Weave a Simple Angel on the Potholder Loom

A note popped up in my mailbox that said:  I like the tutorial on how to weave a triangle on the potholder loom.

Now, show us something to do with it!

I thought… An Angel!

project & photo by Noreen Crone-Findlay (copyright)

So I spent the day, designing a convoluted and complicated Angel doll.

Then, I went to tweet about it on Twitter , and as I was writing my tiny tweet…

it struck me…. I can make a SUPER SIMPLE ANGEL that would be

PERFECT FOR  MOTHER’S DAY!

(or any other celebration, or actually, just because….)

What do you need to make this NIFTY LITTLE ANGEL DOLL ?

(Today on the International Freeform list, James Walters, who is the King of Crochet, and a brilliant artist, had me floating in the air when he called me:

“The First Lady of Nifty”

Can I put that on my business card?   wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!)

Anyhow, back to the Nifty Little Angel of the Triangles.

Here’s what you need to do:

Watch the How to Weave a Triangle on the Potholder Loom video

Make a face for your Simple Nifty Angel: I drew a face on an inch& 1/4  (3 cm) diameter white button with permanent ink pens, but you could also draw it onto a circle of card stock or use a photo or other ingenious way of making a face.

Here’s what my face looks like for the project:

project and photos by Noreen Crone-Findlay (copyright)

Well, okay, that’s NOT what MY face looks like… but this is what I drew for the doll….

Get your potholder loom out and a craft needle and yarn (I used 2 strands of  Lily Sugar’nCream Twists in ‘Country Twists’ for the body and 1 strand  of Patons SWS in Natural Sky for the wings. I didn’t wash or block the cotton body triangles, but for the finished wings, I did find that the SWS pulls together better if you rinse it gently in warm water, squeeze it out  and let it dry before you use it in the project. Or, you can use 2 strands held together for a more oomphie triangle)

And, here’s how to make the Nifty Simple Angel Doll:

Happy Weaving, Happy Angels!