Tofu For You! « BitterSweet

Tofu For You!

June 15, 2006 at 6:03 am | In Knitting | 24 Comments

Yes, at long last, you can stop thinking for yourself and simply follow the pattern I wrote out and used for my lovely tofu pin cushion! Happy day! Now that I’ve taken all of the brain work out of the process, you no longer have any excuse for your reluctance to make one and I expect to see lots of smiling blocks of tofu in the very near future… Knit lots tofu friends and take pictures for me!

Sides (Make 2):

Using size 7 (US) needles, CO 12
Starting with a knit row, continue in St st until you have worked 13 rows even.
BO

Front and Back:

CO 18
Beginning with a knit row, work 12 rows of st st.
Purl the following 2 rows.
Starting again with knit, work another 14 rows in st st.
Purl the following 2 rows.
Work 12 more rows in st st.
Purl the following 2 rows.
Knit 14 additional rows in st st.
Purl 2 more rows, and…
BO!

Bored to death yet? Sorry, but it’s just a cube! The real fun comes when you give it personality with a face. On front and back piece, choose one of the shorter sides (a section of 12 st st rows) and embroider the details. You could also wait to do this until you’ve finished stuffing and assembling, but I personally find that it’s easier to do it beforehand.

Assembly:

Now, lining up one side piece with the main body, right sides out, so that the shorter / longer sides match up, whip stitch all the way around. Repeat with the other side, but leave the very last piece unattached. There should still be an opening here where the front and back meet up.

To get my tofu to hold its shape better, I used blocks of foam, as opposed to just regular batting. You could probably use plain old stuffing if you can’t get your hands on any rigid materials, it will probably just be slightly lumpier. Who said tofu had perfectly straight edges anyways? So if using foam, measure the dimensions of your tofu (Sorry, I forgot to write it down) and cut your block to shape. I had to use two pieces glued together because it was a relatively flat piece, so don’t be afraid to do so yourself.

Insert the stuffing material into the opening in back and whip stitch closed the remaining two sides closed. Stick with lots of cute little pins, and take your new friend along to start your next project!

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Love the tofu – so great :)

Comment by Lucy — June 15, 2006 #

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Adorable! Actually, it makes me a little hungry :)

Comment by Glaistig — June 20, 2006 #

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that is so cute and also original.

Comment by marti — July 2, 2006 #

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omg how cute~~ i thought it was a piece of cheese from far away heeheheheheh i never thought it would be a tofu!!

Comment by jacqueline — December 9, 2006 #

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That’s fantastic! And it’s such a happy little tofu, too. :)

Comment by Giulia — August 10, 2007 #

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[...] Tofu Pincushion by Hannah of BitterSweet [...]

Pingback by Tofu Pincushion by Hannah of BitterSweet | KnitFree | Free Knitting Patterns — August 21, 2007 #

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Thanks! I’ve been wondering how to make cute little squares like that. Super cute!

Comment by Nim — November 21, 2007 #

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IT’S SO ADORABLE!!!^^

Comment by Maddie — November 27, 2007 #

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Your tofu looks so adorable. Thanks for sharing the pattern.

Comment by Helena — December 3, 2007 #

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it is cute. i think im going to make one right now. i just got a sewing machine for christmas and i need a pin cushion.

Comment by komirra — December 28, 2007 #

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Very cute. Not sure if I could pull it off as well as you, but I will try!

Comment by Custom Lapel Pins — February 17, 2008 #

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It’s simply adorable. Thanks for sharing the pattern!

Shall I make one and drop it in miso soup?

Comment by r — February 17, 2008 #

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Oh me oh my. I adore all the little random things you knit! This is just… amazing. Hehe and it looks easy enough that I might even be able to make one!

Comment by Allison — February 23, 2008 #

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This is so cute, I’ve been thinking I need to knit one for myself soon… Thanks for sharing the pattern; you’re amazing!

Comment by textual bulldog — February 25, 2008 #

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I just found this! Now I can learn to love my tofu! thanks.

Comment by linda — April 2, 2008 #

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[...] half true; my motivation has been seriously lacking. mostly i just wanted to show off the lovely tofu pincushion that i made into a photo holder. i think i defeated the purpose when i knit him out of wool, but [...]

Pingback by studying « Ren Knits ^^ — April 26, 2008 #

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Aww, so adorable! My college roomie and I both knit, and she’s vegetarian, so this would be such an adorable gift for her! Yay!

Comment by Laurie — June 19, 2008 #

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this is so ridiculously awesome… like…. very hilarious and fun and ridiculously awesome

Comment by karen — October 1, 2008 #

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this makes me so hungry!!

Comment by jillvedge — November 20, 2008 #

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[...] but alas. in searching for some images of tofu, however, i came across this tutorial on how to knit a smiling tofu block. so, i ran upstairs and got my sister’s copy of stitch ‘n bitch and so many hours [...]

Pingback by TOFU « MMIX IT UP — January 10, 2009 #

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how freaking adorable is that !

Comment by KiKi — April 1, 2009 #

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I love tofuuuuuu!

tiffy tofu is one of my nicknames.

Comment by Tiffany Joy — July 15, 2009 #

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I have made a few of these and they look great as a centre piece on the table.

Comment by Linda — August 18, 2009 #

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Really creative, I just made one and it looks really neat! Everyone likes it.

Comment by lapel pins — September 29, 2009 #

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