Knitted garter ties

[Mikilt]

Has anyone tried knit garter ties? Just for the fun of it, I thought I'd try. I bought some knitting needles, took some yarn leftover from another project and learned to knit by watching youtube videos.

There is a learning curve, but for every time I've goofed up and had to start over, I have gotten better at it. Here is my progress so far...


Has anyone done this before? Any helpful hints about knitting garter ties or knitting in general would be appreciated.

[Psynister]

I was just thinking about doing that this morning. Looking forward to the replies.

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[Friday]

There are a number of threads on knitted Garter ties. Arlen has one:

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...er-ties-63562/

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...er-ties-67817/
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...es-help-71997/


I'm lazy, I use an embellishment tool I got from Joann's Fabrics. It makes the round lengths of yarn snakes. Quick to run off a length, add tassels to all ends and you have a nice set of garters in one evening.

Happy knitting.

[Mikilt]

Thanks Friday!

[vmac3205]

I just knit a set in black. Garter stitch until you reach the length you need and bind off. Add about an inch of fringe on each of the four ends. I then unraveled the fringe to make them fuzzier. They are more comfortable than the elastic ones and work really well. I marched in the Starlight Parade in Portland in them, about 5 miles out and back and they held up much better than I did.

[Friday]

I want to see the final results.