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Hankering for Yarn

Archive for the ‘quick and easy gift’ Category

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April 1st, 2008

Cornstarch Clay Worry Dolls - 3

Part Two of the Tutorial was about sculpting the Cornstarch Worry Dolls
Cornstarch Clay Worry Dolls Part 3  by Noreen Crone-Findlay ©
Assembling and Finishing the Worry Doll:
Let the Worry Doll  dry overnight, or longer if necessary.
If there are rough parts on the Worry Doll, then smooth them down with a nail file.

Snip a few inches of […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

March 31st, 2008

Spool knitted Worry Doll Tutorial - Links

Part one of the Spool knitted Worry Doll tutorial

Part Two: Shape the Worry Doll’s body and head, and make the sweater

Part Three: The Skirt for the Spool Knitted Worry Doll

Part Four: The Hair for the Spool knitted Worry Doll

And, here are the links for the

Cornstarch Clay Worry Doll 
This Spool knitted Worry […]

By Noreen -- 15 comments

March 31st, 2008

Spool knitted Worry Doll Tutorial - 4- Hair

Part 3 of the Spool knitted Worry Doll Tutorial was about the skirt.
Part 4  of the Spool knitted Worry Doll Tutorial by Noreen Crone-Findlay ©

With 3 or 4 pegs of your spool knitter, spool knit a cord that is approximately 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) long.
Tie it in a loop.
Take a stitch or two to […]

By Noreen -- 4 comments

March 31st, 2008

Spool knitted Worry Doll Tutorial - 3- skirt

Spool knitted Worry Doll Tutorial Part 3
by Noreen Crone-Findlay ©
Part 2 of the tutorial was about shaping the body and making the sweater for the Spool Knitted Worry Doll
Now, to make her a skirt:

Cut a 4 inch (10 cm) long piece of 5/8 inch (1.5 cm) wide ribbon.
Sew the short ends together.
Then, go in and […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

March 31st, 2008

Spool knitted Worry Doll Tutorial - 2

Spool knitted Worry Doll Tutorial Part 2
by Noreen Crone-Findlay ©

Part one of the tutorial got things started with spool knitting the body, legs, head and arms.
And now, to shape the Worry Doll:

thread the yarn ends at the ends of the cord into a darning needle and weave them into the cord.
Bring them out […]

By Noreen -- 3 comments

March 31st, 2008

Spool knitted Worry Doll Tutorial - 1

I’ve been avoiding writing about Worry Dolls for days,

while, at the same time, obsessing about them.
We live in Worrisome Times.
I bet the Middle Ages felt calmer on some days than the ruptious and distressing stuff that passes for the ‘daily normal’ on most of the planet right now.
So, if you are a worrier […]

By Noreen -- 2 comments

March 30th, 2008

Worry dolls- almost

When I was designing and making this Worry Doll:

I started out by basing my measurements on another little doll that I made a few years ago:

and I ended up transforming her, too.
So, she ended up like this:

I figured that she’s such a little cutie that I should probably upload a tutorial on how to […]

By Noreen -- 5 comments

March 29th, 2008

Worry dolls-coming soon

Worry Dolls have been on my mind lately. I blame Marcie
She teased us by saying that she’s got a posting coming up in a day or so, about Worry Dolls.
I did a few sketches of some potential Worry Dolls a day or so ago, but they were rrrrrrrrrrealllllllllly rough…. as in the dolls […]

By Noreen -- 0 comments

March 17th, 2008

Spool knitted Kittycat Bookmark- 3

 Part 2 showed how to make the Body, Arms and Legs of the Spool knitted Kittycat Bookmark ©
And, now: To finish the face:

Stitch 2 black seed beads to the face for eyes.

With pink embroidery floss, stitch an ‘X’  for the mouth and nose.
Stitch a few times in place in each ear.

Cut 3 strands of white crochet […]

By Noreen -- 6 comments

January 23rd, 2008

Small looms I love- Looms from the recycling bin

I should probably have started this series of postings with no cost/low cost looms.
They are a wonderful way to weave without having to invest money in a loom. You can make quite dandy little looms from cardboard and other recycling materials.
Here are a few links for postings I have done previously on making small looms […]

By Noreen -- 1 comment

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