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 31st, 2008
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 […]
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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 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
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 […]
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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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February 5th, 2008
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 […]
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