Toilet Paper Roll Knitting Nancy Idea #8: Summer Skinny Skarf

May 30, 2013 by mymateriallife

It wasn’t until I figured how to knit a hole into a spool-knit tube (see Spool Knit Wrist Warmer) that I realized that a spool knitter could be used to knit a flat panel.  Why it took me so long I don’t know.  Spool knitters are knitting looms after all – just because they are round doesn’t mean you have to create a tube with them.  What I did to create the flat scarf above was to start knitting on […]

Categories: Clothing & Accessories, Kid Stuff, Knitting • Tags: diy, french knitting, knitting, knitting nancy, scarf, spool knitting, toilet paper roll knitter

Spool Knit Wrist Warmer

March 19, 2013 by mymateriallife

This is a wrist warmer that I made with a homemade embroidery hoop and popsicle stick spool knitter (similar to the larger knitter used to knit the poly cord drawstring bag).  Isn’t it exciting to see another accessory* that we can create with our spool knitters that will actually work for us humans as opposed to the many things we can make with our knitters for dolls – not that I have anything against dolls.  In fact, I may just […]

Categories: Clothing & Accessories, Crochet, Knitting • Tags: crochet, diy, embroidery hoop spool knitter, french knitting, knitting, knitting nancy, spool knitting, wrist warmers

Toilet Paper Roll Knitting Nancy Idea #7: Felted Chair Boot

December 1, 2012 by mymateriallife

Thanks to my friend Jill, I had the opportunity to introduce toilet paper roll (tpr) knitting to a very nice group of home school kids this week, so all kinds of spool knitting ideas are back front and center in my brain and I have a lot of different projects I hope to share with you here soon. When I found this post via Pinterest I knew that this was a job just made for the tpr knitter.  But I […]

Categories: Knitting, Uncategorized • Tags: french knitting, spool knit chair boot, spool knit chair cozy, spool knit chair sock, spool knitting, toilet paper roll knitting

Spool Knit Monster High Accessories

October 10, 2012 by mymateriallife

Are you familiar with Monster High dolls?  They’re very popular in some circles.  These are the dolls Frankie Stein and Lagoona Blue.  Most Monster High girls are the teenage daughters of famous monsters.  When Samantha told her cousin, Julia, that she was going to be Lagoona Blue for Halloween, Julia said that one of the kids she was a counselor for in summer camp had a mom who actually designed the accessories for Monster High dolls.  I thought that was […]

Categories: Kid Stuff, Knitting • Tags: clover wonder knitter, french knitting, monster high dolls, spool knit doll accessories, spool knitting

Toilet Paper Roll Knitting Nancy Idea #6: Groovy Belt

March 22, 2012 by mymateriallife

This is a 32-inch length tube knit on an eight-stick toilet paper roll nancy.  Have we talked about binding off the knitting nancy yet?  For most of my previous projects, I’ve simply cut and then threaded my working yarn through each loop as I’ve pulled it off a popsicle stick, finally pulling the yarn up tight once I put it through the last loop.  Another method is to move your last knitted loop to the next popsicle stick (moving in […]

Categories: Kid Stuff, Knitting • Tags: french knitting, knit belt, spool knitting, toilet paper roll knitting nancy

Toilet Paper Roll Knitting Nancy Idea #5: Chic Winter Doll Accessories

January 24, 2012 by mymateriallife

Dolly loves to pull her hair back, but she doesn’t like her ears to get cold, so this combination headband/ear warmer is perfect for her.  She thinks the pom-poms add just the right touch.  Dolly embraces her youthful, somewhat old-fashioned style and appreciates how it sets her apart from some of the newer dolls in the household (many from faraway lands – yet oddly, almost all blondes). Piper is from Australia.  She’s a beach girl who hates to cover up, […]

Categories: Kid Stuff, Knitting • Tags: doll accessories, french knitting, knit doll accessories, spool knit doll accessories, spool knitting, toilet paper roll knitting nancy

Toilet Paper Roll Knitting Nancy Idea #4: Wreath Ornaments

December 1, 2011 by mymateriallife

Much like the lid handle, this idea came from experimentation.  Knit a short length of different materials with your toilet paper roll nancy, and they will likely tell you what they want to become.  Some turn out to be duds, but this one (knit from some leftover chenille-type yarn) turned out pretty well.  Here’s another wreath below done up in pink wool.  Wool works great for these; it forms a nice springy wreath. These wreaths are made just like the […]

Categories: Knitting • Tags: french knitting, knit wreath ornaments, spool knitting, toilet paper roll knitting nancy

Toilet Paper Roll Knitting Nancy Idea #3: Napkin Rings

November 23, 2011 by mymateriallife

I think I’m going to try this again with a smaller knitting nancy because a tighter knit would make them more stable and more likely to actually cinch the napkin roll which is something I think you want in a napkin ring.  And if not a cinch, at least a fairly tight hold.  Still, they are lovely, aren’t they?  Like jewelry for the table. This is the same cord I used for the garland in Idea #1.  I knit it […]

Categories: Knitting • Tags: french knitting, knit napkin rings, spool knitting, toilet paper roll knitting nancy

Toilet Paper Roll Knitting Nancy Idea #2: Lid Handle

November 16, 2011 by mymateriallife

I paid a visit to Ikea last week and found this sisal twine that I thought would be fun to try in the knitting nancy.  The sample that I knit above just seemed to scream “handle”, so that’s what it became.  I’m pretty excited about this idea.  It’s so easy, so useful, and it looks good too.  Then there are all the material possibilities:  real or faux leather or suede cord, twine, mason line – you name it.  Now I […]

Categories: Christmas, Knitting • Tags: french knitting, knit handle, spool knitting, toilet paper roll knitting nancy