Today is Day 61 of our stay-at-home time.
Keep reading to get ideas for things to make with your knitting spool knitted cord AND how to make yarn out of a plastic bag!
WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR KNITTED CORD
Here are some photos to give you ideas for what to make with your knitted cord.
HOW TO MAKE YARN OUT OF A PLASTIC BAG
If you run out of yarn, you can make some out of a plastic bag! It's not as easy to use as yarn is with the knitting spool, but it does reuse a plastic bag. The idea is to make one looooooooong strip of plastic.
You will need:
plastic bag, scissors, ruler
What to do:
* Cut off the handles and the bottom of the bag. You will be left with a large tube or open cylinder.
* Start cutting a strip of plastic 2 cm or 3 cm wide and keep cutting in a spiral around and around the circle shape of the bag in one long strip until you get to the end.
* Wind the plastic strip into a ball so it does not get tangled.
* When using your plastic yarn remember to TWIST the plastic strip as you work. (Twisting makes the plastic strip stronger.)
* CAREFUL when you start to not pull the cord too hard or it might stretch and break. Use the flat end of your knitting tool to push the plastic cord down the centre hole of the spool.
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