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Jimothy the Raccoon & Friends Sewing Patterns

July 28, 2026 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Love Jimothy the raccoon? Sew him with us. This trio sewing pattern is fun, easy and great for new sewists. Make a coaster, a keychain or an Christmas ornament … or applique a towel or shirt. This Jimothy sewing pattern has step-by-step instructions for 3 projects but once you learn how to make the applique, you can put Jimothy on a whole host of things.

Jimothy Sewing Pattern Includes

Tracing Templates for Jimothy the Raccoon
Tracing Templates for a Bison / American Buffalo
Tracing Templates for a Boy
Tracing Templates for a Girl
Step-by-Step Written Instructions for an Applique (shown on towel)
Step-by-Step Written Instructions for Keychain (or bag charm or Christmas Ornament)
Step-by-Step Written Instructions for “Quilted” Coaster (shown with 2 options – Jimothy only)
Lots of photos

Sewists love to capture moments in time in fabric and thread. Commemorate and sew a fun Jimothy raccoon, bison / American buffalo, or tourist for your bag. Or tie ribbon on them and make Christmas ornaments. The bison reminds us of our brother who attended CU Boulder. CU Buffs have an American Buffalo as their mascot. If you’re a fan of professional football like us, then you probably know someone that’s a fan of Buffalo Bills. Whatever your reason, this pattern makes it easy to sew fun projects.

Sewing Pattern Now Available

The easy step-by-step sewing pattern for Jimothy, Bison / American Buffalo, Boy and Girl is now available in our Etsy shop. It includes tracing templates for Fimothy and Friends and 3 different step-by-step instructions for making a towel, keycahins and coaster.

Jimothy Sewing Pattern – Melting Our Hearts

When we saw Jimothy online, the first thing on our To-Sew List was the keychain. And we fell in love with it. The keychain is light weight and melts our hearts.

Second on our To-Sew List was the towel. We fell even more in love with Jimothy upon appliqueing him to a towel. It looks soo good next to the sink. Guests will get a real kick out of it.

Third and finally, we had to “quilt” a coaster. For this project we decided to go old school and sewed Jimothy with simple straight lines. Top stitching can be done with any technique like swirls or jagged “fur” scruff. But we opted for a geometric look.

Get the Jimothy & Friends Sewing Pattern Trio

Sew with us. Get your copy of Jimothy and Friends Sewing Pattern in our Etsy shop.

Make Jimothy as a coaster, keychain or applique for a towel or shirt – the pattern includes tracing templates for all three. But it also includes tracing templates to make a bison / American buffalo and a guy and gal tourist as a keychain or applique. Customize them with different fabrics to your hearts content.

Why Do You Need a Jimothy and Friends?

Bag charm
Luggage Tag
Christmas Ornament
Coaster
Towel Applique
Shirt Applique
Santa Gift Exchange
White Elephant Gift
Gift for Animal Lover
Fun Home Decor
Gift for Silent Auction
Quirky Coaster for Special Event

Jimothy & Friends Upcycle

If you want quick and easy projects to make with your stash, this is it! We upcycled and stash busted for all of these projects. The fabrics were all remnants and bed linens picked up at a second hand store. The cork on the back of the coasters is an old roll we inherited from our dad when he retired from woodworking. We used snippets of stabilizer and batting we had in a remnants pile. This is the ultimate upcycling and sewing project to make practical and whimsical gifts.

Get your copy of Jimothy and Friends Sewing Pattern, today.

Filed Under: Adult, Animals, Appliques, Bath, Boy, Child, Christmas, Dining, Football, Girl, Great as Gifts, Home Decor, Kitchen, Patterns for Sale, Quilt, Sewing, Super Bowl, Toys, Yarnitect Tagged With: american buffalo, applique, bison, christmas ornament, coaster, gal, guy, Jimothy, keychain, raccoon, sewing pattern, tourist

Pin Loom Flock Pattern

December 12, 2025 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Introducing…The Pin Loom Flock: 9 Adorable Birds to Weave with Squares and Rectangles. Inspired by the Birds of a Feather crochet pattern, we’re excited to bring our most popular birds to the pin loom community.

9 Gorgeous Birds included in the pin loom pattern:

Bald Eagle
Cardinal
Chicken
European Robin
Red-Winged Blackbird
Robin (and a mini Robin)
Seagull
Turkey
Western Tanager

Shhh…I have a secret for you. All these birds can be made from 2 pin looms (the Robin can be made from 1!). We used 3 to 5 different looms to make each bird so there would be less tails to weave in, but you can make them with a 2″ square and 1″x4″ rectangle (with folding of the rectangle in some cases).

Pin looms we used to make all the birds include:

Squares: 1″, 2″, 4″, 6″
Rectangles: 1″x2″, 1″x4″, 2″x4″, 2″x6″

The Pin Loom Flock on Etsy

The pin loom pattern to make the Pin Loom Flock is available now on Etsy.

Available now on Etsy.

More about The Pin Loom Flock Pattern

The Pin Loom Flock is a beginner friendly pattern. Every square and rectangle will be woven in plain weave and joined with a simple overcast or your favorite join method. The birds measure: 5.5” length x 6.5” width x 4.5” height. The Chicken measures 7.75” x 5.75” x 6” because it has a couple rounds of single crochet (it is the only bird with crochet).

The pattern includes written instructions as well as helpful photos for rolling and folding shapes to make feet, beaks, wattles, snoods and combs. There are helpful charts to show yarn and loom sizes used to make each bird.

Materials needed are minimal and include:

Yarn: Size 4 medium worsted weight
(Pattern used: Lion Brand Heartland and Basic Stitch, acrylic)
Pin Looms (see list above)
Weaving Needle (6″) and Yarn Needle
Stuffing
Safety Eyes: 14 mm – 2 each bird (chicken 18 mm)
Crochet Hook (chicken only): G/4.0mm

Birds for the Holidays and Special Occasions

The birds are fun to make for bird lovers, but they are also fun for several holidays and other special occasions.

Christmas Bird: Cardinal
Thanksgiving Bird: Turkey
Halloween Bird: Blackbird (made in solid black as a Crow/Raven)
Wedding Bird: Make the Robin in white as a Dove.
Sports Teams: Cardinals, Eagles, Falcons, Ravens

Make one of these birds as a Thinking of You gift and add a little encouragement note:

“Fly high, little bird!”
“Trust your wings.”
“Sing your song.”

These little birds are fun sitting on a shelf or at your desk.

Get your copy of The Pin Loom Flock in our Etsy shop now.

Filed Under: 4th of July, Adult, Animals, Armed Forces Day, Boy, Bridal Shower, Child, Girl, Halloween, Patterns for Sale, Pin Loom, Sports, Super Bowl, Thanksgiving, Toys, Wedding, Yarnovator Tagged With: bald eagle, birds, cardinal, chicken, pattern, pin loom, robin, seagull, turkey, western tanager

Football Fan Gnome Pin Loom Pattern

June 16, 2023 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Weave a gnome mascot for your favorite football team. He’s so cute, your friends and family may want one, too! No worries, because this football fan gnome is really easy to make. The PDF step-by-step tutorial will show you how.

For example, the little football that the gnome is holding is made from a 2″x4″ rectangle. We have 4 photos that show you how to fold, tuck and sew it into the iconic football shape.

We provide helpful instructions for making certain details really pop. For instance, the beard is made with yarn that has been brushed with a metal cat comb to separate strands. Then steam ironed to straighten. It’s the little details that make this gnome really shine.

What’s included in the Football Fan Gnome Pin Loom pattern:

Gnome with Football Hat and Football
25 Color photos and charts
Complete step-by-step written instructions
11 Pages
Helpful Tips
Complete materials list

Football Fan Gnome Pin Loom Pattern Available on Etsy

The Football Fan Gnome Pin Loom Pattern is available in our Etsy Shop.

Available now on Etsy.

More about the Football Fan Gnome

The materials needed to make your football fan gnome is surprisingly small. Some pin looms, yarn and stuffing are the main supplies. Specifically, you’ll need 4 pin looms. Here’s the complete list:

Pin Looms:
Squares: 2” and 4”
Rectangles: 1” x 4” and 2” x 4”
Yarn: Red Heart: Soft – Medium Worsted Weight (4)
BLACK #4614 – 95 yds
OFF WHITE #4601 – 55 yds
WHEAT #9388 – 15 yds
TANGERINE #4422 – 18 yds
TOAST #1882 – 75 yds
Needle: 6” needle for weaving and yarn needle for sewing
Stuffing
Beans: to weigh the gnome down
Fabric Marker: – white, dark
Pet comb: – metal
Steamer (optional)

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Great for Beginners

As we’ve mentioned, this is a great pattern for new weavers and those wanting to make toys for the first time. And it’s so cute, experienced weavers will enjoy making them, too. So, if you’re brand new to pin loom weaving, welcome!

The best way to get started is Etsy and YouTube. There are many shops that sell pin looms in all the sizes we use here. YouTube will show you how to weave and, if you’re so inclined, will show you how to make your own looms!

Here’s to playing a good game and being a super fan!

Buy the Football Fan Gnome Pin Loom Pattern in our Etsy Stop.

Filed Under: Football, Patterns for Sale, Pin Loom, Super Bowl, Toys Tagged With: football, gnome, pin loom

Crochet Football Newborn Outfit Crochet Pattern

December 9, 2014 By Yarnitect (Dana)

Crochet Football Newborn Outfit & Team Hats for the Whole Family – Crochet Pattern

Newborn-Football-Photo-prop-crochet-pattern

Hey football fans! Newborns score big with this newborn football outfit. This PDF ebook also includes hats for the whole family…so everyone can get into the game!

The Football Set crochet pattern ebook is now available in our Etsy shop.

Pattern includes:

Newborn Helmet
Newborn Football Mitts
Newborn Cleats Booties
Newborn Jersey Sweater
5 Beanie Hat Sizes – 3 mos to adult men
3 Jersey Sweater Sizes – newborn to 24 mos
Number Appliques: 1, 2, 3

Newborn Football Outfit

With a newborn in the family, we couldn’t resist crocheting a newborn photo prop to celebrate football season. And you know how it is…once we made some mitts, we couldn’t resist making some booties. Then we thought…if the little guy is really going to get into the game, he needs a helmet and jersey, too!

So, the newborn football outfit is born. But we couldn’t even stop there. We wanted to get the whole family involved.

Football Beanies – Hats for the Whole Family

Football is a fall and winter sport…and for lots of teams, you need a hat when you go to the game.

The pattern includes striped beanie hats for ages 3 mos to adult men.

Mix and match the colors to match your favorite teams.

And there’s more.

Football Jersey – Sweater for Newborn to 24 mos.

We’ve included instructions for making the jersey (sweaters for babies) newborn to 24 mos. Crochet the number of your favorite player or the birth order of the child wearing the sweater.

We’ve included instructions for the numbers 1, 2 and 3.

Football Set – Available Now in Our Etsy Shop

The Football Set Crochet Pattern is now available on Etsy.

The pattern includes written instructions, lots of photos, checkboxes to mark your progress, supplies list and more.

Filed Under: Accessories, Adult, Age & Gender, Appliques, Baby, Boy, Child, Football, Girl, Hat, Holidays & Special Occasions, Mittens, Patterns for Sale, Sports, Super Bowl Tagged With: booties, cleats, football, hats, helmet, mitts, newborn, sports teams