Curtain Tiebacks

Many apologies for yet more delays! Sick Children are time consuming! :D

So I have a birthday coming up and very little pennies in the bank so I needed to make something impressive yet thrifty. Cue Curtain tiebacks!  The aforementioned birthday person Is currently redecorating their bedroom, which gave me the perfect opportunity to make something for them.

So start Simply knit 14 stitches across using stocking stitch knit approx 60cm in length. This will naturally roll in on itself. I chose to make these in Red, black and cream (to match the chosen decor) So simply knit 2 swatches of each colour. When knitting these please ensure you leave a good length of tail on both ends of the knitting  you will need these to afix D rings at the end!

Next step. Take your three strips (1 of each colour)  and plait.  I then, as with other projects, stitched the plait in place using the last cross over section and stitching into the back of the tie backs (to keep it neat).I used lengths of matching wool to try and disguise the stitching as much as possible.

Then plait and repeat with your 2nd tie back, trying to match (as closely as possible) the plait tension of your first one.

Once i Had all 4 ends (on both plaited pieces) stitched i then got my D rings 1.25 inches (32mm) silver ones. Personally i would get larger ones next time around 40mm i think would be fine for these pieces tho. I then attatched these stitching then into place with the tail ends of the wool 

And hey presto you now have curtain tie backs in your desired colours Like this!