July 25, 2010
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Survivalist Knitting — a Coupon Holder
Well, it’s been a while since I have had an coupon holder or blogged, but the two have come together with the presence of major-brand cereal eaters in the house. I need to use those coupons. The coupons under the refrigerator magnet were expiring away and looking ratty, so it was time for a holder that would get them to the store.
I’ve got a stash of yarn from Alafoss, the fantastic Icelandic yarn outlet. (Political/economic note: after Iceland’s economy tanked, Alafoss has had a lot more customers.) This is Alafoss Lopi in denim heather. I was going to practice some stitches, but Lopi makes up so densely and has such texture anyhow anything than a garter stitched just looked like lumpy mistakes.
So I cast on about seven inches and knit away, and when it looked big enough (allowing for a hinge, in effect, when gauging when to fold; I decreased one stitch on each side until it was done.
Then I stitched up the sides. The sides are not as uneven as they appear here. But the yarn did shred; there’s no advantage in using long lengths.
Then a shank button; the loop has a knot in the top to stop it, I hope, from pulling through.
Now to keep track of it, and to use it!
