Self-made Tools – Page 56

Sock Blockers from Cardboard

I don’t knit socks ;-), but if I did, I’d simply make my sock blockers to present the socks from cardboard, too.
But I’d never have had the idea to embellish them with paper napkins ;-))

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Sock Blockers from Cardboard (Sockenbretter aus Pappe) (German)
English Google translation of entry

Felt Potholders

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Well, I find these potholders great: in a sense you can call them oven gloves with the slit :)
But you can find more potholders here in the blog ;-)

Links:
Felt Potholders (Italian and English, English below the photos)

Here at unikatissima:
Entries containing the word ‘potholder’

Circular Shawl Spreadsheet

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If you want to knit a round shawl one day, you must know how many stitches in which round to increase.
The circular shawl spreadsheet is a great help there!

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Circular Shawl Spreadsheet

Notes Hedgehog

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Well, isn’t the little notes hedgehog great?
Simply fold the pages of a book ;-)
Thank you, Sylvia, for the tip! :)

If you don’t like the notes hedgehog so much, look at the card holder or the card holder from fork, resp., perhaps they’re more your cup of tea ;-)

Links:
Tag 249: Notiz Igel (German)
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Hier bei unikatissima:
Card Holder
Card Holder from Fork

Self-made Ball Winder

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If you really dye your own yarn you have to wind your wool afterwards.
That can take quite some time (I speak from my own experience) and so a self-made ball winder would perhaps be of help ;-)

Links:
Home Made Ball Winder
Note: I had to fill in a captcha (a form field to enter a distorted text) before I could see the entry.

Here at unikatissima:
Yarn Dying

Aran Sweater Tea Cozy

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When I’ve seen the Aran sweater tea cozy I’d nearly started knitting – though I never drink tea from a teapot ;-))

Links:
Aran Sweater Tea Cozy

Collaged Keyrings

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These collaged keyrings are cute, aren’t they? – and you can use them wonderfully as gift tags ;-)

Links:
Collaged Keyrings (Altered Keyrings)

I presented a row counter bracelet for knitting before, I find this row counter even better because you simply take it with you while knitting. It works like a stitch marker and every row you pick up the next ring.
You can easily improvise this from different coloured yarn loops or paper clips, e.g. 4 dark coloured, 1 light coloured for the five, again 4 dark coloured, and again 1 light coloured for the ten ;-)

Links:
Knitting Row Counter – Rainbow Beads – Bracelet – Matching Knitting Stitch Markers Available

Here at unikatissima:
Row Counter Bracelet
Little Improvised Knitting Helpers
Entries containing the words ‘stitch’ and ‘marker’