Two Loom Knitting Projects for Animal Rescue Creating a Basic Pouch and Blanket
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Two Loom Knitting Projects for Animal Rescue Creating a basic pouch and blanket Pouch - tight and slow Small blanket - easy and knitting 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) Spotlight - ● Small scissors to cut yarn https://www.spotlightstores.com/craft-hobbi ● Yarn needle to sew in the ends es/yarn-needle-art/needle-art-tools-accesso ● Tape measure or ruler ries/looms/crafters-choice-knit-weave-loom- kit/80291603) ● Looming hook (often comes with kit) Sources: ● Small scissors to cut yarn Knitting a flat panel - ● Yarn needle to sew in the ends https://youtu.be/pIdNuGMa438 ● Tape measure or ruler Double yarn knitting - https://youtu.be/p0bYlOZT2p4 Sources: Cast-off a flat panel - https://youtu.be/6VKYFkQdr6U Flat knitting: https://youtu.be/2gmUY4y2w34 Weaving in ends - https://youtu.be/v-p4qsiyuI8 Flat Drawstring cast-off: https://youtu.be/ctVBY-1oG8o Weave in ends: https://youtu.be/v-p4qsiyuI8 Instructions: ● Cast-on e-wrap, double yarn 35 pegs as a Instructions: flat panel ● E-wrap all stitches, all rows, in double yarn 1. Loop once around all pegs ● Knit until you have a square, approx 30cm 2. Flat-Knit all pegs long 3. Keep going until you have about 25cm ● Cast-off the flat panel length of knitting ● Using the yarn needle, stitch in ends 4. Cast-off using Flat Drawstring 5. Using the yarn needle, sew in the ends .