Knitted Paint Brush

Oh, a knitted paint brush, how delightful and unique! Imagine the cozy feel of yarn in your hand as you dip it into vibrant colors to create beautiful artwork. This novel idea combines the warmth and skill of knitting with the creativity of painting, resulting in a truly charming and whimsical tool for artistic expression. What a wonderful way to infuse art with coziness and craft!

You will need:

• Yarn Scraps (double knit)
• toy stuffing
• gummed tape
• thin wooden dowelling (e.g. barbecue skewer)
• 4 x double ended knitting needles (2.75mm)
• tapestry needle
• scissors

Pattern:

Nozzle

Cast on 3 sts in brown and join into the round.

1. Round 1: k2, kfb (4)
2. Round 2: k3, kfb (5)
3. Round 3: k4, kfb (6)
4. Round 4: k5, kfb (7)
5. Round 5: k6, kfb (8)
6. Round 6: k7, kfb (9)
7. Rounds 7-10: k –
8. Round 11: [k2tog, k1] x 3 (6)

Push a small amount of toy stuffing into the opening and then change to grey yarn.

1. Round 12: k –
2. Rounds 13-14: p –

Change to purple yarn and knit in the round until the purple measures 14cm.

Thread yarn through remaining sts.

Making Up:

Cut a 15cm length of dowelling. Wrap a length of gummed tap around the dowelling approximately one third of the way along (to make a bulge in the paintbrush handle). Insert the dowelling into the knitting with the taped end nearest to the brush.

Sew in any remaining loose ends.