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

Toilet Paper Roll Knitting Nancy Idea #1: Festive Garlands

November 13, 2011 by mymateriallife

Because the Attack of the Knitting Nancys post I published last summer continues to generate so much interest, I feel compelled to offer some practical uses for the toilet paper roll knitting nancy.  I’d been getting ideas and collecting a few different materials and then last week when I went into Anthropologie I saw this big upside down Christmas tree suspended from the ceiling of the store that I couldn’t really appreciate until I got a closer look and discovered […]

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