Wonder Knitter Garter Tie Help Needed: Fringe?

**sydnie7** · 25th October 12, 12:37 PM

Bind off (so it doesn't un-knit) the end of the tube and then flatten it. Get a tapestry needle (large, smooth metal or plastic with a big eye) and thread it with your yarn or contrast color. Sew a series of big loops along the end of the tube -- I use a piece of cardboard to keep the loops from drawing closed as I go. Just leave the yarn loose at each end. Slip a scissors into the loops and cut them, so now you have a series of short pieces of yarn centered on the end of the tube. Tie each piece of yarn in a single or double knot to keep it attached to the tube. Trim your fringe evenly.

Hope this description is clear, I know pix would help but I haven't any.

**pbutts** · 26th October 12, 02:14 PM

Not quite what you suggested, but you gave me the courage to try some things. What I did was pulled the tube open enough that I could roll some of the end back into the tube, then square it off a bit then stuff the "ball" of the tassel I had already made into the opening. After flattening it again, some smoothing and squaring, I sewed of the end. The result has a kind of mushroom shape that may seem odd, but not bad. Now I need to work on the length, because this one was about 3-4 inches too long.