Spool knitting over core for bag handle
May 16, 2009 by Noreen Crone-Findlay
Filed under small loom weaving, spool knitter & spoolknitter, spool knitting and spoolknitting
A simple, and very effective way to make a bag handle is to spool knit it. There’s often a problem with spool knitted handles, though.
They can stretch and stretch and stretch. Not so good.
So, I use a couple of techniques to get around that problem.
Spool knitting with 2 interlocking colors works well.
Another way to make a spool knitted handle that doesn’t stretch
is to spool knit over a stabilizing core of non stretchy yarn or cord.
I have been working on a bag that I have woven on the Lily Speed-O-Weave Loom.
I decided that I wanted to spool knit the handle and …read more
