Patterns, projects and techniques
If you’re like me, you used to do this about a million years ago when you were a kid. But, loom knitting is all grown up!
On the Alexe’s Creations blog, check out the cool items she’s knitted and crocheted using this method. If your fingers just won’t let you knit or crochet anymore, this is definitely your out! Check out her blog HERE
I’ve shared a lot of Christmas stocking knitting patterns over the years (see posts 1, 2, 3 for example) but what if you want to knit a stocking for a non-human member of your family. If you’re looking for Christmas stocking knitting patterns for your cats or dogs, this is the post for you.
These large paw print stockings are perfect for either dogs or cats, so they’re great to knit if you have both. They are worked in the round using DK weight yarn, and the stocking measures about 17 inches/43 cm from the top to the heel. You can get the pattern from nicolaluke.
The K4 Project has a super cute Kitty Christmas stocking pattern, which is worked in worsted weight yarn. They also have a dog version, or you can buy both and get a discount if you have both dogs and cats to knit for. Both projects have two patterns, showing how to work the stockings flat or in the round.
Put your dog into a Christmas scene with this stocking pattern from ifanhourChild. It shows a dog in a dog house in the snow, and has room for the dog’s name at the top. It’s worked flat using worsted weight yarn and the pattern includes charts for many small and medium dog breeds (there’s a separate listing for bigger dogs) so you can stitch a dog that looks like yours.
Annie’s Woolens has both dog and cat stocking knitting patterns that are worked in worsted weight yarn in the round. You can change up the colors to suit your pet if you want, and they come with an alphabet chart for personalization. Or you can stick with holiday colors and buy a kit to make the dog or cat stocking.
Waiting for Santa Paws is a pattern from Kate Agner on Ravelry that would be cute for a dog or a cat. It looks like a leg with a paw print on the bottom part of the foot and more paw prints running around the top of the leg. This is a great option if you don’t want to mess with a heel turn because it doesn’t have a heel, because dogs and cats don’t have heels so why would their stockings?
I had tried repeatedly to learn needle knitting to no avail & frankly,failed miserably! 🙂 I could embroider anything, painted, pastels, watercolors yada yada … then I tried knitting. HA! My timing really stunk because I was trying to be productive in the midst of a series of lupus flares &hospitalizations following a lengthy stay for perf ‘d ulcers from all the meds & NSAIDS. OH silly me. And of course my hands have had the worst of it for 30yrs. But then I found looms in every shape &size, and patterns to go with ’em. I am *still* excited to play with tweaking patterns&yarns&color–&color-blocking! I’ve been able to make stuff again &be artistic of sorts. What a gift! Definitely checking the blog! Thank U! !*
PS–I hope Mitt-Ney paid plenty, that’s the ONLY way I’ll be able to check in…:P sorry but politics & crafts…eeeuw. I love CG tho and gotta pay the bills. Nevertheless … 🙁
I was 54 years old before I finally learned to knit on needles. The first thing I ever knitted on were the round knitting looms. I do think they helped me to learn to knit with the “sticks”, needles. Don’t give up. Keep trying.