Through the Trees


I am happy to share with you one of my super secret knitting projects.  These little trees were a ton of fun to make and I might have made 33 of them...yep.  I was in a tree knitting frenzy!


My husband and I have an odd habit of saving the used corks of wine bottles for no reason at all.  Then every now and then I throw them out.  Over the summer I decided to amass as many as possible.  I remember seeing this pattern and knew that I'd like to use the corks.


I decided to use worsted weight wool and loved how they look chunky!!  So adorable in person.


Ravelry notes are here

Comments

  1. IsaidaDecember 6, 2016 at 8:35 AM

    Cute!

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  2. BonnyDecember 6, 2016 at 9:03 AM

    I LOVE your forest! Drink more wine and keep knitting!

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  3. AnonymousDecember 6, 2016 at 9:23 AM

    You made a whole FOREST! They are so cute! Merry Christmas.

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  4. Geertrude VerweijDecember 6, 2016 at 9:45 AM

    I love your forest! Now I need to find myself some green yarn. And wine. ;-)

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  5. BridgetDecember 6, 2016 at 11:26 AM

    OMG I absolutely love them!

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  6. mamasmercantileDecember 6, 2016 at 11:57 AM

    They are wonderful, what a great display.

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  7. VeraDecember 6, 2016 at 1:59 PM

    These are GREAT!! And you did indeed knit a forest.

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  8. AnonymousDecember 6, 2016 at 2:13 PM

    Okay, it's getting eerie, how much we have in common. : ) My husband saves wine corks as well, we have bags full! He once made a wreath out of them but I am not sure what the ones he has amassed at this point will be for...I keep teasing him that he is going to build a chair out of them! Our daughter Kate even gave him a wine cork container to fill up; it sits on top of our hutch!

    I love this idea. I am going to check out the revelry notes and keep my fingers crossed that it is an easy pattern!

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  9. apicturebookmindDecember 6, 2016 at 3:12 PM

    Oh how cute!

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  10. andiDecember 6, 2016 at 4:07 PM

    What a smart idea. I adore these! Looks like you have a mini forest happening. :)

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  11. AnonymousDecember 6, 2016 at 4:38 PM

    What cute, little decorations these are!

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  12. margeneDecember 6, 2016 at 6:21 PM

    Love your forest! I have a pile of corks (as well) and now I know I can create a forest!

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  13. JaneDecember 6, 2016 at 8:34 PM

    So fun! I love the variety of green colors.

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  14. Kim December 6, 2016 at 9:16 PM

    Super cute!

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  15. Kimberley December 7, 2016 at 12:06 AM

    very sweet. It is next to nigh impossible to find corked wine in New Zealand now.

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    1. karenDecember 8, 2016 at 9:16 AM

      well that is sad. I'd say it's 50/50 here in the US between cork and screw top. My husband prefers cork so that's what I look for when shopping.

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  16. Jeannie Gray KnitsDecember 7, 2016 at 11:08 AM

    I love your trees! I'm a wine cork collector too. Have you seen the cork gnomes pattern? Hopefully your comments will allow me to post it here - http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/korknisse

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    1. karenDecember 8, 2016 at 9:15 AM

      I have seen it and maybe one day....just not this year! I'm all treed out :)

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  17. Judy S.December 7, 2016 at 8:07 PM

    Cute and fun!

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  18. KimDecember 8, 2016 at 3:24 AM

    These are very sweet little trees and look so effective grouped together! An unusual festive decoration - I'm going to look up and see about making some myself, thank you Karen :)

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  19. Amy at love made my homeDecember 8, 2016 at 9:55 AM

    Oh I adore your forest!!! So cute and a great way to reuse those corks!

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  20. AsKatKnitsDecember 8, 2016 at 10:11 AM

    These are so cute!! So so cute!! And, I might have a cork or a hundred laying around here! lol

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  21. JodiDecember 9, 2016 at 9:34 AM

    Whimsical and fun! Love them.

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  22. Lauren ThomasDecember 10, 2016 at 3:52 PM

    I love these trees. So quaint and cute!

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  23. Small WondersDecember 13, 2016 at 12:35 AM

    Oh, I just love these. I think this us one knitting project I could actually finish.
    (A new reader).

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