French Knitting!

I started the French Knitting today using a empty can which has both ends removed.

I cut thin 1.5cm strips of the wool fabric which we are using for the actual garment.

I decided on 1.5cm strips because when the fabric strips are pulled tightly it curls on itself and creates a thin strand just like wool.

I used a small "tomboy" with just 4 paddle pop sticks but that tube was not quiet thick enough.

I then used 8 paddle pop sticks which created a nice thick tube but it was quite big and I think it would be too heavy to hold up over the hips.

So i decided to use just 6 paddle pop sticks and it made a smaller tube. by leaving the stitches quite loose i was able to create a tube where you could see the stitches alot better.