April 1st, 2008
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 […]
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March 31st, 2008
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 […]
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March 31st, 2008
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 […]
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March 31st, 2008
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 […]
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March 31st, 2008
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 […]
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March 30th, 2008
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 […]
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March 29th, 2008
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 […]
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March 18th, 2008
Spring! oh, spring!
Finally! Spring is sprunging!
I need to celebrate Springtime!
How better than with a Springie Rabbit?
When I designed the Spool knitted Kitty Bookmark
I saw that I could use it as a starting point for a Rabbit….
and so: Here’s to springtime!
Spool Knitted Springtime Rabbit Pin
by Noreen Crone-Findlay©
When I decided to make the Spool knitted rabbit pin, […]
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March 17th, 2008
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 […]
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March 17th, 2008
The previous entry showed how to spool knit the kitty’s tail, which is the business part of the bookmark.
and now: How to Spool knit the Kittycat’s Body © Noreen Crone-Findlay
Spool knit back and forth for 2 inches (5 cm) to make a flat piece rather than a cord for the body.
Fold the body over […]
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