Change Purse

This purse uses fabric instead of yarn. After cutting the lining for the purse, the remaining fabric is cut into strips. These strips are used as yarn while looming. This is an interesting project if you have sewing skills and want to try something new. Skill: Advanced Instructions

1. Cut a square piece about 7X9 for the lining of the purse.

2. Using the rotary cutter and the mat cutter, cut the rest of the yard of fabric INTO 1 1/4"stripes on the bias. (click on bottom picture for a detailed view) This gives the fabric have a little stretch.

3. Sew the strips together on the sewing machine. (click on bottom picture for a detailed view)

4. Try to keep the fabric folded so that the right side is out it will make your project much brighter to have the right side out. You may want to iron on fold.

5. E wrap the fabric strips loosely around the pegs. I used 16 pegs and knit about 26 rows. When I fold the knit work in half it measures 4"X 7" the finished size of the purse.

6. Using the square of fabric fold it in the middle then iron about 3/4 of an inch. On the long sides and put the zipper in.

7. Sew the back side of the zipper to the right side of the fabric, and sew up the side seams. (click on bottom picture for a detailed view)

8. Hand stitch the sides of the knitted square and hand stitch the around the zipper.

What you will need:

Provo Craft Supplies

Red round loom and knitting tool

Other Supplies

Needle and thread One yard of cotton fabric. A rotary cutter and mat A ruler. A 7" zipper.

Tassel Neck Pillow

Instructions

1. Using Sensations Angel Hair yarn, e-wrap the first row of the yellow loom.

2. Use a purl stitch on the remaining rows of the loom. To purl stitch, lay the wrapping yarn across the front of the pegs below the loops. Using the Knifty Knitter hook, go under the loop and pull the wrapping yarn up through the loop. Take the original loop off the peg and replace it with the loop that is pulled through. (See Purl Stitch on the Knifty Knitter page at www.ProvoCraft.com for step-by-step instructions with images.)

3. Purl stitch until knitting is 18" long or desired size. Remove knitting from loom loosely and sew up one end to make a pillow form. Stuff and sew up the other end.

4. Using Lion Brand Vanna's Choice yarn, make 4 tassels using the Pom-Pom and Tassel Maker. Attach one tassel to each corner of pillow.

What you will need:

Provo Craft Supplies

Knifty Knitter Long Loom Yellow Knifty Knitter hook Knifty Knitter Pom-Pom & Tassel Maker

Other Supplies

Crochet hook 1 skein Jo-Ann Sensations Angel Hair (3.5 oz/100g), Purple 1 skein Lion Brand® Vanna's Choice, Medium (3.5 oz/100g), #860-147 Purple Yarn needle Stuffing for pillow

Eight Wrap Scarf

Instructions:

1. Start wrapping the yarn around loom pegs in a figure-eight pattern as shown in the instructions that come with the loom. Be sure to leave a long piece of extra yarn at the start of the wrapping, to be used later in step #4.

2. Wrap the loom just half way up the loom, then turn around and go back. You will use just 18 of the pegs.

3. Continue the knitting process as shown in the loom instructions until scarf is desired length or until the skein of yarn is finished. Be sure to leave another long piece of yarn at the end to use in step #4. Finish the edge of the scarf as shown in instructions.

4. Using a needle, thread the ends of the long pieces of yarn back up the sides of the scarf about 4", then wrap the remaining yarn several times around the scarf to pull it together. (See photo.) Tie off yarn and the scarf is finished.

What you will need:

One Skein JIFFY yarn by Lion Brand® Yarn Company (JIFFY is a velvety soft mohair-look yarn.) Knifty Knitter Long Loom (purple) and Pick by Provo Craft®