https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/knitted-olive • Posted by Mary Jane Mucklestone
My sweetheart isn’t the cupid and roses type. This wee olive-of-love suits him fine. Maybe an olive will charm your beloved too!
My sweetheart isn’t the cupid and roses type. This wee olive-of-love suits him fine. Maybe an olive will charm your beloved too!
<b>Olive:</b> Cast on 6 stitches. <b>Rdn 1 Slide</b> sts to other end of needle and knit into the first st cast on, as for an I cord, k to end Separate stitches onto 3 needles (2sts on each.) Cast on 6 stitches. <b>Rnd 2</b> *k1, increase 1,k1; rep from * (9 sts) <b>Rnd 3</b> knit <b>Rnd 4</b> *k 1,inc 1, k2; rep from * (12 sts)
Weave in beginning tail now, while you can, leave any extra yarn inside as extra stuffing. <b>Rnd 5</b>-7 k <b>Rnd 8</b> k1, k2tog, k1 (9 sts) <b>Rnd 9</b> BO Weave in loose end.
<b>Make Pimento:</b> <b>Cast on</b> 4 sts, knit in stockinette st (k RS, p WS) for 2 inches (5cm), BO. <b>Fold in</b> 2 with right side out, wind loose ends around bottom to secure.
<b>Stuff olive</b> with pimento, using a needle to push it in.
<b>Lightly felt</b> the olive in your hands using a drop of detergent and warm water. Rub your hands like you’re making meatballs or falafel. Rinse with warm water while still rolling olive. Pinch and poke into desired olivey shape.
Beware though seemingly tedious to make at first, they become addictive, just like real olives!