Frugal flashes

[Friday]

Would it be this one?

Crank knitter

ChromeScholar has a link to a crank knitter the shows a price of $29.95. Joann Fabric's carries one that costs about $16.00 and if you watch their sale flyer's you can find a 40% off coupon at least monthly and some time 50% off.

[Kilted in Maine]

ChromeScholar has a link to a crank knitter the shows a price of $29.95. Joann Fabric's carries one that costs about $16.00 and if you watch their sale flyer's you can find a 40% off coupon at least monthly and some time 50% off.

http://www.joann-mail.com/J08204A2/c...94540985920500

[Moosedog]

Stefan,

I have played with this, too...one thing is the knitted portion is so much more comfortable on the legs...the cotton webbing usually available has little give, so the end result of cotton webbing+fabric is not much more comfortable...just my two cents.

Moosedog

[cacunn]

To add more options you could crochet a strap and add tassels to end of this strap.

[Friday]

I prefer using worsted weight. I have one of the devices shown on the first post of this thread, but mine has a hand crank. It is designed more for DK or Sport weight yarn. However, I find the sport weight a little thin for my tastes for the cord. Depending on the worsted yarn I have had to add a little additional weight on the cord as it comes out the bottom of the device.



If you want you can use double pointed needles and knit an I-Cord. This is something I have not tried but it appears to give similar results. More info on the I-cord can be found at:

http://www.stitchdiva.com/custom.aspx?id=196

http://www.knittinghelp.com/videos/knitting-tips toward the bottom of the page.

[michaelbeeman]

Great job, Jay! Those look great! I'm gonna have to try this.

[Shriner]

Thanks Jay

I have three pairs of black and two different green waiting for ends.

And just purchased some red yarn.

Thanks again on the thread.

John

[jordanjm]

Those knit ones look really neat!

[Friday]

Jay
I use a similar method. The major difference is that when I loop the tassel I sew it through the strap.



I use the crank version of the spool knitter.

Once I get the yarn set up it takes about 5 minutes too crank out a yarn of strap.



I knit the strap off the spool and sew the end closed.



Then I tread the yarn through the needle. I'm lazy and will loop multiple threads of yarn through the needle, In this case you can see 2 pieces of yarn going through the needle.



I take the end of the strap and hold it so about 1/2 inch over laps the tassel guide.



Each time I make a loop I pass the needle through the strap.



I then wrap the tassel the same way that Jay does making sure that the end of the strap is caught in the wraps. I then trim the ends.



I don't know which is better if there is such a thing I just though I would show another option.

[James MacMillan]

I got one of those cranky machines, but I didn't think the garters looked right, when I finished them.

Yours look much better!

What size yarn did you use??????