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The Fox Scarf on the loom is my 4th child's project. This scarf was made for my oldest great niece. I hope she will love it. I want to make several more. This was my first.
You will need a 24 peg loom, loom hook, yarn needle, 1 skein of orange yarn, small amount of fox face color. I used a light brown. This is done with 2 strands of yarn so make 2 balls of each color. Carry whatever color not being used behind your work during first 10 rounds and last 15 rounds. Make a slip knot of orange, attach to anchor peg. Double e-wrap around. Lift the bottom loops off. Round 2. E-wrap, knit around. All rounds will be done in e-wrap. Rounds 3-4: knit around. Round 5: Attach face color to anchor peg, carry it behind orange. Knit 5 stitches in orange, switch colors, knit 2 stitches in face color, switch to orange, knit around. Round 6: Knit first 4 stitches in orange, switch colors, knit 4 stitches in face color, switch to orange, knit around. Round 7: Knit first 3 stiches in orange, switch colors, knit 6 stitches in face color, switch to orange, knit around. Round 8: Knit first 2 stitches in orange, switch colors, knit 8 stitches in face color, switch to orange, knit around. Round 9: repeat round 8. Round 10: Knit around in orange, carrying face color behind. Cut long (about 3 inch) tail for face color to weave in later. Rounds 11- 90: Knit around. Attach face color. Round 91: Knit 1 round, carrying orange behind. Rounds 92 – 95: Knit around in orange, carrying face color behind. Round 96: Knit around in face color, carrying orange behind. Rounds 97-100: Knit around in orange, carrying face color behind. Round 101: Knit around in face color, carrying orange behind. Rounds 102-105: knit around in orange, carrying face color behind. Round 106: knit around in face color, carrying orange behind. Cut long (3 inches) of face color. Rounds 107 – 108: Knit around in orange. Round 109: knit 1 stitch, knit 1 stitch off all around. Cut 8 inch tail. Round 110: pull tail through stitches on loom and pull them off, drawing them closed but do not sew. Before you sew the ends weave in all threads. Attach eyes – buttons or safety eyes, or use fabric paint. To make ears (Make 2) with face color, double e-wrap 1 peg, knit off bottom loop. Double e-wrap peg to the left, knit off bottom loop, turn, knit 1st stitch, double e-wrap next peg, turn. Lift bottom loop off peg and knit next 2 stitches, turn. Knit across. 3 stitches. Turn. Purl across. Attach orange on the anchor peg and knit across in orange. Turn. Cut 2-inch tail. Knit across. 3 stitches. Turn. Knit across. 3 stitches. Turn. Knit off first stitch, knit 2. Turn. Knit off first stitch, knit 1. Turn. Cut 2-inch tail. Pull through final stitch. Use threads to sew 2 sides closed into a triangle. Sew the ears to the scarf above the face. Weave in threads.
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Pencil bags
These bags are very simple. They aren’t large – about 3 inches wide and 5 inches high. I plan to put boxes of crayons/ pencils, erasers, and maybe a small note book in each of mine. You will need a 24 peg loom, loom hook, small amount of yarn. Optionally, you could use a crochet hook and yarn needle. E-wrap all around. Rounds 1-24 – u-wrap, knit. This is also call the flat stitch. Knit off all stitches. With crochet hook, slip stitch around the top. Turn inside out. With yarn needle, sew bottom closed. I embroidered the piano keys onto one of my bags. My embroidery needs work! This will be a sample for a new, improved version soon. On my face bag, I changed colors on rounds 12 and 20. Then I embroidered the face. |
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