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Hankering for Yarn

Archive for the ‘easy Valentine gift’ Category

February 5th, 2008

Random acts of Spool knitted kindness - celtic interlace heart - 4

Today, Zann sent me a note, saying that she has made a Celtic Interlace Spool knitted heart for her knitting in public group.
I LOVE   L O V E   love  this idea!
I have a plan!
I am going to make up a heap of  Spool knitted Celtic Interlace hearts, and leave them in public places….

Spool […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

February 4th, 2008

Spool knitted Celtic Interlace Valentine Heart - all the links

One of the holiday traditions at our house is that I design and make a spool knitted Valentine.
This year’s Valentine heart is a Celtic Interlace Heart.
 
 
Here are the links for the tutorial for making
The Spool knitted Celtic Interlace Valentine Heart
by Noreen Crone-Findlay (c)
 
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Spool knitted random acts of kindness
 

And […]

By Noreen -- 40 comments

February 4th, 2008

Spool knitted Celtic Interlace Valentine Heart -1

I’ve been mulling over what I should design as a special Valentine project.
I woke up this morning knowing what to do!
I dreamt up a Spool knitted Celtic Interlace Valentine heart!

Here’s how to do it:
Put on some safety glasses.
Cut a piece of  16 or 18 gauge wire (I used soft Iron wire) that is 27 inches […]

By Noreen -- 1 comment

February 4th, 2008

Spool Knitted Celtic Interlace Valentine Heart- 2

In the first part of the Celtic Interlace Valentine Heart tutorial, I covered the wire with spool knitting…..
Here’s how wrap and secure the ends of the spool knitting covered wire:

Lay a darning needle along the end of the covered wire, with the point towards the end.

Wrap the yarn end around the end of […]

By Noreen -- 1 comment

February 4th, 2008

Spool knitted Celtic Interlace Valentine Heart-3

Here is the pattern that I drew for the Celtic Interlace Valentine Heart:

The heart is about 5 1/2 inches (14 cm) tall and about 4 1/2 inches (11.5 cm) wide.
Fold the wire in half and place on the heart pattern:

Pinch and fold the wire, following the lines:

Curl the ends up into shape and pop one […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

February 7th, 2007

From the Heart: b5 arts & crafts monthly artist showcase

Welcome to this month’s b5 artist’s showcase!
We usually have an artist’s showcase around the middle of the month, but the b5 arts/crafts bloggers decided to have it early this month.
That way, people can use our ideas to make great Valentine’s day presents.
Since I am hosting it this month, I am going to start off […]

By Noreen -- 3 comments

February 7th, 2007

A Spoolknitted Friendship bracelet from the heart!

Friendship bracelets are fun to make, and a treat to give. This one is my original design, and is copyright, so it’s for personal use only, not for sale or manufacturing. The images and text are copyright and not to be copied.
I designed this one for Valentines Day, or any day of the year, […]

By Noreen -- 8 comments

February 4th, 2007

A Quick and Easy Valentine: A Spoolknitted Bookmark with Heart

For Valentine’s Day, I think it’s a great idea to make a little present for the ones we love, using yarns and tools we love, doing techniques we love, making things we love!
A Valentine from the Heart!
I love bookmarks, and really enjoy making them as quick & easy gifts.
So, in honour of Valentine’s day, […]

By Noreen -- 0 comments

February 4th, 2007

A Quick and Easy Valentine: How to Spoolknit a Bookmark with Heart

How to make a spoolknitted heart Valentine’s Day Bookmark
by Noreen Crone-Findlay (copyright - so no copying of images or text, please and thanks so much! Share the URL, but not the pics or instructions!)
With a Cordelia cordmaker, or
a 3 peg, or 4 peg spoolie
or just using 2 or 3 pegs of your spoolie
and a combination […]

By Noreen -- 5 comments