25 Creative Projects Using I-Cord

Knitting i-cord can be a relaxing, almost therapeutic, pastime. Before you know it, you might be drowning in yards upon yards (okay that might be an exaggeration) of cord in varying lengths, width, and weights. What can you do with all of that gorgeous, yarny potential?

I have asked myself that question so many times that I decided I had to do some research to collect all the ideas I could, put them in one convenient place, and organize them for easy use. So that's what I did here. Whether you knit it, crochet it, make it on a knitting nancy, your fingers, a lucet or some other method, you've probably fallen in love with a yarn and wound up with extra i-cord. So I'm sharing this collection of web-based tutorials for how to use i-cord with you. I hope you find some inspiration like I did!

Each photo on this page is credited to its source. This photo of a scarf I made is my own.

Make memories this year by knitting your own (heirloom) garland. Knit lots. Load up your tree with the color(s) of your choice. Make it cute! Create a conversation piece.

Involve Children - Children can be great knitters, and they'll remember the time you all hung out and knitted that garland together.

To learn more, visit Wee Folk Art and their Tree Garland tutorial page.

Have you ever noticed that i-cord projects can look like i-cord projects? They can be pretty easy to pick out for people who have ever done spool knitting or anything similar. Felting changes everything!

For example, I have made spool knit necklaces with wool and loved the results. I stitched beads to the ends to dress them up and the results are lovely. I really like knitting with wool and I love the look of it when it's felted.

Another great example is Live in Art who created these beautifully felted bangles and has shared a tutorial with us that takes us through the whole process from knitting to felting. I can tell you that I will be making many of these for myself and for gifts!

This is more than just a craft. It's a crafty solution to a problem that anyone who has ever used earbuds has had. Tangled earbuds can be frustrating as they knot themselves up right after you set them down. The rubber coating sticks to itself making it that much harder to untangle. And that's all if you can find them.

I-cord to the rescue!!!

BeeClef, a contributor on Craftster, provides a video tutorial of how to make this earbud cover with the yarn and color(s) of your choice.

My only regret... it's a knitting needle tutorial and doesn't use a spool knitter. I may have to learn to make i-cord with knitting needles just so I can do this.

Imagine you have found pillows at a local shop and they're the perfect color, but they're still a little plain. How could you spruce them up? How could you make them pop while keeping them comfortable to use?

I-cord is the answer!

Nicky Epstein from Vogue Knitting provides three great pattern ideas to dress up plain pillows and make them really something special.

I love how these three pillows come together as accents!

Not only do I love dragonflies, I love that this pattern sets me free in a whole new realm. What do I mean, you ask? It never occurred to me that anything I can do with paracord, I can also do with i-cord.

There are tons of patterns out there for paracord - from bracelets to things like this cool Knotted Dragonfly.

So when I'm done here, I think I'll be off to look up more patterns for paracord to make using i-cord.

While other people may find knitting or crocheting quicker and easier, I lack the finger coordination to do either one particularly well. That's why I love my knitting nancy.