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’….. Luckily, my finger is growing back and I have finished the chunky 3 bead necklace…. [...]
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May 11, 2010
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, well, ‘Tarn’ (this is the new term for upcycling T shirts and turning them into [...]
May 7, 2010
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 saying: ‘Hey… Noreen! Have you seen this? It looks just like one of your designs!’ [...]
May 3, 2010
Menopause Fairy and 5 peg spool knitting on 4 pegs
Recently, I noticed that -horror of horrors! – that there was a link to a dead file in my pdf pattern for the Spool knitted Menopause Fairy. So, I completely re-built the pattern, and added all the information that was missing, and made it all ‘oh so pretty’. And, one of the things that I [...]
April 29, 2010
This week 2 profiles and Friendship Fairies
It’s been a busy week in the studio! I have been working away on a new design for some adorable little spool knitted dolls. They are ‘The Friendship Fairies’. They’re spool knitted dolls that are a celebration of wonderful friends and relations, teachers, students, co-workers…. you name it- if there is someone who makes you [...]
April 20, 2010
How to spool knit with 4 pegs and cast off
People keep telling me that they have forgotten how to get themselves started with spool knitting. So, I have made a video tutorial on how to spool knit with a 4 peg spool knitter. And, they also ask me: ‘How do you cast off or finish your spool knitted cord?’ Good question! Here’s a video [...]
April 17, 2010
Artsy Blogger roundup for April 18 2010
It’s been a busy week in my studio. I have been working on new designs, of course, but have also been working on a HUGE re-configuring of the studio. The studio just wasn’t working well, so I did a big think about how to make it more efficient. Out went a cumbersome computer desk that [...]
April 15, 2010
How to spool knit with 2 pegs- 3 video tutorials
I am working on designs for all kinds of spool knitted jewelry. So I have just made 3 video tutorials that explain how to spool knit 2 peg cords, as these are wonderful in jewelry making. 2 peg cords are also great for doll and toy making ( See: Link to Cordelias) as well as [...]
April 12, 2010
Talisman necklace with spool knitted cord
A few months ago, our daughter was very sick and needed surgery. It was VERY challenging- we were just wrenched by the trauma of having our beloved daughter going through such a rough experience right after having her beautiful baby. The Demeter/Persephone story resonated deeply with me (by the way, ‘Traveling with Pomegranates‘ by Sue [...]
March 10, 2010
Tottie and the spool knitted doodle doll
Do you like to doodle? I do. I always have. A friend mentioned that she’s been using her doodles to inspire her in her crochet design, (I’m going to be writing more about this soon, with links) and that got me thinking… Why not doodle on wooden dolls? So, I got out my Faber Castell [...]
