Introduction: 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
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
Step 2: Getting Started
I dried my brick in the oven and then brushed any loose stuff off it
Then I measured it - it was a standard UK brick 8.5" x 4" x 2.5"
I wrapped it in a piece of left over quilt wadding (batting) to stop the brick wearing through the knitting over time and to make sure it didn't scratch the floor.
Step 3: Knitting the Pieces
For a UK standard brick you will need to knit:
i) two ends at 4" x 2.5"
ii) two sides at 8.5" x 2.5"
iii) a top and a base at 8.5" x 4"
I used the standard tension given on the yarn ball band to calculate that my pieces should be
i) 22 stitches, 18 rows
ii) 46 stitches, 18 rows
iii) 46 stitches, 28 rows
I knitted the base in garter stitch (all rows knit) and all the other sections in stocking stitch (alternate knit and purl rows). The pieces I made out of stocking stitch were rather curled so I pinned them to my ironing board and steamed them to flatten them out a bit. If, like me, you have used acrylic yarn do NOT touch the knit pieces with the iron as they will melt.
My sides were a bit long, but this excess was largely taken up by the bulk of the wadding, if I made this again I would only cast on 42 stitches to give a snugger fit, BUT this does depend on your personal tension AND the size of your brick.
Step 4: Dress the Brick
Using yarn and a big sewing needle, I sewed the ends and sides to the top section and sewed up the joins between the sides and the ends.
I tucked the brick into it's "sweater" and pinned the edges to the batting while I sewed the bottom section on.
Result: One warmly dressed brick!
Step 5: The Knobs
To make it a proper Lego brick it needed 8 knobs. These were made from soft drinks lids - the boys were allowed to drink extra coke so I had enough red lids! I chose to use the same colour as the yarn to reduce show through.
Top cover each knob I knitted a piece as follows:
cast on 8
row 1 - knit 8
row 2 - purl 8
row 3 - inc 1 in 1st stitch, knit 6, inc 1 in last stitch (10 stitches)
row 4 - purl 10
row 5 - inc 1 in 1st stitch, knit 8, inc 1 in last stitch (12 stitches)
row 6 - purl 12
row 7 - knit 12
row 8 - purl 12
row 9 - knit 12
row 10 - purl 12
row 11 - k2tog, knit 8, k2tog
row 12 - purl 10
row 13 - k2tog, knit 6, k2tog
row 14 - purl 8
row 15 - cast off remaining stitches, leave a long tail for gathering and sewing to the brick
Using the big needle sew a running stitch around the edge of the piece and pull up to gather around the lid. Use the remaining tail to sew the knob to the top of the brick.
Step 6: Use It!
Put by a door to keep it either open or shut and mind you don't bang your toes on it!

Finalist in the
Lion Brand Yarn Build with Yarn Contest

Participated in the
3rd Epilog Challenge
28 Comments
2 years ago on Introduction
I love this. It's just brilliant
3 years ago
Looks great, I'm a little confused on the yarn required? DK yarn is a #3 on the yarn weight scale and worsted is a #4 on the same scale, they are not the same, but using a 4 mm needle implies dk yarn but I have some worsted I would like to use for this project, can you clarify which yarn is required to make this project? thank you
11 years ago on Introduction
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!
11 years ago on Introduction
This is fantastic!
Reply 11 years ago on Introduction
Thanks, it was fun to make and straightforward enough for a fairly new knitter.
12 years ago on Introduction
That's great, it's a pity I can't knit. I hope I'll find the pattern for crochet ;)
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
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.
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
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....)
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
Do you have instructions? I really want to get into those stuff. :)
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
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
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
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!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
I'0ve done my first istructable! https://www.instructables.com/id/Lego-brick-crocheted-box/ Thank you Lizzy!!!!!!!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
I love it too much, I've made another one, bigger.
12 years ago on Introduction
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
12 years ago on Introduction
this has officially made knitting AWESOME!
good job!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
KNITTING was ALREADY 'officaly awesome'!!!!!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
heh, not in my book it wasnt :P
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
But it is NOW, and since it's 'official', it can't be changed.
Hah!!
Reply 12 years ago on Introduction
well, officially, official things can change ;)
12 years ago on Introduction
legotastic