Category Archives: Simple Little Things That Make Me Happy

July 16, 2026 · 9:11 pm

How to Weave Tiny Comfort Bears on Swatch Looms from Touchgrass Textiles

I have just uploaded a video that shows how to weave Tiny Comfort Looms on Sharon Brener’s Swatch Looms.

Here’s the story of how this came to be:

Instagram popped up a link to the delightful Swatch Looms created by Touchgrass Textiles (Sharon Brener) and I loved them!

I talked with Sharon, and we agreed that my book, Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom would be a perfect resource for the Swatch Looms.

AND it struck me that the Swatch looms would be a great choice for people who wanted to weave the wonderful little treasures that I designed for the Weaving Kindness Project,

The link for that is: https://tottietalkscrafts.com/2025/02/23/my-kindness-pin-loom-project/

The Swatch looms are a little bit bigger than the Kindness looms, but the projects are totally doable on them.

I have been having a lovely time designing Tiny Woven Comfort Bears on the Swatch looms, using techniques from Innovative Weaving on the Frame Loom (written by me and available at all online booksellers).

The techniques that I present are different from the way that Sharon works with the Swatch looms, but she said it was okay for me to show other ways of working with them.

BTW, I don’t profit or get paid for exploring the Swatch Looms- they are entirely Sharon Brener’s design and sole intellectual property and we are not affiliated.

The Tiny Comfort Bear is my design and is my copyright design, and I hope that you will enjoy making them and that they will bring you all kinds of happiness!!!!

Happy Weaving! Ah! the joy of teeny looms! Yay!

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June 24, 2026 · 1:44 pm

Making 2 or 3 color striped cords with spool knitters

This video tutorial shows how to work with 4 peg or 6 peg Spool Knitters to make striped cords.

Horizontal stripes can be made with any number of nails or pegs on the spool knitter and 2 different colors of yarn.

Vertical stripes can be made with 2 colors of yarn on 4 peg spool knitters and 3 colors of yarn on 6 peg spool knitters.

I have other video tutorials on my YouTube channel that show you how to make different size spool knitters so you can make all kinds of striped spool knitted cords.

For more information and links type ‘spool knitter’ or ‘spool knitting’ in the categories box and a ton of great links will open up. Happy Spool Knitting!

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June 22, 2026 · 5:13 pm

Another Simple Flower to Make on Spool Knitters video 2

I’ve just made a 2nd video tutorial showing how to use a Spool Knitter as a Flower Loom to make super simple flowers from small amounts of yarn.

These flowers are fluffy and freeform.

The flowers can be used as pins, patches, bookmarks or crocheted or stitched together to make tiaras, flower crowns, scarves, shawls, vests, dolls or toys, or whatever you imagine.

If you type ‘spool knitter’ in the categories box a ton of great links will open up.

So much inspiration!

Happy Spool Knitting!

Here’s the video:

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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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May 19, 2026 · 11:39 am

A re-design and pattern re-build for spool knitted and lucet hearts

I’ve been totally re-designing my Spool knitted and Lucet cord hearts.

This has been a whole lot more work than I planned,

but I am really happy with the hearts and with the new pattern.

So, here they are:

Lovely hearts made with lucet cord or spool knitted cord.

The link to the etsy pattern is:

https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/48409277/woven-spool-knitted-heart-designed-by

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May 17, 2026 · 1:45 pm

Weaving with Tiny Heddles on Rigid Heddle and Inkle Looms

When I found my box of tiny rigid heddles that had gone awol,

I was so delighted that I had to warp up several looms and show different ways of working with tiny rigid heddles.

They are small, but you can still do really neat things with them!

I made a video with hints and tips for tiny heddles. The link is:

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May 10, 2026 · 11:53 am

Rosie Recycle Upcycled Dolls

Day 72 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms-
I have always loved making dolls.

I am a dyed in the wool upcycler, so using upcycled things in my doll making is really important to me.

My ‘Rosie Recycle’ dolls are ‘pin dolls’ that have pins on the backs of their heads so they can be hung on a curtain, worn on a lapel or hat, or pinned to bag or backpack.

Their bodies are jointed from the neck so they ‘dance’.

I love them 🙂 They are so much fun to make!

When I wrote the instructions, I didn’t include lucet cords, but the Rosie Recycle dolls can definitely be made with lucet cords as well as spool knitters.

There are instructions for crocheted as well as knitted versions in the PDF pattern book. The pattern is in my etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/43880591/rosie-recycle-dolls-pattern-ebook-pdf

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May 2, 2026 · 11:26 am

Using Lucet Cord or Spool Knitting for Lettering a Banner

Days 68 to 70 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms-

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.

The banner is woven on the potholder loom and the letters can be made with lucet cord or spool knitted cord.
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/88078934/keep-calm-and-carry-on-banner-to-weave

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April 21, 2026 · 6:31 pm

Sweet Dreams Emotional Support Snails to make with a Lucet

Days 44 to Day 59 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms-

It has taken me ages to get it done, but I have finally uploaded a pdf pattern with step by step instructions and photos on how to use a Lucet to make ‘Sweet Dreams/Emotional Support/Comfort Snails.

(The Pattern for them is available at: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4492525912/pdf-pattern-for-lucet-cord-sweet-dreams)

Snails? Yes!

Adorable, cuddly little Snails!

For weeks, I dreamt about these charming little ‘Emotional Support’, ‘Comfort’ Snails and they really did make Sweet Dreams!

They showed up in liminal dappled and speckled spaces.

They offered me comfort and guidance and spoke of the shadows that flicker in the places that are growing-when the breezes flit through the sunshine, whispering of greening new hope, love and light.

They delight me- I hope that they will offer you sweet dreams, and emotional support and comfort, too!

Throughout the amazing Artemis 2 Moon Mission, I worked away with my Lucet, experimenting to find ways of refining these snuggly Snails.

In one of the dreams that I had about these little Lucet Snails, they said that the Artemis Astronauts took us to the moon and back and showed us that we are all really made of stardust and love….