Using a Lucet
Figure 1: A Lucet
A lucet is simply a tool with two arms that helps you knit cord.
You can find examples with many shapes, made of antler, bone, ivory, horn,
wood,
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They all work the same. In the Nordic lands, the lucet can be called a
Strikkegaffel, Knyttegaffel, Snoregaffel, or Nullestok.
Technique
Here are all the steps involved to keep you occupied making cord for a
long time.
Figure 2: Steps in Making Cord with a Lucet
- A
- Hold the free, or starting, end of the yarn
on the side facing you.
- Pull the working end, the piece of yarn going to
your ball of yarn, between the arms of the lucet.
- Wrap the working end of the yarn around the right hand arm.
- Pull the working end back between the arms, and over to
the left, behind the lucet.
- B
- Wrap the working end completely across the side facing you.
- C
- Wrap the working end completely across the side opposite you.
- Make sure this new wrapping is above the first wrapping made in
step A.
- D
- Grab the lower loop on the right arm, and pull it up over the
top loop.
- E
- Continue pulling the bottom loop until it is completely over
the right arm.
- Snug up the cord by pulling up the slack.
- F
- Pull on the free end to tighten up any slack on the yarn.
- G
- Turn the lucet so the right hand arm passed in front and the left hand arm
goes behind.
- This will wrap the working end of the yarn around the new right hand arm.
- Make sure the new wrapping is above the previous loop.
- H
- Grab the lower loop on the right arm, and pull it up over the
top loop. Just like step D.
- I
- Continue pulling the bottom loop until it is completely over
the right arm. Just like step E
- Snug up the cord by pulling up the slack.
Continue repeating steps G, H, and I until your cord is as long as you want.
That's all there is to it.
- Making a Lucet -
