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Bunting is a string of brightly coloured triangular flags, that you hang in celebration, often outside. Themed colours (football allegiances, national colours, baby blue vs pink) are not uncommon, but optional.
I've been told that although Americans know the concept, the word bunting itself might be a little unfamiliar.
Either way, the next celebration coming up in my life is an impending move of house. I'm very excited to move, yet a little sad to leave my town, and my houseshare with two other girls. Our house is lively, friendly to visitors and full of yarn- perfect!
To commemorate this, I've decided to create bunting. While traditionally, the flags are made from fabric, with cheaper less sturdy options made from paper or printed plastic, I decided to recycle the leftover yarn bits from three enthusiastic knitters. I'll make a long string and then split it up into three parts- one for each one of us, to decorate our new houses with.
Ah, wool bunting. Things don't get much more delightfully English than this.
I've been told that although Americans know the concept, the word bunting itself might be a little unfamiliar.
Either way, the next celebration coming up in my life is an impending move of house. I'm very excited to move, yet a little sad to leave my town, and my houseshare with two other girls. Our house is lively, friendly to visitors and full of yarn- perfect!
To commemorate this, I've decided to create bunting. While traditionally, the flags are made from fabric, with cheaper less sturdy options made from paper or printed plastic, I decided to recycle the leftover yarn bits from three enthusiastic knitters. I'll make a long string and then split it up into three parts- one for each one of us, to decorate our new houses with.
Ah, wool bunting. Things don't get much more delightfully English than this.
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This is an excellent project if you're a knitter/crocheter/weaver and happen to have lots of little leftover balls of yarn lying around your house. It only needs about 8-15g of yarn (depending on yardage) to complete one triangle, so even tiny scraps come in handy. Collect all of those, and add maybe one or two full balls of the mustard yellow stuff you bought in a yarnshop sale, but actually cannot stomach wearing.
For everyone else: decide on three or more colours that you would like to use, and buy the cheapest acrylic yarn you can find in those colours. Make it about worsted weight or heavier yardage, to speed up the knitting process.
I knitted most of the triangles myself, but whenever I had friends around I'd make them make me one as well. This is an ideal beginner's project, as there is no need for perfect fit, correct tension, or other complications. If one of the flags is a little wonky: so what.
You will also need grosgrain ribbon in a colour of your choice, as long as you want your bunting to be plus one meter on either side to facilitate hanging. The width of the ribbon depends on whether you're going to be sewing using a machine
I made 5m of bunting, so used ribbon lengths of 7m.
For everyone else: decide on three or more colours that you would like to use, and buy the cheapest acrylic yarn you can find in those colours. Make it about worsted weight or heavier yardage, to speed up the knitting process.
I knitted most of the triangles myself, but whenever I had friends around I'd make them make me one as well. This is an ideal beginner's project, as there is no need for perfect fit, correct tension, or other complications. If one of the flags is a little wonky: so what.
You will also need grosgrain ribbon in a colour of your choice, as long as you want your bunting to be plus one meter on either side to facilitate hanging. The width of the ribbon depends on whether you're going to be sewing using a machine
I made 5m of bunting, so used ribbon lengths of 7m.
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Both bring a dash of colour to drab surroundings, but while the prayer flags bless your mountain, the bunting only prettifies your backyard barbecue.