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Start here.
1. Install parallel loops on the loom using all the
pegs on two opposite sides.
2. Begin weaving on one end of the loom by pulling
loops through, using the drawhook, in an over and under fashion.
3. Note that you are going under and over the
entire looper, which is actually two strands.
4. Some people prefer to start in the middle, and
some prefer to start at the end. You can slide the looper down wherever you need it to go.
5. It is important to pack the loopers together as
you go. You can use the crochet hook to do this.
6. As you pull the drawhook near the pegs, you have
to turn it sideways to finish the row.
7. How you combine the colors will determine the pattern
you make.
8. The crochet hook can be used to pack the loopers
togather. I use the end without the hook.
9. You can snip off the threads as you go, or do it
at the end, to give you a more finished product.
10. Be sure to turn the loom over to inspect the back
side for any mistakes.
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Now you are ready to take the potholder off the loom.
11. To finish the edge of the potholder, begin in
any corner. Insert the crochet hook into the first loop and pull it from the loom. Reach through the first loop and
pull the second loop through the first.
12. Continue this procedure around the loom.
13. Every few inches, park the loop back onto the peg from
which it came. This will keep some tension on the remaining weaving and prevent it from inadvertently lifting off the
loom before the edge is finished.
14. When you have crocheted all of the loops, the potholder
is ready to be removed from the loom.
15. Stretch the last loop until it is protruding appox.
2 and 1/2". Bring this stretched loop around, over the top, and through the same loop that it has previously passed
through. Tighten.
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