Sometimes it takes a challenge to push us outside of our comfort zones. This is what drove me to knit with newspaper ads: the Ravelry Project YarnWay group's March Challenge. I explained about this crazy challenge here.
I wrestled with this material until I fashioned it into this mail holder, perfect for holding junk mail, right?
I thought so.
The materials I used for this desk caddy were simple - strips of newspaper advertisement paper, adhesive tape, and florist wire. I used the wire to give the caddy its shape and stability. The tape is used to attach the strips in order to make a longer paper strip for knitting. I had to cast onto the wire. Then for binding off, I just threaded the wire through the last row of stitches.
The wire was also woven through the stitches on the side edges to make it stable, and bend it into shape.
Incidentally, I did this last part while trying to participate in an online chat - not exactly easy!
There's actually one more material I used for this project (besides knitting needles!).
Hand soap. My hands were quite messy after the ink from the paper covered all my fingers.
I should probably wash off my knitting needles too, come to think of it.
Don't worry, I used aluminum ones, not bamboo!
