BS: Craft ideas for French Knitting

Subject: BS: Craft ideas for French Knitting
From: Penny S.
Date: 19 Sep 11 - 10:11 AM

Can someone correct that typo, please?

Meanwhile, the French Knitting, by whatever name you use for the cord you produce by hooking wool over four prongs in the top of a thread spool or similar device. I am planning to use up my ancient stash of wooden spools, kept for school use, but never used, by turning them into attractive knitting gadgets for Oxfam to sell as stocking fillers. They will probably need instructions, and definitely ideas for using the resulting cord. As I recall from childhood, this was where the activity failed.
After friendship bracelets, spiral mats, flower shapes and egg cosies, I have run out of thoughts.
All ideas welcome. (Do I really mean that?)
Penny

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas fro French Knitting
From: Roger the Skiffler
Date: 19 Sep 11 - 10:18 AM

I never got beyond spiral mats (sewn on to cardboard cut from cereal packets and backed with felt) which I gave to my grandparents (I like to make my presents felt!). They used them as coasters or place mats.

RtS

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas fro French Knitting
From: maeve
Date: 19 Sep 11 - 12:42 PM

Necklaces, sewn into flowers for jewelry or clothing decoration, combined into headbands or plait ties,gift bag handles, as mats sewn into little treasure bags or cell 'phone bags, soutache trim on clothing, hats, and mittens, knitting needle and crochet hook protectors, ties for nose warmers, package ribbons...

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas fro French Knitting
From: Penny S.
Date: 19 Sep 11 - 02:47 PM

Great, thanks maeve. I can use some of those.

Penny

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas fro French Knitting
From: GUEST,Maz of the Spool Knitter blog (an Aussie)
Date: 23 Oct 11 - 06:02 AM

Hi! I don't know if I am allowed to publicize this, but if you join Yahoo Spoolknitter (of which I am the current moderator) you will find heaps of patterns both by members and also in links. We have many talented designers in the group and we also have competitions. We have members who also collect the spool knitters - old, new, and handmade.
You can also get ideas from the pages of the Flickr Spool Knitter group which I also manage. Maybe we will see you there! .... cheers, Maz

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas for French Knitting
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 23 Oct 11 - 11:40 AM

I used to do that as a kid, never made anything but long cords. :)

SRS

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas for French Knitting
From: Bert
Date: 23 Oct 11 - 11:54 AM

Another use for old wooden spools is the Spool Tank.

here

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas for French Knitting
From: artbrooks
Date: 23 Oct 11 - 01:20 PM

From Jenn: My all time favorite: is this one. If this doesn't work, go to the Lion Brand Yarn Website and search on "Little Felted Spool-Knit Teddy Bear"--you might have to join Lion Brand but if you do, you'll find that they have a lot of neat patterns. Now I'm going to see if I can get into that Yahoo group!

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas for French Knitting
From: Sooz
Date: 23 Oct 11 - 02:06 PM

You can knit with the cord on thick needles - produces a really "crunchy" fabric very quicly.

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas for French Knitting
From: Monique
Date: 23 Oct 11 - 03:47 PM

It's all I could find: one, two (they're in French but there are photos)

Subject: RE: BS: Craft ideas for French Knitting
From: Monique
Date: 23 Oct 11 - 04:12 PM

Try the links on this page and have a look there, there. The blogs are in Italian and Spanish and models are in French with photos.