How to knit a giant Lego brick doorstop

I was racking my brains for an idea for the build with yarn contest when I came up with this:
How to make a giant Lego brick doorstop using yarn, a brick and some bottle caps

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Step 1: Equipment

I used:
1 ball of brightly coloured yarn - mine was red acrylic DK (double knitting) aka worsted
1 house brick
some wadding
8 plastic bottle caps
a little sewing thread

4mm knitting needles
a large needle to sew the knitted sections together
a sharp needle to tack the wadding
some pins to hold stuff in place

fifipoodlebum says: Aug 16, 2012. 3:31 PM

I have always loved this. Today I finally signed up with my own Instructables account and thought I should come straight over here and tell you this!

alisonb says: Feb 6, 2012. 11:17 AM

This is fantastic!

lizzyastro (author) in reply to alisonbFeb 6, 2012. 12:21 PM

Thanks, it was fun to make and straightforward enough for a fairly new knitter.

MicioGatta says: Mar 8, 2011. 12:53 AM

That's great, it's a pity I can't knit. I hope I'll find the pattern for crochet ;)

lizzyastro (author) in reply to MicioGattaMar 8, 2011. 8:23 AM

All you need to make is 6 panels the correct dimensions to cover your brick, and 8 circular-ish pieces to cover the lids for the knobs. Unfortunately I don't crochet, so can't advise further.

MicioGatta in reply to lizzyastroMar 27, 2011. 4:05 AM

Done! I've done it as a crocheted box, as a 2x2 Lego brick. Thank you for the idea!
(The colous is bright red, even if in the photo looks like fucsia....)

vhart1 in reply to MicioGattaSep 18, 2011. 8:18 PM

Do you have instructions? I really want to get into those stuff. :)

lizzyastro (author) in reply to MicioGattaApr 1, 2011. 4:29 AM

That is really neat - you should write an Instructable on how you did it.

I had the same problem with the red looking fuchsia in flash photos.

Lizzy

MicioGatta in reply to lizzyastroApr 1, 2011. 6:33 AM

Thank you! :) Yes, I thought about it, but I didn't want to "copy" you. So, if it's okay for you I'll try. I'm not a native English speaker, I hope I can do it well!

MicioGatta in reply to MicioGattaApr 14, 2011. 12:27 PM

I'0ve done my first istructable! http://www.instructables.com/id/Lego-brick-crocheted-box/ Thank you Lizzy!!!!!!!

MicioGatta in reply to MicioGattaMay 15, 2011. 11:49 AM

I love it too much, I've made another one, bigger.

5STARGBLOOD says: Jul 13, 2011. 11:53 AM

i just finishd makin my own bricks i used left over plywood that i had made a box and 2 pieces of wood tht would fit inside it like a lid tht would rest in side the box to seperate the breicks i made 2 bricks out of quickcrete they luk gud