Two Loom Knitting Projects for Animal Rescue
Creating a basic pouch and blanket
Pouch - tight and slow knitting
Small blanket - easy and fast knitting
What you need:
What you need:
● Cotton, bamboo, or wool (not synthetics) - 4
● Yarn (can be synthetic!) - 8ply/size 4
to 8 ply, in DK/size4 yarn
(double yarn knitting),
● A round or long loom, narrow gauge (for
● A round or long loom, medium gauge -
tight knitting) is better (I’m using 56cm
38-41pegs
diameter, with 56pegs, bought from
● Looming hook (often comes with kit)
● Small scissors to cut yarn
Spotlight -
https://www.spotlightstores.com/craft-hobbi
● Yarn needle to sew in the ends
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● Tape measure or ruler
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Sources:
● Looming hook (often comes with kit) ● Small scissors to cut yarn
Knitting a flat panel -
● Yarn needle to sew in the ends
● Tape measure or ruler
Double yarn knitting -
Cast-off a flat panel -
Sources:
https://youtu.be/6VKYFkQdr6U
Flat knitting: https://youtu.be/2gmUY4y2w34
Weaving in ends - https://youtu.be/v-p4qsiyuI8
Flat Drawstring cast-off:
Instructions:
Weave in ends: https://youtu.be/v-p4qsiyuI8
● Cast-on e-wrap, double yarn 35 pegs as a flat panel
Instructions:
● E-wrap all stitches, all rows, in double yarn ● Knit until you have a square, approx 30cm
1. Loop once around all pegs 2. Flat-Knit all pegs long
3. Keep going until you have about 25cm
● Cast-off the flat panel
length of knitting
4. Cast-off using Flat Drawstring
● Using the yarn needle, stitch in ends
5. Using the yarn needle, sew in the ends