Nifty little device for making garter ties

[ardchoille]

Someone mentioned a device called the Wonder Knitter. This device allows one to knit without any knitting experience. I thought I'd give it a try and see how it would do in making traditional garter ties.

The device


Garter tie under construction


Finished garter tie


Detail


I still have to add fringe but I'm quite amazed, this thing does an awesome job in just 15 minutes in the hands of someone who has never knitted in his life

I also saw some books on making knitted hose (including cabling). I bought wool yarn in green, navy, red, and black. Guess what I'm going to be doing today.

[James MacMillan]

That's cool, just like the one I found ..here..

[ardchoille]

That's cool, just like the one I found ..here..

Aye, same thing.. now I remember where I first saw it

Oh, I really like your fringe.. you must tell me how you did that. Or send me a set so I can reverse engineer them

[weejock]

That is really cool! I have to try it!

[ardchoille]

The device itself was $8.99, and a ball of wool yarn was $6.99. I now have one set of garter ties finished, and judging from the amount of yarn I have left, I can probably make around 10 more sets - something like $0.60 per set. Not a bad day

[puffer]

Just got the tool & yarn.

How do I finish of the tassels ??????


puffer

[ardchoille]

Just got the tool & yarn.

How do I finish of the tassels ??????


puffer

I'm not sure about that yet, I'm still waiting for James MacMillan to reply to my PM, his tassels look great.

[Splash_4]

That is pretty nifty! Thanks for sharing that.

[Friday]

I've been thinking about the two color tassels your look really good I'll have to try.

Going once around the leg how do you tie the garter? Going around twice uses the second loop to be used to secure the ends.