Monday, February 9, 2015

How to Loom Knit a Pig






Small Pig

Items:
12 peg loom
looming hook
crafters needle
size f crochet hook
2 strands of worsted yarn (can use a scrap yarn)
polyfil
black puff paint

Terms:
DSCO: Draw String Cast On
K: Knit
P: Purl
ID: Internal Decrease
BOLB: Bring Original Loops Back
DSCOF: Draw String Cast Off

Working from bottom to nose: Circular: 12 pegs:
DSCO 12 pegs
Row 1-3: K
Row 4: P
Row 5: K3, Leg1 K3 15rows, Leg2 K3 15rows, K3
Row 6-14: K
Row 15: Repeat row 5
Row 16-19: K
Row 20: (Ear1 K3 4rows, K2 1row, K1 1row, K2 1row, K3 4rows, BOLB) K6, (repeat other ear)
Row 21: K6, start working flat going back the direction you came.
Row 22-24: K
Row 25: ID 12 to 6 pegs
Row 26-28: K6
Row 29: P
Row 30-31: K
DSCOF
Sew up snout and legs. Stuff. Close off back of bottom. Take some scrap yarn and a size f crochet hook and chain 8, then slip stitch back. sew in tail. Use puff black fabric paint to make eyes. Let dry and your done.

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  2. Would you please explain BOLB? I have been unable to find anything on it?

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    1. Gladly, it means to bring your original loop back, basically finding the 1st loops that were on the pegs when you started the leg. You find those pegs by looking at the next peg and fine the yarn line that guides you back to the original loops. This video link might help to show what I am doing there. http://youtu.be/SWQVNOWHApo Please let me know if you have any other questions. You can skip that part of the video if you would like, if it is too frustrating, it is merely a preference and find it helps with sewing up but isn't necessarily needed.

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    2. Oh ok, I think I understand now. Thank you for getting back to me so quickly. I love your work. Have a great week!

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