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OThis is the week I turn in my Shoeboxes for Samaritan's Purse! I look forward to this every year. It's fun to think of giving a child a little bit of joy. This year has seemed particularly hard with hurricanes and earthquakes. I pray my little boxes make a few children happy. So I made some kittens on a 12 peg loom. Little toys that fit in a pocket. Of course one of the kitties had to go sit on a Santa hat because cat's don't do the floor if there's paper or material laying around. I took a picture. But don't worry, Santa. Kitty didn't snag anything. I'm going to add the patterns to my patterns page. Make a few of these for a child you know - or don't. They only take about 1/2 hour to make. Project: Small Cat Size: about 3' tall. Tools: # 12 peg loom, hook, yarn needle. Gauge: does not matter. Keep your stitches smooth and even by smoothing them as you make them. Supplies: sport weight yarn, small amounts. Eyes, if desired. Abbreviations and explanations: WY Working yarn K: Knit P Purl FS Flat Stitch Row: Knit flat across stitches, turn. Round: Knit across stitches, continue in circle. Repeat after * means to follow the pattern described all across the row or round. Pattern: Double e-wrap. Knit 1st round. Round 2: knit around Round 3: Purl Row 4: knit first 2 stitches, turn. Knit 2, turn. Repeat from * 9 times. change color, knit 2 stitches 3 rows. Knit off. This makes the tail. Tie on main color, pick up stitches from row 4 beginning, knit around. Rounds 5-9: flat stitch knit around. Round 10: knit around. Rounds 11 - 15: flat stitch knit around. Round 16: knit first 3 stitches, turn, knit back, turn, knit off 3 stitches. * Knit next 3 stitches, turn, knit back, turn, knit off 3 stitches. Repeat from * 2 more times. Cut long tail. Attach eyes, if desired. Or use fabric paint. Use long ending tail to sew head closed, folding the ears together. Stuff somewhat lightly. Sew bottom closed so you have a base for kitty. Attach a collar around the neck, pulling slightly to shape. Straiten the tail. If you wish, you can sew it to the body. Or leave it loose to swish! Project: Small Santa Hat Size: 4:1/2' not including pom-pom. Tools: # 24 peg loom, hook, yarn needle. Gauge: does not matter. Keep your stitches smooth and even by smoothing them as you make them. Supplies: sport weight yarn, small amounts of two colors if you want a cuff. Abbreviations and explanations: WY Working yarn K: Knit P Purl FS Flat Stitch Row: Knit flat across stitches, turn. Round: Knit across stitches, continue in circle. Repeat after * means to follow the pattern described all across the row or round. Pattern: Double e-wrap with white for cuff. Knit 1st round. Rounds 2-4: flat stitch knit Round 5: Purl Rounds 6-9: flat stitch knit. On last row, bring row 1 stitches up onto the pegs and knit off to make brim. Change color. Rounds 10 – 29: flat stitch knit. Round 30: cut long tail (at least 2X the circumference of the loom) and pull the tail through the stitches on the pegs. Lift the stitches off, pull closed, over sew, weave in tail, cut as necessary. With white, make a pompom and sew to the hole of the hat. Voila! Perfect for a loom knit kitty to hide in. For a tighter brim, use a crochet hook to pull the purl row through each other. Use beginning tail to seal the final stitches.
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