Recently, I sampled Lion Brand’s Local Wool yarn and fell in love with the rustic character. Even more, I noticed how nicely it fulls after a run through the laundry machine. Perfect features to make little candle cozies!
You will need the Original TURTLE loom kit, R for worsted weight yarn, and Lion Brand Local Wool or a worsted weight yarn of your choice. Choose any colors/ combinations you like, one “petals” color and another one for the “leaves” bottom.
Weave 3 hexagons each in those two colors.
To assemble the leaves, weave in the end tails. “Secure” the thread with the first stitch by stitching through the yarn (splitting the yarn), then weave along one side of the hexagon. Clip the yarn.
Layout the three hexagons with the starting tails in the center. Use each starting tail to sew adjacent hexagons along one side, then weave in the end. Clip the yarn.
The finished leaves bottom looks like this. For the further assembly it doesn’t matter if you have the wrong or right side facing towards you.
To shape the petals cup, layout the remaining three hexagons the way they come off the loom (starting tail facing away from you towards the top, ending tails to the right).
Use the end tails to whipstitch together adjacent hexagons along TWO sides as shown (you start at the center bottom of the cup and work your way out, then up the cup sides).
Turn the right side out. Your petals cup will look like this.
Now fold over each tip and secure the tips with 2-3 stitches as shown.
Next you will attach the petals cup to the leaves bottom. Use a separate end of yarn in the petals color and start between the cup and the leaves. Leaving a tail, work small running stitches in a circle to connect the cup to the bottom. At the end of the round, double-knot the ends and clip. The following pictures show some details:
At this point your candle holder is ready to use (shown), or you can choose to full your project for a more rustic expression. I washed my finished candle holder together with some towels in my top loader laundry machine on a regular cycle. After that I tugged it into its desired shape and let it air dry on a flat surface.
For lighting, you can use a variety of LED lights with your new candle holder. I’m showing a few, they are all about 2″ in diameter.
If you are not into candles … the flowers will hold treats, too!
Make your candle holders in different colors for different occasions … so far I’ve used
- Maple (orange) and Moss (green) for fall/Thanksgiving.
- Apple Pie (red) and Moss (green) for traditional holiday colors
- Blue Jeans (blue) and Vanilla Bean (natural) for a winter wedding table decoration.
And if you only have time to weave one hexie or only have small tea-LED-lights … we’ve got you covered with this project from our 2017 Advent Caldendar WAL …
Merry Christmas to All … Happy Holidays!
