Friday, January 31, 2014

How to Loom and Elephant
























How to Loom an Elephant

Items:
24 peg loom
looming hook
crochet hook
crafters needle
Polyfil
2 skeins of yarn
2 eyes, or buttons

Terms:
EW- E-Wrap
CO- Cast On
DSCO- Draw Sting Cast On
P-Purl
D- Decrease
COF- Cast Off
DSCOF- Draw String Cast Off

Head: Working Flat
EW CO 24 Pegs
Row 1-9: EW
Row 10: EW3 (Start Ear EW 6 pegs 17 rows) EW6 (Start Ear EW 6 pegs 17 rows) EW3
Row 11-16: EW
Row 17:  D1 EW D1 EW D1 EW (Bring loops together) EW12 D1 EW D1 EW D1 EW (Bring loops together)
Row 18-19: EW18
Row 20: D1 EW D1 EW (Bring loops together) EW8 D1 EW D1 EW (Bring loops together)
Row 21-22: EW14
Row 23: D1 EW D1 EW (Bring loops together) EW6 D1 EW D1 EW (Bring loops together)
Row 24: EW 10
Row 25: D1 EW D1 EW (Bring loops together) EW4 D1 EW D1 EW (Bring loops together)
Row 26: EW 6
Row 27: D1 EW EW2 D1 EW
Row 28-33: EW4
DSCOF
Sew up trunk, ears, and close up back of head. Stuff

Body: Work Circular
EW CO 24 pegs
Row1-15: EW24
Row 16: P24
Row 17-21: EW24
D by every other peg, toss bottom loop over all pegs, DSCOF
Stuff body

Legs: Work Flat
EW CO 18 pegs
Row 1-6: EW18
Row 7: D1 EW, EW14, D1 EW
Row 8: D1 EW, EW12, D1 EW
Row 9-16: EW14
COF
Sew bottom and front of leg up stuff, make 4 total.

Tail: Work Flat
DSCO 6 pegs
Row 1-6: EW6
Row 7: D1 EW, EW2, D1 EW
Row 8-18: EW4
COF
Sew up tail

Assembling
Sew on back legs at the purled row leaving a column space between them. Then sew on front legs at top of body lined up with outer edge of back legs. Sew on head lining up trunk in between the back legs, the ears with the front legs and the back of the head back center of the body. Sew the tail on the purled row back center. Hot glue on eyes or snap in safety eyes lined up with base of trunk and inner corner of ears.
Your Done!!




Sunday, January 19, 2014

Elephant Rattle



Elephant Rattle

24 Peg loom
Knit: K
Cast On: CO
E-Wrap: EW
Decrease: D
Draw String Cast On: DSCO
Draw String Cast Off: DSCOF
Cast Off: CO

DSCO 24 Pegs Flat
Row 1-9: K24
Row 10: K3 Start ear( K6 peg back and forth 17 rows) K6 next ear (K6 pegs back and forth 17 rows) K3
Row 11-16: K24
Row 17: D1, K1, D1, K1, D1, K13, D1, K1, D1,K1, D1, K1
Row 18-19: K18
Row 20: D1, K1, D1, K11, D1, K1, D1, K1
Row 21-22: K14
Row 23: D1, K1, D1, K7, D1, K1, D1, K1
Row 24: K10
Row 25: D1, K1, D1, K3, D1, K1, D1, K1
Row 26: K6
Row 27: D1, K2, D1, K1
Row 28-32: K4
DSCOF
Sew up trunk. Draw String close back of head, and sew up ears. Stuff lightly, add the egg with the 2 bells and 10 beans in the center of the head stuff around and finish sewing up.

The Ring
EW CO 24 Pegs Working Flat
Row 1-15: K24
Fold back and place the cast on loops onto the pegs.
Toss bottom loop over and then cast off with crochet hook.
Stuff and sew up. Then sew the head on lining the ears up with the ring.
Your done.

Wednesday, January 1, 2014

How to loom an owl hat



 
Looming Owl Hat

Terms:
EW: E-Wrap
P: Purl
CO: Cast On
2RCC: 2 Stitch Right Cable Cross (Please go to 5:48 on the video on how to do this.)
2LCC: 2 Stitch Left Cable Cross (Please go to 5:11 on the video on how to do this.)
LCC EW P: Left Cable Cross with EW then P (Please go to 20:56 on the video on how to do this.)
RCC P EW: Right Cable Cross with P then EW (Please go to 21:48 on the video on how to do this.)
D: Decrease
DSCOF: Draw String Cast Off

Yellow Loom: Circular: Triple Strand
EW CO 41
Row 1: EW
Row 2: P
Row 3-7: EW1 P1, 20x EW1
Row 8: P
Row 9: EW
Row 10: *EW2, P1, EW4, P1** Repeat *to** 4 more times, EW1
Row 11: *EW2, P1, 2LCC, 2RCC, P1** Repeat *to** 4 more times, EW1
Row 12-15: Repeat row10
Row 16: *EW2, P1, 2RCC, 2LCC, P1** Repeat *to**  4 more times, EW1
Row 17-19: Repeat row10
Row 20: Repeat row11
Row 21: *EW2, P1, EW1, P2, EW1, P1** Repeat *to ** 4 more times, EW1
Row 22: *EW2, P6** Repeat *to** 4 more times, EW1 (If you do not want to do the cage area please continue doing this row 8 more times.)
This next section is the cage area.
Row 23: P1, RCC P EW, *P4, LCC EW P, RCC P EW, ** Repeat *to** 3 more times P4, LCC EW P
Row 24: P2 EW1, *P4, E1, P2, EW1,** Repeat *to** 3 more times P4, EW1, P1
Row 25: P2, RCC P EW, *P2, LCC EW P, P2, RCC P EW,** Repeat 3 more times P2, LCC EW P, P1
Row 26: P3, EW1, *P2, EW1, P4, EW1,** Repeat *to** 3 more times P2, EW1, P2
Row 27: P3, RCC P EW, *LCC EW P, P4, RCC P EW,** Repeat *to** 3 more times LCC EW P, P2
Row 28-30: P4, EW2, *P6, EW 2, ** Repeat *-** 3 more times  P3
(This completes the cage area and everyone finish the hat the same from here.)
Row 31: Decrease every other peg
DSCOF
  Glue on beads, buttons, or rhinestones for the eyes.

Smaller size for hat for children and older infants, using green loom
EW CO 36 pegs
Row 1: EW
Row 2: P
Row 3-5: EW1, P1  All the way around
Row 6: P
Row 7: EW
Row 8: *EW3, P1, EW4, P1** Repeat *to** 3 more times
Row 9: *EW3, P1, 2LCC, 2RCC, P1** Repeat *to** 3 more times
Row 10-13: Repeat from 8
Row 14: *EW3, P1, 2RCC, 2LCC, P1** Repeat *to** 3 more times
Row 15-17: Repeat row 8
Row 18: Repeat row 9
Row 19: *EW3, P1, EW1, P2, EW1, P1** Repeat *to** 3 more times
Row 20-25: *EW3, P6** Repeat *to** 3 more times
Row 26: Decrease by every other peg
DSCOF
Glue on buttons, beads, or rhinestones for eyes, and your done.
Note: This does not include the cage area.




 Owl Ear Wamer Band
Yellow Loom: Flat: Triple String

EW CO 41
Row 1: EW
Row 2: P
Row 3: EW1, P1, EW1, P1, *EW4, P1, EW1, P1,** Repeat *to** 4 more times, P1, EW1
Row 4:  EW1, P2, *EW1, P1, 2LCC, 2RCC, P1** Repeat *to** 4 more times, EW1, P1, EW1
Row 5: Repeat Row 3
Row 6: EW1, P2, *EW1, P1, EW4, P1** Repeat *to** 4 more times, EW1, P1, EW1
Row 7: Repeat Row 3
Row 8: EW1, D2 Creating button whole, *EW1, P1, 2RCC, 2LCC, P1** Repeat *to** 4 more times, EW1, P1, EW1
Row 9: Repeat Row 3 But add back the yarn in the button area with EW
Row 10: Repeat Row 6
Row 11:  EW1, P1, *EW1, P1, 2RCC, 2LCC, P1* Repeat *to** 4 more times, EW 1, P2, EW1
Row 12: EW1, P2,  *EW1, P1, EW1, P2, EW1, P1** Repeat *to ** 4 more times, EW1, P1, EW1
Row 13: EW1, P1, *EW1, P6* Repeat *to** 4 more times, EW1, P2, EW1
Row 14: P
Row 15: EW
COF
Hot glue on beads, buttons, or rhinestones for eyes. Also add Button or any closure you like to the end.

48 Peg Written Version 

By 

Chuck Orem

Chuck Orem did a lovely job in re-configuring this pattern to a 48 peg loom. Please feel free to download his PDF and give it a shot!!! Thank you Chuck you did a lovely job!!!