PENCIL CASE
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BODY LINING
Cast on 44 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn D.
Rows 1 to 58 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st.
Rows 59 to 81 With Yarn D, work as given for Pencil Main Body
Rows 61 to 83. [8 sts]
Break yarn and thread through rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.
TOP LINING
Cast on 44 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn D.
Rows 1 to 16 Starting on a RS knit row work in st st.
Rows 17 to 25 With Yarn D, work as given for Pencil Top Rows 19
to 27. [11 sts]
Break yarn and thread through rem sts. Pull tight to fasten.
HINGE
Cast on 10 sts using 3.5mm needles and Yarn D.
Row 1 (RS) Knit.
Rows 2 to 4 Purl.
Rows 5 to 7 Knit.
Rows 8 to 10 Purl.
Rows 11 to 13 Knit.
Rows 14 to 16 Purl.
Cast off.
MAKING UP
1 Block pieces before making up and weave in all ends.
2 Pin the cast-on edges of the Pencil Top and Pencil Main Body
pieces to each side of the zip tape. Sew the cast-on edges of the
pencil pieces onto the zip tape using cotton thread, catching a
stitch from the cast-on edge to the tape all the way along. Note that
the knitted pieces are wider than the zip; this gap will be covered by
the hinge piece later. Use mattress stitch and matching yarns to
sew the side edges of each pencil piece tog to make the pencil
shape.
3 To strengthen the case and keep the round shape, cut plastic
mesh or cardboard pieces to place inside the pencil: one long tube
18.5cm long x 6.5cm diameter and a cone shape 7cm tall x 6.5cm
diameter for the body, and a shorter tube 4.5cm tall x 6.5cm
diameter and circle 6.5cm diameter in the top. Place these inside
the pencil before sewing on the lining.
4 Use mattress stitch to sew the side edges of the top/body lining
pieces tog and place inside the pencil with the WS of the pencil and
lining facing each other. Use blind hem stitch and cotton thread to
sew the cast-on edge of each lining piece onto the zip tape.
5 Sew the cast-on and cast-off edges of the hinge on the outside of
the pencil to cover the gap at the end of the zipper.Applying a simple
tassel to the zip
makes it easier for
little fingers to openAdd a mesh or
cardboard cylinder
to strengthen the
middle of the pencilUse your DK stash
to swap the coloured
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