*** Knitting & Sewing ***
"French Knitting Reels"
Equipment: Wooden cotton reels (we were lucky to have a large supply of these!).
4 x Panel pins about 1 to 2 cm long
Hammer
Poster paint and paintbrushes
Spray varnish
Wool & crochet hook
Method: Paint the wooden cotton reel with a *cool* pattern, and when the paint is
dry, spray varnish the whole reel. Then hammer in the 4 panel pins at one end of the reel,
to a depth of 3-4mm, in the shape of a square. This completes the knitting reel.
Now for the knitting!
1. Make a *slip-knot* with one end of the the wool around one of the pins, push the
short end down through the hole in the middle of the reel, then wind the long end
of the wool once around each of the remaining pins, turning the reel as you work.
2. When you reach the first pin, turn the reel so that a *row* of wool is just above
the previous loop on the pin.
3. Using the crochet hook, pick up the loop on the first pin and slide it **over** the
wool just above it. Turn the reel so that the next pin is facing you.
4. Repeat the last action "indefinitely*, or until the "piece of knitting" is long
enough to make an article with when sewn together, eg. a placemat, or a hot-pot
stand.
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