How to Loom Knit a Dinosaur

Dinosaur

Items:

15 or 12 peg loom

bulky yarn size 5 or 6

polyfil

looming hook

crafters needle

crochet hook

buttons or rhinestones for eyes

Terms:

CO: Cast On

DSCO: Draw String Cast On

EW: E-Wrap

WT: Wrap and Turn

D: Decrease

ID: Internal Decrease

COF: Cast Off

Instructions for 15 peg 1st then 12 peg 2nd

Head: 15 pegs: Flat:

DSCO 15 pegs

Row 1-7: EW

Row 8: ID 15 to 8 pegs

Row 9-11: EW

COF

Sew up snout like doing a duck snout. Close up back of head leaving opening on bottom to stuff and sew on.

Neck: 8 Pegs: Flat:

EW CO 8 pegs

Row 1-4: EW

Row 5: EW7, WT, EW6, WT, EW5, WT, EW4, WT, EW5, EW6, EW7, EW8

Row 6-12: EW

COF

Body: 15 pegs: Cicular:

EW CO 15 pegs

Row 1-2: EW

Row 3: (Leg: EW4 pegs 15 rows, Bring outer original loops back) Repeat leg in next 4 pegs, EW7

Row 4-6: EW

Row 7-10: Repeat rows 3-6

Row 11: EW4 (start working flat) EW15

Row 12: D1 EW1, EW11, D1 EW1 (13)

Row 13: D1 EW1, EW9, D1 EW1 (11

Row 14: D1 EW1, EW7, D1 EW1 (9)

Row 15: D1 EW1, EW5, D1 EW1 (7)

Row 16: D1 EW1, EW3, D1 EW1 (5)

Row 17: EW

Row 18: D1 EW1, EW1, D1 EW1 (3)

Row 19-21: EW

COF

Sew up tail and legs, stuff. Then line base of neck up with bottom. This should line up with the legs. Gather the top half of the body to close, then sew up neck. Stuff neck. Sew on head. Glue on sew in eyes on the side base of the snout on the head.

12 Peg Instructions

Head: 12 pegs: Flat:

DSCO 12 pegs

Row 1-7: EW

Row 8: ID 12 to 6

Row 9-11: EW

COF

Sew up snout like doing a duck snout. Close up back of head leaving opening on bottom to stuff and sew on.

Neck: 6 Pegs: Flat:

EW CO 6 pegs

Row 1-3: EW

Row 4: EW5, WT, EW4, WT, EW3, WT, EW2, WT, EW3, EW4, EW5, EW6

Row 5-10: EW

Body: 12 Pegs: Circular:

EW CO 12 pegs

Row 1-2: EW

Row 3: (Leg: EW3 pegs 15 rows, Bring outer original loops back) Repeat leg in next 3 pegs, EW6

Row 4-6: EW

Row 7-10: Repeat rows 3-6

Row 11: EW3 (start working flat) EW12

Row 12: D1 EW1, EW8, D1 EW1 (10)

Row 13: D1 EW1, EW6, D1 EW1 (8)

Row 14: D1 EW1, EW4, D1 EW1 (6)

Row 15: D1 EW1, EW2, D1 EW1 (4)

Row 16: EW

Row 17: D1 EW1, D1 EW1 (2)

Row 18-20: EW

COF

Sew up tail and legs, stuff. Then line base of neck up with bottom. This should line up with the legs. Gather the top half of the body to close, then sew up neck. Stuff neck. Sew on head. Glue on sew in eyes on the side base of the snout on the head.

How to Loom Knit a Summer Hat

Summer Hat

Supplies:

36 peg loom (you can use 44 peg CinDwood Loom to do this project as well)

Red Heart Yarn Worsted doubled up strands

Looming Hook

Iron

Crafters Needle

Paint Brush

Mod Podge

Water

Flour

Bowl

Pins

Large Foam Pad

Half Sphere Flower Arrangement Foam

Terms:

CO: Cast On

EW: E-Wrap

P: Purl

D: Decrease

YO: Yarn Over

Sk: Skip

COF: Cast Off

DSCOF: Draw String Cast Off

Hat: 36 pegs: Circular:

EW CO 36 pegs Circular

Row 1: EW

Row 2: P

Row 3-5: EW1 P1 all the way around.

Row 6: P

Row 7: EW

Row 8: **D1 toss bottom loop over, YO1, EW1** Repeat 18x (Note: you can go in and do the Decrease and toss the bottom loops over, then go back and basically EW 36 pegs, but toss every peg that has 2 loops on it.)

Row 9-10: EW

Repeat rows 8-10 2x

Decrease by every other peg tossing bottom loop over, DSCOF.

Brim: 15 pegs: Flat

EWCO 15 pegs Flat

Row 1-7: EW

Row 8: Sk1, EW7, EW8, Sk1, EW8, EW9, Sk1, EW9, EW10, Sk1, EW10, EW11, Sk1, EW11, EW12, Sk1, EW12, EW13, Sk1, EW13, EW14, Sk1, EW14

Repeat rows 1-8 7 more times.

COF Sew ends together sew, sew brim to hat. Mod Podge entire hat to stiff. Note this stiffening process will take 4 to 5 days to completely dry and stiffen.  

To decorate you finished hat visit this video. 

 

Crochet T-Shirt Side Panel Diagram

If you see a flaw in the diagram please let me know, crochet is not my best area of expertise yet.

Also an example of how you can use this motif.