Here’s a few more tarot bags that I’ve knitted while watching TV this winter. The first picture is of a purplish drawstring bag made from two wool sock yarns mixed. My favorite yarn so far for my tarot cases is the 100% cotton Lily “Sugar ‘n Cream” 4-ply worsted (see the last two pictures – a flecked off-white and striped brown). This brand offers tons of colors and a whole set of “Naturals.” I use size US3 needles instead of the recommended US7 in order to get a tight knit which gives firmness to the bag and makes it feel more like a case. If you have a knitted tarot bag you like, send me a link to your pictures and/or knitting instructions and I’ll post them here.
Update: Check out Amber’s knitted tarot bags here and her limited edition Knitting Tarot deck and book here. Get instructions for knitting my Tarot case here.
Mary K. Greer has made tarot her life work. Check here for reports of goings-on in the world of tarot and cartomancy, articles on the history and practice of tarot, and materials on other cartomancy decks. Sorry, I no longer write reviews. Contact me
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April 25, 2008 at 2:47 am
judithornot
Those are lovely, Mary! Thanks for the tip about using smaller needles with the Sugar n’ Cream yarn. I now have about seven projects on my “to knit” list, but these are on there.
April 26, 2008 at 3:21 am
Liz
What lovely tarot bags!
I’ve just finished making a tarot bag from the pattern found here:
http://iriewoman.blogspot.com/2007/10/tarot-bag-pattern.html
You can see my version on my knitting blog here:
http://liz-knits.blogspot.com/
Love your blog.
Liz
April 26, 2008 at 11:31 am
annie
Well now it looks like I’m going to be pulling out the old needles again! Your info actually couldn’t have come at a better time. Some of my boxes are looking a little rough after last week’s “assembly line, Physic Fair readings.
Thank you so much, Mary!
~adp~
Oh, btw, I took my copy of your book, thinking that I would prob. be bored (can you say Key 0), anyway I had a chance to recommend it to more than just a few people. 🙂
April 27, 2008 at 4:06 am
ironwing
I love knitted things, even though I don’t make them myself.
These are very nice – I especially like the one on the top right (copper ore colors) and the one at the top center. They look sturdy and pretty, comforting and alive – a good addition to a nomadic reader’s kit.
April 28, 2008 at 9:48 am
Elizabeth Genco
YAY! There’s my yellow one!
So great seeing you again at the Readers Studio. Here are some pix:
Here’s the whole set:
April 28, 2008 at 11:39 am
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April 30, 2008 at 1:16 am
marygreer
I’m just back from the Readers Studio in New York where I sold most of the knitted cases I had made. Elizabeth, I’m so glad you got one. We all needed lots more bags and boxes for all the new decks we got from Jeannette from tarotgarden.com. I got the new self-published edition of Ellen Lorenzi-Prince’s Tarot of the Crone, one of the most innovative and creative decks out there, which came in its own beautiful bag. More about that in my blog . . .
May 18, 2008 at 7:25 am
marygreer
Liz –
I want to apologize for your comment and website getting stuck in spam. I’m still learning all the ins and outs of running this blog and de-spamming stuff that belongs here. Everyone – check Liz’s tarot bags at the website above.