Tuesday, July 14, 2015

How to Loom Knit an Animal Pillow




Animal Pillow

Items:
41 or 59 peg loom
36 or 44 peg loom
looming hook
stitch holder
crafters needle
Bernat Blanket or Baby Blanket Yarn 2 skeins
2 buttons for eyes
polyfil
twin size pillow
large button
14" of velcro
hot glue gun

Terms:
CO: Cast On
EW: E-Wrap
ID: Internal Decrease
BOLB: Bring Original Loops Back
DSCOF: Draw String Cast Off

For the pillow take your 41 or 59 peg loom and loom flat for 27inches, make 2 panels. When you cast off on the second panel make sure for the very middle peg you EW Chain 5 or 6 times for give you a button loop. Sew all sides together and leave 1 end open. Hotglue in velcro on the open end. Sew your large button on the other end at the middle.

Bear
Head: 44 or 36 pegs: Flat:
EW CO 44 or 36 pegs
Row 1-11: EW
Row 12: for 44 peg: EW10 (Ear: EW8 3rows, EW7, EW6 2rows, EW5, EW4 2rows, EW5, EW6 2rows, EW7, EW8 3rows, BOLB) EW8 ( Repeat ear) EW10
for 36 peg:
EW8 (Ear: EW7 2rows, EW5 2rows, EW3 3rows, EW5 2rows, EW7 2 rows) EW6, (Repeat ear) EW8
Row 13-20: EW
Row 21: ID 44to22 or ID 36to18
Row 22-29: EW
DSCOF or if you don't want too much bulk you can take everyother loop and move it to the next peg and toss the bottom loop over and DSCOF.
Sew up bottom of head, stuff, and sew on the middle length side of the pillow mostly on the top area. Hot glue on eyes at the base of the snout lined up with the ears. After that your done. 

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