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Pattern: Panties. Just panties.
Yarn: Neighborhood Fiber Co. Sport, a little less than 1.5 skeins of Lincoln Park (left over from my Germany socks)
Needles: US 3 straights and circs
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Notes: To create the pattern for these undies, all I did was take a pair of my existing unmentionables and measure them. They're basically two triangles joined in the middle with a strip. Knit all in one piece, I cast on for the back, decreased down, knit straight for awhile, then increased up to the number I needed for the front. When all was done, I picked up the stitches along what were to become the leg holes, knit in stockinette for two rows, purled a row on the right side for a turning ridge, did two more rows of stockinette, inserted a piece of elastic, and sewed down the live stitches. I had grand plans for a knit waist band as well, but my two attempts were not nearly elastic enough (could barely get them past my knees). (Yes I tried them on.) (YES I was wearing something underneath when I did so!!) I figured the elastic matched the yarn well enough to sew it on directly, so that's what I did.
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In case you were wondering, I'm not the weirdo with the grand idea to knit skivvies. The recipient of these woolen bloomers actually asked for them directly. She left me a comment with her request late one night in a half-asleep daze, probably not expecting me to follow through. Oh, but she should have known better.
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(Tad is skeptical, but intrigued).
This is certainly my most ridiculous knitted object to date, but also one of the most fun and most amusing. Because I knit the whole thing in stockinette, the sides rolled up while I was working on it, making the whole thing resemble a weirdly shaped thong, which drew some very funny looks on the train...
So Amanda, any more requests??
6 comments:
Knitting. It's a life style. Me, I'm thinking about a silk nightie. I see nothing strange about knit undies - well, maybe orange ones - LOL
Are those WOOLEN?!
A whole new spin on the term woolen underwear, isn't it? ; )
They are so cute! And what a great stash buster!
- Julie
AAAHAHAHAAA
Those cracked me up before and they crack me up now. I'm certainly going to have to knit myself a pair!
Wowsers. Any word on whether she found them comfortable?
waht a riot! love the color though!
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