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!
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Knitted Olive
Knit a jar of olives.
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Olive:
Cast on 6 stitches.
Rdn 1 Slide 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.
Rnd 2 *k1, increase 1,k1; rep from * (9 sts)
Rnd 3 knit
Rnd 4 *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.
Rnd 5-7 k
Rnd 8 k1, k2tog, k1 (9 sts)
Rnd 9 BO
Weave in loose end. -
Make Pimento:
Cast on 4 sts, knit in stockinette st (k RS, p WS) for 2 inches (5cm), BO.
Fold in 2 with right side out, wind loose ends around bottom to secure. -
Stuff olive with pimento, using a needle to push it in.
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Lightly felt 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.
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Beware though seemingly tedious to make at first, they become addictive, just like real olives!
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January 14, 2008 17:34
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Nuhbe .
14 Jan 21:47
LOL It's very fun!!!
serendipity_sarah
14 Jan 23:41
What a cute idea! Olive it!!! ;)
Andrea C.
24 Jan 18:56
Thanks for teaching me how to knit olives! It is very fun.
I made 5 of them and and sewed them onto a brown felted disc, then made life-like pieces of 'fusilli' out of polymer clay and sewed 4 of them on between the olives. Added a pin-back and voila! a Valentine brooch for my daughter. The message.....olive fusilli!
Andrea C.
24 Jan 19:09
here's the pic.....
cinderelly
25 Jan 20:20
sooo cute! we are totally addicted to green olives here, and my knitting skills are still limited, so maybe this is a small enough project to practice with?!
aya R.
28 Jan 15:39
so cool! I wish I could knit!
Bri B.
01 Feb 22:36
This is really fun! I absolutely love visual puns and always pop an olive in my husband's mouth, saying "Olive you!". I'll have to try these out. Thanks for putting them up!
Amy J.
20 Feb 19:02
thanks for this- I made one for each year and then one more- Sweetie loves 'em!!
Terri A.
22 Mar 23:44
OMG how clever!!!
Haluk
01 Jul 04:07
I'm gonna make giant ones!!