On Thursday, my Mom had a "procedure" done (not really surgery.) So to cheer her up, I knit her a womb.I used some chunky generic acrylic that I picked up at a garage sale a while back, and size 7 dpns. I stuffed it with leftover polyfil-type stuffing. I also got lucky because pipe cleaners were half price at Hobby Lobby.
It went pretty fast. I started Wednesday night and finished Thursday night.
The biggest problem that I had was getting the pipe cleaners in the fallopian tubes. If I could re-do it, I would kniy the i-cord around the pipe cleaners. I only managed to get them halfway up the tubes. I also had trouble with the make 1 (m1) increases. Even twisted, they still made holes.
Mom liked it. She thought it looked a little like Pippi Longstocking or Wendy.
I have one question though: isn't it technically not a womb unless there's a baby inside?
1 comment:
Nah, its a body part, babe or no babe.
That's my story and I'm sticking to it. I hope your mom heals qucikly.
Thanks for that link to the needle chart. It will be invaluable for those old knitting patterns that cross my path.
I referred it to Jo at Celtic Knits. She was looking for smaller needles. Might be we can help someone across the seas!
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