knitted garter stitch, and it worked! I even spent a morning learning the art of tying a bow-tie, much to my peril however, I was unable to tie it on a real man (Ben), success only occurred minus a neck ... I shall practice .... The Never-grow-up collar was made after discovering another excellent free pattern by Reckless Glue. Admittedly peter pan collars have been around for a bit now, but I still think they add a certain something ...

2 comments:

  1. When knitting the tie did you knit it in rounds or just straight rows?

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  2. Just straight rows following the increases and decreases as in Louie's Loops pattern. It knitted up pretty quick.

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