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

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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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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Day 21 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- How to make a spool knitter from upcycled cardboard and bamboo skewers

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

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Day 19 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- Video tutorial- Hints and tips for spool knitting with fabric strips on large spool knitters

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.

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Day 18 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- Video tutorial- How to spool knit a flat panel on a 5 or 6 or 7 or more pegs spool knitter

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! ❤

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Day 17 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- Video tutorial- How to spool knit round cord on a 5 or 6 or 7 or more pegs spool knitter

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.

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Day 16 of #100daysofspoolknittersandlittlelooms- A video tutorial for making square 2 peg cord on almost any 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:

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Oh my the Kindness Pin Loom Needs an update about the pins

Ooops! When I wrote the instructions for the pdf for making the Kindness Pin Loom I recommended using a specific kind of quilting pin for it, and arghhhh!

Those pins seem to be unavailable now.

So, I did a whole lot of test weaving using different kinds of pins and have recommendations for pins that will work (and one style that really really doesn’t work).

I made a YouTube video that explains which pins work fine, so all is well.

Happy Weaving! For more information about the Weaving Kindness Project, please go to: https://tottietalkscrafts.com/2025/02/23/all-the-links-for-the-kindness-loom-and-projects-by-noreen-crone-findlay/

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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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Weaving Kindness Project by Noreen Crone-Findlay How to Weave Squares and Rectangles

The 2 main modules for all the designs and projects for the Kindness Loom Project

are the Square and the Rectangle:

I have made step by step videos showing how to weave the Square and the Rectangle on

the Kindness Loom.

Here are the links to the videos:

How to Weave The Rectangle on the Kindness Loom video: L I N K

How to Weave the Square on the Kindness Loom Video: L I N K

All the links for the Weaving Kindness Project by Noreen Crone-Findlay are at : L I N K

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