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
Day 43 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- I just fixed the face of a Well Well Well Doll
I was not happy with the original face of this Well Well Well Doll –
I like the big oval, but the first version of the face felt lost in it.
I did quite a few drawings to find one that felt right for the doll and settled on this one.
Now, I am content with this version of the doll because the features of the face stand out from the background embellishments and the expression reads clearly.
When you’re making a doll, it’s a really good idea to audition lots of different elements.
Sometimes, it can take time to figure out precisely what isn’t working.
Ask yourself a lot of questions- Is the shape a problem? Is the placement of the features an issue? What does the expression communicate and are you okay with that? Are the colors right? Is there enough contrast or not enough? Is something missing that needs to be added? Is there something that is extraneous and needs to be removed? Feel free to change what doesn’t make your heart sing.
Need help with drawing faces? I made a video to help with that:
The pattern for the Well Well Well Dolls is available in my etsy shop:
https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/4473549156/pdf-pattern-for-spool-knitted-well-well
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
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.
For Day 21 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- I made a video tutorial showing how to make a spool knitter from upcycled cardboard and bamboo skewers, finished with papier mache whimsy.
It’s a lovely and sturdy little spool knitter that is a delight to work with. For more information, please go to http://www.tottietalkscrafts.com
For Day 19 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms I made a video of hints and tips for spool knitting with fabric strips on large spool knitters.
There are so many creative possibilities and I will be showing more of them during my 100 day project.
Spool knitting with fabric strips is a fun spool knitting technique that is an excellent way to upcycle worn out clothing or scraps of fabric.
For Day 18 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms I made a video showing how to spool knit a flat panel cord on a 5 or 6 or 7 or more pegs spool knitter.
This is a VERY useful spool knitting technique!
Happy Spool Knitting! ❤
For Day 17 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms
I made a video showing how to spool knit round cord on a 5 or 6 or 7 or more pegs spool knitter.
Day 16 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- A video tutorial for making square 2 peg cord on almost any spool knitter
For Day 16 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms I made a video showing how to use any size of spool knitter (with any number of pegs) like a lucet to make square cord by using only 2 pegs of the spool knitter.
The pattern for the Tiny Spool Knitted Angel is available at https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/48409301/pdf-pattern-for-tiny-spool-knitted-angel
And here’s the video:
Day 11 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms-Upcycling plastic bottles into spool knitters-The Storyteller Spool knitter
In my Day 9 post, I showed how I upcycled a sturdy cardboard tube into a spool knitter that I love as it’s an Homage to Jane Austen.
At the same time that I was making the Jane Austen spool knitter, I was experimenting with upcyling a plastic bottle to see if I could make a reasonable spool knitter with it for my #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms.
The bottle has to be fairly sturdy, so I chose an empty vitamin bottle.
I wanted to see if the sharpened end of 7 lolly pop sticks would work as the pegs.
They are okay, but I prefer the blunt ends, so I won’t use the sharp ends as pegs again.
I marked off 1 1/2 inches(4 cm) at the end of each.
Next- I put 3 rubber bands onto the bottle and one at a time, I slipped a lollypop stick into them
and hot glued them to the bottle.
Then, layers of papier mache,
and decorative paper – I love that I found a delightful image of a storyteller with some bouncy kids and also a few goddess images, a few hippos and some almost invisible elephants.
Now mod podge to seal.
I had cut a too small hole in the end of the bottle, so I carefully cut the excess plastic away
and the Storyteller spool knitter works just fine!
Happy upcycling! and happy spool knitting 🙂 ❤
Noreen Crone-Findlay, designer and author
Tottie Talks Crafts Blog 