Category Archives: spool knitter & spoolknitter & spool knitting & spool knitting
4 panel blanket woven on the triangle loom
I love geometry, and am intrigued by sacred geometry. I think that’s why I like working with looms that are different geometric shapes. Last autumn, my nephew and his bride asked me to weave them a blanket as a wedding … Continue reading
Dragonfly shawl woven on the triangle loom
Last summer was a dragonfly summer. Countless dragonflies zipped and zoomed in glorious flashes of color and startling aerial acrobatics. It was fabulous! What wasn’t fabulous was the reason for their huge population upsurge: A vicious swarming plague of mosquitoes. … Continue reading
3 new video tutorials about spool knitting and potholder loom techniques
I took time away from blogging over the Christmas holidays, but I have been a busy bunny making video tutorials. Here’s a video tutorial on how to stitch spool knitted cords to woven or other finished edges: And, another how … Continue reading
A quick easy and comfie capelet (caplet ?) to weave
I have just released the pattern for my new woven capelet (caplet?) – it’s quick and super easy to make, and wonderfully comfortable to wear. The Capelet is made by weaving simple squares with yarn on the potholder loom, and … Continue reading
Woven Whimsical Cats
One of the joys of self publishing patterns is that I get to talk about them as soon as I finish them. (Not allowed to do that with commissioned projects! It’s up to the editors to decide when the word … Continue reading
“Keep Calm and Carry On” Banner to weave and spool knit
During the second world war, the British people were encouraged to hang on in a challenging time by posters that said: ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’. Well, times are challenging again, and the advice to ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ … Continue reading
I have started a group on Ravelry
I’ve started a group on Ravelry where I will be gathering up and posting all kinds of links to tutorials, designs, patterns, free patterns, and more. I’ll be working on it, bit by bit to get information into it…. and … Continue reading
Handmade-chunky-bead-teething-necklace-part-2
In my previous post, LINK, I shared my mis-adventure when I sliced the top of my knuckle off with the edge of the belt sander. Ouch. So, that posting was more of a ‘how NOT to’ than a ‘how to’….. … Continue reading
Tarn tutu for Nostepinne Dolly
Whee! My daughter in law and son just divested themselves of a heap of T shirts- and I dived in! Snip snip snip! The first Tshirt to succumb to my snippie scissors and be transformed into yummy fabric strip yarn, … Continue reading
Yes that is my necklace design on the Lion Brand site
A new design went live on the Lion Brand website today. It’s for a spool knitted Celtic Interlace medallion necklace. A very beautiful Celtic Interlace necklace, even if I say so myself…. Since the pattern went live, people have been … Continue reading
