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.