Little Looms · No. 2000

Easy Weaving with Little Looms Holiday 2020

Weave for your home, your wardrobe, and your gift list with this Holiday issue of Little Looms.

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Patterns, stories, and extras printed in Easy Weaving with Little Looms Holiday 2020.

Pin-Loom Blooms: Floral Ornaments to Weave
You can create pin-loom flowers for any season with a few squares.
Susan E. Horton
The Low-Stress Guide to Weaving Gifts
Want to avoid giving someone two skeins of yarn and telling the recipient it will be a scarf . . . one day? Here are our tips for gift planning.
Susan E. Horton

Patterns from this issue

Weave-along project downloads from Easy Weaving with Little Looms Holiday 2020, ready in the Library.

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Chevron Scrapghan
A clever combination of pin-loom–woven triangles and crochet come together to create a colorful and whimsical afghan. Don’t crochet? Don’t worry! There are also instructions for replacing the crochet with woven triangles.

What’s inside

Indexed from Easy Weaving with Little Looms Holiday 2020, in page order.

Fair [trade] thoughts & happy hourp. 14
The low-stress guide to weaving giftsp. 16
Cocoa bearp. 20
Guitar strap in turned krokbragdp. 21
Tranquil waters spa mitts. Little Looms: 2018, 54, 67–68 [RH]p. 22
Rigid-heddle bread bagsp. 23
Tips for giving handwoven giftsp. 30
The versatile pin loomp. 32

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Cocoa Bear

Sometimes you just need a teddy bear, and this one created from a few plain-weave hexagons is huggable, giftable, and easy to care for. As a plus, the bear’s straightforward construction makes it simple to create quickly. Make one to give and one for yourself.

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Cream Cake Cushions

Yummy dreams of angel food cake and whipped cream will be yours when you weave these wintry, lacy pillows. Carefully placed strips of lace will teach you a little about inlay and a whole lot about tufty texture.

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Dreidel Napkins

Celebrate Hanukkah in style with dreidel-inspired napkins. Embellish them with embroidery or fabric paint, throw some chocolate gelt on the table, and get ready to spin the real thing.

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Evergreen Hat

Give a loved one this easy-to-construct pin-loom hat, with earflaps that make it a cozy antidote to chilly weather. Customize your hat with pompoms, decorative stitching, or your favorite color combination.

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Frosted Windows Cowl

If you love watching color gradations seamlessly flowtogether, you’ll want to weave this pin-loom cowl, which requires a single skein of yarn. The secret is in the long color runs.

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Guitar Strap in Turned Krokbragd

Are you an inkle weaver looking for a new technique to learn? Learning to weave turned krokbragd is a good one. This warp-faced guitar strap will make the musician in your world happy while giving you the gift of learning something new.

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Inkle Ornaments

There’s no rule about only using inkle bands flat. This set of ornaments is a fun and easy way to expand your inkle repertoire. They are kid- and pet- friendly, soft and unbreakable, beautiful and colorful.

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Magnolia Ornaments

Looking for package trimming that can move to the table or the tree? These simple-to-construct pinloom flowers will delight you. Dreaming of wreaths and garlands? Expand the project as you desire.

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Ombré Silk Shawl

The texture of bouclé and the luxury of silk work together with an ombré-stripe pattern to create this shawl’s quiet drama.

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Playing with Blocks: Waffle-Weave Towels

Thirsty waffle weave combined with playful blocks of color will make these your go-to kitchen towels. You’ll have fun watching the blocks build on the loom as you weave.

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Rigid-Heddle Bread Bags

Here’s the gift that the bakers in your life will appreciate but might not even know they’ve been missing. Fabric bread bags are better than plastic for storing freshly baked sourdough loaves; they let the bread cool without trapping moisture that might ruin the signature crust people love.

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Santa Napkins

Simple folding and a pom-pom accent make these fun napkins for a holiday celebration. Take off the removable pom-poms and refold the napkins for a different, yet still playful, look.

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Silver Linings Shawl

This serene shawl combines a thoughtful pick-up lace pattern with the ethereal mix of Tencel and silk/ merino yarns. Wrap up in it for a quiet night at home or a special occasion.

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Sugarplum Towels

Dress up your kitchen with these color-and-weave towel samplers. They might be plain weave, but the arrangement of colors in the warp and weft creates a complex-looking design. Admire the patterns and plan your next project as you cook a holiday meal.

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Tree Scarf

Celebrate the season with this clever scarf that combines wintry warp-clasped tree shapes and colorful Danish medallions. Embrace asymmetry with twisted fringe on one end and playful tassels on the other.

Star light, star brightp. 34

Tuxedo Tomp. 35

A shiver of sharksp. 36

Chevron scrapghanp. 37

Yarns for rigid-heddle table linensp. 48

Magnolia ornamentsp. 52

Santa napkinsp. 53

Dreidel napkinsp. 54

Scandinavian stardust doiliesp. 55

Playing with blocks: waffle-weave towelsp. 56

Sugarplum towelsp. 57

Inkle ornamentsp. 58