There's nothing like rugging up on a cold winter's night and settling down in front of the tellie to do some knitting. But this presented a problem for one viewer, Victoria Brown; as her cats thought it was a bit of a game. Knitting may seem like a simple pastime, but it involves a lot of bits and pieces that needs to be kept in order. So here's a neat little box to hold everything that you may need for a knitting project.
Step By Step
1 Mark position of dividers with a pencil outline on the inside divider piece of the box (pattern divider). Use a right angle ruler to make sure they are straight.2 Predrill the nail holes down the center of each divider position on the inside pattern divider. On the front side tap in the nails gently not going all the way through. 3 Stand one divider upright and run a line of glue along. Line up the first row of nails above the divider and hammer nails in. Repeat this process for the opposite side divider, then the middle divider. 4 Mark positions of all the dividers on the base, glue then nail. 5 Mark the attaching edges on sides, predrill holes, glue and nail as before. The sides, front and back will hang about 20mm lower than the bottom to create a recessed base for the top of the legs to fit up into and be hidden. 6 Use a nail punch to tidy surface. 7 Before attaching front and back, because the sides on a rake (angle), you have to match the angles by planing the edges. Mark the angle on the back and front pieces with a pencil and use a hand plane. 8 Glue and nail back and front on as before. When nailing front, remember to nail into divides as well. 9 Legs are simply two pieces of ply 170mm x 50mm nailed together. Make four of these and then cut two ply rails so the legs fit neatly in the corners with the rail inbetween across the box. Nail the rail inbetween the legs then screw through the rail into the base of the box. 10 Glue and nail the tray together as in the diagram. 11 Mark positions of wool threading holes in the front of the box, in the lower region on the centre of the compartments, drill. 12 To prevent wool from getting caught on the ply get four small cotton spools. Cut one lip edge off, add some glue and stick into the holes.
You can give your knitting box a varnish or paint finish to suit your home. For Victoria we chose a simple white enamel gloss paint with a stencilled flower decoration. Stencils are available from all good craft shops, Lincraft and Spotlight, and we used Jo Sonja's Artist's Gouache in Pine Green and Napthol Red Light mixed with Warm White.
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