{"id":52857,"date":"2015-07-30T11:00:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-30T01:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/?p=52857"},"modified":"2021-02-04T11:35:59","modified_gmt":"2021-02-04T00:35:59","slug":"french-knitted-knotted-coasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mypoppet.com.au\/makes\/french-knitted-knotted-coasters\/","title":{"rendered":"French Knitted Knotted Coasters"},"content":{"rendered":"

You don’t even have to know how to knit to make these attractive French Knitted coasters<\/strong>. Made with self-striping cotton yarn, these nautical style knotted coasters are super handy and look great too!<\/p>\n

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French Knitting<\/strong> (or Dolly Knitting) is usually is usually the first foray into knitting that most of us have had as kids. Do you remember making long lengths of long knitted cords and then thinking  “What do I do with these now?”.<\/p>\n

It’s a question I get asked all the time, so being a crafty sort of gal I thought I’d take on the challenge and create something useful – Behold the French Knitted Knotty Coaster<\/strong>, inspired by nautical knots and all things ropey.<\/p>\n

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I’d totally forgotten about French Knitting and was re-inspired to try it again after receiving a wonderful goodie bag<\/strong> from my friends at Spotlight during a conference that they kindly supported in Sydney<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The gift bag was filled with all sorts of yarn and patterns, but the item that I was keen to play with was an Automatic French Knitting Machine<\/a>. Imagine just turning a handle and magically knitted cord appears!<\/p>\n

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The bag also contained a lovely range of variegated cotton yarns. I love the idea of variegated yarn, but because I’m a bit of a control freak, I don’t like how the colours can pool when knitted into a garment.<\/p>\n

I set myself a challenge to create something fun with this lovely cotton yarn, and French knitting was the perfect way to show off the yarn’s pretty colour range.<\/p>\n

Update: The yarn I used is now discontinued<\/em> – This self stripping cotton yarn by Katia<\/a> may deliver a similar effect.<\/p>\n

You may also enjoy these DIY coaster projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n