The Introduction
Part 1: The Tail
Part 2: The Body
Part 3: The face
One thing lead to another, and before I knew it, I was designing and making a Springtime Bunny Rabbit!
Here’s the link: Springtime Rabbit Pin
This Spool knitted Kittycat bookmark is an original Noreen Crone-Findlay design and is copyright.
(Please send people the Url to […]
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 […]
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 […]
My previous posting explained about how we are a very cat filled house nowadays….
and now… here’s the tutorial on how to make:
The Spool knitted Kitty Cat Bookmark
by Noreen Crone-Findlay ©
I have a real soft spot for orange cats.
Well, all cats, actually….
Anyhow, I decided to make the spool knitted kitty cat bookmark with orange yarn (Lion […]
My mother once said to me that she thought that I would end up living in a cottage with 200 cats.
Um.
Thank you?
At least she was laughing when she said it.
I’m sure she meant it nicely………
Anyhow, I feel like we’re getting kinda close to that….
Here’s the story…..
We were actually down to just one cat:
She’s old. She’s […]
It began with an odd request
So, I got out my spool knitter
and started the bookmark
Then, I shaped Rattie’s head
and body
And there you have it -
A spool knitted bookmark to
celebrate the Year of the Rat.
Which is going to be a VERY G O OD year,
right?
Right!
(Please send people the Url to this tutorial, don’t copy and […]
Okay, so Rattie’s head is done.
Time to make the body.
Thread the yarn at the end of the tail into a darning needle and take it through the body right next to the neck wraps.
Ease it up into a loop for the body.
Stitch the bottom by taking the tail right through the folded body loop.
ARMS: The […]
In my last posting, I showed how I shaped the spool knitting to make the spool knitted rat bookmark.
Here’s how I made the head of the rat.
(I can’t believe I just wrote that! LOL!)
Thread the yarn end into a darning needle, fold back the last 10 stitches, and stitch through the cord.
Make the neck by […]
Because it’s the year of the rat -
Make me a rat, my husband said….
‘Um… would a bookmark be okay?’, I asked.
‘Great!’, he grinned!
alrighty….
Okay. So, I started the way I always do…. with some sketches
And I realized…. I need to spool knit this guy.
So, I got out my spool knitter…
and a size ‘G’ crochet hook and […]
For the love of knitting, crochet, spoolknitting, spinning and weaving!
Written by Noreen Crone-Findlay [email] for b5media.
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