Page 18 - Let's Get Crafting Knitting & Crochet - Issue 118 (January 2020)

HOW TO SAY

Happy

PLUS
tapestry
needle,
holder Valentine’s
galvanised
garden or
floral wire,
pliers, stitch

SIZE
Max height: Our knited sentiment by DAWN FINNEY is the
10cm perfect way to tell your beau how you feel about
Max width: them on the most romantic day of the year! This
14cm
yarny declaration is made simply by creating an
extremely long tube of yarn called an i-cord and
feeding wire through it. Then just bend it into
shape to create your desired words!

Perfect for love you i-cord to loop of shaped. Unravel
beginners Using 3.5mm wire, ensuring wire any excess i-cord
needles and Bold cannot be seen. then cut yarn and
Red (Plush Pink) Follow template pull through sts to
HAPPY cast on five sts, and use tapestry cast of, leaving a
VALENTINE’S leaving a long tail needle to st wired long tail for
Write the words ‘I Work as for I until i-cord tog to finishing. Cut wire
love you’ on a i-cords are long create required to length and use
large piece of enough for the letter. For Love pliers to create a
paper, creating a words ‘love’ and and You, smooth small loop at
template ‘you’ as written on i-cord along wire, second end of
template then shape word wire. Use tapestry
I Leave sts on following needle to secure
Using 3.5mm holder template, leaving end of i-cord to
needles and Plush end unsecured loop of wire.
Pink cast on five to make up until word is Weave in all ends
sts, leaving a long Use pliers to completely
tail create a small
* K5, sl these five loop at one end of
sts back to LH wire. Pass looped “Use this
needle, pull yarn end through entire
across back of length of i-cord so technique to
work, rep from * it is positioned at write names
until i-cord end. Use tapestry
reaches required needle to secure and slogans on
length end of i-cord to cushion covers,
Create separate loop of wire,
i-cord for each ensuring wire blankets, anything you
stroke of letter, cannot be seen. fancy! Simply mark out the
ensuring they are For single letter I,
the same length smooth i-cord word you wish to create on
as written on along wire, cut your fabric, make an i-cord to
your template wire to length and
Cut yarn leaving a use pliers to the required length and
long tail, thread create a small
tail onto tapestry loop at second embroider it onto the surface”
needle and thread end of wire. Use DAWN FINNEY, DESIGNER
through rem sts, tapestry needle to
fasten of secure end of

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