Thursday, July 26, 2012

How to Make Dance Pants Pattern Guide

This is your measurement guide to start making your pattern. The click on the video below to continue the guide to making Belly Dancing Pants. 
How to Make Dance Pants Video

How to make Long Fingerless Gloves


Long Fingerless Gloves

24 Peg Circular Loom 
1 Skein of Yarn
1 Looming Hook
1 Crochet Hook

P-Purl
K-Knit (Toss Over Knit)
S- Skip
E- E-wrap
MB- Move loop Back one peg
TO- Toss bottom loop over top
PYO- Place yarn over the empty peg

Creating a hole
Skip peg 1, e-wrap peg 2, take loop from peg 2 place it on peg 1, toss bottom loop over, knit peg 1, pass yarn over the front of the empty peg, then purl or knit 2.

Base of Glove (Work Circular)
Cast on with an e-wrap
Row 1: Knit 24
Row 2-4: Purl 24
Row 5: S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, P3 Repeat to finish row.
Row 6-8: Purl 24
Arm of Glove
Row 9:S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2 Repeat to finish row
Row 10-11: Knit 24
Row 12- 39:  Repeat rows 9-11 Nine more times
Wrist of Glove
Row 40: K8, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to**, K4
Row 41-42: K24
Row 43-52: Repeat rows 40-42 Three more times
Thumb of Glove (Work Flat)
Right Side
Row 53: K7 stop reverse direction
Row 54: K12, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to**reverse direction
Row 55-56: Knit 24 reverse direction at the end of each row
Row 57: K1, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to**, K10 reverse direction
Row 58-59: Knit 24 reverse direction at the end of each row
Row 60-62: Repeat rows 54-56
Left Side
Row 53: K8, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to** accept when you get to the last peg on the 2nd time K1 instead of 2 then reverse direction
Row 54-55: Knit 24 reverse direction at the end of each row
Row 56: *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to** K12 reverse direction
Rows 57-58: Knit 24 reverse direction at the end of each row
Rows 59-61: Repeat rows 53-55
Top of Glove (Work Circular)
Rows 63: K1, *S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, K2** Repeat 2 more times from *to**, K10
Row 64-65: Knit 24
Row 66-67: Purl 24
Row 68: S1, E1, MB1, TO, K1, PYO, P3 Repeat to finish row
Row 69-70: Purl 24
 Cast off using the crochet hook.