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In today’s tutorial I’ll show you how to make Christmas tree ornaments with I-cords and wire. They look complicated but are very easy to make. Aren’t they cute? You’ll need: I-cords – made with a knitting nancy or double lucet, or you can crochet or knit I-cords wire wire cutter and round nose pliers needle … Continue reading DIY Knitting Nancy Christmas Star Ornament →

Knitting Nancys (a.k.a. French knitters, knitting nobbies, spool knitters, etc.) have become something of an obsession for me this week. I’ve been thinking about what …

For all you knitting nancy fans out there (toilet paper roll or otherwise), here is something to add to your collection. This is a mechanical French knitter from Bergere de France that is actually …

Some time ago, when we had to move the garden furniture into the winter garden, I thought something's missing here... a rug would be nice! And then I found my good old Knitting Nancy! :) And the plan was made! ;) I want to create a rug for the winter garden using the Knitting Nancy. And that's how it turned out: But let's start at the beginning. I think everyone knows the Knitting Nancy and knows how to use it. So I'm not going to write a lot about it. And so everyone knows that it takes…

DIY Knitting Nancy

Knitting nancy, knitting bobbin, dolly bobbin, spool bobbin, knitting dolly, french knitter, tricotin, strickliesel, strick susel, strick hanni, punniken....... (to see the full list of names for these spool knitters, see my first post) ..... these are some of the names that have been given to these small wooden items with a hollowed out centre and nails on top. It is very hard to find information on the spool knitter.......according to some, it is thought to have evolved from the lucet ((a…

The best collection of free spool knitted projects, also known as French knitter projects.

French Knitting is great fun when you know how. And it's an ideal companion to knitting when you're teaching your child other yarn crafts.In this video, I'll show you where to find a french knitting doll, how to cast on and how to get going with growing your tube (AKA i-cord) of knitting. Hang around to the […]