Tuesday, August 2, 2016

How to Knit using a Wide Toothed Comb + Headband Tutorial

Hello everybody, it's Bear! In today's post I will show you how to knit with a wide toothed comb. I will also be showing you how to knit a headband using the technique you will learn in this post!

This is preposterously easy to do and despite being rather time taking, is perfect for times when you have a loads of time on your hands and are uncertain as to what you want to do with it (such as when you're on a field trip and want to read yet are unable to due to the fact that getting carsick isn't fun ).

You can create various items using this technique! This technique can also be used to keep young children occupied, thus making it a perfect babysitting activity!





What you'll need:

  • A wide toothed comb
  • Yarn of your choice
  • Hands (preferably with fingers)
  • Patience (or Netflix)
Step 1. Tie a slipknot.



Step 2. Place your slipknot on one of your wide toothed comb's teeth.


Step 3. Wrap your yarn around a number of teeth of your choice, this depends on your desired width. Then, place your yarn over the loops you just created.


Step 4. Pull your loops over the yarn.


Step 5. Now, wrap your yarn around the teeth as you did in the first half of step 3.


Step 6. Pull the bottom loops over the top loops and continue repeating steps 3-6 until you achieve your desired length.



Step 7. One you've achieved your desired length, cut your yarn, leaving 6-8 centimeters of yarn to finish your project with.

Step 8. String your yarn through each loop before pulling your creation off your comb.





To make a headband, cut off the excess yarn and stitch each side to a piece of elastic ribbon.