toaster cover

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WOW … out with the old … let’s cover up the new !!
forty years (or more) and the cord when spark spark fizzle…
so … fifteen + years on the shelf and
wow … it’s like getting a brand new oversized toaster …

of course … the old quilted cover is too small…

any ideas on how to KNIT a new one?

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I only found one pattern on Ravelry. It might give you some ideas for how to make one and design your own. It seems fairly easy.

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thanks, Jan !!!
that’s the idea I started with … using the flat version of ‘diamond drops’ instead of garter
found the pattern in Potter Craft’s book 400 knitting stitches…
this Ravelry pattern uses the ‘diamond drops’ stitch in-the-round : https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/diamond-drop-socks
hmmm maybe it will work!!
appreciate your help!!
Susan

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moving right along … graduated to a linen stitch: Speckled Rib (from 400 knitting stitches by Potter Craft) I have two variegated cottons - one dark - one bright (neither worked alone … together: just right!!! coming up to the top and considering going over like the Easy Toaster Cover pattern suggests … or making a v-type box cover… with the ends coming up to the top too… like four triangles coming together to form a rectangle … ((the Easy Way is most probably the most efficient way… any triangle ideas?? searched ‘containers’ … just came up with the idea …

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like this:
Ravelry: Toward Center Mitered Dishcloth pattern by Meeta Jairam

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I like the first Ravelry pattern because viewed from the end, it looks like a loaf of bread.

Linen stitch is fun to work and can be addicting. It’s a lovely pattern.

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thanks!!

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If I was knitting one of these, I would probably knit a tubular style double-knitting pattern big enough to fit over the toaster. It’s basically just work one, slip one across each row and an open tubular bind off.

Gillian

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thanks!! good idea!!

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You’re welcome. If you do try it, let us know how you get on!

Gillian

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