creative surge - calling all loom knitters
So on my lunch break today I ran to the thrift store(Savers). My sis loaned me last year's Isaac Mizrahi satin stripe tux pants and matching blazer for my company "holiday dinner" this Thursday nite. I need a top to wear, in case it's too hot to leave the blazer on, or at leat so I can unbutton the blazer. I bought three shirts (one with the tags still on) and a silver satiny bag with the tags still on all for under 7 bucks! Man I love thrift stores. But I don't know if any of the shirts will work (not until I get home). If they don't, I don't know what I can wear.
So I'm brainstorming, and searching the web for ideas when I see one where you can make a tube top from a t-shirt. Not a bad idea, but it gave me even another thought. I do most of my circular knitting on looms, and my flat knitting on straight needles. I wonder if I used the Xlarge loom if I could just knit a tube top? I have some really cool yarn that I know would only take a single ball or less to do it, but would it fit? I wear a 14-16 depending on the brand of clothes, but with no arms or sleeves I can generally wear smaller, so what do you think? Any other loom knitters out there? Would this work, and more importantly, could I get a long enough tube loomed in less than 48 hours?????
Any other suggestions? I just don't want to wear the typical white shirt with the tux. I'd rather wear a silver tank or something, you know?
Now that I think about it, to be on the safe side I could knit it flat and then sew it into a tube, that way I could be sure it fit, and I could use two strands of yarn on big needles to knit it faster! hah! Maybe I'll try this after all?
Any other suggestions? Anyone? anyone? beuller? beuller?
So I'm brainstorming, and searching the web for ideas when I see one where you can make a tube top from a t-shirt. Not a bad idea, but it gave me even another thought. I do most of my circular knitting on looms, and my flat knitting on straight needles. I wonder if I used the Xlarge loom if I could just knit a tube top? I have some really cool yarn that I know would only take a single ball or less to do it, but would it fit? I wear a 14-16 depending on the brand of clothes, but with no arms or sleeves I can generally wear smaller, so what do you think? Any other loom knitters out there? Would this work, and more importantly, could I get a long enough tube loomed in less than 48 hours?????
Any other suggestions? I just don't want to wear the typical white shirt with the tux. I'd rather wear a silver tank or something, you know?
Now that I think about it, to be on the safe side I could knit it flat and then sew it into a tube, that way I could be sure it fit, and I could use two strands of yarn on big needles to knit it faster! hah! Maybe I'll try this after all?
Any other suggestions? Anyone? anyone? beuller? beuller?