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Spool Knit a Cool Lizard

Spool Knit a Cool Lizard

Lizards are cool.  Spool knitting is fun.  Spool knitting a lizard is cool and fun.  This Instructable will teach you how to make a spool knitting loom and how to use it to make a lizard.  Follow this Instructable, and you will have numerous cool spool knitted lizards in no time.
 
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Step 1Materials

Materials
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These are the materials you will need to make a spool knitting loom and a cool lizard:
  • 1  piece of 1-1.5 inch PVC pipe about 5 inches long
  • 5   small paper clips
  • Tape
  • Optional:  Colored tape, markers, ect. for decorating
  • Yarn (of the color you want your cool lizard to be)
  • A  pipe cleaner (of the color you want your cool lizard's legs to be)
  • 2  small cotton balls (of the color you want your cool lizard's eyes to be)
  • A small amount of black felt or construction paper
  • Some fabric glue
These are the tools you will need:
  • Scissors
  • A crochet hook
  • A very large sewing needle
If you already have a spool knitting loom, skip to step 5.
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2 comments
Aug 21, 2010. 1:57 AMGrietMeyer says:
This is so cool!! I had a wooden cotton reel with nails in to KNIT my strings. About six months ago I bought a plastic loom for my friend's little girl. What nice memories this brings back.
Aug 8, 2010. 9:03 PMChrysN says:
Togle is cute, I had a loom like that when I was a kid, it was store bought though.

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I am an undergraduate student at the University of Wisconsin - Madison. I am majoring in engineering mechanics and astronautics with a certificate in technical communication.