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May 31, 2026 · 6:25 pm

How to use Spool knitters as Flower Looms -1

I love finding lots of ways of working with spool knitters that take them past ‘just making cord’, so I have been playing with using spool knitters as flower looms.

I have come up with some fun ways of making flowers with spool knitters.

I’ve made a couple of YouTube videos showing how I do this.

This first video shows how to use spool knitters to make yarn flowers that have a perimeter ‘frame’ around them.

They can be made with as many colors as you want- just one color or lots of contrasting colors.

The flowers can have pin backs or hair clips stitched to the back.

They can be used as patches to mend worn clothing or stitched on as embellishments.

Hang them up as holiday ornaments.

They can be stitched together to make mats, shawls, scarves, table runners or bags.

Here’s the link to the first Spool Knitters as Flower Looms video tutorial:

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May 23, 2026 · 4:49 pm

Video Tutorial- How to Make Simple Lucet and Spool Knitted Hearts

When I was re-designing my Spool knitted and Lucet cord hearts and building a new pattern for them, I got all inspired and also designed some super simple Lucet cord and Spool knitted Hearts.
The pattern for the larger Hearts is at https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/48409277/woven-spool-knitted-heart-designed-by

I made a video of how to make the Simple Little Hearts.

Here’s the link to the YouTube Video.

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April 29, 2026 · 7:19 am

How to Make a Beaded Friendship Bracelet on a Lucet

Days 63 to 67 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms-

Lucets can be used to make quick and easy friendship bracelets.

Adding beads makes them even better- and you can make beads out of tiny rubber duckies, too.

Here’s a video that shows how to make lucet cord beaded friendship bracelets. So much fun!

Here’s a link to the video for how to make a beaded lucet cord friendship bracelet https://youtu.be/5vSUOEcZL-8

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April 4, 2026 · 2:55 pm

Day 42 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- How to Make a Lucet from Upcycled Chopsticks and How to Make Lucet Cord with it

One of the unexpected bonuses of doing the 100 Day Project is that it reminds me of things that I have designed and then set aside and forgotten.

One of those things is the delightful Lucet Cord maker (Lucets are flat 2 peg spool knitters) that I use upcycled chopsticks to make. They are such a pleasure to work with and I love making cord with them.

Here is the link to the video tutorial: https://youtu.be/xvGmJgq72Mg

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April 3, 2026 · 2:32 pm

Day 41 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- Kindness Loom woven Butterflies for Springtime and Easter

If you would like to make some quick and easy little Easter and Springtime gifts – here’s a link to a free video tutorial that shows how to makeTiny Butterflies woven on the Kindness Loom. They are part of my ‘Weaving Kindness Project’.

All the links for how to get the instructions for weaving little projects that are the epitome of kindness, hope and delight., from making the loom to a ton of delightful little Weaving Kindness projectss are here:

ALL THE LINKS FOR THE WEAVING KINDNESS LOOM AND PROJECTS BY NOREEN CRONE-FINDLAY

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March 29, 2026 · 12:36 pm

Links- How To Use Spool Knitted or Lucet Cord

Day 35 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- Lots of Links for How To Use Spool Knitted or Lucet Cord

Spool knitting and using lucets to make lovely cord is relaxing, meditative, contemplative and just plain fun. But, people often ask me: What do you do with all those cords after you’ve made them?

Here’s a list of useful links to videos that I have made about ways of using spool knitted and luceted cord. (Lucets are flat 2 peg spool knitters))

Go to my Etsy shop to buy pdf patterns for fun spool knitted projects:

http://NCroneFindlay.etsy.com

Tutorials and links are nested here: https://tottietalkscrafts.com/

How to Make a Beaded Friendship Bracelet on a Lucet

Sweet Dreams Emotional Support Snails to make with a Lucet

Video Tutorials:

How to add buttons, beads and charms to Lucet or 2 peg spool knitted Cord:

If you are going to use this technique to add embellishments to spool knitted cord, you will need to use the 2 peg spool knitting technique:

How to add buttons, beads, found objects and charms:

Button closures

Celtic knots and interlaces

Shoe laces

Celtic Interlace Hearts

Lucet cord or 2 peg spool knitted butterfly:

How to attach lucet or 2 peg spool knitted cord to garments:

I will be adding more tutorials to this list.

How to weave a ‘Flower of Life’ motif on the Lily Speed O Weave Loom using spool knitted cord:

How to adapt a 4 nail spool knitter so you can spool knit a 5 nail cord on it:

How to cast off spool knitting:

Spool knitting with 4 nails/pegs:

Spool knitted and Lucet cord can be used to make letters on banners, like the

“Keep Calm and Carry On” banner in my etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/88078934/keep-calm-and-carry-on-banner-to-weave

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March 23, 2026 · 4:15 pm

Day 30 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- How to Spool Knit Irresistible Tiny Red Hats for Hope Love and Laughter

Would you like to make Irresistible tiny Red Hats to wear on your finger –

cheering yourself up in these challenging times, or for reminding yourself that Hope is an antidote to despair and cynicism

OR maybe just for a moment of fun in putting on very small finger puppet shows?

OR, perhaps to wear on your lapel or pin to your bag or backpack as a sign of community and connection, OR to give as little gifts to friends and family and fellow travellers?

Okay, here’s a video that I made showing how to spool knit an Irresistible Tiny Red Hat with yarn or fabric strips if you can’t find red yarn. Previously, I have made video tutorials on how to spool knit in the round, as well as flat panels and also how to spool knit with fabric strips. All the links to the tutorials and so much more are at my blog tottietalkscrafts dot com.

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March 16, 2026 · 5:28 pm

Day 23 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- A video tutorial for making a tiny upcycled sketchbook and easy ways of drawing simple faces in it

I made a video tutorial that shows how to make an upcycled tiny sketch book and then how to draw simple faces in it as an ongoing daily practice.

That’s because I am going to be releasing a new pattern tomorrow for wonderful spool knitted dolls and I want people to be able to draw unique, one of a kind faces for their dolls.

I have found that using tiny upcycled sketchbooks to practice drawing faces is a lot like practising a musical instrument.

Daily drawing is the way to build creative stepping stones.

A little bit at a time, all the time.

Large gorgeous sketchbooks with expensive paper can be really hard to work with, but tiny ones that fit in a pocket and are humble paper make for carefree drawing.

And that’s what you want for these new dolls.

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March 7, 2025 · 12:13 pm

How to weave a Kindness Butterfly on the Kindness loom

Butterflies are one of my most favorite ‘Comfort Gifts’,

so it was important to me to design a

Kindness Butterfly as part of the Weaving Kindness Project.

I uploaded a video tutorial showing how to weave a Kindness Butterfly to make with the

Kindness loom by weaving just 2 simple shapes.

This L I N K takes you to the video tutorial for the Comfort Butterflies.

Happy Weaving! ❤

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March 5, 2025 · 4:14 pm

Soothing Insomnia with Kindness Weaving

Yikes- the stress of the insanity out in the world these days is causing me to have panic attacks in the night.

I have found that getting up and warping up my Kindness Loom really helps me to get myself regulated and able to sleep again.

I have been working very hard on a new pattern for the Weaving Kindness project and hope to have it done soon so I can get it out into the world. But last night, I needed a break from ‘figuring it out’ so it was the Lucky Penny Pouches that called to me:

I find it so soothing to weave and stitch together the Lucky Penny Pouches…. these are going to be going to friends and family members that are dealing with challenges, and it made my heart happy to be weaving Kindness for them.

Sometimes, I get freaked out and think that my little bit of Kindness Weaving isn’t going to make any difference, but today I was re-assured by a post that Martha Beck wrote about using your art to calm down your amigdala as a way of healing your broken heart and thus healing the broken heart of the world.

That was so helpful! So, I will keep weaving threads of hope and healing, and hope that you will, too!

Big hugs ❤