Monday, February 2, 2015

How to Loom Knit a Horse





Horse

Items:
24 and 12 peg loom
looming hook
crafters needle
crochet hook
polyfil
super bulky to bulky yarn 2 skeins
2 eyes

Terms:
CO: Cast On
DSCO: Draw String Cast On
K: Knit
P: Purl
WT: Wrap and Turn
D: Decrease
BOLB: Bring Original Loop Back
COF: Cast Off
CC: Change Color
B: Brown
BL: Black

Head: 24 pegs: Flat
DSCO 24 peg
Row 1-2: K
Row 3: K23, WT, K22, WT, K21, WT, K20, WT, K19, WT, K18, WT, K17, WT, K16, WT, K15, WT, K14, WT, K13, WT, K12, WT, K11, WT, K10, WT, K10, K1(Ear: K4 7rows, K2 4rows, K4 6rows, BOLB) (ear: K4 6rows, K2 4rows, K4 7rows, BOLB), K2, K12, K13, K14, K15, K16, K17, K18, K19, K20, K21, K22, K23,K24
Row 4-6: K
Row 7: D1 K1, D1 K1, D1 K1, D1 K1, D1 K1, K4, D1 K1, D1 K1, D1 K1, D1 K1, D1 K1 (14)
Row 8-11: K
Row 12: K4 (Nostril: K2 5rows) K2, repeat nostril, K4
Row 13-14: K
COF
Sew up nose and snout of the head and stuff.

Body: 24 pegs: Circular:
DSCO 24 circular
Row 1-5: K
Row 6: P
Row 7-16: K
Row 17: K10, D1 K1 (Start working flat)
Row 18: K21, D1 K1 (22)
Row 19: K16, WT, K10, WT, K9, WT, K8, WT, K7, WT, K6, WT, K6, K7, K8, K9, K10, K11, K17
Row 20: D1 K1, K18, D1 K1 (20)
Row 21: K15, WT, K10, WT, K9, WT, K8, WT, K7, WT, K6, WT, K6, K7, K8, K9, K10, K11, K16
Row 22: D1 K1, K16, D1 K1 (18)
Row 23: K
Row 24: D1 K1, K14, D1 K1 (16)
Row 25: K
Row 26: D1 K1, K12, D1 K1 (14)
Row 27-28: K
COF
Sew up neck, close bottom, stuff. Sew on Head.

Front Legs: 12 Pegs: Circular:
DSCO 12 pegs
Row 1-2: K
Row 3: P
Row 4-17: K
COF
Make 2, close up bottom, and stuff.

Back legs: 12 pegs: Circular:
DSCO 12 pegs
Row 1-2: K
Row 3: P
Row 4-7: K
Row 8: K6, WT, K5, WT, K4, WT, K3, WT, K2, WT, K2, K3, K4, K5, K12
Row 9-17: K
COF
 Make 2, close up bottom, and stuff.

Sew the head on first lining the back of the head up with the back of the body. Also follow the 6 columns on the body that exsist between the wrap and turns. Follow the base and sew the front legs on from that point follow the line to the back sew from the purled line. Glue or sew the eyes in the middle lined up from the outer ears and the decreased section. Also weave in your mane lined up with the center with the connecting yarn between the columns. Find the center back purled lines, weave in tail on the 3 center purled line. After that your done!!!!

3 comments:

  1. I have to say that I bought your book pattern for the animals. I am enjoying it. My biggest issue is I am using the book patterns but when you reference the Youtube pattern it is done entirely different. Since I am trying to get the best use of this book is there any way video's can be put up to match the book? I am getting very frustrated. You are the only one that has multiple animals and I want to continue with them, but I need up to date video to match your book. I know that you say up front either in the book or video not sure which that they are not the same. I am making these for a church ministry for children who do not have things because of sad circumstances that they lost their toys to begin with.
    Thank you


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    1. The video above will work for the head of the horse but if you want the body got to my unicorn video and it will do the body exact to the book. Now with the video above do the head in knit rather than e-wrap and that should do you. About of the book has video for the patterns that are written. On my youtube channel is where you will find the stuffed animal playlist and the videos being added from the book. I do intend on trying to get to all the patterns but have not as yet. I hope this is helpful and sorry for the delay in response.

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    2. Thank you so much for that information. I will do that. I finally got the head well mostly my ears are not that big, but I needed for the body. Thank you for responding!

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