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.]

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Many times when I write these posts I will say something like “you can use any yarn you want” or “this would be a great stash-busting project.” That’s just how my mind works. And my stash, too, since I probably have sweater quantity of two or three yarns at most, but tons of singles and odd balls and leftovers.

Blankets are generally a really good way to use up those bits, but in this case, I think you’re going to want to plan it out a bit better.

Looking at photos of the Color Study Blanket from Purl Soho, it looks like it’s made with two yarns held together, and that block in the center is worked with one of each color from the adjoining sides to make a mixed up color.

But that’s not actually how it’s done. This is three separate colors (four, really, with the neutrals in the corners) chosen form a yarn with an expansive palette so they play off each other. The project calls for a worsted weight superwash wool, which is a great choice for a blanket that’s both warm and washable.

This pattern was originally designed by Laura Ferguson and was updated by Hiromi Glover. It is worked in one piece in garter stitch intarsia, which is a great way to learn the intarsia technique if you don’t already know it. It comes in crib or throw sizes.

Despite the introduction to this post, I am going to go ahead and say that, yes, of course you could do this blanket with scraps or odd balls or even just choose five colors that don’t blend together so easily. But I really do love the look of the color play, and I think it would be worth your time to find colors that play well together to get a similar effect.

This pattern is available for free from Purl Soho.

[Photo: Purl Soho]

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