Hand Knit Garden Trellis

An overdose of lace and fingerling yarn sent me flying into the arms of giant needles and giant projects.  It also launched a fascination with knitting with construction twine that is now waning rapidly.

One of my first projects was this trellis to cover a bamboo tripod that usually supports bean plants with a spread of romaine lettuces below.

It's knit out of nylon twine on US 35 needles. While the nylon doesn't stretch like wool yarn does, the huge gauge has loads of give. The piece was knit flat with ties along one edge.  It is tied to the tripod along one leg.

Even a simple knitting pattern demands precision

"SSSShhhhtz," I hissed over the seed stitch row I was working for my version of designer Sally Melville's L'Envelope.

"What?" asked a fellow Knerdy Knitter.

"I got off on my stitches and I'm going to have to back up."

"Oh, you're tinking!"

I looked up blankly.

"Tinking -- knitting spelled backwards," she said.