Corn
The scarecrow may have a hard time keeping the birds away with this delicious corn ready for the picking! The corn itself is made from texture 4” squares, while the husk is made from 2” x 6” rectangles (which could easily be substituted with 4” squares folded in half.)
SUPPLIES:
Loom: Schacht Zoom Loom – 4″ pin loom, Wunderwag 2” x 6” rectangle pin loom
Yarn: Red Heart Super Saver: Lemon; Lion Brand Vanna’s Choice: Kelly Green
Yarn Needle
Scissors
Stuffing
Chopstick
Textured Weave:
All odd rows: Plain weave
All even rows: *Under 3, over one* across ending with under 3
CORN
- Plain weave four 2” x 6” rectangles in Kelly Green.
- Texture weave four 4” squares in Lemon using the texture weave.
- Sew the 4 textured Lemon squares together to make a 2 x 2 square.
- Fold the square in half with the wrong side facing and sew along 8” side to make a cylinder.
- With Lemon, cinch the top of the corn by passing the needle and yarn through each loop along the top, then pulling tightly to close.
- Turn right side out. Tuck the top right and top left corners in about 1 cm and use whip stitches to create a tapered top. See photo.
- Stuff. (I add a foam ball in the middle so I can stick the chopstick/skewer into it to make a yard pick.)
- With Lemon, cinch the bottom of the corn by passing the needle and yarn through each loop along the bottom, then pulling tightly to close. Weave in ends.
- For each husk/leaf, tri-fold just the top 2”. Use Kelly Green and make small stitches to sew the folded area down to the husk/leaf on both sides. This is just to create a more tapered end of the husk/leaves. Make 4.
- Sew all four husks/leaves together along the bottom half to make a 1 x 4 rectangle.
- Fold in half so that the unsewn ends are all in the same direction. Sew along the bottom 3”.
- With Kelly Green, cinch the bottom of the husks together by passing the needle and yarn through each loop on the bottom of each leaf, then pull tightly to close.
- Place the corn in the husk as far as it will go and tack into place with Kelly Green.
- To make a yard pick, insert a chopstick/skewer/wire approximately 2/3 the way up.
Patterns for the Scarecrow, Pumpkins, and Ghost are available in the Shop here. They are also available in my Etsy shop here.
