Minecraft Pickaxe
- by Tommy Smith One of the first tools needed and most used in Minecraft is the pickaxe. The knitted version won't help you mine blocks, but will make a soft addition to your inventory.
Materials:
160 yrds of Dark Brown (DB). 40 yrds of Light Brown (LB). Pickaxe color (See chart). 160 yrds of Main Color (MC). 70 yrds of Inner Color (IC). Darning needle, Pencil Sharpie Marker (fine tip) 3 x 3 inch piece of cardstock (I used a cereal box ) Urethane Foam: One 1 inch thick 24 x 24 sheet
Pick Edge:
Cast on 20 stitches in Teal (MC). Row 1: S1, P5, K1, P6, K1, P6 Row 2: S1, K5, P1, K6, P1, K6 Repeat from Row 1 - three more times. Bind off 6 stitches. Cast on 12 stitches. (26 st.) Row 9: S1, P5, K1, P6, ICua (IC) P6, (MC) K1. P6 Bind off 6 stitches. Cast on 12 stitches. (32 st.) Row 10: S1, K5, P1, K6, (IC) K6, (MC) K6, P1, K6. Row 11: S1, P5, K1, P6, (IC) P6, (MC) P6, K1, P6. Repeat from Row 10 - fourteen more times.(39 rows) Row 40: S1, K5, P1, K6, (IC) K6, (MC) K6, P1, K6. Bind off 7 stitches. Put remaining 25 stitches on a spare needle.
Handle:
On one needle cast on 13 stitches in (DB) and cast on 13 stitches in (LB). You will have 26 stitches on the needle. Turn work and begin pattern. Row 1: (LB) S1, P5, K1, P6, (DB) P6, K1, P6. Row 2: S1, K5, P1, K6, (LB) K6, P1, K6. Repeat from Row 1 - three more times. Row 9: (DB) S1, P5, K1, P6, (LB) P6, (DB) K1, P6. Bind off 6 stitches. Cast on 12 stitches. (32 st.) Row 10: S1, K5, P1, K6, (LB) K6, (DB) K6, P1, K6. Row 11: S1, P5, K1, P6, (LB) P6, (DB) P6, K1, P6. Repeat from Row 10 - two more times. Row 16: S1, K5, P1, K6, (LB) K6, (DB) K6, P1, K6. Bind off 12 stitches. Cast on 6 stitches. (26 st.) Row 17: S1, P5, K1, P6, (LB) P6, (DB) K1, P6. Bind off 6 stitches. Cast on 12 stitches. (32 st.) Repeat from Row 10 - six more times. After the last repeat of row 17, only Cast on 5 stitches. (25 st.) Wooden Colors: Main Color = Dark Brown Inner Color = Light Brown Stone Colors: Main Color = Dark Grey Inner Color = Light Grey Iron Colors: Main Color = Dark Grey Inner Color = White Golden Colors: Main Color = Dark Grey Inner Color = Yellow Diamond Colors: Main Color = Teal Inner Color = Aqua
Autac rick Euge w nauue: Pick up 25 stitches from Pick Edge by knitting across - (IC) P12, (MC) P6, K1, P6. (50 st. Row 41: S1, K5, P1, K6, (IC) K12, (DB) K6, (LB) K6, (DB) K6, P1, K6. Row 42: S1, P5, K1, P6, (LB) P6, (DB) P6, (IC) P12, (MC) P6, K1, P6. Repeat from Row 41 - two more times. Bind off 12 stitches. Cast on 6 Stitches. (44 st.) Row 47: S1, K5, P1, (IC) K12, (DB) K6, (LB) K6, (DB) K6, P1, K6. Bind off 12 stitches. Cast on 6 stitches. (38 st.) Row 48: (DB) S1, P5, K1, P6, (IC) P12, (MC) P6, K1, P6. Row 49: S1, K5, P1, K6, (IC) K12, (DB) K6, P1, K6. Repeat from Row 48 - three more times. Bind off 7 stitches. On same needle, cast on 31 stitches in (MC). (62 st.) Row 56: (MC) S1, P5, K1, P24, (IC) P12, (LB) P6, (DB) P6, K1, P6. Row 57: S1, K5, P1, K6, (LB) K6, (IC) K12, (MC) K24, P1, K6. Repeat from Row 56 - three more times. Bind off 6 stitches. Cast on 12 stitches. (68 st.) Row 64: S1, P5, K1, P6, (IC) P30, (MC) P6, (DB) P6, (LB) P6, K1, P6. Row 65: S1, K5, P1, K6, (DB) K6, (MC) K6, (IC) K30, (MC) K6, P1, K6. Repeat from Row 64 - three more times. Bind off 12 stitches. Cast on 6 stitches. (62 st.) Row 72: (MC) S1, P5, K1, P30. Bind off (in color) to end. You are left with 37 stitches in (MC) on the needle. Cast on 7 stitches and turn. (44 st.) Row 73: S1, K5, P1, K30, P1, K6. Row 74: S1, P5, K1, P30, K1, P6. Repeat from Row 73 - two more times. Row 79: Repeat Row 73. Bind off to end. Important Note: Make two. [nstructions: Place the card stock on a hard surface and lay on of the finished pieces on top of it. Using one of the squares of color (I used one of the Light Brown squares on the handle) and a pencil, mark dots through your stitches the shape of a square of color. Take the card stock and cut out the square you made. Place this square on the Urethane Foam, in the corner. Draw around the square with the Sharpie Marker. Using this chart, make the pickaxe shape on the Urethane foam. Cut the finished shape out with scissors. This will make a shape that will fit your knitting Put the two knitted pieces together, (as shown here) and stitch together with a darning needle. Each of the tabs fold over to give the pickaxe the block shape. I would put the foam inside and stitch the two sides of the handle together first then work on the picks to finish up. The stitching is tedious, but if you take your time you will be impressed with the beautiful work you have created.
