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Monday, March 7, 2011

Celtic Trinity Knot Hot Pad


I found this free knitting pattern on the Lion Brand Yarn website for this Celtic Trinity Knot Hot Pad and I just had to make one to see what it looked like in person.

The pattern asks for a Giant 5 inch Plastic Red Superknitter (Large Spool Knitter)

Do you remember these? I had one as a kid in Germany, only mine was a wooden spool. You could make your own, but I simply knitted the I-Cord with two double ended knitting needles instead. If you want to know how to do that, just follow this tutorial on You Tube:

How to knit an I-Cord

It didn't take very long to make and I think it's quite unusual looking and perfect for serving your green tea on St. Patrick's Day - what do you think? (This item is available for sale in my Etsy Shop.)


It's supposed to be a hot pad, but I think it looks pretty hanging up as well.

On another note, my Leaf lettuce are progressing nicely - along with various other seeds that I have planted. I find myself constantly having to buy more and more potting soil to accommodate my little seedlings that are eagerly pushing towards sunlight. I enjoy this container gardening thus far and hope for a very productive lettuce crop this year as well as some herbs, tomatoes, Kohlrabi and a few flowers .I'd be perfectly happy with a steady supply of lettuce and the rest is an added bonus if it takes off. I don't have a lot of space, so I probably won't be able to plant all of my seeds.


Green leaf lettuce seedlings. I'm in the process of transplanting them now.


I love the way these sunflower sprouts still have their little shell hats on.

 I am very pleased watching everything grow and wonder why I've not done this container gardening sooner.

9 comments:

Karin said...

I loved seeing the little seeds coming out with their hats still on! So cute! I miss my garden full of flowers, but do have great memories! Have a good week!

♥♥ The OP Pack ♥♥ said...

Ha - yes, I remember having one of those little spools and not having a clue what to do with it:)

I would give anything to go to the store and get a good head of lettuce. Haven't had one in a very long time.

Your seedlings look very promising.

Woos ~ Phantom, Thunder, and Ciara

Anke said...

Wir haben unsere Strickliesl immer noch. :-) Wird auch des oefteren noch hergenommen...

Chatty Crone said...

I would call the Celtic Trinity knot a trivet (?). I think it is beautiful and I wouldn't even know how to start it.

Your in home garden is wonderful. I'll be watching it grow with you.

Hope you are feeling good - my allergies are really kicking up!

Love,
sandie

Ginny Hartzler said...

So you will be planting sun flowers! That last picture is so cool!! the Celtic Knot, I would hang it up, it makes a beautiful hanging. I used to have one of those spool knitters a kid.

Janine said...

Your celtic knot is awesome.
Happy knitting
Janine

Ann said...

very cool celtic knot.
Just look at your lettuce go. You'll be eating salads in no time :) Love those sunflower sprouts, I love those flowers

Anonymous said...

Doris, go to www.anniesattic.com and in the search box put 101 Tunisian Stitches. It will take you to the PDF pattern.

Moois van mie said...

in dutch it's called ' punniken ' and i did it a lot when i was a child :-)