LoTech TGIF: What’s a knitter to do when they’re lost without a crochet hook and they NEED to cast on?
Use a knitting needle! I made this provisional Chain Cast On by progressively knitting into an initial slip-knot, keeping the new loops slightly loose with my thumb & forefinger.
Heh. This also works using two needles the regular way, making a slip knot, putting it on the LHN, knitting that loop, then slipping the loop from the RHN to the LHN. Knit the loop again; replace to LHN again. Rep until desired number of sts are cast on. (I always make a couple of extra because you’ll need +1 when you unzip in the other direction.)
Leave in-a-pinch stories below ;p Happy Weekend!
I couldn’t find a stitch marker… So I used the tiny hoop earring from the top of my ear. Worked like a charm!
I didn’t have a magnet to mark my spot in a chart, so I used a post-it…. Now, I almost prefer them, because I can write little notes and keep tallies as I go!
Bills of US currency are exactly six inches long. Folded in thirds, then in half, you have a short measuring device, with inch markings. I don’t remember where I read it, but very handy to know.
A reverse pinch hit story…
There was a paper jam in a printer at work. I got out my trusty crochet hook and fixed it. All the guys wanted to see what my “tool” was.
I’ve also used yarn to fix a broken gas pedal that left me stranded with three kids in the car. It idled a little fast, but it got us home. (The garage across the road couldn’t be bothered to come help.)
I like the US currency idea! I often use my hand to estimate measurements when I am knitting. My hand is 7 inches long from the base of my palm to the tip of my longest finger. This way I can satisfy the “are we there yet?” urge but don’t have to find a tape measure until I am really close.