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**Kilted in Maine** · 11th March 08, 08:55 AM

How did you do the tassel ends?

**James MacMillan** · 11th March 08, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted in Maine

How did you do the tassel ends?

What I did, and I'm sure there would be many ways to do it, was to fold an index card to the width that I wanted. I held the card at the end of the knitted part. Then with a threaded length of yarn, start to wind it around the card, poking the needle through the end of the knitted part on each revolution.

When I had enough, I took several tight loops around the place where the tassel and knitted part meet. Poked the needle through several times to secure it, knotted it a few times, and cut the ends.

I'll try and remember to take some flix when I make the next pair, if that isn't clear enough.

**Kilted in Maine** · 11th March 08, 09:20 AM

Surprisingly enough, that does make sense. I read it quickly and it did not a first but read slowly picturing what you were doing and I understood.

Another question, does tension on the yarn give a tighter weave or does it matter?

**James MacMillan** · 11th March 08, 09:29 AM

Originally Posted by Kilted in Maine

Surprisingly enough, that does make sense. I read it quickly and it did not a first but read slowly picturing what you were doing and I understood.

Another question, does tension on the yarn give a tighter weave or does it matter?

I haven't experimented that much, but as you are knitting you (I) tend to pull the yarn tight as I go. The spacing of the pegs pretty much defines the finished tightness of the strap part.

The links to the tutorial videos that I posted above are pretty good also.

**turpin** · 11th March 08, 09:25 AM

Originally Posted by James MacMillan

What I did, and I'm sure there would be many ways to do it, was to fold an index card to the width that I wanted. I held the card at the end of the knitted part. Then with a threaded length of yarn, start to wind it around the card, poking the needle through the end of the knitted part on each revolution.

When I had enough, I took several tight loops around the place where the tassel and knitted part meet. Poked the needle through several times to secure it, knotted it a few times, and cut the ends.

I'll try and remember to take some flix when I make the next pair, if that isn't clear enough.

That's a similar method to making a replacement toorie for your balmoral when the dog eats the original.

**James MacMillan** · 11th March 08, 09:32 AM

Originally Posted by turpin

That's a similar method to making a replacement toorie for your balmoral when the dog eats the original.

Right - you would just use much more yarn, and then trim it with more care, so it is round. I had to do this because of a curious cat once.

You called it a toorie? I thought it was a pom. (like in pom-pom?)