I love to knit. And like most knitters, I have a huge stash of yarn and shelves full of patterns. But I don’t always have a lot of time to actually knit anything complex. So sweaters, afghans, and other big projects will have to be put off for another day. What should I knit in the meantime? The library has a number of books with quick projects. I could knit socks from Sensational Knitted Socks by Charlene Schurch or Vogue Knitting: the Ultimate Sock Book or Cool Socks, Warm Feet by Lucy Neatby. I could do a project from Nicky Epstein’s Knitted Flowers, or Toys to Knit by Tracy Chapman, or even Last Minute Knitted Gifts by Joelle Hoverson. Maybe One-Skein Knitting: 30 Quick Projects to Knit and Crochet by Leigh Radford. I could Knit Mittens! by Robin Hansen. Even these seemed like too much knitting. Then I happened to see an ad for knitted doughnuts in Bon Appetit magazine. Yes, knitted doughnuts. They were for sale and quite expensive, considering the amount of yarn they use. So I did a little Googling and found out that knitted food is all the rage. I found a pattern for the knitted doughnuts . This site was a gold mine. From here, I found free patterns for knitted olives , a felted apple , a lobster, though there is quite a bit of knitting to it and my absolute favorite, felted fortune cookies. I can make a piece of cherry pie or a baby eggplant or even an entire tea party.
Take a look and happy knitting.
Submitted by G. Stratton.