Thursday, November 13, 2008

In a Pinch

What can this become? (It's a twist-tie normally).



I was in such a hurry this morning that it didn't dawn on me that my usual work project (Husbands Socks) were ready to be grafted, the first one anyway.

It wasn't until I was at work that I realized this and desperately went looking around for a needle, to either graft the toe or at least to string waste yarn through so that I could cast on the second sock.

No one had a needle.

So I made one. Out of a twist-tie. I wouldn't try to graft with it, but it worked very well for running waste yarn through as I put both ends together and twisted until I only had a small "eye" for the yarn.

I won't lie. I was quite pleased with myself for the idea. :)

What strange items have you used in a knitting bind?