Have you ever bought just one skein of a yarn because it was interesting or you were curious how it would work up? I recently bought a skein of that super-thick chenille people knit with their hands or on 25mm needles. But what would I do with it? What could I do with just one skein when an 8oz skein only has 28 yards? Well, I made a boa. The fluffier the yarn, the better the boa will turn out.
Here's how:
- Leaving only a few inches of tail, make a slip knot and use your fingers or a really big (like 25 mm) hook to turn the entire skein into one long strand of chain stitch. Don't worry about making your chains really even. Fluffy yarn hides all kinds of inconsistencies.
- When you only have a few inches of yarn left, pull the end through the loop to finish it off.
- Now, not leaving any tail other than the end sticking out of the chain strip, make another slip knot.
- Use your hands to turn that strip of chain stitches into a shorter strip of chain stitches.
- When you get to the other loose end, pull that loose end through the loop to finish it off, and weave the ends into the loops they're pulled through in such a way that you're basically tacking them down and they won't come undone.
- If you want, attach tassels, pom-poms, or bells to the ends.
- If you started out with about 28 yards of yarn, you should end up with a boa that's roughly six feet long.
That's it! You just made a whole scarf in under an hour. Or it was a fun, quick project for a kid who's curious about yarn.
This post has been linked to Busy Monday, Inspire Me Monday, Wonderful Wednesday, The Stitchin' Mommy, Thursday Favorite Things, and Create-It!
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