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French Knitting - money saving?
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Hello Everyone, I know this isn't strictly money stuff but I have just got my daughter doing some french knitting like I used to do with a cotton reel and nails many years ago.
Can anyone help with suggestions for things we can make with the knitting?
It has cost me the price of a cheap ball of wool and hopefully will provide hours of amusement for very little money. We thought that we could save even more if we could turn it into something useful.
One suggestion I found was to make necklaces and braclets - adding old beads on to decorate. This can make a very cheap gift for someone!
Hope you can help, many thanks.
Can anyone help with suggestions for things we can make with the knitting?
It has cost me the price of a cheap ball of wool and hopefully will provide hours of amusement for very little money. We thought that we could save even more if we could turn it into something useful.
One suggestion I found was to make necklaces and braclets - adding old beads on to decorate. This can make a very cheap gift for someone!
Hope you can help, many thanks.
A penny saved is one you don't have to earn! :wave:
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Coil it around itself (flat) to make table mats / coasters etc. You will need a few stitches to hold it together.0
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Thanks Lucie - we will give it a go!A penny saved is one you don't have to earn! :wave:0
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any instructions online for how to do french knitting? I can't remember how to although i used to do it as a kid.
You could edge clothes/bedding with it - craft inspired stuff is very this season darling! Or make purses, rugs, dolls clothes, hair bobbles,ooh im getting carried away!
Seriously if u can explain how to do it Id love to know to be able to teach my daughter;)Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
I have done reading too!
To avoid all evil, to do good,
to purify the mind- that is the
teaching of the Buddhas.0 -
All about Knitting Nancys
Scroll down for the details, ignore all the boring history stuff at the top0 -
Thanks Sarahsaver - at the minute we are changing colours - it is bringing all the old memories back now LOL.
Just need to root out some cheap wool now!
Good Luck with it!A penny saved is one you don't have to earn! :wave:0 -
mum used to get us to sit there whilst she unravelled old jumpers to knit new things out of - sis and me had to sit with our hands apart to hold the wool.Member no.1 of the 'I'm not in a clique' group :rotfl:
I have done reading too!
To avoid all evil, to do good,
to purify the mind- that is the
teaching of the Buddhas.0 -
We called it Bobbin knitting:)0
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Most cotton reels these days are plastic, not wooden
Time to hit those charity shops to seek out any wooden one's that may be lurking
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Seem to remember mine was made of the inside of a loo roll with 'safety' pins (sewing pins with coloured balls on the top) sellotaped to the top.When life hands you a lemon, make sure you ask for tequilla and salt
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That's a good tip, Galtizz :T~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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