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Archive for the ‘spoolknit heart’ 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-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

December 28th, 2007

Unseen guests at Christmas

My daughter in law, Alli, was concerned about my husband, Jim, and me before Christmas. She knew that we were really missing his mother, who died last summer, as well as his sister who died a few months before that.
Grief feels more intense at Christmas, because of the memories of other Christmases, and because well […]

By Noreen -- 0 comments

December 15th, 2007

Holiday Hearts- again!

In one of my previous postings, I wrote about how pleased I was to twig to the perfect way of edging the holiday heart ornaments that Jim and I are making for our family and friends.   (Holiday hearts- got it)
Well!
I have twigged to something else!
I still have a lot of them to finish, so it […]

By Noreen -- 0 comments

August 16th, 2007

Links for spool knitted projects

People have been asking for links for spool knitted projects.
The best place to start, of course, is with my book:
Spool knitted Treasures
Menopause Fairy to spool knit
And now, for a bunch of spool knitted goodies that I have designed and uploaded patterns for:
Celtic Interlace Valentine Heart Ornament
Woven Button with Spool knitted Closure
Spool knitted […]

By Noreen -- 6 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