Loop Yarn Heart Pillow

Have you ever worked with loop yarn? It’s almost like finger knitting in that you don’t need needles, and almost like crochet in that you are kind of hooking loops into each other.

I wrote a post about the basics of working with loop yarn over on Our Daily Craft last month, and I’ve been on the lookout for different ways to use the yarn since.

This heart pillow using loop yarn is an original design by a member of Needlepointers.com’s staff. She enjoys knitting with loop yarn because it requires no knitting needles. Since Valentine’s day is fast approaching she wanted to make a heart pillow and this is the design and technique she came up with using loop yarn.

It’s not much more difficult to add a second color to a loop yarn knitting project, and the post includes a video tutorial to make it even easier.

If you have used loop yarn I’d love to know what you made with it!

[Photo: Needlepointers.com.]

Looking for more Heart shaped Knitting Patterns? Check these out on Etsy.

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Why should the fireplace get all the fun? Instead of knitting stockings this year, why not whip up a pair of Christmas themed socks? These Christmas sock knitting patterns are lots of fun to make and you can wear them to holiday gatherings for years to come.

For our friends in the southern part of the world, there are the Christmas in July socks from the Kiwi Lodge – Kylie (Ravelry link). These shorty socks are covered in Christmas trees and have bright pink heels and toes for a tropical feel. There’s also an option to make a longer sock if you celebrate somewhere it’s colder.

Twin Stitches Designs (Ravelry) has a fun pattern with mix and match colorwork motifs you can use to build your own cozy Christmas socks. From the sample socks I see Christmas puddings, trucks hauling trees, Santa belts, ornaments and a couple of different borders. There may be more patterns included but the listing doesn’t say. Make a pair that matches or use different motifs on each foot for extra holiday cheer.

If you want to stick to Christmas puddings on your holiday socks, check out this cute pattern from Stone Knits. These lovely socks feature a band of puddings around the leg and a bit of holly by the toes.

These vintage holiday light socks from Grey Owl Knits by Sarah are classic looking and lots of fun at the same time. I love this color combination but of course you can make your lights and stripes whatever colors you like or have on hand. They’re worked using stranded knitting.

And if you’d like even more of a mix of patterns for your socks, try Barbara Ceglédi’s Christmas Chaos socks, a free pattern on Ravelry. The pattern includes 25 little motifs you can choose from, ranging from snowflakes and Christmas trees to elf hats, reindeer and hearts.

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