Loom Knitting: Make a Baby Cocoon by Michele Muska

Beginner | 22 min

Taught by Michele Muska

Create a sweet baby cocoon and matching hat for the baby in your life—no “knitting” required! Fiber artist Michele Muska shows you how to use a round loom to make both projects, and how to craft custom fabric simply by holding two different yarns together. Whether you’ve knit with a loom before or this is your first time, this is a simple, relaxing way to create beautiful gifts for your friends and family.

Learn how to:

Select different yarns and combine into a ball
Cast onto your loom with an e-wrap cast-on
Create a split collar
Bind off and weave in ends
Change yarn colors
Tag garments for convenience

What you’ll get:

Detailed lessons in using a round loom and instructions for making a sweet baby cocoon and matching hat
5 HD video lessons you can access online anytime, anywhere
Detailed supplies list
Step-by-step expert instruction from Michele Muska of Simplicity
The ability to leave comments, ask questions, and interact with other students

Chapters

Loom Knitting
Overview00:46

Materials
Materials00:33

Loom Knitting a Cocoon
Combining yarns and casting on07:20
Knitting the cocoon and casting off07:10
Loom knitting a baby hat04:15
Tagging garments and variations02:18

Materials

Here’s what you’ll need:

1 skein Red Heart with Love and 1 skein Red Heart Snuggle Bunny; you will need about 110 yards of each for a cocoon and 30 yards of each for a baby hat. (Note: if you don’t want to double your yarn, use a chunky acrylic yarn)
11 ½” 40-peg round loom by Boye
7 ½” round loom by Boye
Loom tool
Crochet hook
Darning needle
Snips or scissors
Measuring tape