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Hankering for Yarn

Archive for the ‘quick Valentine's day gift’ Category

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- 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

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

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