Monica Knits

I recently took a spinning class and the instructor, Annie, mentioned that she placed small leftover bits of natural wool roving and yarn in “onion” net bags for birds to use for nest construction and insulation. I tried recycling a couple of fruit & vegetable nets, but the holes were too small for the birds to withdraw the contents.

We’ve had a couple of frosts now, so I wanted the winter birds to have warm insulation. This lace tube sock, shown with blue and red roving, was the result. I'll report back on whether it works better than the vegetable nets.

This is the 10th in a series of 10 images illustrating grafting two purl stitch fabrics together.

Click here to read the article: Grafting (Joining) Two Purl Stitch Pieces Together.

Images in this Series

1. Before. Two pieces, reverse stockinette with purl side facing (or 2 garter stitch fabrics) in position to begin grafting.
2. The yarn has been anchored and the needle is brought up through the first loop of the bottom fabric.
3. The yarn has been pulled up through the first loop of the bottom piece.

This is the 9th in a series of 10 images illustrating grafting two purl stitch fabrics together.

Click here to read the article: Grafting (Joining) Two Purl Stitch Pieces Together.

Images in this Series

1. Before. Two pieces, reverse stockinette with purl side facing (or 2 garter stitch fabrics) in position to begin grafting.
2. The yarn has been anchored and the needle is brought up through the first loop of the bottom fabric.
3. The yarn has been pulled up through the first loop of the bottom piece.

This is the 8th in a series of 10 images illustrating grafting two purl stitch fabrics together.

Click here to read the article: Grafting (Joining) Two Purl Stitch Pieces Together.

Images in this Series

1. Before. Two pieces, reverse stockinette with purl side facing (or 2 garter stitch fabrics) in position to begin grafting.
2. The yarn has been anchored and the needle is brought up through the first loop of the bottom fabric.
3. The yarn has been pulled up through the first loop of the bottom piece.