Skip Navigation

Click for Lion Brand Yarn Home Page
separator
Home
separator
Our Yarns
separator
Patterns
separator
Free Catalog
separator
LB Yarn Studio
     A Unique Retail Experience
separator
Tag, You're Knit
separator
separator
separator
Free Newsletter

New patterns, product alerts, special offers, knit and crochet lessons.


enter email address
lola   Click for Lola
newsletter archive   Click for back issues
separator
Find a Store
post code:
country:
within:
more options   Click for more store-locator options
Home : Patterns : Chanukah Dreidel Napkin Rings
 

Free Craft Pattern: Chanukah Dreidel Napkin Rings

Lion Brand® Trellis®
Pattern #: craft-dreidlNapkinRing
Be the first to rate this pattern!
Write a review

SKILL LEVEL:  Beginner

SIZE: One Size
1¾ inches [4.5 cm] tall, 4½ inches [10 cm] in diameter

CORRECTIONS: None
 

  Add to Notes and Favs
Save
   Send to a friend
Email
  Pattern Help
Help
  Print
Print
  Download
Download
 
Image of Chanukah Dreidel Napkin Rings
These dreidl-themed napkin rings are perfect for Channukah and are a great project to make with kids!
  Zoom
Zoom
  For Text-to-Speech Browsers
No Images
Brialler Input Format - Duxbury and others
Braillers
 

My Pattern Notes


 

Color (A)
Trellis®

Click here to enlarge image and see more about item 500-302: Trellis Yarn: Ocean
Click here for larger swatch
Discontinued - click here for possible substitutions
Trellis®
Sorry, product is discontinued; no colors are available.
*Trellis (Article #500) is an all-nylon, shimmering, lacy ribbon yarn. 1¾ oz/50 g; 115 yards/105m balls.

You can also buy materials separately
 
MATERIALS
To change colors, click the drop-down list or swatches above
QUANTITY PRICE ALT QTY  
•  500-302 Trellis Yarn: Ocean   ball $ 5.99  
Not available, sorry!
Select a different color below or click for yarn substitutions
Additional Materials
• Three packages white oven-hardening plastic clay (A)
• One package medium blue oven-hardening plastic clay (B)
• One package dark blue oven-hardening plastic clay (C)
• One package royal blue oven-hardening plastic clay (D)
• One package black oven-hardening plastic clay(E)
• Ruler
• Sharp knife
• Soda straw
• Straight-sided glass or rolling pin
• Cookie tray
 
Special Discount!  Buy all items above now and save 15%!

Chanukah Dreidel Napkin Rings

Lion Brand® Trellis®

GAUGE:

Achieving an exact size is not important to this project. BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR GAUGE. When you match the gauge in a pattern, your project will be the size specified in the pattern and the materials specified in the pattern will be sufficient. If it takes you fewer stitches and rows to make a 4 in. [10 cm] square, try using a smaller size hook or needles; if more stitches and rows, try a larger size hook or needles.
Lion Brand Online Stitch Counter

NAPKIN RING
Unwrap each package of clay and knead in your hands until it is soft.  Put the all the white clay together and, using the glass or rolling pin, roll the clay flat, between 1/8 and 1/4 inches [30 - 60 mm] thick.

Cut the rolled clay into strips 1½ tall and 4½ inches wide [3.8 cm x 10 cm].

Using the remaining white clay, roll it thinly -- between 1/16 and 1/8 inch [15 mm - 30 mm] thick.   Using about a quarter of the blue and black clay, roll each to the same thickness.
  1. Stack the clay -- white on the bottom, black in the middle, blue on the top. 
  2. Using the ruler, slice the edge straight; then slice a strip about 1/4 inch [60 mm] wide.
  3. Hold one end of the strip and twist the other to create a diagonally striped cane.
  4. Roll the cane very gently to smooth.  It will get longer and thinner during rolling, depending on the amount of pressure applied.

 

A very small quantity of sky-blue clay is needed for the top of the dreidel.  To make the sky-blue clay, knead together 4 parts white and 1 part blue.  (F)

Using about a quarter of each of the blue clays, roll very thin -- less than 1/16 inch. 

Cut the pieces as shown.  The use of colors creates the impression of three dimensions.

Position the pieces on the white background.  If you need to straighten the edges, you can gently push the edge of the clay with the straight edge of the knife.

Turn the clay upside down and roll very gently to embed the dreidel pattern into the white background (you don't want the piece to get larger if you can help it!)

 

Taking a very small quantity of the black clay, roll it between your hands so that it is a very thin string.   Use the tip of a sharp knife and trace the shape of the letter you want to have on the dreidel.   Put the black clay in on the dreidel as you've marked it.

Turn the clay over and roll very gently to embed the letter.

Place rolled cane around the outside of the napkin ring as shown.  Turn over and roll very gently to adhere the caning to the edge.

Using the soda straw, poke two holes in the white clay.  These will be used to tie the ribbon onto the finished napkin ring.

 

Form the rings as shown on the baking sheet.  Follow the manufacturer's instructions for baking the clay.

Note that the clay is dimensionally stable and will neither shrink nor expand during baking.  It also will not get smoother or change shape, so make sure that each ring is shaped exactly as you want it to be!

When removed from the oven, the rings will be slightly soft, but will harden as they cool

When the rings are cool, cut a piece of yarn about 8 inches [20 cm] long. Thread it through the holes as shown.  

Cut a second piece of yarn 8 inches [20 cm]. Wrap yarn around your hand 20 times, remove and tie in the middle as shown to make a bow.

 

Tie the bow onto the napkin ring and trim the ends.

 


 


 


Ratings and Reviews
Be the first to rate this pattern! Have you made this pattern?
Write your own review Send us a photo
 
separator separator
Bookmark This!  separator Share This!  separator About Us separator LBY Français separator   LBY Español  separator Contact Us separator
  Font Size:   
Click to view page with standard font Click to view page with larger font Click to view page with largest font