Ok, loom-knitters, as promised, I have a little something extra special for you today. Not only am I going to share the loom version of the simple ribbed earwarmer from this collection with you, but I’m going to explain to you how I convert a needle-knit pattern to a loom-knit pattern. And there will be […]
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How to make a center pull ball
When I am buying yarn, I am always happiest when it comes in ball or skein format. And if I can locate the end that’s stuffed in the middle so that I can pull the yarn out from there, all the better. I prefer a center-pull ball to a ball where the working end is […]
Read More: How to make a center pull ballLuxurious Loom-Knit Neckwarmer
It’s been a while since we talked loom-knitting around here. Ever since I got the hang of the needles, my knitting loom collection has been languishing in the basement. There is one project, however, that has routinely seen me dust off the little blue knifty knitter and take it for a spin. I’m going to […]
Read More: Luxurious Loom-Knit NeckwarmerDashing Young Things
I’m thinking I may need to have my “crafty blogger” license revoked. Not counting photography-related posts, I haven’t dedicated an entire post to anything craft-related in almost a month. A lot of that is because I haven’t done much of anything crafty. I’ve wanted to, but I’ve been stalled by the state of my craft […]
Read More: Dashing Young ThingsBody Powder Gift Set
Over the course of this past autumn, I swore off shampoo, deodorant, and moisturizer. I know. Either you’ve done this before yourself and are thinking “good for you” or you’ve never done it and are thinking I’m crazy (not to mention stinky). Well, maybe I am a little bit crazy, but I smell just […]
Read More: Body Powder Gift SetStriped Sock Puppet
My six-year-old’s buddy had a birthday party today, and we wanted to make him something special. Enter our friend Sock Puppet. We’ve made a few of these before, but this time I thought I’d share the steps here, in case you’d like to make your own striped friend. Eamonn chose all of the yarn colors […]
Read More: Striped Sock PuppetLoom-knitted fingerless mitts
I kept plugging away (which, wasn’t too hard, given the fact that I pulled a muscle in my neck and wasn’t doing much else around the house anyway) and finally cranked-out a pair of fingerless mitts that I am happy with. This was my fourth attempt at making these things on a knitting loom. My […]
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