tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-64136239687910775742024-02-02T10:10:38.763-08:00LOOM DUDEA blog for dudes who knit with looms or sticks, and the people that love them. See the projects I'm working on, learn something new, and read the confessions of a loom knitting addict.Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.comBlogger138125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-72153657337274209992013-03-07T20:02:00.000-08:002013-03-08T14:23:42.256-08:00Introducing Suzie Snowflake, Queen of WinterIt has been awhile since I created a new coffee can doll (which is a doll that is covering a coffee can), so I figured I’d try my hand at something special for winter. Last year during the holiday season I was watching tv with my daughter and a black and white short reel from the 1950s came on called, Suzie Snowflake. I thought my daughter might be entertained by it, so we watched it. But instead of amusing her, it actually frightened her a bit, so I turned it off. I guess it was a bit much to think that every time it snowed, there was some little person flying around who would come tapping at your window. But it made me think about making a coffee can doll out of the idea, and here she is!<br />
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Everything has been knit on the various sizes of both the round and flower looms. Her outfit illustrates different kinds of snow at different stages. For example, the large shape of her crown illustrates the large, wet flakes that often fall during the winter. </div>
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I raided my stash and found a white yarn that had strands of glittery thread in it, so I used that for her snowflake shaped crown, her blouse, and the scalloped design at the bottom of her dress (which illustrates piles of snow that have been plowed).<br />
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The petticoat under her dress is straight white yarn, which represents snow after it has been packed down and frozen. I used a baby blue baby yarn for the dress, which reminded me of the color of the winter sky. And to illustrate powdery snow spraying up at the bottom of a hill when you sled down it, I used eyelash yarn. The diagonal line of eyelash yarn going down the front of her dress represents the trail that the first sled left as it went down a hill of newly fallen snow. And there you have it! I am still compiling my instructions for knitting the coffee can dolls, and when everything is finished I will be publishing all of the directions in a book.<br />
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Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-63718548959594813882012-10-28T21:17:00.006-07:002012-10-28T21:18:21.118-07:00Get Into The Spirit Of ThingsWell, Halloween's almost here, and I haven't finished making my simple knitted Halloween costume for a child: a ghost ~<br />
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If you have two days to do nothing but knit on the loom, you can get yours done in time. Here are the directions:<br />
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On the Knifty Knitter blue loom, I added 1 peg to the corner and am currently knitting stockinette 1 over 2 stitches using Red Heart White yarn. My goal is to knit a piece that is 24 inches long and bind it off the loom. Then I will knit another piece identical to it and join the two pieces together, being careful to leave a hole for a child's head to go through - about 12 inches. Next, on 31 pegs (1 peg is a corner peg) I will knit off a 10" piece that will be used as the hood. I will bind it off and then attach the bottom corner of the hood to the neckline of the costume. After that I will block the entire piece and it will be ready for wearing. If oyu try it, let me know!Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-16500616352232770382012-10-02T23:24:00.000-07:002012-10-04T14:45:10.230-07:00Tissue Roll Rattle Doll<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">While I was not blogging, I was still working on creative projects, and this doll was one of them. It is a unisex doll, and anyone with intermediate beginner loom knitting skills can enjoy making it. I chose to make this a black doll, though it could be any color, based on whatever yarn you have on hand. The yarn I used is the Lion Brand Thick & Quick black. To make this doll I used the flower loom, spool loom and the blue round loom from the Knifty Knitter series. I also used a hand towel roll (the round cardboard tube that the hand towels are wrapped around) which I cut to 5”, and a piece of black construction paper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The arms and legs are knit 1 over 2 stockinette stitches on the spool loom , with the 4” long arms knit on the 5 peg end and the 5” long legs knit on 5 pegs of the 8 peg end. After knitting them and setting them aside, I wrapped the paper towel roll with black construction paper and taped it to the roll. I then traced around the roll end twice onto a separate piece of black construction paper and cut out the circles. At one end of the towel roll I taped the construction paper circle over the hole. Then I poured a handful of pony beads into the roll and sealed the other end with the second circle of black construction paper. I knit the 6” long body using 1 over 2 stockinette stitches on all pegs of the flower loom, with a drawstring cast on and bind off. I then turned the finished body inside out and stretched it over the construction paper wrapped hand towel roll, cinching the body shut over each end. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRY-153equ2zXwlX2Pf8I72cS_v5JBm5QCDekb51LP-Zq68r1iA0FIphojZnorazf_r-ABK3R-wVuCZHxeG9ailNE37PGMpcmL2nUp06QA6As_8BibDQtAI66UtC3oA85m-3dBm3qkmP8/s1600/Loom+Dude+Rattle+Doll+Pieces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRY-153equ2zXwlX2Pf8I72cS_v5JBm5QCDekb51LP-Zq68r1iA0FIphojZnorazf_r-ABK3R-wVuCZHxeG9ailNE37PGMpcmL2nUp06QA6As_8BibDQtAI66UtC3oA85m-3dBm3qkmP8/s200/Loom+Dude+Rattle+Doll+Pieces.jpg" width="133" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">The head is made 1 over 2 stock-inette stitches on the 8 peg end of the spool loom for 12 rows, with a draw-string cast on and bind off. I turned the head inside out, cinched one end shut and sewed on the lips with red yarn and the eyes with white and black yarn. The hair I sewed on using the black yarn. After sewing, the yarn can be gently combed with a large tooth comb if you prefer the doll to have curly hair instead of dreadlocks. After stuffing the head with batting and shaping it, I cinched the remaining end shut and sewed the head onto the doll. Next I sewed the arms on near the head. On the bottom of the roll I tucked the yarn tail into the inside of the body and sewed on the le<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPZUoUD1A17v2Vk-9WH-5pqzRNmvQomc_oxX2yOndONOlNNk9Z75Hvum79hyphenhyphenhviSAxRRzD-Nq6LXKGDf5OrHmoMYMnfmJtl6NMnWzaASu0ysNzQOXTR9kxySDUY3h05_c6BXkXnX_1GE/s1600/Loom+Dude+Rattle+Doll+man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPZUoUD1A17v2Vk-9WH-5pqzRNmvQomc_oxX2yOndONOlNNk9Z75Hvum79hyphenhyphenhviSAxRRzD-Nq6LXKGDf5OrHmoMYMnfmJtl6NMnWzaASu0ysNzQOXTR9kxySDUY3h05_c6BXkXnX_1GE/s320/Loom+Dude+Rattle+Doll+man.jpg" width="164" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUXIW_TkwojNLI9HT_1BycKbpE7oV76j2b0nenUHg9O6mOybkzi6r_Pg4_lUsR4uf9HQ2qZamE5vdcC41GJBP_Byw_mIGwBBK_ulj9m9Q9OtjSEa47qynv-InemnvGwPWf_7l-USWa64/s1600/Loom+Dude+Rattle+Doll+Tunic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" mea="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUXIW_TkwojNLI9HT_1BycKbpE7oV76j2b0nenUHg9O6mOybkzi6r_Pg4_lUsR4uf9HQ2qZamE5vdcC41GJBP_Byw_mIGwBBK_ulj9m9Q9OtjSEa47qynv-InemnvGwPWf_7l-USWa64/s200/Loom+Dude+Rattle+Doll+Tunic.jpg" width="156" /></a>gs.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBUXIW_TkwojNLI9HT_1BycKbpE7oV76j2b0nenUHg9O6mOybkzi6r_Pg4_lUsR4uf9HQ2qZamE5vdcC41GJBP_Byw_mIGwBBK_ulj9m9Q9OtjSEa47qynv-InemnvGwPWf_7l-USWa64/s1600/Loom+Dude+Rattle+Doll+Tunic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; height: 218px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 151px;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPZUoUD1A17v2Vk-9WH-5pqzRNmvQomc_oxX2yOndONOlNNk9Z75Hvum79hyphenhyphenhviSAxRRzD-Nq6LXKGDf5OrHmoMYMnfmJtl6NMnWzaASu0ysNzQOXTR9kxySDUY3h05_c6BXkXnX_1GE/s1600/Loom+Dude+Rattle+Doll+man.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"></span></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">I used whatever yarn I had leftover on hand from my stash to create the clothing on the blue round loom: a tunic for the man doll, and a long dress with a head wrap for the woman doll. For the necklace I strung tiny pony beads onto some thread and tied it around the doll’s neck. This helps to cover the area where the doll’s head is attached to the body. And you’re done! This doll was fun to make, and perhaps the most fun is shaking it to hear it rattle and watch the hair bounce around wildly! </span></div>
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Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-77020646751120391172012-03-03T19:39:00.006-08:002012-03-03T20:46:31.613-08:00Cowl & MittenSomeone asked me to create a cowl for their daughter, and here it is! <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-5F9QOViIprlllRrMQJjYdJMUxFu4HypZZDsaRP1bJTvP8xRpVWjIJ1zfJIyACmtfL1jWePFkbl1PNuT8qNhT2XWiFoap3jrYP-6cs6XAoJmGhW8PFSs4SGJXDXirrWRKYwqXgr2Xtc/s1600/loom+dude+cowl+4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 103px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715888816302930050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-5F9QOViIprlllRrMQJjYdJMUxFu4HypZZDsaRP1bJTvP8xRpVWjIJ1zfJIyACmtfL1jWePFkbl1PNuT8qNhT2XWiFoap3jrYP-6cs6XAoJmGhW8PFSs4SGJXDXirrWRKYwqXgr2Xtc/s320/loom+dude+cowl+4.jpg" /></a><br />It's based on the urban cowl pattern by the fabulous Isela Phelps, though her pattern calls for a series of knit and purl stitches. My stitches are all stockinette due to the usage of the colors and because of the deadline involved. Following Isela's directions, the cowl was easy to make on the yellow round Knifty Knitter loom.The challenging part was incorporating the white, black and grey stripes. This was done simply by cutting the yarn and tying the two color strands together every time I wanted to add a stripe.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqtJZ9NZ7EvDz5-yiGA2JzrGFD8Op-akm1z6qe0skNoGTnRpXAHl09K4VCBQABwi6q948_04Kncxz9_KEaRiwANJoNBjaDktPTt2RrRUKiyb-UuOG0rJbns0trFOSQD9LFhXCzYAegqw/s1600/loom+dude+cowl+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 222px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715888805039528210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrqtJZ9NZ7EvDz5-yiGA2JzrGFD8Op-akm1z6qe0skNoGTnRpXAHl09K4VCBQABwi6q948_04Kncxz9_KEaRiwANJoNBjaDktPTt2RrRUKiyb-UuOG0rJbns0trFOSQD9LFhXCzYAegqw/s320/loom+dude+cowl+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>The yarn I used was Michael's Loops & Threads Cozy Wool Black and White, and a grey roving which I don't recall the brand name for.It took me a white to pick out the colors even though they are simple ones, because I wanted them all to work together. If the white was too white or the grey too dark, it wouldn't work for me. The person who received it was delighted.<br /></div><br /><div>The cowl is versatile because you can wear it in several ways. Here are three ways - </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DtMq9ae-o5lI-cIWcGsGfRwQY9Xxa4Lx58sxezxf5bY0bvSYPhKBdaTxAw1Pv4nopXCEuBr4BzaBXRl-11yY9TER-OLvYrQdk9wa5Wmh4o78-s7oeXExsZJ2gZfxHDSxoQ41oJDuW70/s1600/loom+dude+cowl+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 131px; HEIGHT: 256px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715888814287851858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-DtMq9ae-o5lI-cIWcGsGfRwQY9Xxa4Lx58sxezxf5bY0bvSYPhKBdaTxAw1Pv4nopXCEuBr4BzaBXRl-11yY9TER-OLvYrQdk9wa5Wmh4o78-s7oeXExsZJ2gZfxHDSxoQ41oJDuW70/s320/loom+dude+cowl+3.jpg" /></a><br />One row around your neck with a large hanging loop, </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQosxuLAzK2HGWEPuQ4Fr7YQyqrdVgVJRv4jPLw6_IeoOVT1zMSCPK_FrPcPq5Ebcwo4rk_tvbOjhWMx17rfKQJNupgup9YXbvXTOp3EeI9JEA1FmkmpOLYJnRPMRCv6F8-SOB0asvEMU/s1600/loom+dude+cowl+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 137px; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715888809655334610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQosxuLAzK2HGWEPuQ4Fr7YQyqrdVgVJRv4jPLw6_IeoOVT1zMSCPK_FrPcPq5Ebcwo4rk_tvbOjhWMx17rfKQJNupgup9YXbvXTOp3EeI9JEA1FmkmpOLYJnRPMRCv6F8-SOB0asvEMU/s320/loom+dude+cowl+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>two rows around your neck or </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSeiTyOBxiC1MXS_gfxA7iglfef70_iG5LNxFJFrILMYvnqBVwid9j3EmV3MbOn6hkCrhcD8hWqk_di-91Bx4oBhy16zOAsZ2j65_brbnDxwo8g2rArTHoKI0U9-NXTlv5mZw0RfHR3s/s1600/loom+dude+cowl+6.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 129px; HEIGHT: 171px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715895584705315858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbSeiTyOBxiC1MXS_gfxA7iglfef70_iG5LNxFJFrILMYvnqBVwid9j3EmV3MbOn6hkCrhcD8hWqk_di-91Bx4oBhy16zOAsZ2j65_brbnDxwo8g2rArTHoKI0U9-NXTlv5mZw0RfHR3s/s320/loom+dude+cowl+6.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>three rows around your neck. Since it is a wool blend it is not itchy.</div><br />Next, I knit a replacement mitten for someone, using Fisherman's Wool. You may recall last year that I knit the same person a pair of felted mittens. He has a large growth on his hands and so there were no mittens available in stores that were large enough for him. Unfortunately, the growth on his hands has continued to enlarge, so he required a larger replacement for the one I had made. Here's how it looked after I felted it:<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeBfniPU40YmSW8Ssaqm6PU54VP4TaKy-k_kx9ew4BqnsM9wEVxXn-vMirW8dzpqxLfogucuGrhFq8gi1BY9lxpXHo_mdN3orKmQVNB9LMzYzFwi49Z5I83dia65gBxF_yJAOAOX-4_8/s1600/loom+dude+mitten+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715888827894857538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTeBfniPU40YmSW8Ssaqm6PU54VP4TaKy-k_kx9ew4BqnsM9wEVxXn-vMirW8dzpqxLfogucuGrhFq8gi1BY9lxpXHo_mdN3orKmQVNB9LMzYzFwi49Z5I83dia65gBxF_yJAOAOX-4_8/s320/loom+dude+mitten+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I didn't allow it to shrink too much from the size I made it, but just enough for the fibers to entagle together and form a strong bond. As was expected, the thumb stretched out as it shrank and felted, which required me to cut it. So after I sewed on the fleece and elastic border to the bottom of the mitten, I turned the mitten inside out, cut the thumb and sewed it shut. Here it is inside out. You can see the inside is nice and smooth for his hand:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7q-CHSBSliVocxhRoInkmwETmrxmfZl-ZcCAagHhKSjy6nTyP-SJYNgUI0sWKMA2ZmUmPpY1SJcWhM0ALTXaJT1QRE9uP55B9R3a8FnGlULVoCZpe9i29UBpdV8AxtzsyQxWz93PyYw/s1600/loom+dude+mitten+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 221px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715889392758339506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO7q-CHSBSliVocxhRoInkmwETmrxmfZl-ZcCAagHhKSjy6nTyP-SJYNgUI0sWKMA2ZmUmPpY1SJcWhM0ALTXaJT1QRE9uP55B9R3a8FnGlULVoCZpe9i29UBpdV8AxtzsyQxWz93PyYw/s320/loom+dude+mitten+2.jpg" /></a><br />After sewing the thumb shut I turned the mitten outside in, and here's the finished product. He was very happy to get it.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiMAtCen2BF7_rkfnPrm9phEu62xHzNAwqMC-JcwkRAgMvkIqVN0_rAKN7L6Fm1J2FBfzS_vJP1WIcaP-8-9d1Ze_UUfRPnVFX070AmDrRtKui2RL6JH-4DzU5OAufeICNxK7077isFs/s1600/loom+dude+mitten+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 233px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715889407292536578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMiMAtCen2BF7_rkfnPrm9phEu62xHzNAwqMC-JcwkRAgMvkIqVN0_rAKN7L6Fm1J2FBfzS_vJP1WIcaP-8-9d1Ze_UUfRPnVFX070AmDrRtKui2RL6JH-4DzU5OAufeICNxK7077isFs/s320/loom+dude+mitten+3.jpg" /></a></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-35697288543379173062012-02-21T21:36:00.001-08:002012-02-21T22:08:00.155-08:00Valentine's DayI really hadn't planned on making anything for Valentine's Day this year, but I was inspired by a close friendship to create a heart as a gift:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wbvGioNNUDXlGL18qpEwZVp6aIHMq-KKe4VeNkTqHyi2c-j5i6Gn7SHKA3x-zo6PKUNWEVpJqrfdm28bTfhPXPruvHmMCjJDWzj8vtMTz9D-OJm_dHgg2azL2w-QEmEJpbK45g2Jxxs/s1600/loom+dude+valentine.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 198px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711836160425054386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0wbvGioNNUDXlGL18qpEwZVp6aIHMq-KKe4VeNkTqHyi2c-j5i6Gn7SHKA3x-zo6PKUNWEVpJqrfdm28bTfhPXPruvHmMCjJDWzj8vtMTz9D-OJm_dHgg2azL2w-QEmEJpbK45g2Jxxs/s320/loom+dude+valentine.jpg" /></a><br />I knit this on the straight pink Knifty Knitter loom, starting at the bottom of the heart. I knit each heart panel separately and then sewed them together and stuffed them with batting. If you would like to make your own heart, here are the directions:<br /><br />On one side of the loom , wrap the two center pegs (pegs 6 & 7) with a 1 over 2 stitch and knit off 3 rows. Increase by wrapping pegs 5 through 8 and knitting off 8 rows. Increase by wrapping pegs 4 through 9 and knitting off 12 rows. Increase by wrapping pegs 3 through 10 and knitting off 10 rows. Increase by wrapping pegs 2 through 11 and knitting off 18 rows. Increase by wrapping pegs 1 through 12 and knitting off 14 rows.<br /><br />Then on the end of the loom with the working yarn, wrap 6 consecutive pegs starting with the end peg to the center peg. * Knit off 3 rows. Lift yarn from peg 6 to peg 5 and knit off. Lift yarn from peg 1 to peg 2 and knit off. Then on pegs 2 through 5, knit off 3 rows and bind off, leaving a 4" tail.<br /><br />Then on the opposite end of the loom that still has yarn wrapped around the pegs, wrap 6 consecutive pegs starting with the end peg to the center peg. Follow from * above. This completes one heart panel. Repeat entire process to create another heart panel, then sew one side of the heart together along the outer edge. Partially stuff with batting. Continue to sew around the edge of the heart, but before you finish sewing the heart together make sure you have stuffed the heart with the desired amount of batting.<br /><br />For the doily fringe, I used the green loom. Cast on 1 over 2 on 48 pegs (including 1 corner peg).Knit off 5 rows. Then starting at the end where the working yarn is, knit off a 10 row I-cord and * transfer the loops one at a time from peg 1 onto peg 2 and knit off. Then trasfer the loops from peg 2 onto peg 3 and knit off. On pegs 3 and 4 knit off a 10 row I-cord and repeat the directions from *, taking care to wrap the pegs one after the other going in one direction until you are done. Sew the fringe onto the edge of the heart all the way around, and voila! Needless to say, the recipient of the heart I made was absolutely thrilled.<br /><br />If you want a heart that isn't so narrow or large (this one is about 8" tall), simply use a different straight loom and adjust the number of stitches and the number of pegs that you knit off of. More pegs = wider heart.Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-92009133981959655262012-02-20T21:14:00.000-08:002012-02-20T21:51:55.720-08:00Christmas & Winter ProjectsAs promised, here are my Christmas and winter projects:<br />I received a couple of orders for gifts - a hat and scarf set (using Lion Brand Homespun black), scarf knit on the pink Knifty Knitter loom and Hat on the round green KK loom<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ikn8zL2W0EiKHI731R0IHA2wBT5slbFo5a7Sdt8Qv0IeLkW_ouP-TlKAap2RMpG9NH_Cbt7dc4uDcjT1c2XGWvSPNCwyJzqR3DgrFx7nxyK0mvnipKjkugdDt8tUj1fmMMa6QPonel4/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CHRISTMAS+HAT+SCARF+SET.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711453607605977874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Ikn8zL2W0EiKHI731R0IHA2wBT5slbFo5a7Sdt8Qv0IeLkW_ouP-TlKAap2RMpG9NH_Cbt7dc4uDcjT1c2XGWvSPNCwyJzqR3DgrFx7nxyK0mvnipKjkugdDt8tUj1fmMMa6QPonel4/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CHRISTMAS+HAT+SCARF+SET.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>and a green and white scarf using Homespun Deco and Green Apple, knit on the pink KK loom:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgMQMnXytZa2yC3nn5PNw4xLUuRaa4Lu5Oo7AmoIWCayMJreUn7REbHLm4Y56iI2SLxHDlXCHDrHK9DjWpiTCXLSwTCVSJY2llYA0FUPXVW5VGY8XhEYBjH9Tzn5pXg6vStlPqHvLPeE/s1600/loom+dude+green+and+white+scarf.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 278px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711453604431828210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRgMQMnXytZa2yC3nn5PNw4xLUuRaa4Lu5Oo7AmoIWCayMJreUn7REbHLm4Y56iI2SLxHDlXCHDrHK9DjWpiTCXLSwTCVSJY2llYA0FUPXVW5VGY8XhEYBjH9Tzn5pXg6vStlPqHvLPeE/s320/loom+dude+green+and+white+scarf.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I also made a scarf using Homespun Colonial as a Christmas gift for a dear friend's Mom, but I don't have a picture of the completed scarf. She was delighted to receive it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Though the same dear friend of mine gave me a delightful Santa hat that was decorated with glittery poinsettias, and I wore it through the entire Christmas season, I had decided several months earlier that one of my projects was going to be a Santa hat. When I was at the yarn festival in Rheinbeck, NY, I had bought some deep red Cascade Yarns Magnum Peruvian Highland Wool for the purpose of making the Santa hat. It is like roving, with a gauge similar to Lion Brand's Thich & Quick. So just before Christmas I knit it (1 over 1 stitches):</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfWTz0oJWQgaqahIen4DaEtujeyWOIeBkVjyV6_blejRuCQLinatPbvqu9ijBmljdsA5-lQ47M0zIw2DQOWgdorI37wGj-JapDFmvI5eWVNp8OtMjwqVPea6PJI3ywSd0pTUYLYJCLSo/s1600/loom+dude+santa+hat+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 226px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711453627478916178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfWTz0oJWQgaqahIen4DaEtujeyWOIeBkVjyV6_blejRuCQLinatPbvqu9ijBmljdsA5-lQ47M0zIw2DQOWgdorI37wGj-JapDFmvI5eWVNp8OtMjwqVPea6PJI3ywSd0pTUYLYJCLSo/s320/loom+dude+santa+hat+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Instead of using a series of decreasing stitches to make it, I simply used all of the KK round looms (including the flower loom). I started with the green roound loom and knit off several rows to make the bottom of the hat. Then I used the yarn needle to bind off with a separate piece of yarn instead of the tail from the working yarn. I then carefully put the loops from the yarn onto the next smaller size round loom, combining a few loops on one peg near the anchor peg to accomodate for the decrease in size. I continued this process until the hat was finished. You can see in the photo above where I combined loops when I switched looms. I used this as the back of the hat.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wOoYl-HveWZ-fPSK56aa_Eaunx3i48LtX91z9O4-bQZE0N7nz6I3qoQhfgLLiX-83YGddHivRM4UPJWR_NzS7Gs0tKhEKGzbF4u1nmfxlx9PmDbq4riTt3zzBE0ECebtNPQcVrLfIC8/s1600/loom+dude+santa+hat+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 165px; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711453635337425698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7wOoYl-HveWZ-fPSK56aa_Eaunx3i48LtX91z9O4-bQZE0N7nz6I3qoQhfgLLiX-83YGddHivRM4UPJWR_NzS7Gs0tKhEKGzbF4u1nmfxlx9PmDbq4riTt3zzBE0ECebtNPQcVrLfIC8/s320/loom+dude+santa+hat+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>It makes for a continuous knitted look, as opposed to knitting the hat in sections and sewing the sections together. I'm sure there are different ways to make the hat, but I wanted to experiment with this way first. The yarn is so stiff, the hat can stand up on its own without much effort:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwD7fg3DMgJOS_u3jdgd9DJ9woyruO3wMhNmeMU-EzVCmkHvN55_-abazYaFaN6bSvS7ixq-Oy929ok7yPNm8YiSqa0s6EuPT4lKhQlRpJeFIb6hqLnmkJ6wa0TBWENmVGP9z1aAk7Gs/s1600/loom+dude+santa+hat+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 161px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711453886971835730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLwD7fg3DMgJOS_u3jdgd9DJ9woyruO3wMhNmeMU-EzVCmkHvN55_-abazYaFaN6bSvS7ixq-Oy929ok7yPNm8YiSqa0s6EuPT4lKhQlRpJeFIb6hqLnmkJ6wa0TBWENmVGP9z1aAk7Gs/s320/loom+dude+santa+hat+3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>The brim and the pom pom are made of white eyelash yarn, and I used the Lion Brand pom pom maker to make the pom pom on top.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Two other projects I made for myself were a scarf that I knit up using 1.75 skeins of Lion Brand Homespun tulips yarn. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyyH1q7iRc2BzJ2VeQqAff20MGFXT24sC8a2M3ZsNBuux6pZH4JhyrDYsR4-pc5PJiLfJ7UQp2pwiooj69oFrI1EbA6k2ybl-rTF1MKbWzCdm5N_2PSEZp3mfMfRadHuhlW_UHjgboy4/s1600/loom+dude+tulip+scarf.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711453891914300418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyyH1q7iRc2BzJ2VeQqAff20MGFXT24sC8a2M3ZsNBuux6pZH4JhyrDYsR4-pc5PJiLfJ7UQp2pwiooj69oFrI1EbA6k2ybl-rTF1MKbWzCdm5N_2PSEZp3mfMfRadHuhlW_UHjgboy4/s320/loom+dude+tulip+scarf.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>The flash on the camera made the yarn appear brighter than it is. As soon as I saw this yarn in the store, I knew I wanted to use it to create a scarf to wear with my brown coat. The yarn has just the right shade of brown mixed in with it to match the coat, and magenta is one of my favorite colors.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4B10sRg1DLnTqZu8XGWVeyMN3uwaak2gQTX1vv3wcH_Af9yKMG7a2coPwk3p_M5yNpi7mn7WsbvYz-gw0AUiSYoRWY87JQxGhhF4NulK9di9FkDUGPJVeh8-HUHnXhUfmTzQau0nh8w/s1600/loom+dude+tulip+scarf+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 137px; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711453900114247202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY4B10sRg1DLnTqZu8XGWVeyMN3uwaak2gQTX1vv3wcH_Af9yKMG7a2coPwk3p_M5yNpi7mn7WsbvYz-gw0AUiSYoRWY87JQxGhhF4NulK9di9FkDUGPJVeh8-HUHnXhUfmTzQau0nh8w/s320/loom+dude+tulip+scarf+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>My last project for myself was a blue scarf using 3 skeins of Lion Brand Wool-Ease Thich & Quick Navy yarn. I had been wanting to knit a blue scarf to match the blue hat I had made last year, so I finally got around to it. I used the KK purple loom to knit it, since the pegs are spaced farther apart than the smaller looms, and I knew I wanted my scarf to be flexible, not stiff. The scarf is about 8 feet in length, and it is warm, cozy and fashionable.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_DA4Sx-Gm8VBHDedlgZKWXtHgZQfOsXD67ZRTMgH-5B_QfueoSs5vPYEHf8jvuuxwCdedoT1LlKO5l9dm20IDIm_j2Mya4QK2qytlrTz3ulRBdVJh-r5fpmMA1JGjl9ZbUTl0eJz7Oo/s1600/loom+dude+my+blue+scarf.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 154px; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711453622700448770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp_DA4Sx-Gm8VBHDedlgZKWXtHgZQfOsXD67ZRTMgH-5B_QfueoSs5vPYEHf8jvuuxwCdedoT1LlKO5l9dm20IDIm_j2Mya4QK2qytlrTz3ulRBdVJh-r5fpmMA1JGjl9ZbUTl0eJz7Oo/s320/loom+dude+my+blue+scarf.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Next time: my Valentine.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-24292965233019872332012-01-02T21:47:00.000-08:002012-01-02T22:48:53.115-08:00HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL<div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Hello everyone, after a long hiatus due to router, computer and digital camera issues, I'm back, and I haven't been slacking off in the knitting department while I was off line! I will be catching up the next two posts on what I've been doing all this time, and then I'll discuss what I'm working on now.<br /><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div>First, you may recall that I had been working on a skeleton costume. Well, it turned out that I was unable to get enough yarn to complete the project, so I finished making the shirt:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHCfBou-M_IuCeWPZbvMq307smpIhTpG4fvHuWAbTOPsZKxzeaZb0UkStb9EcKUC4jCg5kWN8F0yIX_JHOtTW2D-ua1X1C0X4ns6WeCVRm7-Ftaz3_70xnxB1hnLm4lFK374hw4KrwhY/s1600/loom+dude+skeleton.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 161px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693280195746522626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGHCfBou-M_IuCeWPZbvMq307smpIhTpG4fvHuWAbTOPsZKxzeaZb0UkStb9EcKUC4jCg5kWN8F0yIX_JHOtTW2D-ua1X1C0X4ns6WeCVRm7-Ftaz3_70xnxB1hnLm4lFK374hw4KrwhY/s320/loom+dude+skeleton.jpg" /></a><br />I had started out using Bernat Glow in the Dark yarn, but wound up finishing with Nightlights Glow in the Dark Yarn, which has a slightly lighter gauge. For whatever reason glow in the dark yarn must have been big last Fall, because I could not get more than a few skeins of it, and small skeins at that. I did the best I could with what I had. You will notice that on one sleeve, the arm bone is one long continuous bone; I wanted to see what it would look like if I just knit one long bone instead of separating them like on the other sleeve. As far as the digital camera is concerned, I no longer had access to the one which had a candlelight setting on it as freely as I had in the past, so I bought a cheap replacement camera that I thought would do the same thing. I should have known better, and I wasn't able to invest in another camera right away. Once I was able to get access to the camera with the candlelight setting again, I took this picture:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYAnLhU4KXSJnKB-35K3ayo2DVWO97enQWrTDfD0gGSGVsj5v7WT-fE0IGl-csZO94QnlGpZ_RPnT3VqDBg9yv6QJbmFBeC3STavB4kcW17-PlTHttxezJEpnPPiaZDDSeD0H_2KfbZ8/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+SKELETON+GLOW+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693280201895540866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLYAnLhU4KXSJnKB-35K3ayo2DVWO97enQWrTDfD0gGSGVsj5v7WT-fE0IGl-csZO94QnlGpZ_RPnT3VqDBg9yv6QJbmFBeC3STavB4kcW17-PlTHttxezJEpnPPiaZDDSeD0H_2KfbZ8/s320/LOOM+DUDE+SKELETON+GLOW+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>And here it is using some enhanced settings in the photo retouch program I use:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr8euh12lM8FH-HmUR3XV23CPKevvcnURgrdXmHvzUQRXITcCoBSjNQ8tf1_mP1FoJ5A7P41ILhAvW_uUMPsLq5XnQuNMAdhtazOxhSEeSUBVq3EQ3-aYhDrZgoaNuG52Jx9kZDrCwxA/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+SKELETON+GLOW+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 201px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693280203737157938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVr8euh12lM8FH-HmUR3XV23CPKevvcnURgrdXmHvzUQRXITcCoBSjNQ8tf1_mP1FoJ5A7P41ILhAvW_uUMPsLq5XnQuNMAdhtazOxhSEeSUBVq3EQ3-aYhDrZgoaNuG52Jx9kZDrCwxA/s320/LOOM+DUDE+SKELETON+GLOW+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>My November project was a time consuming one indeed, but one I take great joy in seeing the finished product: a cornucopia! </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRstpletDUHwcK8Ljj_ED8vw8crouCSXAnRDxQePme0_yO0xrCLQGrTHwHvuDzx5HOmd8cFvs6V9fbm7DJ3DWFkZ5G5xkxC01wMcxam3NEpMqz1eJobXlScCnoQlIez8NMMqqOAiSCDv8/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 297px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286535234911170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRstpletDUHwcK8Ljj_ED8vw8crouCSXAnRDxQePme0_yO0xrCLQGrTHwHvuDzx5HOmd8cFvs6V9fbm7DJ3DWFkZ5G5xkxC01wMcxam3NEpMqz1eJobXlScCnoQlIez8NMMqqOAiSCDv8/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Yes, it's true, knitted cornucopias have been done before, but I've never seen one using raffia on the loom! I bought a couple of packages of raffia to work with, and found that it wrapped the pegs on the loom quite well. As long as I didn't wrap it too tightly, the raffia was flexible enough to work with without breaking. I simply knotted the strands together and knit with them, making for a more rustic and rough look:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzqpXn0JWExk39Pb1epv_ugU-SebP9kmH0ppiw9eMov2BkokIvrPDgWWcd9NV67bUscszE3mmDZAVv3E0OYH_rLp5_p-ydgnurZ9jNdTUT2zDY5OKzaaQywWwqtiHsi4xkM1f446FrfI/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+HORN.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286841176140274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEzqpXn0JWExk39Pb1epv_ugU-SebP9kmH0ppiw9eMov2BkokIvrPDgWWcd9NV67bUscszE3mmDZAVv3E0OYH_rLp5_p-ydgnurZ9jNdTUT2zDY5OKzaaQywWwqtiHsi4xkM1f446FrfI/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+HORN.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Side and top view:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNioyI3vHQxkQ_S3wZTuVBJxNLgJpPCswjEsGVzX1KZEo5Pfy_F5DrDWBqlvojzB-HjxoZLhdyAjoabRJgiKUUOqXcXAAU92PMhh28BC1IzsFbfzU70ORMcsmS_pauB4C6pUDadcI2DU/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+HORN+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286972427475298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgNioyI3vHQxkQ_S3wZTuVBJxNLgJpPCswjEsGVzX1KZEo5Pfy_F5DrDWBqlvojzB-HjxoZLhdyAjoabRJgiKUUOqXcXAAU92PMhh28BC1IzsFbfzU70ORMcsmS_pauB4C6pUDadcI2DU/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+HORN+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I used all of the round looms in the Knifty Knitter set, knitting a little on each one at a time and then joining the pieces together. To create the curl at the back of the horn, I turned one of the sections I was working on as if I was knitting a sock. Then I sewed two sections near the top of the cornucopia together. It really wasn't too hard to make, but you will want to use it in a well ventilated area. Raffia has a scent that some people may not like as they work with it. It didn't bother me though.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Then I knit the harvest bounty: </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpewRJOp481AiS4pZwj3GX8FO8WoIkxMN6eTt7XlwmTiDhWryL9t9PEF1ZrCIQ2DwhUuxHutmOWZUbSFG0mAcEgswCeNksmgXngf1Gq0mk-yC_FgHhGUdvKSUqlh6686oTIXaifep-j8/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+HARVEST+CLOSE+UP.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286835181104290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUpewRJOp481AiS4pZwj3GX8FO8WoIkxMN6eTt7XlwmTiDhWryL9t9PEF1ZrCIQ2DwhUuxHutmOWZUbSFG0mAcEgswCeNksmgXngf1Gq0mk-yC_FgHhGUdvKSUqlh6686oTIXaifep-j8/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+HARVEST+CLOSE+UP.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>You may recall that I posted about making apples and pumpkins before on the loom, and I used the same techniques to make them. Simple on the round loom for the body, stuffed with batting, and I made the leaves for the apples on the straight loom, and the stems for the pumpkins on the spool loom, and sewed them on. The apple stems are just braided bits of brown yarn.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LXIwyiBhFZ1KGDv5pksOwd6MwVPpuEoJSXiXfRo_vvSWGPFbMPuvwXn2au1bUqNC_m_xk-1yT1MK64taYBtjE9p5mahNu56SqvFtABONTnBZfOovK_EvjuQiUI6yipijrH5K7RuzDUk/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+PUMPKINS.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 182px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286975826190242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3LXIwyiBhFZ1KGDv5pksOwd6MwVPpuEoJSXiXfRo_vvSWGPFbMPuvwXn2au1bUqNC_m_xk-1yT1MK64taYBtjE9p5mahNu56SqvFtABONTnBZfOovK_EvjuQiUI6yipijrH5K7RuzDUk/s320/LOOM+DUDE+PUMPKINS.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c38y4Sg_gzCV8F0PDrow-JCR69EdBFhvydpFne2gDI0wog21rs6JfZ8X3fvahC3Evzjri29jGbFjSrWItr93BesKse9-8IjYGVkkNMV6dQglrF5pcvnvRzyKna5CgIDXOSWbLS87g0s/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+APPLES.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 222px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286537976829698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7c38y4Sg_gzCV8F0PDrow-JCR69EdBFhvydpFne2gDI0wog21rs6JfZ8X3fvahC3Evzjri29jGbFjSrWItr93BesKse9-8IjYGVkkNMV6dQglrF5pcvnvRzyKna5CgIDXOSWbLS87g0s/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+APPLES.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>For the gourd I tried a new technique. I knew I wanted to use the flower loom to make the large end of the gourd, and I knew I wanted to use yellow and green yarn to make it. For the skinny "neck" of the gourd, I knew I wanted to use the large end of the spool loom. But instead of making the two pieces separately and joining them, I used a threaded yarn needle to remove the bottom end of the gourd from the flower loom and simply knit off the extra loops on pegs with the same colors as I placed the loops onto the spool loom. The flower loom and the spool loom don't have the same number of pegs, so it was necessary to decrease in this way for this technique. It made for a more unified look, and I used the same technique for a Christmas project I will discuss in the next post.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsomaYvtkYLMUZoS5nv5tuJmI7bkmDj1ZPMvewGcM6VnIa7M6Jj9chBgerfsy02ZMD-G2UXQ2B0eEgKYHaeUCECRfwiegDkIih04UyjwOdmnAKsIKVJ7wrZS0TJpblOaYIeRC_RzMMMU/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+GOURD.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 313px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286564730944178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsomaYvtkYLMUZoS5nv5tuJmI7bkmDj1ZPMvewGcM6VnIa7M6Jj9chBgerfsy02ZMD-G2UXQ2B0eEgKYHaeUCECRfwiegDkIih04UyjwOdmnAKsIKVJ7wrZS0TJpblOaYIeRC_RzMMMU/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+GOURD.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>The corn I have made before using the round loom. This time I used the spool loom to make two small ones, stuffed them with batting and attached raffia to the top for the husk.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylEljJhdTx23ySSDjH4J2GT1GAm_fzETC9_VmESk0niytyP9OEzllC4ZsK-H8K2s9v4EnlutmawaYFzNuS32_0dNJeuHRhhPDrLKG8EA6x9jI_Rsgt-Da9oyJh8YWITCYhHfiyhq3thQ/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+CORN.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286553747660978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjylEljJhdTx23ySSDjH4J2GT1GAm_fzETC9_VmESk0niytyP9OEzllC4ZsK-H8K2s9v4EnlutmawaYFzNuS32_0dNJeuHRhhPDrLKG8EA6x9jI_Rsgt-Da9oyJh8YWITCYhHfiyhq3thQ/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+CORN.jpg" /></a><br />For the grapes, I cast on the 5 peg end of the spool loom and knit off 1 over 1 e wap stitches for 3 rows and then bind off. I made 20 grapes this way. The stem is simply bits of braided brown yarn. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtjvzgU-dUSSBc4bEhdNsaTceBT5D-T2ovQImMsXhtn8c0Qyn5hcG3ZuV3gKKi_AxCtip_MoM0XfqQaHNvcumuXlWMLvIonx3_bcK9ji9Xf_BzjU56-FmH7uhc8EsEU1wmPHjyfuhFJA/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+GRAPES+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 270px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286808311139954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwtjvzgU-dUSSBc4bEhdNsaTceBT5D-T2ovQImMsXhtn8c0Qyn5hcG3ZuV3gKKi_AxCtip_MoM0XfqQaHNvcumuXlWMLvIonx3_bcK9ji9Xf_BzjU56-FmH7uhc8EsEU1wmPHjyfuhFJA/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+GRAPES+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I carefully knotted the tail from one end of the grape to the stems, and voila! The leaf was simple to make using the straight loom. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYkwkCsF_gVO16Qf21X_Sp6jyI6-toKaY47HPkzmRHNrRuG3ADod3DeA6HZG208TblvM1A-4VadFISKDHb71hiCN0Cb7q6ChQ_1nhLDU_Nkqx7vo86-yw1qIfhYO6ZtGESvMSuBqffP0/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+GRAPES+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 182px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286832588954578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYkwkCsF_gVO16Qf21X_Sp6jyI6-toKaY47HPkzmRHNrRuG3ADod3DeA6HZG208TblvM1A-4VadFISKDHb71hiCN0Cb7q6ChQ_1nhLDU_Nkqx7vo86-yw1qIfhYO6ZtGESvMSuBqffP0/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+GRAPES+3.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmZnL2JGHmBc1vDlTS-FPlJjcWWRdHS60VGssKPOkaduY_vuHEp24nYH0Y3plXCnORgk3Fmv1gf2rvU9E3O_Zvn_wd2Msjm7BqfQ0e3yOqRQK1RAjTgDCoTFcO-YTCPvQB9UK-raDSA8/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+GRAPES+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 141px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286813058129042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilmZnL2JGHmBc1vDlTS-FPlJjcWWRdHS60VGssKPOkaduY_vuHEp24nYH0Y3plXCnORgk3Fmv1gf2rvU9E3O_Zvn_wd2Msjm7BqfQ0e3yOqRQK1RAjTgDCoTFcO-YTCPvQB9UK-raDSA8/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+GRAPES+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>And there you have it!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPs5Z8_IzRWNJ952bktlwMJj_8N928Dooz_yLRATUrtLLF384UbdL4VBsqSMH1aJ3lmKRCm9tMZ3j3E2FbT3urQWvVTMymOLge33FL4d35yB4QgVwrl1eFk3ZGGDadoZMLr9XEqay2D8/s1600/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 308px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5693286533244610930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPPs5Z8_IzRWNJ952bktlwMJj_8N928Dooz_yLRATUrtLLF384UbdL4VBsqSMH1aJ3lmKRCm9tMZ3j3E2FbT3urQWvVTMymOLge33FL4d35yB4QgVwrl1eFk3ZGGDadoZMLr9XEqay2D8/s320/LOOM+DUDE+CORNUCOPIA+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Next time: Holiday projects!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-25765380885126351162011-10-20T20:08:00.000-07:002011-10-20T20:56:09.813-07:00Loom Dude's Rhine (beck) JourneyThis week, instead of an update on the skeleton, I bring you my story about the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">NYS</span> Sheep & Wool Festival. I was fortunate enough to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">attend</span> this event last weekend, and the weather held up the entire time I was there. But I did pass through a few brief showers before reaching the festival.<br /><br />I knew it was going to be a great day when I woke up just in time to see this glorious sunrise:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4-x9bT2KUjplpphuGjtoePubExToCbEe291UsHtM1zNpuQKimgtgTnAFtODQElTGqNvvteeYdcMHjKDpbGS7QKQ0KZBl2QYRCHcrbBN3ldiU9PwWDhqgHz3-TvUFJRa5MhZTwTKdUck/s1600/loom+dude+glorious+sunrise.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 187px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665778053522655906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk4-x9bT2KUjplpphuGjtoePubExToCbEe291UsHtM1zNpuQKimgtgTnAFtODQElTGqNvvteeYdcMHjKDpbGS7QKQ0KZBl2QYRCHcrbBN3ldiU9PwWDhqgHz3-TvUFJRa5MhZTwTKdUck/s320/loom+dude+glorious+sunrise.jpg" /></a><br /><br />After that I got ready to leave for what would be an all day trip from where I live. I was making a stop in Cornwall to meet a friend and then it was on to the festival from there. I didn't realize it, but my journey would also be taking me down memory lane. It brought to mind all those annual fall foliage trips our family used to take when I was growing up. Every year we would drive on Saturday in October to Upstate NY to admire all the fall colors and stop at whatever interested us as we drove to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hepworth</span> Farms on Route 9W. To my surprise, I would be taking the exact same route past the farm to get to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rhinebeck</span>. I was delighted! As I got closer, I began to remember all the places we stopped, all the landmarks I had memorized, and how much they had changed or stayed the sames in the years since I had last seen them. One place we often stopped was at a scenic overlook on the side of a mountain on 9W:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTumwtvCTCy1yKGoP8MEaxCaxXp3uuOVFCDgX0lDoqIgl6gwM5-S8CaAljQVR4fB8n_wMhxuNScSlIeZN9HzkxbrM1GRYlpXCBntd24-x0M_DzyoBheqQWOcc810Y4IDOCSjDSQMjV6E/s1600/loom+dude+view.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665778051693623346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTumwtvCTCy1yKGoP8MEaxCaxXp3uuOVFCDgX0lDoqIgl6gwM5-S8CaAljQVR4fB8n_wMhxuNScSlIeZN9HzkxbrM1GRYlpXCBntd24-x0M_DzyoBheqQWOcc810Y4IDOCSjDSQMjV6E/s320/loom+dude+view.jpg" /></a><br />My route took me right past <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hepworth</span> Farms, but alas it was no longer there. It was sad because I remember they had a nice farm stand with all kinds of fresh veggies and fruit, a huge barrel with fresh apple cider in it, fresh hot donuts, and pumpkins. Fortunately I have plenty of great memories and pictures to remind me of the special place that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hepworth</span> Farms was.<br /><br />Finally it was on to <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Rhinebeck</span>. It was my first time at the Sheep and Wool Festival, and I was looking forward to it. I was not disappointed. There was so much to see and do and hear, not to mention eat!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZWghDZGNRgEFl3ZIF5PSBbPXWZjnbPou32DGoFvcPHA4KhSXEyU99RTTqMiZfPmfzRWNJ-Xb0KQJ3aNIqc9Q8lJgLYqKuboTMKPIwLfNeFrAiaUE8Lf7tFVCreZr_aQ9RSfMGlBmLVA/s1600/loom+dude+fest+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665778082547009202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCZWghDZGNRgEFl3ZIF5PSBbPXWZjnbPou32DGoFvcPHA4KhSXEyU99RTTqMiZfPmfzRWNJ-Xb0KQJ3aNIqc9Q8lJgLYqKuboTMKPIwLfNeFrAiaUE8Lf7tFVCreZr_aQ9RSfMGlBmLVA/s320/loom+dude+fest+3.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFWloBgimnlkcnVnVILXQtipDCo5ZUxfU_IvsO4RkCh9rMiMfsjRRLXhY9TRQWCB8MDZr5PJdBLySU2nKEupEYDZV2hqEgSPImkchOHbabzzwvjGoPMvLCi_jOyb_dLyKzQgmAzeeR5k/s1600/loom+dude+fest+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 207px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665778070168726850" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFWloBgimnlkcnVnVILXQtipDCo5ZUxfU_IvsO4RkCh9rMiMfsjRRLXhY9TRQWCB8MDZr5PJdBLySU2nKEupEYDZV2hqEgSPImkchOHbabzzwvjGoPMvLCi_jOyb_dLyKzQgmAzeeR5k/s320/loom+dude+fest+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUoaHz4SXwNortXMGpLANmhPn8PthrKHblKh_cKjcKumZKHzlXZ5GhGpoJ8-2TRK6z-isEEtoPBJARh51S8yl8hKcw26BBMhdGdWDFzsZS2DTi74c6f7j2sBqMC366MsKkV6Xw0p2aKY/s1600/loom+dude+fest+4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665778746995451074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRUoaHz4SXwNortXMGpLANmhPn8PthrKHblKh_cKjcKumZKHzlXZ5GhGpoJ8-2TRK6z-isEEtoPBJARh51S8yl8hKcw26BBMhdGdWDFzsZS2DTi74c6f7j2sBqMC366MsKkV6Xw0p2aKY/s320/loom+dude+fest+4.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MmAqWb5cEFC8acoxM8nPrkwRqdF0f2V2SYPr_q-JWFL7WzcMLsG6sD8IbN1HJ-e7uOa2XZwTXMjcJ9tJTMdc2vYpsVJHhiCfE874q6rXGz_8sSi0Tixo2WKs6WxDp_Hfo6x4vrFtLoY/s1600/loom+dude+fest+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665778058552815586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5MmAqWb5cEFC8acoxM8nPrkwRqdF0f2V2SYPr_q-JWFL7WzcMLsG6sD8IbN1HJ-e7uOa2XZwTXMjcJ9tJTMdc2vYpsVJHhiCfE874q6rXGz_8sSi0Tixo2WKs6WxDp_Hfo6x4vrFtLoY/s320/loom+dude+fest+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LsrSri6NAwWmhDMNp4km5bNfRrNQzCOyepzttsOxugnW-EnMI1m_kISR1InczHEk7_R3OHzNjChZDkE9VYFN5JjFyoIia8sQ1rl5lA4iL1FaiUKHa_JwURPL1xAuagztfholrtYeyFQ/s1600/loom+dude+fest+5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 178px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665778752090535186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9LsrSri6NAwWmhDMNp4km5bNfRrNQzCOyepzttsOxugnW-EnMI1m_kISR1InczHEk7_R3OHzNjChZDkE9VYFN5JjFyoIia8sQ1rl5lA4iL1FaiUKHa_JwURPL1xAuagztfholrtYeyFQ/s320/loom+dude+fest+5.jpg" /></a><br />The biggest spinning wheel I ever saw. It was taller than me:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzFaoVLo2kYSV6Zayg83GEGwmSYBwLqInLZxbbRwoVj-4aFiJA_jfabZSlG7EYi9Zy2MDixkaxMY9918mCQT-WACwT_aXa8v-Dg3s0JKFNi4TMXh9P5BRdeN7WqJxF29ylIYoEZzN7XE/s1600/loom+dude+fest+6.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665778764140652466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlzFaoVLo2kYSV6Zayg83GEGwmSYBwLqInLZxbbRwoVj-4aFiJA_jfabZSlG7EYi9Zy2MDixkaxMY9918mCQT-WACwT_aXa8v-Dg3s0JKFNi4TMXh9P5BRdeN7WqJxF29ylIYoEZzN7XE/s320/loom+dude+fest+6.jpg" /></a><br />I bought some yarn to work on a Christmas project, but I won't show you what I bought just yet. And at the end of the day, the sunset was just as wonderful as the sunrise had been:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0dXOw2M65UUUPkY5BmaeekxDfotP1aEXPdo_agSLpWQjTQxyWBklqXwNptzzFmgYhvz_j1gcGOWJl2CcXd7CVReeH_5cItErLenkCS0C0gn5LBGasLU2hDZ1PehhRkqaUcdbI4blDDM/s1600/loom+dude+fest+7.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665778768626357698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_0dXOw2M65UUUPkY5BmaeekxDfotP1aEXPdo_agSLpWQjTQxyWBklqXwNptzzFmgYhvz_j1gcGOWJl2CcXd7CVReeH_5cItErLenkCS0C0gn5LBGasLU2hDZ1PehhRkqaUcdbI4blDDM/s320/loom+dude+fest+7.jpg" /></a>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-10919083937241120612011-10-13T18:46:00.000-07:002011-10-13T19:06:15.238-07:00Skeleton Shirt Half DoneHere's my progress so far:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplaKox-JCUHsJdy29L2nY-XKQGCtmyNYGHqRM8T-gaoR1_DdfAESKLnIv5Qlf3mQBy3PZr-lZ0tCcE9yluk2zn1J2ESfKGn2Zo26tDqaxbyA8fW8LUTard2pQxLtNgA49DnVsjFQAk_g/s1600/loom+dude+skeleton+week+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663162994209720114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiplaKox-JCUHsJdy29L2nY-XKQGCtmyNYGHqRM8T-gaoR1_DdfAESKLnIv5Qlf3mQBy3PZr-lZ0tCcE9yluk2zn1J2ESfKGn2Zo26tDqaxbyA8fW8LUTard2pQxLtNgA49DnVsjFQAk_g/s320/loom+dude+skeleton+week+2.jpg" /></a><br />I plan to make one more row of ribs and then the clavicle. On the side anchor pegs I will begin making the holes for the sleeves. I hope to have it completed by the next post. The pants shouldn't take too long to complete. It has been fun making it, but especially seeing the "bones" as they are completed. It's coming out so well, it's scary! : ) Can't wait to see it with the lights out...Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-90037932133884888752011-10-06T18:59:00.000-07:002011-10-06T19:25:15.108-07:00There's a Skeleton In My Closet<div><br /><div><br /><div>Well, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">ok</span>, it isn't really in my closet... it's on my loom! For Halloween I decided to create a skeleton costume, using the long straight blue loom on all pegs (including the corner pegs) and a giant ball of Loops & Threads Impeccable Big Worsted Black yarn, with <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bernat</span> Glow in the Dark yarn for the bones (to make it even more creepy when trick or treating). I'm winging it, based on what I already know about creating shirts on the loom. Here is the pattern I drew up:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhd5JAtme8PZMUXwAQlNsYNYn-sVw6imQg6nwRu2DY4IDSZ_ae1SEqIUtHYow2sVmWAxaWoladZVJjhX4VVMJQHN6g7r4KFKUosw6LAWXpyg4g9Pc9xVeoGN8qdmZTvpHVsAIBhg9BHEY/s1600/loom+dude+skeleton+sketch.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 211px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660568798163647682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhd5JAtme8PZMUXwAQlNsYNYn-sVw6imQg6nwRu2DY4IDSZ_ae1SEqIUtHYow2sVmWAxaWoladZVJjhX4VVMJQHN6g7r4KFKUosw6LAWXpyg4g9Pc9xVeoGN8qdmZTvpHVsAIBhg9BHEY/s320/loom+dude+skeleton+sketch.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Each week I will post a little more of the progress until the costume is done. So far I cast on with the Glow yarn 1 over 2 stockinette stitch and knit off 15 rows. I plan to sew in an elastic band later, so this will stop the stockinette curl. Some of you more accomplished loom knitters could probably add the elastic band while you put the loops of yarn from the cast on row back onto the loom to knit off a "brim" with the elastic band enclosed inside. Right now I want to get the costume finished so it can be ready in time. I'm making pants to go with it. I decided to make this costume large enough to fit over a pair of black pants and long sleeve black shirt for my 6 year old daughter. She wants to be a princess, but I figured she wouldn't mind modeling it once it's done.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1pNsWoblLQyFmziccv_4bvgxzz15CWpGxV3Xnsc78Was00i9mbyrYhOHSuLMwueZ-a2js9iCJpMuzAtLdk0D_YZSTa2UNsuRviirLMq6W5ZTJ5L2M8HUlT9V3li1qZgdGzp1lEnWS0s/s1600/loom+dude+skeleton+progress+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 127px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660568801476684978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm1pNsWoblLQyFmziccv_4bvgxzz15CWpGxV3Xnsc78Was00i9mbyrYhOHSuLMwueZ-a2js9iCJpMuzAtLdk0D_YZSTa2UNsuRviirLMq6W5ZTJ5L2M8HUlT9V3li1qZgdGzp1lEnWS0s/s320/loom+dude+skeleton+progress+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>The spine is 4 pegs wide, knit for 25 rows, and the bones go from 16 to 20 pegs wide for 7 rows, and I plan to make 3-4 rows of them, depending on how many I can fit on the size shirt I am making. It will probably wind up being just 3 bones, since I need to leave space at the top for the clavicle bone. Here's a close up of the ribs so far:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfmHzCOct53Ku2hbUjYVcqOy3wxmy_4d5wrv2FkR8BEq7viurAhnoR5v4W9LF_GNHpzHNDGoQLJZ6_8KZi9iXB1Ko8NC-Nlnt6gl4SzzpxtmptlnwYoe7h3Uuw5rGG-QUV1nOgR66MnE/s1600/loom+dude+skeleton+ribs+close+up.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 184px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5660568797079051218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXfmHzCOct53Ku2hbUjYVcqOy3wxmy_4d5wrv2FkR8BEq7viurAhnoR5v4W9LF_GNHpzHNDGoQLJZ6_8KZi9iXB1Ko8NC-Nlnt6gl4SzzpxtmptlnwYoe7h3Uuw5rGG-QUV1nOgR66MnE/s320/loom+dude+skeleton+ribs+close+up.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I got a new digital camera, and so far I am not thrilled with the pictures it takes, but it will have to suffice for now. I'm hoping that the glow effect will be visible with this new camera. </div></div></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-44753066359913910742011-09-20T17:59:00.000-07:002011-09-20T19:56:35.879-07:00Holiday Knitting Orders<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Did you know that Christmas is less than 100 days away? The holidays are just around the corner, and it’s not too early to start thinking about those special people on your gift list. I am accepting orders right now for loom knit items you can purchase. These items will be knit to order by yours truly, and you can receive them well in advance of the holidays. Why wait until the last minute? Shop now! You’ll be glad you did. Send me an e-mail at <a href="mailto:artmangreg@aol.com">artmangreg@aol.com</a> with your choice from the list below, and I will send you a Paypal link so you can prepay for your order. Items will take 2-3 weeks to knit and ship, so ordering early is essential to receive in time for the holidays! Last date you can order from this list is </span><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date year="2011" day="11" month="11"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">11/11/11</span></st1:date><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">. All yarn used is Lion Brand (or equivalent) acrylic, unless noted. Photos are for suggestion only; actual knitted items may vary slightly in color or design. You may request a photo of an item that doesn't have the photo here:<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Adult hat and scarf sets (not sold individually) one solid color or two color: $40.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Child hat and scarf sets (not sold individually) one solid color or two color: $35.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Child hat with pom pom and scarf sets (not sold individually) one solid color or two color: $40.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #29303b"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeZm48InexqlG9-z2LOAtWGH3WYwYHKstJTEMykXBpKLP5it24Y9G3Xl6ToaMnDQVgNfOoBartbdIiThzphRdOYI4xgLv76vbRFVvSSr69ndaK7Ou0lrlDopXKmxjXczJxHWhwtHUhJA/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blue+hat+and+socks+1.jpg"></a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7tq4pD_svd_YuEEDCymi1UjBlDY_Ai_5A4gZmtglQuP4pz9tyFEJuBelmAWcsRxrlv4haBAnh_vfQ99IugebKCgtiqMYWb8DItpo9CUOKmlFrLzmPKlVRq_BTiJbinX9tnZ_n3MH-wk/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blue+hat+and+socks+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 158px; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654615136473794130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC7tq4pD_svd_YuEEDCymi1UjBlDY_Ai_5A4gZmtglQuP4pz9tyFEJuBelmAWcsRxrlv4haBAnh_vfQ99IugebKCgtiqMYWb8DItpo9CUOKmlFrLzmPKlVRq_BTiJbinX9tnZ_n3MH-wk/s320/loom+dude+baby+blue+hat+and+socks+1.jpg" /></a>Newborn baby hat and booties set (pink, white, yellow or blue): $25.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMfum0B9F71V89spYoiAaAyx410zegmw_V-8yefEe43vtsbyg5VW78ciz94Pv_b1MeIaNEvOnyLyshi-ePlDIltYB2y2joEYI7Ark7mXyei77JEk4iogIPrBUdMq9yJQbHI_PbvjFPSU/s1600/loom+dude+watermelon+hat+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 150px; HEIGHT: 115px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654615143622134338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuMfum0B9F71V89spYoiAaAyx410zegmw_V-8yefEe43vtsbyg5VW78ciz94Pv_b1MeIaNEvOnyLyshi-ePlDIltYB2y2joEYI7Ark7mXyei77JEk4iogIPrBUdMq9yJQbHI_PbvjFPSU/s320/loom+dude+watermelon+hat+2.jpg" /></a> </span>Adult or child watermelon novelty hat and scarf set (in sizes above, not sold individually): $45.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKgmOLQfQJlx5d_8ea-jwI6Qf6tEzfwyBo0XL_8B0_CZi2jEkZvk5cMLGqgEik30OiVoGXhxdM8Xv_OgPHX0aaYoRzae6G4yFrEsCcGhi46wEOk3TAhOwrUOdsRlz_9uUI-f6yIjUO6o/s1600/loom+dude+bear+with+ribbon.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 123px; HEIGHT: 221px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654615138106765778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAKgmOLQfQJlx5d_8ea-jwI6Qf6tEzfwyBo0XL_8B0_CZi2jEkZvk5cMLGqgEik30OiVoGXhxdM8Xv_OgPHX0aaYoRzae6G4yFrEsCcGhi46wEOk3TAhOwrUOdsRlz_9uUI-f6yIjUO6o/s320/loom+dude+bear+with+ribbon.jpg" /></a> </span>Teddy bear (pink, blue or brown): $25.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #29303b"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgONQPuSvOFl62-WCEHiJDhBQ1AeIiK4YbQpLmnUKOyRVpaWqIfEnXt5ca7ZjpjMBHbpzUagbwKj90oimAZEm0i0iGDRzmdTAYwjbeH8HuR-9b6Y19uqnJf0trp-0Z4t8mu9JyOjKEIs1I/s1600/loom+dude+mom+day+sunflower+1.jpg"></a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7MmvHmqQmOc41G5zrskXS9FgeKG9Upi9DVjyLQuZkWxMnbmo6mDfi4nzW4QoRToArg3keZ6eG2wIIBNMcZ_4pk4p3_4mNPppa8fr_5aEbs1KbhpEB6GC8lvtLx5c3lEUAUCJVfditKU/s1600/loom+dude+mom+day+sunflower+7.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 113px; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654635290207689010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil7MmvHmqQmOc41G5zrskXS9FgeKG9Upi9DVjyLQuZkWxMnbmo6mDfi4nzW4QoRToArg3keZ6eG2wIIBNMcZ_4pk4p3_4mNPppa8fr_5aEbs1KbhpEB6GC8lvtLx5c3lEUAUCJVfditKU/s320/loom+dude+mom+day+sunflower+7.jpg" /></a>Sunflower air freshener: $20.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NeBfayqHRL4XRtzeUKoqpkonx01VyswXh6GGpqc8lcZ7SteT2DunJB4FRBTInyGTSp2cPtcdPTLPIjsr0pv6q-Ik99MI1ovETAz9Jy0rZHQdEswX0M2JIbmR-T3WBsx_cY3QA65Z4jo/s1600/artman+Greg+christmas+ornament+3+side+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 141px; HEIGHT: 158px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654616724767789250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NeBfayqHRL4XRtzeUKoqpkonx01VyswXh6GGpqc8lcZ7SteT2DunJB4FRBTInyGTSp2cPtcdPTLPIjsr0pv6q-Ik99MI1ovETAz9Jy0rZHQdEswX0M2JIbmR-T3WBsx_cY3QA65Z4jo/s320/artman+Greg+christmas+ornament+3+side+2.jpg" /></a> </span>Glass Christmas ball ornaments with Christmas tree inside – set of 4 (family heirloom quality – each gift can have individual gift tags with your family’s names on them – up to 6 different names): $45.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #29303b"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1KxQFu1ap_5sswxzR9VbTS0qSfaKAM_GATjMh73ook8rXPBOj5MtJWv5Jcj2Jv5BKxh1N3F-2RYQSbvUL59fEdpfecNO2x5l1HZyd02lA4jFpeGcl2Bf6lN-V3arNV0BzGiBcyi8QfuQ/s1600/loom+dude+ornament+2010+2.jpg"></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZiF4Y-2MCQ9Z0IlE8OmYrfPbYcvnVHOcS0Apx6wnauxmhQJis3_eG4ywfrwQJsEmx0xdWZqAqYT7DLfH4wnC-N2DgEF_ZrTqPzPY1fNbIvd_s_0vQFwbnxYmQqhv6nt0KoNdaouqvrY/s1600/loom+dude+ornament+2010+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 134px; HEIGHT: 198px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654635294833467826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZiF4Y-2MCQ9Z0IlE8OmYrfPbYcvnVHOcS0Apx6wnauxmhQJis3_eG4ywfrwQJsEmx0xdWZqAqYT7DLfH4wnC-N2DgEF_ZrTqPzPY1fNbIvd_s_0vQFwbnxYmQqhv6nt0KoNdaouqvrY/s320/loom+dude+ornament+2010+2.jpg" /></a> </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Glass Christmas ball ornaments with Christmas wreath inside – set of 4: $30.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Knit Christmas ball ornaments – set of 4: $20.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #29303b"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbyc2NT6TkoNYNiUvVOImDMt7GCjkSSH5jpW_dsQTNmvhI9_AriGUQYLyJmEaNYekk53A5ZLwtUunmc5gcK3dVFuRphFS6HqOiTyJtPovHDgdHj8hgJpPlXe4VF4WkM5AOuD0IkUe3hJs/s1600/loom+dude+daffodil+3.jpg"></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Baby Daffodil Christmas Ornaments – set of 6: $25.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPjizFOnqycweoyfIMYSJiZ0pGnrgbH-cINDf0S0WM2LJdTVWaHMJLAewtfOqwH2SJfrzEyTKYnYVxggAZTC95tK1mciplvYXHRMMJ3XWASxuXZE3vwAPAfPi-b0FHA1lRlU4xLfYk10/s1600/loom+dude+mini+stockings.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 188px; HEIGHT: 175px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654635300301830274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhPjizFOnqycweoyfIMYSJiZ0pGnrgbH-cINDf0S0WM2LJdTVWaHMJLAewtfOqwH2SJfrzEyTKYnYVxggAZTC95tK1mciplvYXHRMMJ3XWASxuXZE3vwAPAfPi-b0FHA1lRlU4xLfYk10/s320/loom+dude+mini+stockings.jpg" /></a>Mini Christmas stocking ornaments (stuff with a peppermint stick and attach to your Christmas gifts, or trim your tree with them!) set of 4: $22.</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #29303b"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBucAuKi0TEZQADi0Il6J6EWrPBnDy3oeXLC0nIdILXAZgoCmhzB6EqvVcHd6tOju3g6Kdlxy-qRvl5bartLfGRNob1EWQYfiS1FRbB9E-v0xoqeFxKBEtROmHKQNX30N26lhS2IgDXQ/s1600/loom+dude+christmas+tree+2.jpg"></a><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcAx2WJ5UfKTXh3QpLcoh2vFlouNZUdYcmNqUmz-EGYZcmw3ZkwD9fLBVbueYexGqzwdD_MMuWrgdhrygPJj71ayDq0mjuDLqidGhmVx39coMpjE46CeT1VeJYGKHHpluLhhxB56ykCI/s1600/loom+dude+star+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 137px; HEIGHT: 137px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654615125189184706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtcAx2WJ5UfKTXh3QpLcoh2vFlouNZUdYcmNqUmz-EGYZcmw3ZkwD9fLBVbueYexGqzwdD_MMuWrgdhrygPJj71ayDq0mjuDLqidGhmVx39coMpjE46CeT1VeJYGKHHpluLhhxB56ykCI/s320/loom+dude+star+1.jpg" /></a> </span></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: #29303b; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OSE9yBOpxyw934c_aYV7U28I3IvsCwakMKjO8Xt3qCNWurJRF3DEffmORjjQI3BlJLpLWjCjKOjP6QvyOEp0i93Ezrd2pT5BCGOZCvwy6aMh0n-Iq4WiiDvw5Ti87HgqIPZSXZJVXvI/s1600/loom+dude+star+1.jpg"></a></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia">Glow in the Dark stars – set of 6: $30. (made with special glow in the dark yarn)</span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2OPNEAjbf29IBOIjBXKx2dlYw3lkFbz7CX3_gvWxTfJTtw2pvOZbtw5iq8VA3WCVAvI2ntx9_I2pfkGEF8WPWuwrK_vGA13FBbFEG0rXLR7Byh6UQAMqTk1G10fUmns4WSLopgO7WSM/s1600/loom+dude+cupcake.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 158px; HEIGHT: 177px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654615129031796514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2OPNEAjbf29IBOIjBXKx2dlYw3lkFbz7CX3_gvWxTfJTtw2pvOZbtw5iq8VA3WCVAvI2ntx9_I2pfkGEF8WPWuwrK_vGA13FBbFEG0rXLR7Byh6UQAMqTk1G10fUmns4WSLopgO7WSM/s320/loom+dude+cupcake.jpg" /></a>Cupcake: $15.</span></p>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-20426808657182136502011-09-15T20:03:00.000-07:002011-09-15T21:13:45.982-07:00New Steering Wheel CoverI needed another steering wheel cover for a green minivan, and since the last one I made came out so well (see here for pics and directions: <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><a href="http://loomdude.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-day-gift-idea.html"><span style="color:#800080;">http://loomdude.blogspot.com/2011/06/fathers-day-gift-idea.html</span></a>)</span>, I decided to make my own:<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUUmfbi0L-VzWb7me_kDr9cBhngSvoYE5CW1yNwiS8gBOdTMqr5oan-s_ZQy62BMEmimc1hynb2wHTs_fzVJvWaY6GpcYqgmxDCQ8zd82KMEdvExOVUxIJg5OdD4Ye3E8cxrliNKulVY/s1600/loom+dude+new+steering+wheel+cover+4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652790911740196530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUUmfbi0L-VzWb7me_kDr9cBhngSvoYE5CW1yNwiS8gBOdTMqr5oan-s_ZQy62BMEmimc1hynb2wHTs_fzVJvWaY6GpcYqgmxDCQ8zd82KMEdvExOVUxIJg5OdD4Ye3E8cxrliNKulVY/s320/loom+dude+new+steering+wheel+cover+4.jpg" /></a><br /></div><br /><div>Here is a detail of the stitching. I used 1 over 1 stockinette, double stranding (1 strand of Sugar 'n Cream Green Twists and 1 strand of Lion Brand Hometown USA Oklahoma City Green), and knit off 110 rows on 10 pegs on the flower loom:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LQB5aSGLtwXYnvM_ZsQE9fw6lJejnrp1oT5r_MV0aLys0lnfTavFLwgWy2O-IDkhaeKh7_ZceEjxUMJX1LB5KTtWkd2uejYybbX4KCysCppqbGzrOy-7dGCM1EJHtUOhP4wE5jWKsow/s1600/loom+dude+new+steering+wheel+cover+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 250px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652790913325475458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LQB5aSGLtwXYnvM_ZsQE9fw6lJejnrp1oT5r_MV0aLys0lnfTavFLwgWy2O-IDkhaeKh7_ZceEjxUMJX1LB5KTtWkd2uejYybbX4KCysCppqbGzrOy-7dGCM1EJHtUOhP4wE5jWKsow/s320/loom+dude+new+steering+wheel+cover+3.jpg" /></a><br />These steering wheel covers are simple to make; the only bit of a challenge comes when you have to sew the cover onto the steering wheel. This can take time, but it is well worth the end result. I suppose if you wanted to use velcro strips instead of sewing the cover on, it would probably work, but you would need to knit on 12 pegs instead of 10. I knew I wanted to use green yarn, but I didn't want something too pastel or deep green. Combining the Sugar 'n Cream with the Hometown USA provided just the look I wanted: variety without being too busy. What do you think?</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR924Jz2ntjdrIEqhrNTdbSOcSxImDEx4UFNCLekUSHRROeCUSB2doJcGq9TzCpc45sTy9domHDAZunQyQDIdR4wLb4skb4TTOYZVP6Y7xjGK5ZKltwOh7kYVmwGFpXf-AKF9lT1OWz9E/s1600/loom+dude+new+steering+wheel+cover+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 286px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5652790909059888258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR924Jz2ntjdrIEqhrNTdbSOcSxImDEx4UFNCLekUSHRROeCUSB2doJcGq9TzCpc45sTy9domHDAZunQyQDIdR4wLb4skb4TTOYZVP6Y7xjGK5ZKltwOh7kYVmwGFpXf-AKF9lT1OWz9E/s320/loom+dude+new+steering+wheel+cover+2.jpg" /></a></div></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-50071237118040023572011-09-05T19:07:00.001-07:002011-09-05T19:17:15.489-07:00Oh my Stars!<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">I’m a little late posting due to Hurricane Irene blowing through NJ and having the power off for several days. You can read more about my hurricane experience here: (<a href="http://artmangreg.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-hurricane-irene-story.html">http://artmangreg.blogspot.com/2011/09/my-hurricane-irene-story.html</a>). For now, I’d like to post the latest project: stars! </span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OSE9yBOpxyw934c_aYV7U28I3IvsCwakMKjO8Xt3qCNWurJRF3DEffmORjjQI3BlJLpLWjCjKOjP6QvyOEp0i93Ezrd2pT5BCGOZCvwy6aMh0n-Iq4WiiDvw5Ti87HgqIPZSXZJVXvI/s1600/loom+dude+star+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649062779922232290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5OSE9yBOpxyw934c_aYV7U28I3IvsCwakMKjO8Xt3qCNWurJRF3DEffmORjjQI3BlJLpLWjCjKOjP6QvyOEp0i93Ezrd2pT5BCGOZCvwy6aMh0n-Iq4WiiDvw5Ti87HgqIPZSXZJVXvI/s320/loom+dude+star+1.jpg" /></a></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">They are relatively easy to make, and I will have the complete directions in my upcoming book. In the meantime, I used the Bernat Glow in the Dark yarn on the flower loom for the small star and the blue round loom for the large star. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmqP74KJsLmRLkkh9o-f4z8Wf2KtQ9lPQgxAbIxYOCcAHb3Rl6SZk9FcNKUDTQKQA0YMI3rmStqfDSmt5qQEZmMWmAzDz3_Q_-IOe6-m13Md4JdOl8x9iIDwp5MzhNpRKHV-ZBl7hdHU/s1600/loom+dude+star+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 149px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649062788017760642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmqP74KJsLmRLkkh9o-f4z8Wf2KtQ9lPQgxAbIxYOCcAHb3Rl6SZk9FcNKUDTQKQA0YMI3rmStqfDSmt5qQEZmMWmAzDz3_Q_-IOe6-m13Md4JdOl8x9iIDwp5MzhNpRKHV-ZBl7hdHU/s320/loom+dude+star+2.jpg" /></a></o:p></span></p><br /><p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Knitting the stars doesn't take long, but shaping them afterwards will require a little nimble effort with the yarn needle. This time I dunked the completed stars in the fabric stiffener and saturated them before I placed them on a plastic bag, shaped and blocked them. After a couple of days they were both dry. They are perfect to hang in a child’s bedroom as a sweet little electricity-free night light! You might consider involving your child with creating a mobile using a coat hanger and some string, to hang the stars and make them seem as if they are floating in the child’s room. Along with the firefly I posted last month, your child’s room will be full of glowing nighttime novelties in no time!</span></p><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaodG253JpSlo-sJbE-YjWluOXp8dE0UzqUjR1CjLFnyr8GPR5ktcJPDKIqRxQqKbTIbWcLomqTUCUMXJ0eb1wk7i3HjtMTGbb4VoXKhcVtmnkeVyb-fVVdTykqqZpbDq0q9J69RN4EY/s1600/loom+dude+star+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 174px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649062788893849154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaodG253JpSlo-sJbE-YjWluOXp8dE0UzqUjR1CjLFnyr8GPR5ktcJPDKIqRxQqKbTIbWcLomqTUCUMXJ0eb1wk7i3HjtMTGbb4VoXKhcVtmnkeVyb-fVVdTykqqZpbDq0q9J69RN4EY/s320/loom+dude+star+3.jpg" /></a><br />Naturally, the camera was not steady for such a long exposure to capture the glow effect.Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-59889828416100710492011-08-27T18:50:00.001-07:002011-08-27T18:53:42.372-07:00Starting New Baby Gift SetHere is the start of my next baby gift set: a blue baby hat and socks - <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeZm48InexqlG9-z2LOAtWGH3WYwYHKstJTEMykXBpKLP5it24Y9G3Xl6ToaMnDQVgNfOoBartbdIiThzphRdOYI4xgLv76vbRFVvSSr69ndaK7Ou0lrlDopXKmxjXczJxHWhwtHUhJA/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blue+hat+and+socks+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 234px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5645719031415863858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFeZm48InexqlG9-z2LOAtWGH3WYwYHKstJTEMykXBpKLP5it24Y9G3Xl6ToaMnDQVgNfOoBartbdIiThzphRdOYI4xgLv76vbRFVvSSr69ndaK7Ou0lrlDopXKmxjXczJxHWhwtHUhJA/s320/loom+dude+baby+blue+hat+and+socks+1.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>I will work on the blanket and post that as well, but I'm curious to see what kind of box I can find to put the gift set in. There really aren't a lot of choices that I've found for a baby boy gift box. Anyone know of where I might find something suitable?</div>
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<br /><div>I am also going to put a different design on this blanket instead of the one I used for the baby girl blankie. New pictures to follow soon!</div>
<br />Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-20157632233748781732011-08-21T19:47:00.000-07:002011-08-22T17:32:53.899-07:00Up Up and Away!!In my beautiful, my beautiful hot air balloon!
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<br /><div>Out here in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Hunterdon</span> County, NJ it is not an uncommon sight to see a multicolored hot air balloon drifting by on a summer's day.So I thought, why can't I knit a sculptural balloon to "float" on the wall inside the house?</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaJ2Kh6CbOr6Anf_BVo9SOczLNUIT5rwmzG9sCLAVGNcoMjP0y8LuvE0B1wf3d6nTbrxBVhUGBe2KlFDJNWD2lv6s0rRd5B6G03Q5TH6ucbXddzY6Xu6ujXpQo3V60I3QRw8Mb1-wWCY/s1600/loom+dude+balloon+girl+side.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 141px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643512109671814370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifaJ2Kh6CbOr6Anf_BVo9SOczLNUIT5rwmzG9sCLAVGNcoMjP0y8LuvE0B1wf3d6nTbrxBVhUGBe2KlFDJNWD2lv6s0rRd5B6G03Q5TH6ucbXddzY6Xu6ujXpQo3V60I3QRw8Mb1-wWCY/s320/loom+dude+balloon+girl+side.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>I will have the directions on how to make this one in my upcoming book, but I basically used the yellow round loom with 5 Red Heart yarns. It was a challenge keeping them all tangle free, but I was able to do it with a little bit of practice. The basket was knit using Hometown USA yarn on the flower loom.
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<br /><div>Once I completed the knitting, I covered one of my daughter's toy balls in a plastic bag. Next I stretched the balloon over the ball.
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<br />Then, using Sta-Flo liquid starch straight from the bottle, I painted the balloon. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-vtdWOuHkkFXKfCYMXI_WpDYGnM62P1PLgrFyr7-sDUD2p4qbsBCW33NmS41yRzg5D1Wja8eIZFFipbkP1aFi2wmpP0BdPEMQzGVOFe2BsTLN-TopSxclsNwe4-raZYKi5jSF224zD0/s1600/loom+dude+paint+starch.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643513978371983426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-vtdWOuHkkFXKfCYMXI_WpDYGnM62P1PLgrFyr7-sDUD2p4qbsBCW33NmS41yRzg5D1Wja8eIZFFipbkP1aFi2wmpP0BdPEMQzGVOFe2BsTLN-TopSxclsNwe4-raZYKi5jSF224zD0/s320/loom+dude+paint+starch.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>I had never used liquid starch on yarn before and wasn't sure how it was going to turn out. All I knew is that I wanted the yarn to be very stiff so it would look take the shape of the ball once it dried. I coated it until I thought the balloon was drenched in starch, and then let it dry overnight. The next day the outside of the balloon was stiff, but the inside was still flexible. So I coated the inside and outside with starch and set it aside to dry overnight. This stiffened it up very well, but something I hadn't counted on was that the starch would not dry 100% clear. Something else I realized after I was done was that I could have just as well dunked the balloon in the starch and then stretched it over the ball to dry. Maybe I'll try that for the next one. Anyhow, every coat of starch was making the yarn a bit duller, so I decided to stop, even though it was still not strong enough to be hung without it sagging. So I thought, why not weave some jewelry wire around the edge of the inside of the balloon? I bought 3 yards of Jewelry Essentials Stringing 12 gauge blue aluminum jewelry wire,
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<br />and carefully poked it through the outer loops of the balloon. </div>
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<br /><div>This worked perfectly, and I could now hang the balloon on the wall without a problem! But first, I attached the basket to the balloon by weaving the yarn through the inner loops of the balloon flap at the bottom. If you don't weave the yarn through the inner loops, it will show through on the front part of the ballon and won't look as attractive (to me anyway).
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<br /><div>You can add your child (or grandchild) to the basket by cutting out a photo and taping it inside the front of the basket.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJqxcmXFuXuUUnPL9IQm9vOyXCuv-9snc_ieiE-ekst3t-grnrDemSsAN1vhOjMfccLN7roA0QNvvW83NO5lQRD-HnlPuI6yTCHiB8Pjv2LP1E3YUiWv7iBuhykXWFPD0Q4IJv13XR0g/s1600/loom+dude+balloon+girl+close+up.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 235px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643511128293366466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOJqxcmXFuXuUUnPL9IQm9vOyXCuv-9snc_ieiE-ekst3t-grnrDemSsAN1vhOjMfccLN7roA0QNvvW83NO5lQRD-HnlPuI6yTCHiB8Pjv2LP1E3YUiWv7iBuhykXWFPD0Q4IJv13XR0g/s320/loom+dude+balloon+girl+close+up.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>Or, perhaps your child might want to put a favorite action figure or doll in the basket! </div>
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<br /><div>This one is a miniature doll Christmas ornament that fit just perfectly.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgIuLdOzTXwcd5vwJT-HTFbcGmk0_rWE2wFZyHU24fsPCm3StxYBI9awOauOUM_DxPIVqJrIjIyytwtI42deNgpH3rKi1LSo5P76J_-MvfDw2DZzxneANek2xAcVNt76V7IWJzB9MSlk/s1600/loom+dude+balloon+figure+close+up.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 232px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5643511119984227026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFgIuLdOzTXwcd5vwJT-HTFbcGmk0_rWE2wFZyHU24fsPCm3StxYBI9awOauOUM_DxPIVqJrIjIyytwtI42deNgpH3rKi1LSo5P76J_-MvfDw2DZzxneANek2xAcVNt76V7IWJzB9MSlk/s320/loom+dude+balloon+figure+close+up.jpg" /></a>
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<br /><div>Personalize your balloon with any color combination you want, limited only by your skill, imagination and patience!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br />Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-74572403328202616242011-08-12T18:16:00.001-07:002011-08-12T19:19:14.381-07:00Cutest Cupcake!Here's a cupcake that I whipped up from scratch in a jiffy, and it didn't even make the kitchen hot!
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<br />With a delicious dollop of frosting and a cherry on top, it looks good enough to eat! You can make it too! You will need your flower loom, blue round loom, spool loom, hook, yarn needle, pen, scissors, cardboard, batting, and various yarns. All stockinette 1 over 2 stitches.
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<br />To make the cup: Drawstring cast on with a light brown yarn (I used Caron Simply Soft Bone). Knit 8 rows, then cinch bottom shut. Knit 12 more rows then bind off with yarn needle. On cardboard, trace the inside of the flower loom with a pen:
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<br />Then cut out the circle on the cardboard, and put the circle inside the cup (to make the bottom of the cup stand. If the cup seems a little wobbly, you may consider taping a heavyweight metal washer to the cardboard circle. Set aside.
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<br />To make the cake: Drawstring cast on the blue round loom using a medium brown yarn (I used Loops & Threads ImpeccableTopaz).Knit off 13 rows, then cinch bottom shut. Knit off 12 more rows then bind off with yarn needle. Turn piece inside out. Trace the inside of the blue round loom onto cardboard and cut out.
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<br />You may want to cut off more from the edges if the cake overlaps the cup too much (that's what I did). Place the cardboard circle inside the cake
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<br />stuff with batting, cinch the top shut and knot. Set aside.
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<br />Next, stuff the cup with batting,
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<br />center the cake over the top of the cup, and sew the bottom of the cake onto the top of the cup:
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<br />For the frosting dollop: Regular cast on the flower loom with white yarn (I used Bernat Baby Coordinates white).Knit 15 rows, bind off, turn inside out. Carefully stretch one end and sew it onto the top of the cupcake. Stuff with batting, then cich the top of the frosting shut and knot.
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<br />For the cherry: Regular cast on the 5 peg end of the spool loom, 1 over 1, with red yarn (I used Red Heart Cherry Red - how appropriate!). Knit off 5 rows then bind off. Turn inside out and cinch one end. Instead of batting, cut some red yarn and stuff it inside the cherry. Then bind off. Braid three strands of red yarn to make the cherry stem, and sew the cherry stem to the cherry.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXab8xOuL1PQ43tLUMIqNZ8iBIEn9XXYXgOULXzyE26NwyxUtHCmrKJIinc2agISWZtt2maLG0NuosnD8ci5eNwn7QNNXk9sCqas3QkSAohbJvKBM-HeKKPbQ2GMxPT7sMqz9TWPiq16I/s1600/loom+dude+cupcake+cherry.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 312px; HEIGHT: 151px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5640153016007036194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXab8xOuL1PQ43tLUMIqNZ8iBIEn9XXYXgOULXzyE26NwyxUtHCmrKJIinc2agISWZtt2maLG0NuosnD8ci5eNwn7QNNXk9sCqas3QkSAohbJvKBM-HeKKPbQ2GMxPT7sMqz9TWPiq16I/s320/loom+dude+cupcake+cherry.jpg" /></a>
<br />Sew the cherry on top of the cupcake, and voila! You're done! It took me about 2.5 hours to complete. Great for simple party favors, give as a gift, or keep it as your first no-calorie cupcake!
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<br />Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-49458049212789342262011-08-07T19:08:00.000-07:002011-08-07T19:46:28.956-07:00Great Glowing Fireflies, Knitters!Here is one of my favorite bugs of the summer: the firefly!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmytg0nK-cj2N6MLGIyTfxeusw0OQC36hfMut-nBOwPpg3aTgFGTAbKQ_tm9vFv3W0e3iAGFA2gTHw5UZxATcmcWljUfFI-8CnuCHc33zVuhKlFLry-CRt-R-wM9LmL0mN05neAtWQa3E/s1600/loom+dude+firefly+complete.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 162px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638301825286149090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmytg0nK-cj2N6MLGIyTfxeusw0OQC36hfMut-nBOwPpg3aTgFGTAbKQ_tm9vFv3W0e3iAGFA2gTHw5UZxATcmcWljUfFI-8CnuCHc33zVuhKlFLry-CRt-R-wM9LmL0mN05neAtWQa3E/s320/loom+dude+firefly+complete.jpg" /></a><br />The back:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTex6AKv_hWovbnrtG0wiZrYEREy0BvFCV2PM-k2NT2XXJQ7DmO2rnry2IXIMRigDgwN2eY7vcHVtN1jZYOyj71LErSKhnkQbYlF0omS6slPwjHvGOP_w3HFCl2r041pvVjWf1G4VSZYA/s1600/loom+dude+firefly+back.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 162px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638301822937921954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTex6AKv_hWovbnrtG0wiZrYEREy0BvFCV2PM-k2NT2XXJQ7DmO2rnry2IXIMRigDgwN2eY7vcHVtN1jZYOyj71LErSKhnkQbYlF0omS6slPwjHvGOP_w3HFCl2r041pvVjWf1G4VSZYA/s320/loom+dude+firefly+back.jpg" /></a><br />I had been mulling over this idea for some time, wondering how I would do it. I looked at photos of fireflies, chased a few and caught them to study them. I learned that there are several varieties around the world, some famous for their synchronized display! While they are complex little creatures indeed, I decided to keep it simple and made the following drawing as a guide for what I would knit:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTU7qVUplSnkm-5Xjy2CQZ1L8Q4S6KttBvbDwk1N8hJ52_3w7tUKRk7PuyFhxcHdPLL39nmNpPi577QR_0mEWNBS003JR0fPhhWjdM8eXRYJpShx4ffzOkChJ2rYU-1MYh8Xi31uoHHE/s1600/loom+dude+firefly+drawing.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 142px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638304717170816322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTU7qVUplSnkm-5Xjy2CQZ1L8Q4S6KttBvbDwk1N8hJ52_3w7tUKRk7PuyFhxcHdPLL39nmNpPi577QR_0mEWNBS003JR0fPhhWjdM8eXRYJpShx4ffzOkChJ2rYU-1MYh8Xi31uoHHE/s320/loom+dude+firefly+drawing.jpg" /></a><br />To make the body: Using Red Heart Cherry Red and Black yarn, and the pink straight loom, starting with a drawstring cast on I knit 9 rows of 1 over 1 stockinette stitches on 14 pegs (including loom clip and corner peg). For the black yarn, I knit 24 rows. The white yarn I knit 14 rows (more details on the white yarn later). The white yarn was a thinner gauge than the Red Heart, so I had to double strand it. The body measures 12".<br /><br />For the wings I used the Red Heart Black yarn and Caron Simply Soft Bone yarn, knitting a flat panel 1 over 1 stockinette stitch on 6 pegs for 33 rows. Then, by switching to all Bone yarn and moving the yarn from the outer pegs to the inner pegs 1 row at a time, I made the tapered end of the wing. Each wing measures 7.5 inches. I knew I didn't want to knit the wings so long that they covered the white yarn completely, so that's why they are a little short.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI32m4-15k4ZfJAKKFMpvHddQGpsEdVpZGRhUMyt5cSluFlz9LXgdBsg0SvAP24Pkt_QJ9NL8fcTc4Mh14tUte28LN55oEbROUkWnv-sKczQmSEYWOieTXcwHGQ_5Z0U9jLAhhJsxATIE/s1600/loom+dude+firefly+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 220px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638301816372256082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI32m4-15k4ZfJAKKFMpvHddQGpsEdVpZGRhUMyt5cSluFlz9LXgdBsg0SvAP24Pkt_QJ9NL8fcTc4Mh14tUte28LN55oEbROUkWnv-sKczQmSEYWOieTXcwHGQ_5Z0U9jLAhhJsxATIE/s320/loom+dude+firefly+2.jpg" /></a><br />For the eyes I simply sewed the yarn 3 times over and underneath one stitch on the head., and knotted the black yarn on the inside of the head.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5o_GHALVMh_yirXRSLfDJUxXwMFvvYwlCraO5oKcC0qxUBdIvw5Vg4I2qerZqG00jseug_m1yJUhGe8w-U9wK6LcwkPBfL1KNnuzaKy62ETh35qgO_Wp5MOikBfVzynyAuj7d7bdfmg/s1600/loom+dude+firefly+eyes+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 287px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638301832186504706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5o_GHALVMh_yirXRSLfDJUxXwMFvvYwlCraO5oKcC0qxUBdIvw5Vg4I2qerZqG00jseug_m1yJUhGe8w-U9wK6LcwkPBfL1KNnuzaKy62ETh35qgO_Wp5MOikBfVzynyAuj7d7bdfmg/s320/loom+dude+firefly+eyes+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638304711057363314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXOTMQEdKdn1NryACggk1jxRjmwPymsWomVNERwJfrN1RDdi68JpB32xe-IVsiTYsstUxQWJ2t7c85iQJX1J5K1xZHA1awxxeBkVai-U5k49WTWYcUAYzA2KHCCzVIhP03rghfRRYRgsk/s320/loom+dude+firefly+eyes+done.jpg" /><br />Fireflies are more flat than round, so instead of regular batting I cut 2 pieces of foam batting and stuffed them inside. After that I cinched the firefly's head shut.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMfsImyosnwtcVhuCaTj9EVIamv1_Isk8SShh3RbN-QJv6NKveufk-JwYl6o7h8CR9YqdVtqkcncaoL6kEKiSV7r4NcpsWtIDp9w9iBexQOoZ7aHY55wqlyoyAmovmTcINL1NIlZ3sgI/s1600/loom+dude+firefly+inserts.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638304715618542290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMfsImyosnwtcVhuCaTj9EVIamv1_Isk8SShh3RbN-QJv6NKveufk-JwYl6o7h8CR9YqdVtqkcncaoL6kEKiSV7r4NcpsWtIDp9w9iBexQOoZ7aHY55wqlyoyAmovmTcINL1NIlZ3sgI/s320/loom+dude+firefly+inserts.jpg" /></a><br />The antennae and legs are simply braided bits of black yarn that I sewed on in the appropriate places. And I also sewed the wings on at the top under the head, and all the way down his back until I reached the white yarn, where I wanted the wings to flap freely a little bit. And voila! It's done! Here's a closeup of the bottom part of the firefly:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDCSaoHUhV3KpGiT0Z5s0i6y6YD6UhwGjVMnE0nBAQOYFwuZcx8Ok3nG1AfnlkPVD81fZupPXMtq5r5XStqV1Fewgc61pIbad67OL-znTh8cFDdzYOs0oKk2QTmVW8SIFVh_d8hdDGT0/s1600/loom+dude+firefly+closeup.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 242px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638301828195293170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDCSaoHUhV3KpGiT0Z5s0i6y6YD6UhwGjVMnE0nBAQOYFwuZcx8Ok3nG1AfnlkPVD81fZupPXMtq5r5XStqV1Fewgc61pIbad67OL-znTh8cFDdzYOs0oKk2QTmVW8SIFVh_d8hdDGT0/s320/loom+dude+firefly+closeup.jpg" /></a><br />Oh, I almost "forgot"... it wouldn't be a firefly if it didn't GLOW!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1TY9XnnCcp1dexeBRLJcVC1yHQFEoUyryWxYfU-U6E5VU3Kvqxi_kl_BKQGTu906-VB7hyIHwReA4_i9QkgCIo5DB72goaD9swDN76nGbVycrWJ5Kl7d7enhq-2mJAMy79AB_3UvvKA/s1600/loom+dude+firefly+glow.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 223px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638304711179362402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW1TY9XnnCcp1dexeBRLJcVC1yHQFEoUyryWxYfU-U6E5VU3Kvqxi_kl_BKQGTu906-VB7hyIHwReA4_i9QkgCIo5DB72goaD9swDN76nGbVycrWJ5Kl7d7enhq-2mJAMy79AB_3UvvKA/s320/loom+dude+firefly+glow.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div>The "white" yarn is actually <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bernat</span> Glow in the Dark Glow White yarn! You place it under a light for 5 minutes, and it will glow for 5 minutes in the dark! Imagine having a few fireflies hanging in your child's room! Perhaps it would be just enough of a distraction to keep him/her in bed after you turn the lights off at bedtime!</div></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-28255507370529346982011-07-28T18:45:00.000-07:002011-07-28T20:10:27.184-07:00If Not Kansas, Then It Must Be OZ!!!She's my latest Coffee Can Doll! Here are Dorothy and Toto, about to enter the Emerald City with their friends!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsopXERhjCe319z2ZrlY3wAlHiaDW-XVGNo0_pNH9ckDuXcQRfyR68KcDrEtCrGfhx157ykQFTLPkkpTyHIG1RI-11_MZtuRy8ZVs2-owRD2wLZcOOJUsBN9C5jo97C3gAWiH1VYU9N1U/s1600/loom+dude+wiz.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634588591200808258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsopXERhjCe319z2ZrlY3wAlHiaDW-XVGNo0_pNH9ckDuXcQRfyR68KcDrEtCrGfhx157ykQFTLPkkpTyHIG1RI-11_MZtuRy8ZVs2-owRD2wLZcOOJUsBN9C5jo97C3gAWiH1VYU9N1U/s320/loom+dude+wiz.jpg" /></a><br />No, I didn't knit or create the Cowardly Lion, Tin Woodsman, or Scarecrow in the background. But I did knit Dorothy's dress:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpf0dQzyId7TNYlFicTXqCJXE2zv2UxTx8RO6cPIqPPRWZEmFQO4Xh39SWrfp1nXY_iKOYzY0On2E0_5WIEB_irXRE4C1ADO7lbnFN1Gr-YNhlbpQ8o5PpYVEAoObvNOPKEKDQPAHY1c/s1600/loom+dude+dorothy+close+up.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 215px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634587471507728418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtpf0dQzyId7TNYlFicTXqCJXE2zv2UxTx8RO6cPIqPPRWZEmFQO4Xh39SWrfp1nXY_iKOYzY0On2E0_5WIEB_irXRE4C1ADO7lbnFN1Gr-YNhlbpQ8o5PpYVEAoObvNOPKEKDQPAHY1c/s320/loom+dude+dorothy+close+up.jpg" /></a><br />Since the details on how to create her will be in my upcoming book about all my coffee can dolls, I will only give a few details here. I call them coffee can dolls because under each doll's dress is a coffee can. I used the Knifty Knitter round looms to create the dress, painstakingly alternating the Red Heart Super Saver Spa Blue and White yarns to create the gingham-inspired pattern. I decided not to include the ruby slippers for her feet, partly because she doesn't have any feet! But also because I didn't think they would look right poking out from under the front of the dress. And in the original story the slippers aren't red; they're silver. I wanted her to be a combination of the "Dorothys" we have come to know and love on the silver screen, not just focusing on a particular one or accurately following her description in Frank Baum's book.<br /><br />I used some brown yarn from my stash on the spool loom to create Toto's basket, seen here from various angles:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lrnpl0NNZrOlJ_EDWoBKH5MUR_di0yKr2NZVVI-h0-UfnQs7rXJY2Y8ZCmcLjeM7U06mWz_BEIjlqDivNePEd1iAim85ot_YmqXHR8Yt4me7zQ32z1CUcx8LBukBH25OYKMGw0coX8s/s1600/loom+dude+toto+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634588582191377330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3lrnpl0NNZrOlJ_EDWoBKH5MUR_di0yKr2NZVVI-h0-UfnQs7rXJY2Y8ZCmcLjeM7U06mWz_BEIjlqDivNePEd1iAim85ot_YmqXHR8Yt4me7zQ32z1CUcx8LBukBH25OYKMGw0coX8s/s320/loom+dude+toto+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoHW9Gqdm38HGYMaC5BEu0E2dciJ0WQMprbUioNJodXHid8VhM75IGTs-8n4X2GJaEB9qt2pXdLv033IqIcD56z9CrCKyd8Qvu-ZRZ232YGOdLtGXkD1YIOjVJLoYuB4_uBm9fqdYvYU/s1600/loom+dude+toto+basket+side+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634588588963740578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIoHW9Gqdm38HGYMaC5BEu0E2dciJ0WQMprbUioNJodXHid8VhM75IGTs-8n4X2GJaEB9qt2pXdLv033IqIcD56z9CrCKyd8Qvu-ZRZ232YGOdLtGXkD1YIOjVJLoYuB4_uBm9fqdYvYU/s320/loom+dude+toto+basket+side+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xd8JF28-0fTEJocB2HJtGKEm84y3tp8QG1ooEyCFK_XuyUM5u0S9aXTgbY4-JwmW52109AGZagoK6jB20bC5aXi4HHYa1ueHtlMk2UnMH4bXSwGbTv9G9vm68BlcrqUaPfLi3g0W_zU/s1600/loom+dude+back+of+toto+basket.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 311px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634587467836848290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7xd8JF28-0fTEJocB2HJtGKEm84y3tp8QG1ooEyCFK_XuyUM5u0S9aXTgbY4-JwmW52109AGZagoK6jB20bC5aXi4HHYa1ueHtlMk2UnMH4bXSwGbTv9G9vm68BlcrqUaPfLi3g0W_zU/s320/loom+dude+back+of+toto+basket.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyGG4qEHC1AX7H1g5VX6ko7iQZI3HtBMLhqIrJH59QdKK4UbbmWf7uB-AFEZSyFmHPtV7wsiKCPx7oQhO6wJxZzT74GOk_nAKw0xpnjiINaPEdCxe0cGLPhIRko8Z7YVnBnxtSNCognM/s1600/loom+dude+toto+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 315px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634588576543806642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyGG4qEHC1AX7H1g5VX6ko7iQZI3HtBMLhqIrJH59QdKK4UbbmWf7uB-AFEZSyFmHPtV7wsiKCPx7oQhO6wJxZzT74GOk_nAKw0xpnjiINaPEdCxe0cGLPhIRko8Z7YVnBnxtSNCognM/s320/loom+dude+toto+1.jpg" /></a><br />It took me awhile to find a dog that would be recognizable as Toto. I went to crafts stores, searched online, even considered sculpting my own Toto out of clay and painting him. I would find dogs that looked like him, but they were the wrong size. Finally, we were perusing a local Christmas ornament store that had just opened, and I found him nestled inside a Christmas stocking. He was just the right size, the right look, and everything! So I bought him, removed him from the stocking and twisted off the hook from his head. With a marker I carefully painted over the hole to match the color of his fur.<br /><br />For my Emerald City, I paid homage to the movie and added a little of my own ideas about the city:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyi746NgFv8XPthyphenhyphenynk_Hv5rmEYE7HLLrN8WQhbxwyvHdwpoGNEUwdw_t8-15CWKkNCflGYIoCfEjvg_PTC1gWkq1NEhfYOM1P84K2e9v50LaRUY2Xw7oK6Qx9VjzGSRLjpWFKlSaufDU/s1600/loom+dude+road+to+emerald+city.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 285px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634587481692488290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyi746NgFv8XPthyphenhyphenynk_Hv5rmEYE7HLLrN8WQhbxwyvHdwpoGNEUwdw_t8-15CWKkNCflGYIoCfEjvg_PTC1gWkq1NEhfYOM1P84K2e9v50LaRUY2Xw7oK6Qx9VjzGSRLjpWFKlSaufDU/s320/loom+dude+road+to+emerald+city.jpg" /></a><br />And yes, me being the detail-oriented person that I am, I individually drew and shaded every brick on the yellow brick road, even though I knew much of my hard work wouldn't be visible in the photos I took. I made them all different sizes, and drew them in perspective so that the further away they were, the smaller they were. Here's a close-up look:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKlTtg2lhn5zVxzkxPCfWLkGh0z242_t7ZSlVKBLMyDDWV56IGq_7FT9VNc_4UR1RKbOENEc-SAJB1NZ2CxZG6WVJvoJY6zpwfQslblBvQvecSb5gn-jT22vM5x0xu5I2Lofy0IRqdlg/s1600/loom+dude+yellow+bricks.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 250px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634588599851369314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKlTtg2lhn5zVxzkxPCfWLkGh0z242_t7ZSlVKBLMyDDWV56IGq_7FT9VNc_4UR1RKbOENEc-SAJB1NZ2CxZG6WVJvoJY6zpwfQslblBvQvecSb5gn-jT22vM5x0xu5I2Lofy0IRqdlg/s320/loom+dude+yellow+bricks.jpg" /></a><br />It was a happy accident when I took the outdoor photos that the sun was shining in the direction that I had shaded the bricks.<br /><br />So long, Dorothy! May you ever be enchanted by the spirit of whimsy as you follow the yellow brick road to your dreams!<br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_876kWpKsZuf8yaNsrakUJpMFEiu3h686RQJjNL5ATUDNpUYsSgVnBGnXgsW735Z40N_4fTi6uKdsXkOC1LLxr9q0jeYz_sabTeQL5CXfOsh_jWyRJReZTouihGlFi38-LfH1mZ0g4I/s1600/loom+dude+dorothy+facing+emerald+city.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 224px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634587474174518658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_876kWpKsZuf8yaNsrakUJpMFEiu3h686RQJjNL5ATUDNpUYsSgVnBGnXgsW735Z40N_4fTi6uKdsXkOC1LLxr9q0jeYz_sabTeQL5CXfOsh_jWyRJReZTouihGlFi38-LfH1mZ0g4I/s320/loom+dude+dorothy+facing+emerald+city.jpg" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-75553275845536418162011-07-21T17:27:00.000-07:002011-07-21T18:19:18.065-07:00Baby Blankie Gift Set!Here is the complete baby blankie gift set, at last! <br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGQs8zp1EjLZ-WjFbwKEsbwcrleSwSikkbpCukENpDU2e75GT9zYlcLwrJeFZttuO6otXNzC2UOTB1Fzl4PfcKnFwbn0SQjR961W3CNfKqPCTvZ8dcw1Oa8usGG6dG9Wvrr6WvbFlm3o/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blankie+gift+set+open.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631967554112955858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGQs8zp1EjLZ-WjFbwKEsbwcrleSwSikkbpCukENpDU2e75GT9zYlcLwrJeFZttuO6otXNzC2UOTB1Fzl4PfcKnFwbn0SQjR961W3CNfKqPCTvZ8dcw1Oa8usGG6dG9Wvrr6WvbFlm3o/s320/loom+dude+baby+blankie+gift+set+open.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>But first, to complete the baby blankie, I blocked it, taking care not to stretch it too much so it would keep it's shape:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyi5kGxRRCEnPgo-DxA6lws01CvfHrY3QpgTYZD3UNejitwQW_6m_NFz6OHW2Nsol5F0YH-Ua56ssu9obfa51NMo-OhbW86gQ6hzLwnqgYN6RTrXTEVR49gjTfUPY0Yrm2wvIYR960Xw/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blankie+blocking.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631967544697746674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyi5kGxRRCEnPgo-DxA6lws01CvfHrY3QpgTYZD3UNejitwQW_6m_NFz6OHW2Nsol5F0YH-Ua56ssu9obfa51NMo-OhbW86gQ6hzLwnqgYN6RTrXTEVR49gjTfUPY0Yrm2wvIYR960Xw/s320/loom+dude+baby+blankie+blocking.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>After blocking, the blankie measured 24"x30". Next I pinned the blankie to a large piece of pink flannel and carefully cut out the flannel around it. With Coats and Clark pink thread, I painstakingly hand sewed the blankie to the flannel around the outer edges. I made sure to sew every loose bit of yarn onto the flannel around the edges so it wouldn't snag.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0I7l5XSj6cNO75baxVxCoztdaQo8cbcpcQuv54YYMI0shGFdV_uFOCgn2mZro7GQydD8JNgl6QTgnvIjL4TPwopDtjvTijeNWN3Bqe_vd9W-E6srwr3Qnx2L15dmSkxw1TJKWajaBKU/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blankie+front.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 253px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631967552461050114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_0I7l5XSj6cNO75baxVxCoztdaQo8cbcpcQuv54YYMI0shGFdV_uFOCgn2mZro7GQydD8JNgl6QTgnvIjL4TPwopDtjvTijeNWN3Bqe_vd9W-E6srwr3Qnx2L15dmSkxw1TJKWajaBKU/s320/loom+dude+baby+blankie+front.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Then I pinned a pattern on the flannel side of the blankie and carefully sewed the flannel to the blankie according to the pattern I made. First I pinned about 2" in from the edges to create a box, and sewed that. Next, to make the center x pattern, I lay strips of paper down diagonally until a straight line is formed, and then stuck the strips of paper to the flannel using post-its (regular tape would fray the flannel too much when you pull it off). Then I pinned along the edge of the paper strips to create the line, removed the strips and sewed along the edge of the pins. This helps keep the blankie from sagging and keeps the flannel from separating from the knitting. </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDnhwztNVatkGxd4_mRjeVlF6bGtfNiqLcevY1WRj0rT_i46TSPEpXp9NMskvsa5x8A5SdPdee8vC1hKFBgG9fhaafw12NNnboDe6PMBVlJ_QoBB4Dl_GafFVV36cBCtqwliX0jn_CV0/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blankie+back.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 199px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631967556567013810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggDnhwztNVatkGxd4_mRjeVlF6bGtfNiqLcevY1WRj0rT_i46TSPEpXp9NMskvsa5x8A5SdPdee8vC1hKFBgG9fhaafw12NNnboDe6PMBVlJ_QoBB4Dl_GafFVV36cBCtqwliX0jn_CV0/s320/loom+dude+baby+blankie+back.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Finally, I arranged the hat, booties and blankie inside the box that I bought from a local craft store (Michael's). It has a magnetic strip on the top flap that keeps the box closed.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsU5ec8u1gNRwuyoIxTJwpuefG5OzvWjglIsMKjFdE43dukasLH6e5wIGimfgvl-tBdha9UC9v2JMJWd14TCSH3UDCfe-hloX_xcsOy7uw4FlA9craeQIsDUCiGed_uo605N13JZfsn8g/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blankie+gift+set+closed.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631967550929278994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsU5ec8u1gNRwuyoIxTJwpuefG5OzvWjglIsMKjFdE43dukasLH6e5wIGimfgvl-tBdha9UC9v2JMJWd14TCSH3UDCfe-hloX_xcsOy7uw4FlA9craeQIsDUCiGed_uo605N13JZfsn8g/s320/loom+dude+baby+blankie+gift+set+closed.jpg" /></a><br />I'm thrilled with the way that it came out, and I have already started working on a blue gift set!</div></div></div></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-73465247567049436152011-07-15T18:15:00.000-07:002011-07-15T18:23:26.228-07:00Engaging Interviews with Fellow Knitters!I've been having some problems with my computer photo editing software, but I hope to have it corrected soon so I can post the photos of the complete baby gift set!<br /><br />In the meantime, <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I’d like to introduce you to two outstanding fiber artists: Michael Leach, who is on a fascinating two year quest to master the art of knitting and crocheting. Prior to his quest, he never knit a stitch in his life! Also, meet Dino Foxx, an expert at yarn bombing, which is the art of transforming ordinary objects into extraordinary art by covering them with knitted yarn. It's a fast growing art form! </span><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></span><br /><span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">You will certainly gain a new perspective about yarn by meeting these two men, and I enjoyed interviewing them both! You can read all about them and see pictures of their work at <span style="FONT-FAMILY: Georgia"><a href="http://www.creativehelps.com/interviews_4.htm">http://www.creativehelps.com/interviews_4.htm</a>. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></span></span>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-69291848538917852802011-07-08T18:36:00.000-07:002011-07-08T18:53:29.964-07:00Finishing Touches and Baby FootsiesI'm 95% done with the bably blankie now; just finishing sewing the flannel on the back! I took a short break to make the rocket last week and that put me a little behind schedule, but all is well.<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div>In the meantime, I finished making the baby footsies using the flower loom as instructed in Jennifer Stark's pattern @ <a href="http://guppylovesshark.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/flower-loom-footsies/">http://guppylovesshark.wordpress.com/2011/03/02/flower-loom-footsies/</a> . It's the Bernat Baby Coordinates Baby Pink yarn, using the yarn double stranded 1 over 1 knit and purl stitches. They came out great!</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWglqwvcg_oMpRK4Kdpk_bfGnet-3P_6dIgDAHEajIo3NWCJZiwPSr8DPouV2mTD7VNIk-EEZCITDNntQcJ-zUqsXjK4fsVTS0z0UaeY9CbZ2YeF0PlmWFhlC0xC5Y-BwdMO4JK0vIOQo/s1600/loom+dude+baby+footsies.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 265px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5627164705573127074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWglqwvcg_oMpRK4Kdpk_bfGnet-3P_6dIgDAHEajIo3NWCJZiwPSr8DPouV2mTD7VNIk-EEZCITDNntQcJ-zUqsXjK4fsVTS0z0UaeY9CbZ2YeF0PlmWFhlC0xC5Y-BwdMO4JK0vIOQo/s320/loom+dude+baby+footsies.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>I bought a sweet little gift box to pack my baby gifts in. Next week: the baby gift set will be complete!</div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-6777387610048112852011-06-30T18:31:00.000-07:002011-06-30T19:41:59.296-07:00Really Red Rocket!!Here is a rocket firecracker for you to knit up for your Independence Day celebration! It only took me 3-4 hours: <br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9R3JMOob_JkpRZ_t8NpjTZ5MMq5eyk2TyzZrLzhwLjirCB5Q6Yl0gCB1LV66dIiYon1OSi3Q2Xf2oyUsLdaOkgVqjUmxumYlZESdN6fNMdH3QGUKAnVHtnE-78pTCdSvUrA9_IcjtfGo/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+glam+shot.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 312px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191970207800466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9R3JMOob_JkpRZ_t8NpjTZ5MMq5eyk2TyzZrLzhwLjirCB5Q6Yl0gCB1LV66dIiYon1OSi3Q2Xf2oyUsLdaOkgVqjUmxumYlZESdN6fNMdH3QGUKAnVHtnE-78pTCdSvUrA9_IcjtfGo/s320/loom+dude+rocket+glam+shot.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>You will need:</div><br /><div>Knifty Knitter blue round loom, hook tool, yarn needle</div><br /><div>Red Heart Cherry Red and Bright Yellow Yarn, Lion Brand Hometown USA Houston Cream yarn Wooden dowel (mine was .5" x 12", you may want a longer one)</div><br /><div>Tape (duct tape would be best, or strong glue), and scotch tape</div><br /><div>Empty container (I used a grits container)</div><br /><div>Several sheets Red card stock (as close as you can match the Cherry Red color)</div><br /><div>Scissors</div><br /><div>Pen or pencil</div><br /><br /><div>To begin:</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Remove the lid from your container. Wrap the container with the red card stock and scotch tape it together. Cut off the excess overlap of paper around the rim of the container and set aside.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8CjEt785084GV_LRfKaQ61FesTkRm-uKTnHtahnUNcSOUVRAYNA6-4egKWG2XtZsX3u5IgAeM-yqTttEsWrp8LpJEglWrP1nhwkX8F9ELqGnjO7x83onnVnAacrJstcEHe7nhM1KJZM/s1600/loom+dude+attach+rocket+head+to+rocket+body.jpg"></a></div><br /><div>Cast on with the Cherry Red yarn on the blue loom using the drawstring method (wrap the outside of the loom with your yarn twice. Then, using your hook tool, pull the bottom row over the odd pegs and the top row over the even pegs.) After casting on, knit 1 over 2 stockinette stitches for 55 rows and bind off with your yarn needle. At this point your project should look like this:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhLp_0cxuTEHZLc6c9LlR4u-cu03xlwD_i62YzjXI9CYUYjwwxQVosz4bCbTLO9EtgFKcbjair56MrOTBjgXuBT2aUoOXkfOZK2YF-_4fst1z2O5rqkliyjTrU0MfH2mtkJDDP6sTCZ0/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+body+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191707547175554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhLp_0cxuTEHZLc6c9LlR4u-cu03xlwD_i62YzjXI9CYUYjwwxQVosz4bCbTLO9EtgFKcbjair56MrOTBjgXuBT2aUoOXkfOZK2YF-_4fst1z2O5rqkliyjTrU0MfH2mtkJDDP6sTCZ0/s320/loom+dude+rocket+body+2.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div>Now you have a decision to make. If you like the stockinette look for your rocket, leave the knitted rocket sleeve as it is and stretch it over the container: </div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY46uPTs9r0YepJXUl9k1msuBWOJgySmeK92SSAm9jqjsOYKWcTTxAa2tZtipGl2cF0Y4JDcGgyGOtwRrXxDoN4gVLOvLH_t1wMBRsqR90Eix2Yf_ognC6RVwp6B2dz7NO-cT1s1fV2cw/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+stockinette.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 179px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624192229187502930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY46uPTs9r0YepJXUl9k1msuBWOJgySmeK92SSAm9jqjsOYKWcTTxAa2tZtipGl2cF0Y4JDcGgyGOtwRrXxDoN4gVLOvLH_t1wMBRsqR90Eix2Yf_ognC6RVwp6B2dz7NO-cT1s1fV2cw/s320/loom+dude+rocket+stockinette.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>If you prefer a flat knit look to your rocket (which I did), turn your knitted rocket sleeve inside out and stretch it over the container:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYH1CrjT1Lkj-MUA1znJ8mbb-Uvpj2oIhrXlyJDY3fH68r8yADHK4rxVup20apmP3_GUPibOiU7akMTfDWN4V1j8ZYxzffiK5RP_8terqOHGFhIXXa16Bl-5cw-QRkOrlnSlTYe_pTPM/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+body+inside+out.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 227px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191720305437250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNYH1CrjT1Lkj-MUA1znJ8mbb-Uvpj2oIhrXlyJDY3fH68r8yADHK4rxVup20apmP3_GUPibOiU7akMTfDWN4V1j8ZYxzffiK5RP_8terqOHGFhIXXa16Bl-5cw-QRkOrlnSlTYe_pTPM/s320/loom+dude+rocket+body+inside+out.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Now put the dowel next to the edge of the bottom of the container and trace around it:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNl3zrzoxLnTqts4aU710cAdH8J5MSyi8EWHrt-26BfC-01KnI-aNKraekS9Dcm0P53tAp7ccaY9FkaRsNC8Ns_1eSgC3rres6vX-E6QIxEPXB5IMXmXLnEmadrUemdlTgBdHTxKYy4M/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+firing+stick.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 227px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191728663224082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNl3zrzoxLnTqts4aU710cAdH8J5MSyi8EWHrt-26BfC-01KnI-aNKraekS9Dcm0P53tAp7ccaY9FkaRsNC8Ns_1eSgC3rres6vX-E6QIxEPXB5IMXmXLnEmadrUemdlTgBdHTxKYy4M/s320/loom+dude+rocket+firing+stick.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Use your scissors to puncture through the container to make the hole. Do not cut your hole too big. You want the dowel to be a snug fit, but don't put the dowel in just yet.<br /><br />Cinch the bottom of the rocket shut and sew across the hole. <img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 318px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624207289704566754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9whuveZ8kVSiyOy-iaVRG9vAKciSbh6vCT6Nr1P0snXmhZ3Iz-VOP-0wzNSMMvxgkjnbcaGEFVt93UJEjuUPR2Xt8JOm3oIVmpF4pUqCJIzfSEJyZ-rX9GCdaJSQfaypf4gECfegv9X8/s320/loom+dude+cinched+rocket.jpg" /></div><br /><div>Poke the dowel through the yarn into the hole you made at the bottom of the container, and push it 4" up inside the container. Using your duct tape or strong glue, secure the dowel to the inside of the container. Once the dowel is secure, place the lid on top of the container and set the rocket aside.</div><br /><br /><div>For the cone top of the rocket, find a large round lid and trace around it on . I used one that measured 6.75" around. I discovered later that this wasn't a large overlap for the cone of the rocket. You may decide you want a larger circle.</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM__ndjo51EaHITfQCUw0zoq8Va4wSMSBtmm4_c7Kty9ScpqKwlh4nWyN2jGWC7cmX9lnw9JAX73w-bRglqBujr5UYzdYZ9w5hkPnNfO-d70JYoCS2WfeQrwOWYvG9_cW7C0N8MO37P7I/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+head+diagram+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 166px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191988588067426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM__ndjo51EaHITfQCUw0zoq8Va4wSMSBtmm4_c7Kty9ScpqKwlh4nWyN2jGWC7cmX9lnw9JAX73w-bRglqBujr5UYzdYZ9w5hkPnNfO-d70JYoCS2WfeQrwOWYvG9_cW7C0N8MO37P7I/s320/loom+dude+rocket+head+diagram+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Then using a ruler and your pen, draw a line from the center edge of the circle to the middle of the circle. I didn't measure exact, I just eyeballed it</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh481xfljYLaPmt5L0Vl6o2Nk3QeqaCov7EwrjQzJTxUBGUVPzlz_-BaGpOF41SqqySwI5bTkRi10YEpxldsvB4CvhQnIAo-AH33MVZbIhinbNgrkk1u2T0pCd_Rmc3FQbvEuDSSVvZKuU/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+head+diagram+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624192199854386882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh481xfljYLaPmt5L0Vl6o2Nk3QeqaCov7EwrjQzJTxUBGUVPzlz_-BaGpOF41SqqySwI5bTkRi10YEpxldsvB4CvhQnIAo-AH33MVZbIhinbNgrkk1u2T0pCd_Rmc3FQbvEuDSSVvZKuU/s320/loom+dude+rocket+head+diagram+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Cut out the circle, and then cut the line in the circle. Then overlap the line edges you just cut, to create the cone shape:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEjv5xcN0HCr9S-Xi-fHGmbvjSH36WFRnEdRsd5aRF_rqOgiP3S_jNhO5BPhSnQYuaw9jnF7J0dRi_N4_d9AgGU0BVSjXBFxB0Ls1QpdrYYt-0luc-3rI4M2umDGdt3QULO2_m9JKV1g/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+head.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191974785296002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlEjv5xcN0HCr9S-Xi-fHGmbvjSH36WFRnEdRsd5aRF_rqOgiP3S_jNhO5BPhSnQYuaw9jnF7J0dRi_N4_d9AgGU0BVSjXBFxB0Ls1QpdrYYt-0luc-3rI4M2umDGdt3QULO2_m9JKV1g/s320/loom+dude+rocket+head.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Once the cone is the desired shape you want, tape it shut using your scotch tape and set aside. </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Knit the Cone Top: With the Cherry Red yarn, cast on the round blue loom using the drawstring method, then knit 1 over 2 stockinette stitches for 10 rows. Using the tail (not the working yarn), cinch and sew the yarn shut. Continue to knit off 20 more rows, then bind off using your yarn needle, reserving an 8" tail. (If you have made a bigger circle than 6.75" then you will need to knit off more rows to compensate for the larger size cone head.) Turn the knit cone top inside out (if you prefer the flat knit look) and stretch over the top of the card stock cone until it overlaps. Gently cinch and set aside:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Lh__Feyu70jbNEmrJxhXL3CMxrYprFu6tBUaHCX484jWf-CRsT7wbNXc9sz5JR2nwNLGAuNbjQcNyfNPw_A0f8UB2-DfgVYn9Zwe9PxZgi7sl1FTm-D9YNI883caqfAXrHmLXtpV_7Q/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+head+cinched.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 189px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191981303919426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Lh__Feyu70jbNEmrJxhXL3CMxrYprFu6tBUaHCX484jWf-CRsT7wbNXc9sz5JR2nwNLGAuNbjQcNyfNPw_A0f8UB2-DfgVYn9Zwe9PxZgi7sl1FTm-D9YNI883caqfAXrHmLXtpV_7Q/s320/loom+dude+rocket+head+cinched.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>For the fuse and the spark: - the fuse is simply a 6" piece of the Houston Cream yarn. The spark is a simple pom pom made with the Bright Yellow yarn. Knot the pom pom onto one end of the fuse. At the top of the fuse, separate two strands from two strands in the yarn:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYFUBdVjJAtRo9v_6OtBpL1PtVqeP5Gakf8E0ztZC47MLdqK59oi0d2JzOxykPmucAsXUtsHLQHfmCypHu6kVNWcygOvvA2C8UQ5aQNhm6b-8UU1qkLd6mKWRSuetYDOt7vSxNPXKrrk/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+fuse.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 194px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191957510822290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjYFUBdVjJAtRo9v_6OtBpL1PtVqeP5Gakf8E0ztZC47MLdqK59oi0d2JzOxykPmucAsXUtsHLQHfmCypHu6kVNWcygOvvA2C8UQ5aQNhm6b-8UU1qkLd6mKWRSuetYDOt7vSxNPXKrrk/s320/loom+dude+rocket+fuse.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Using your hook tool, or your nimble fingers, poke two of the fuse strands through the yarn at the bottom of the rocket right next to the dowel:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY79wR6wDsobhEDeHsTE1qL8RVeK7YTloNSd_MD9dbmmVP3qh0G5-zaeHJCpPFCqb47KPsopQ-EgU_Y5AJbyuT72ywaMMKKbdzwL95PyXCIZMHAu-e8-4h4Ul5dvhp2h_3nhua-qFhoZQ/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+attach+fuse+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 177px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191700765696706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY79wR6wDsobhEDeHsTE1qL8RVeK7YTloNSd_MD9dbmmVP3qh0G5-zaeHJCpPFCqb47KPsopQ-EgU_Y5AJbyuT72ywaMMKKbdzwL95PyXCIZMHAu-e8-4h4Ul5dvhp2h_3nhua-qFhoZQ/s320/loom+dude+rocket+attach+fuse+1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Knot the fuse onto the bottom of the rocket and poke the ends through the inside of the red yarn so it doesn't show:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SiYgkauwCHZjG3xWXj4Qgn44Js6sOnWvrMrmNCw2fhpP3BbDLdKK7fOPMFqHqPK1AAfTZNXP71duZ1ysdopqQ3EU4FF0mgVmN3bzSXjyGr_RW0SqCZBmeipd0LKehyphenhyphenv27_Jfw3ojgzQ/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+attach+fuse+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 305px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624191705567859810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2SiYgkauwCHZjG3xWXj4Qgn44Js6sOnWvrMrmNCw2fhpP3BbDLdKK7fOPMFqHqPK1AAfTZNXP71duZ1ysdopqQ3EU4FF0mgVmN3bzSXjyGr_RW0SqCZBmeipd0LKehyphenhyphenv27_Jfw3ojgzQ/s320/loom+dude+rocket+attach+fuse+2.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>Cinch the top the the rocket yarn over the top of the container. Using your yarn needle, sew the rocket cone top to the top of the rocket:</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8CjEt785084GV_LRfKaQ61FesTkRm-uKTnHtahnUNcSOUVRAYNA6-4egKWG2XtZsX3u5IgAeM-yqTttEsWrp8LpJEglWrP1nhwkX8F9ELqGnjO7x83onnVnAacrJstcEHe7nhM1KJZM/s1600/loom+dude+attach+rocket+head+to+rocket+body.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624207288159573586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj8CjEt785084GV_LRfKaQ61FesTkRm-uKTnHtahnUNcSOUVRAYNA6-4egKWG2XtZsX3u5IgAeM-yqTttEsWrp8LpJEglWrP1nhwkX8F9ELqGnjO7x83onnVnAacrJstcEHe7nhM1KJZM/s320/loom+dude+attach+rocket+head+to+rocket+body.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>And you're done!<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lyK78S1TGHKPGbZkrAw89-tSELssmkzS2N-gFZ2Qy0uvuzBGJ-kz8JaiyuJ60BPv-MpWSiGk8vexvzoDFzaJd3sVxneKXQPcWE9V6VOrWO2a6iXIJ2o1xXI2-Jztvj8iJ72r-YSpcOM/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+pic+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 154px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624192216003642770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8lyK78S1TGHKPGbZkrAw89-tSELssmkzS2N-gFZ2Qy0uvuzBGJ-kz8JaiyuJ60BPv-MpWSiGk8vexvzoDFzaJd3sVxneKXQPcWE9V6VOrWO2a6iXIJ2o1xXI2-Jztvj8iJ72r-YSpcOM/s320/loom+dude+rocket+pic+1.jpg" /></a><br />If you choose to use your rockets as outside decorations, direct sunlight will REALLY make them blaze red! They will practically be glowing:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygLJp1pLFLWAf2Zm_U6eHUwdg3n9SsGuVPvsHZLfZ1Kw2_hqdIck0hK4fTmrnGSttp6Bo9WsB2g_BfNmfQLhGsO-1JJj-VOVdv3Qo9YYw4J-7nmtycDlp_2fA3K2BvzF3Ni2TkYfXyI4/s1600/loom+dude+rocket+launch+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 129px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624192204613865554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjygLJp1pLFLWAf2Zm_U6eHUwdg3n9SsGuVPvsHZLfZ1Kw2_hqdIck0hK4fTmrnGSttp6Bo9WsB2g_BfNmfQLhGsO-1JJj-VOVdv3Qo9YYw4J-7nmtycDlp_2fA3K2BvzF3Ni2TkYfXyI4/s320/loom+dude+rocket+launch+2.jpg" /></a> </div><br /><div><br /><div>What a sizzling display you will have! And if you would like to mix it up with thin and large rockets, use the flower loom and the cardboard tube from a paper towel roll to make long, thin rockets! Get creative and add some white and blue stripes to the rockets if you wish!</div></div></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-57358938126362997242011-06-25T19:06:00.000-07:002011-06-25T19:28:04.993-07:00Baby Blankie 80 Percent doneHere she is, fresh from the loom!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8X_Rui3DntsWHACSIOBm5gsPG_xIAqrwKmoxSV6ibuUW1jB3gx2tMVQMLdWEkl3tXoSSmJB4lKY9GmH6rk0OzwJKonFXtlc3Ja9SRsd3w9y8WzRVYJXedMDlsqFm0X8yeKnFGOrCqD6M/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blanket+80+percent+done.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622345879225152882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8X_Rui3DntsWHACSIOBm5gsPG_xIAqrwKmoxSV6ibuUW1jB3gx2tMVQMLdWEkl3tXoSSmJB4lKY9GmH6rk0OzwJKonFXtlc3Ja9SRsd3w9y8WzRVYJXedMDlsqFm0X8yeKnFGOrCqD6M/s320/loom+dude+baby+blanket+80+percent+done.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div>This is before I block it and add the flannel backing to it, which I finally decided I would do. I went to a local big box store and bought the flannel and some pink thread so I can sew the flannel to the back of the blankie, and then it will be done!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TZF9dWah2pQJG3oDWxowB7Op7hmpl4El3RgZaFHs2qKKF870r_Qet1pt7r3bxUbkuvNWzsjZ-UYrfkCdCCUfegoBM5eqTFwofMy_5Rm3yKER5r7KoC6XVGfPZnoBt_abTUHaqb4LjpA/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blanket+pattern+marked+on+loom.jpg"></a></div><br /><div>As far as the process of knitting it is concerned, here's how I did it. Using the blue straight loom with one additional corner peg, I knit off 1 over 2 stockinette stitches using Baby Bernat Coordinates Baby Pink and White yarns. After casting on using baby pink, for the top edge of the blankie I wrapped the odd pegs with the baby pink yarn and the even pegs with the white yarn and knit off for 20 rows. Then I snipped a 5" tail from the white yarn and wrapped the loom with the baby pink and began knitting off the bobble pattern. Here is the pattern below:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV-BNZUi70GF5cjeO2fhB2k2hswhQo0rj6iOkdHy2XngcXDGrCwClUobp6e4s6iuN0-KuZJrd23ENPeWLxma_BO6kcgipdEwgXd0p8XqVfO-x72oBC5Van9n0GBfJISGizYmk9ALkB44/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blanket+pattern.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 91px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622345869917647346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKV-BNZUi70GF5cjeO2fhB2k2hswhQo0rj6iOkdHy2XngcXDGrCwClUobp6e4s6iuN0-KuZJrd23ENPeWLxma_BO6kcgipdEwgXd0p8XqVfO-x72oBC5Van9n0GBfJISGizYmk9ALkB44/s320/loom+dude+baby+blanket+pattern.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I used graph paper that I taped together so I had 61 boxes, the same number of pegs that I had on the loom. I then created the pattern by putting an "x" in each box that I wanted to bobble, and put the number of the box above the x. Then, on the loom, I used a pencil and marked the top of each peg that corresponded to an the "x" on one row on the graph paper the same number above the "x" box on the graph paper is the number of the beg that I marked to bobble), as you can see highlighted below:</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TZF9dWah2pQJG3oDWxowB7Op7hmpl4El3RgZaFHs2qKKF870r_Qet1pt7r3bxUbkuvNWzsjZ-UYrfkCdCCUfegoBM5eqTFwofMy_5Rm3yKER5r7KoC6XVGfPZnoBt_abTUHaqb4LjpA/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blanket+pattern+marked+on+loom.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5622345872811711266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5TZF9dWah2pQJG3oDWxowB7Op7hmpl4El3RgZaFHs2qKKF870r_Qet1pt7r3bxUbkuvNWzsjZ-UYrfkCdCCUfegoBM5eqTFwofMy_5Rm3yKER5r7KoC6XVGfPZnoBt_abTUHaqb4LjpA/s320/loom+dude+baby+blanket+pattern+marked+on+loom.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div>I knit off 1 over 2 on the loom until I got to the peg I marked to bobble, where I knit off the same peg for 5 times and then placed the bottom loop back onto the loom and knit off, then I continued to knit off around the loom until I reached a bobble peg and repeat the process. It took quite a while since I had a limited amount of time to work on it each day, but the results were worth it. The pattern took 13 rows to complete, and in between each complete 13-row pattern I knit 4 straight stockinette stitch rows, just to add length to the blankie. I repeated the pattern in this way for 5 repetitions, then knit off 11 straight stockinette rows, then knit off 5 more pattern repetitions. Next I added the white yarn back in again to create the bottom pink and white blankie border, which I knit off for 10 rows. Finally, using only baby pink, I knit off 4 rows and cast off the blankie from the loom.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The reason I chose this pattern to bobble is when I was young I had a blanket that had a bobble pattern like this.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>The next picture I post will be the completed blankie with the flannel added on the back.</div></div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-1448300284627407882011-06-16T18:06:00.000-07:002011-06-16T18:18:23.059-07:00Baby Blanket Progress!So here's how the blankie looks now:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBbDCZyYnJBNwqHIv9KP0pmpkZ-rBj4Q_o4Pc587lJpFev95JArZUvlKz8q2Tg4ippoVKJ-sQLuJwrdOnQ7mUGcUS8FGG9EvqPvJA3wMg9SY7DxWeULtmd-3MBwLPqJelFjPzWGjWB_A/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blanket+progress+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618991449922968258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJBbDCZyYnJBNwqHIv9KP0pmpkZ-rBj4Q_o4Pc587lJpFev95JArZUvlKz8q2Tg4ippoVKJ-sQLuJwrdOnQ7mUGcUS8FGG9EvqPvJA3wMg9SY7DxWeULtmd-3MBwLPqJelFjPzWGjWB_A/s320/loom+dude+baby+blanket+progress+1.jpg" /></a><br />It measures 13" long. I am knitting the 6th repitition of the pattern; I plan on making 10 repetitions before finishing and blocking. Progress has been a lot slower than I anticipated, so I am making it my goal to complete 1 repitition per day. Until now I have been doing less than that with the amount of time I have to knit. Here is a better view of what the pattern looks like:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdt0JiLOl_0b-QOg-3JSPWmbY2_bPQNa3GzJSR4jf0NTETlXrF9zZeKZsYO7h2e-Lvf2wCyfebu3ksMw6FRNshfQgl97l7SukrIJ4dO7E0e1BxIQ1kHW2KiDc3xqhVAT8sNLzcQBLi4k/s1600/loom+dude+baby+blanket+progress+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618991453007787122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqdt0JiLOl_0b-QOg-3JSPWmbY2_bPQNa3GzJSR4jf0NTETlXrF9zZeKZsYO7h2e-Lvf2wCyfebu3ksMw6FRNshfQgl97l7SukrIJ4dO7E0e1BxIQ1kHW2KiDc3xqhVAT8sNLzcQBLi4k/s320/loom+dude+baby+blanket+progress+2.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Simple bobble diamond shapes! When I was first knitting this, I wasn't sure if the pattern was going to look the way I wanted it to. The more I kept at it, the more I still was unsure. It wasn't until I took a photograph of it today that I can see that it worked out. Have you ever had that happen to you? You are working on a project for so long that you don't see how well it's coming out. That happens to me when I create artwork sometimes. Other times I know beyond the shdow of a doubt that it's coming out great (or horrible).</div><br /><br /><div>I'd like to complete this blanket before the end of next week, if possible. I still have matching booties to knit!</div><br /><br /><div>I also want to get started on another special summer project that won't take nearly as long, though I am creating the pattern from scratch. I've had the idea since last year but did not try it out because I couldn't create a good drawing for it, so I just moved on and worked on other things. Finally last week I was able to create a workable sketch to use as a guide for the pattern, and I'm pretty excited about making it! I think it's fun and different, hope you will too!</div>Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413623968791077574.post-7923829148473285712011-06-15T17:49:00.001-07:002011-06-15T17:50:52.034-07:00100 Followers! Yay!Thanks everyone for your interest in my Loom Dude blog! I'm now at 100 followers, which is so awesome! It's a neat little milestone for me. Hope the blog is as interesting to you now as it was the day you first started following it!Gregory "Artman Greg" Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11501064141924800629noreply@blogger.com2