TP Roll Spool Knitting
Try your hand at spool knitting using just a toilet paper roll and some popsicle sticks.
Materials
Directions
Glue six popsicle sticks around the toilet paper tube so that their ends stick out beyond one end.
Wrap a couple of rubber bands around the tube to stabilize the sticks.
After the glue dries, thread the yarn through the tube from top to bottom, so that the loose end is sticking out of the bottom of the tube.
Loop the yarn around each stick so that the yarn crosses behind the sticks.
When all of the sticks have a loop of yarn, wrap the yarn around all the sticks, in one loop, and begin lifting the bottom loops over the new loop.
As you continue wrapping around all the sticks and lifting loops over the top, a tube of knitting should descend through the tube and out of the bottom.
Knit to your heart's desire! You can also make bracelets, a belt, a flower, place mats and a rug with this method. What will you and your child create?
Leah Johnson, a.k.a. An Almost Unschooling Mom, is a homeschooling mother of six, ranging in age from seven to 16. Her blog, Almost Unschoolers, is a collection of crafts, snacks and family fun often centered around a good book, educational skill or problem.
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