Dumpster Fire 2020

Kino Knits is hosting a Dumpster Fire 2020 KAL from October 24 to November 7, 2020! Join the Kino Knits Ravelry Group for some cathartic crafting and a chance to win prizes.

The year 2020 has been epically horrible. What better way to commemorate it than with a Dumpster Fire 2020 holiday ornament? This design is knit in pieces and sewn together. The year “2020” is duplicate-stitched on the front according to a chart, but I have included charts for all 10 numbers so you can fill in your own personal horrible year. And as much as I love snark, I’m not one to wallow, so this pattern is doing some good: half of the 2020 proceeds are being donated to my local food bank.

Several dyers have created Dumpster Fire 2020 yarn collections!

• Leading Men Fiber Arts (Solid fingering kit, 20% ($6 from each kit) going to the DeWitt County Friendship Center, which is a safe and fun place for Seniors to gather and socialize. They also help to facilitate the local Meals on Wheels program.)

• Queen City Yarn (Speckled fingering kit, $5 of each kit going to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina in North Carolina)

• Black Cat Fibers (Variegated fingering kit)

• Arkansas Yarn Company (Sparkle fingering kit, 20% ($7.00) of proceeds going to the Malvern/Hot Spring County Boys & Girls Club)

• Wonderland Yarns and Frabjous Fibers (Solid worsted kit, 20% of proceeds going to Food Connects)

What testers had to say:

• “Great pattern, well written, easy to follow.”

• “I loved watching it come together and because of the fact that most of it is sewn to the back, I could be quick and sloppy in sewing the pieces together and sewing in the ends, which was nice.”

• “Fun way to commemorate this crazy year!”

Skills:

• knitting flat

• increases: M1L, M1R, and a modified Kfb (see video tutorial at https://youtu.be/e7EabCZJcXk)

• decreases: K2tog, SSK, and Modified SSK (see video tutorial at https://youtu.be/-9tp_M02t74)

• duplicate stitch (see video tutorial at https://youtu.be/5POUjUWf1VQ

• blocking individual pieces

• sewing together pieces (see video tutorial at https://youtu.be/LOvQO2sJF1Y)

Yarn: 
This pattern can be knit in any weight and was tested in fingering, sport, DK, and worsted. At a maximum, you’ll need the following yardage (and will probably use a lot less):

• 20 yds/18 m each Contrast Color 1, 2, and 3 for flames

• 40 yds/37 m Main Color for dumpster

Dimensions

• Fingering: 4”/10 cm tall, 3.75”/9.5 cm wide

• Sport: 5.25”/13 cm tall, 4.75”/12 cm wide

• DK: 5.5”/14 cm tall, 5.25”/13 cm wide

• Worsted: 6”/15 cm tall, 5.75”/14.5 cm wide

Gauge (4”/10 cm stockinette, knit flat):

• Fingering: 32 stitches and 44 rows

• Sport: 24 stitches and 33 rows

• DK: 22 stitches and 31 rows

• Worsted: 20 stitches and 30 rows

Tools:

• 1 locking stitch markers

• Blocking board and pins

• Tapestry needle

• Scissors

Recommended Needles:

• Fingering: US 2/2.75 mm

• Sport: US 3/3.25 mm

• DK: US 4/3.5 mm

• Worsted: US 5/3.75 mm

Social Media: 
Please post your ornament with the hashtags #KnitDumpsterFire and #kinoknits on social media. Please also tag @kinoknits.