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Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Hankering for Yarn

How to weave a triangle on potholder loom

How to weave a triangle on potholder loom

The potholder loom is a wonderful little loom. It’s portable, cheap and cheerful, and TOTALLY under-appreciated!
Well… I LOVE it, and design lots of fun and neat things with it.
BUT… you have got to forget about those looper things…. ugh.
Yarn is good.
Yarn is everywhere! It’s got color, texture,
and is a pleasure to work with on the potholder loom.
Everyone thinks that you can only weave squares on  the potholder loom.
Not so! I have figured out  how to weave a triangle on the potholder loom,  and have just made a video that shows how I weave triangles.
I love ‘multi-tasking’ with my tools, so …read more

How to Carve a weaving hook from chopstick

How to Carve a weaving hook from chopstick

The other day, we were racing off to the city, and I tore out of the house
with my potholder loom, yarn  and stuff in a project bag .
As we rolled down the road, I was not happy to discover that I had left my weaving hook at home. Oh rats! That would mean ~no weaving~ for me.
No no no  no no no!
Luckily, I had an extra chopstick, so I knew I would be able to carve another weaving hook by upcycling the chopstick into a weaving hook.
When we got to the grocery store, my husband loaned me his pocket knife …read more

Spool Knitted and Potholder Loom Bunny

Spool Knitted and Potholder Loom Bunny

It’s spring! And, even though I may be too late for Easter with this bunny, I hope that you will have lots of fun weaving and spool knitting a darling Springtime Bunny.
You’ll need: A ball of pink yarn (I used Bernat Denimstyle in Weathered Rose)
A Potholder Loom,a weaving hook, a chopstick,a crochet hook,
a 4 peg spool knitter, a loop lifter,
a craft needle, a ruler, a dime, scissors, about an ounce of polyester stuffing,
about 10 inches of red yarn, a paper punch for circles, a paper punch for the heart,
or cut it out of junk mail freehand, thick craft glue, a …read more


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