Three ears of corn knit—Today, the
easy part, the husks will be knit. The third ear is a mostly blue Indian corn—making
for a nice mix of colors. Blue corn is popular
everywhere today, but it really wasn't common in the north east at
the time of the first Thanksgiving. But these aren't sacred icons,
but just pretty functional pot holders.
Row 1: K3 of color A, K3 of color B, repeat, and end with color A
Row 2: K3 of color B, K3 of color A,
repeat and end with color B
When you are working the Knits on the
wrong side of the work, the yarns cross, and get pulled as tight as
possible to make the raised ridges, and deep ditches that really
contribute to the illusion of corn kernels all in neat columns. The
inelastic cotton is tough work to knit, especially when when worked
tight. The results are worth it, though, I think. These corns
look corny.. and the raised ridges and tight knitting cause the
knitting to naturally curl under—and at the same time make the pot
holders functional.
Next up, some 'husks' and these are
easy. First, while I will still be working with cotton, I don't have
to work tight. Second, even with 3 husk leaves per ear of corn, the
husk leaves are shorter and narrower than the corn, so there are a
lot few stitches to knit. A bit of finishing (sewing the husks to
the ears) and all three will be done.
I will be out and about tomorrow, and
likely won't post anything. You'll have to wait till Tuesday, and
maybe by then, I have some progress on the double knit companion pot
holder to show you!
PS--an update, Husk 1, done. The rest will be done tonight. I couldn't decide which image to post, --As they will be hung, or as they grow...
PS--an update, Husk 1, done. The rest will be done tonight. I couldn't decide which image to post, --As they will be hung, or as they grow...
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