Pin Loom Flock Pattern

December 12, 2025 By

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.

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Evergreens, Crochet World Winter 2025

October 28, 2025 By

Evergreens often remind me of winter and Christmas time. Why is that? They are green all year long! These darling crocheted evergreen trees are easy to make and can be enjoyed all year. I often put them out at Christmas, and put them away well into the new year. Now you can crochet your own evergreens as well!

Available on newsstands now, Crochet World magazine’s Winter 2025 is full of fun winter and Christmas-time projects perfect for wearing, decorating and gifting. We have another adorable pattern in the issue…Evergreen Trees! We show the trees in two different crochet stitch patterns and the instructions walk you step by step how to assemble them.

Each tree is crocheted with Omega Otono worsted weight yarn. They are crocheted with simple stitches and have simple construction making these fun and easy for beginner crocheters.

Just for added fun, I, Deborah, decided to create the little wooden reindeer as well! I saw a video of someone making one on a band saw, and cut one out myself using a scroll saw. I don’t do a lot of woodworking, but I was pleased with the result. It’s a cute little addition to my winter scene. Here’s the video of the reindeer using the band saw: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W335wRyLLiY&t=61s

Check out Crochet World Winter 2025 for the trees and 28 other fun and festive patterns to crochet.

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Caterpillar Pencil Case Pin Loom Pattern

August 5, 2025 By

Munch, munch…this caterpillar is hungry for pencils, pens and crochet hooks.

It’s easy to pin loom weave your own caterpillar pencil case following this step-by-step tutorial with photos. You need only 2 looms for the woven caterpillar: 2″x4″ rectangle and 4″ square. If you have a 1″ square pin loom, you can add a zipper pull and finger grips on each end of the zipper.

The Caterpillar Pencil Case Pin Loom Pattern includes:

  • Caterpillar
  • Step-by-Step Written Instructions
  • 10+ color photos and charts
  • 7 pages

What you’ll need to make your own caterpillar pencil case:

  • Pin Loom Square: 4” (and 1″ optional)
  • Pin Loom Rectangle: 2”x4”
  • Yarn: Medium Worsted Weight (4)
  • Fabric for Lining: 1 sq. foot
  • Zipper: 8”
  • Felt: remnants for facial features
  • Needle: 6” weaving needle, tapestry needle, sewing needle
  • Thread: to match zipper
  • Washable Marker
  • Fabric Glue
  • Straight Pins

This actias luna caterpillar was originally designed for Little Looms magazine. We have the rights back and it’s now available for purchase on Etsy.

Available now on Etsy: Caterpillar Pencil Case Pin Loom Pattern

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Pin looming is a small yet vibrant community of weavers. Share this fun project on pinterest, instagram or wherever you browse for pin loom patterns.

Thank you.

Pencil cases are great for more than just back to school. It can be used to hold crochet hooks, sewing notions and even as a small make-up kit. Though not required, we strongly recommend that you line the panel case with fabric. It’s all too easy to snag or poke a hole in the woven shapes. You’ll be much happier with it lined with fabric (a thin cotton works great).

Pick up your copy on Etsy: Caterpillar Pencil Case Pin Loom Pattern.

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Bones the fish Pin Loom Pattern

July 29, 2025 By

Weave your own fish skeleton with pin loom squares!

Bones, the fish, is a stuffed animal made from pin loom squares. Make your own with either a 4″ or 2″ square pin loom. Only 1 pin loom is needed!

Beginner friendly, this pin loom weaving pattern includes step-by-step instructions with photos. It will teach you how to fold, roll and sew together shapes to create a stuffed animal that’s just a little fishy.

Bones, the fish, on Etsy

Bones the fish Pin Loom Pattern is now available in our Etsy shop.

Available now on Etsy.

Buy the pattern on etsy

We’ve owned several fish. Some have lived long healthy lives, others not so long. The orange bone fish skeleton stuffed animal reminds us of those poor little gold fish we won at the county fair when we were little. We were full of excitement and looked forward to caring for them for the rest of our lives! All too soon did we learn that pets live shorter lives than us, and carnival won gold fish lived the shortest!

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We’d be thrill to have you share this pin loom pattern on social media. Post one of our pictures to pinterest, facebook, instagram or wherever you love to browse for pin loom projects.

Thank you!

Reviews of our Pin Loom Patterns

We receive lots of 5 star reviews for our patterns. Here’s what a few people have said about our other pin loom patterns:

  • “Great pattern! I’m looking forward to making one…” – Linda
  • “Very well organized pattern. Instructions are easy to follow. Would recommend.” – Elven
  • “Just started! So far easy to understand!” – Rita

Stuffed animals that look like fish bones are really funny and surprisingly fun to gift and decorate with.

  • Add bones to your Halloween decorations. It would be particularly fun next to any other skeletons you decorate with.
  • Add catnip and make it a cat toy (do NOT use safety eyes on toys for animals or babies).
  • Give as a gag gift to friends and family that love to fish.
  • Pair this fish with the cat from Zoo Crew (see picture below).

Be a Toy Maker

Be a toy maker! We have lots of stuffed animals you can make with a single square pin loom. Use a 4″ pin loom for traditional sized toys…or for miniatures, use a 2″ square pin loom!

  • Bones the Fish Skeleton – is available as a separate pattern.
  • Ginny the Cat – is available in Zoo Crew ebook which features 12 loveable stuffed animals.
Zoo Crew ebook 12 animals to pin loom weave on 4" or 2" pin loom. Pictured with penguins, dogs, elephants, bunny rabbits.

Which little fishy will you make?

Get Bones, the fish, Pin Loom Pattern on Etsy.

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Timberland Townies

July 21, 2025 By

Introducing, the Timberland Townies, 6 classy pin loom woven woodland friends. These cute critters are featured in the Fall 2025 issue of Little Looms magazine.

The call for submissions asked for forest themed items. The fox quickly came to mind. After making a fox stuffed pillow and fox purse using 4″ squares for the Zoo Crew ebook, I focused on the triangular shape of the face first. Unlike the pillow and purse, the little plush fox used a variety of looms, not just the 4″ square.

While assembling the fox, the form of the face reminded me of an otter, a beaver, and a bear. It wasn’t long before the bunny and mouse joined the party! What makes each animal seem different is just the minor placement differences in the ears, eyes, and nose. To make them more authentic, I paid close attention to the tails as well.

Each stuffed animal is about 10″ tall and a few inches wide, making them great toys for elementary aged children. Safety eyes are not recommended for children that put toys in their mouths.

Each animal took about 2 hours to weave, and couple more hours to assemble, making these great weekend projects!

Timberland Townies Made with Lion Brand Yarn

The heathered tones of Heartland yarn from Lion Brand really make the clothes and accessories pop. This yarn also weaves up very nicely on the pin loom. It’s one of our favorite go-to yarns when weaving.

For those solid colored elements like fur, we used Basic Stitch from Lion Brand Yarn. We also love that this line has various shades of brown and beige under the label “Skein Tones”.

We love how the colors of these two yarn lines look together, like they were made for each other.

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Make a Shark!

July 21, 2025 By

Great for Shark Week or any week! We have 3 fun and creative stuffed animals you can weave and sew. These include step-by-step instructions, so anyone can make them.

1. Get Hammered: Hammerhead Shark Sewing Pattern

Hammerhead shark sewing pattern with step by step instructions

This Hammerhead Shark sewing pattern is a great pattern for new sewists. It includes step-by-step written instructions, lots of photos and tracing templates. The coral reef pictured is not included. It was woven on pin looms.

The sewn hammerhead shark measures approximately 18″ long. If you love upcycling, this is a great project for that. What makes this hammerhead shark sewing pattern so realistic is the inclusion of all 8 fins and the notch on the caudal (tail) fin.

Hammerhead Shark sewing pattern is now available on Etsy.

2. Nailed It: Hammerhead Shark Pin Loom Weaving Pattern

You’ll be saying, “Nailed It” after weaving your own hammerhead shark. This shark stuffed animal is created with pin loom shapes that are folded or tucked and sewn together. The hammerhead shark pin loom pattern includes step-by-step written instructions and lots of photos, so even the beginner weaver can make one.

The pin loom hammerhead shark measures approximately 10″ long. Each pin loom shape is woven in plain weave making it a very approachable project.

The Hammerhead Shark Pin Loom Pattern is now available on Etsy.

3. Shark Attack: Gnome Pin Loom Weaving Pattern

Ready for a day at the beach, this gnome’s hat looks like a Shark Attack! The gnome, shark and even the starfish are made from pin loom woven shapes. This pin loom pattern also includes step-by-step written instructions and lots of photos.

Shark Attack Gnome measures approximately 18″ tall from bottom of gnome to the end of the shark tail. The gnome, shark and starfish are all woven on pin looms in plain weave. The teeth are crocheted.

Shark Attack Pin Loom Pattern is now available on Etsy.

All three of these Hammerhead Shark patterns are a lot of fun to make and to play with.

Enjoy!

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Rag Quilt – Creating Squares

April 25, 2025 By

Part 2: After making a plan and creating colorful scrap triangles and rectangles, I sewed the triangles and rectangles together to make squares. The pieces were sewn together with the wrong side facing so the seam would be on the front to be ragged. I cut the seam with little slits about 1/8″ apart. I cut very close to the seam stitches. Once in awhile, I accidentally cut the stitches. I put a sewing clip on the cut section to remind myself to sew that area together as I sewed the large “X’s”.

Next, I began working on the second major part of the scrap rag quilt, deciding on the bottom fabric and layout, and cutting the center layer. I chose three colors of cotton for the bottom layer, and a random pattern. I sketched it out so I could place the colors in the correct place.

I decided on fleece for the center as an inlay. I cut the fleece squares to 12″. This meant there wouldn’t be fleece in the ragged seam.

Once all the top squares, middle inlays, and bottom squares were cut, I decided to stack all the square layers together square by square. I laid the bottom layer down, centered a fleece on that, then the top piece on top.

I made a nice tall pile of these layers to get them ready to sew “X’s” on them.

Before sewing the “X’s”, I made sure each layer was centered neatly. 2 Clips per side is a nice amount to keep the layers steady.

I kept the sewn layers in order so it would be easy to sew them into strips. Does this look like a CA king quilt?

The plan is to sew them into strips, rag them, then sew 2 strips together at a time so it isn’t hard to sew the whole blanket together. This step took about 2 weeks, bringing the total working time up to 8 weeks.

**Some people sew two straight stitches per square or strip for extra durability.

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Beginning a Scrap Rag Quilt – CA King

April 13, 2025 By

I am embarking on a large task, sewing a California king sized rag quilt! Do I have lots of time for this? Not really. I anticipate this quilt will take several months working in 10-30 minute snippets at a time. First, I made a plan.

I decided on a star image with border sections. I sketched out several stars to try out different color placements. Next, I measured the bed (top and overhang desired) to determine what sized squares and triangles I would need. The top measured 72″ wide x 84″ long. The length of the sides could be 18-22″ long. I already know that I do not want the sides to touch the floor. With these dimension in mind, I decided on 12″ squares after being sewn together. I decided on 1/2″ seams on each side, so the squares need to be 13″.

Next, I sketched out a design. Many quilts used as bedspreads have a bunch of extra fabric in the corners. I don’t want all that fabric, so I decided to leave out the corner sections on the bottom of the blanket. If the quilt doesn’t close in the corners after being placed on the bed, I will come up with a creative solution for keeping the corners closed.

With this design in mind, I began tackling the shapes for the top. As drawn, I would need triangles, squares, and rectangles. Rag quilts often have 1/2″ (5/8″, 3/4″, or 1″) seams on the front/right side of the quilt that are clipped 1/8″ apart to create the rag look. Therefore, I cut the squares at 13″ to allow for a 1/2″ seam on each side. I cut the triangles to 13 1/2″ lengths (on the two sides that make the right angle, not the hypotenuse), but that ended up being just a tad short when I sewed the squares together. I recommend 14″ right triangles. The border is rectangles, and those were cut to 7″ x 13″ I don’t have special cutting equipment, so I decided to make cardboard templates from cereal boxes.

In addition to being a rag quilt, this is a scrap quilt. I decided to sew my remnant pieces together to create the star and border sections.

Because I couldn’t wait to see the star come together, I started my scrap quilt with the colorful triangles. I organized all my scraps by color and used the cardboard templates to make the triangles, squares, and rectangles.

Want to guess how long these steps took? Between homeschooling my two boys, driving my kids to appointments and activities, creating other sewing, weaving, and crocheted designs, the above steps took 6 1/2 weeks. Did I get frustrated? Normally I would have, but I decided that this project is allowed to take as long as it takes.

Next steps: Decide on the bottom fabric and colors, cut the bottom squares, cut middle fleece, then assemble the quilt.

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60 Quick Granny Squares

March 15, 2025 By

We are thrilled to have 6 granny squares published in this new book: 60 Quick Granny Squares. In addition to the squares, we’ve written a pattern for a Dickie to wear under a shirt or jacket. 2 of our squares kind of made it on the cover…at the bottom left corner…how fun.

The 6 granny squares we’ve written include:

  • Spike Stitch Mosaic Tile – project 8
  • Sunflower – project 26
  • Daisy – project 27
  • Flower Patch – project 28
  • Butterfly – project 29
  • Swirl – project 58
  • Comfort Swirl – granny square project

Above, I’m wearing the prototype of the Comfort Swirl Dickie made from 4 Swirl granny squares.

All of the projects are crocheted using 220 Superwash Sport by Cascade Yarn. I, Dana, am a big fan of this yarn. There are tons of colors and the thinner weight is great for getting lots of detail in smaller projects.

All the granny squares in the book measure 6″ x 6″ so you can mix and match designs to make larger projects like bags, clothes, blankets and more.

The first section of the book includes helpful tips on changing color, joining, etc.

The squares were designed by a handful of crochet designers, their names are listed with their square. Each square also includes charts…for those that like to stitch with those visuals.

60 Quick Granny Squares is published by Get Creative 6, an imprint of Mixed Media Resources. You can buy your copy of 60 Quick Granny Squares in your favorite yarn store or Amazon.

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Horse Drawstring Backpack

March 13, 2025 By

This horse drawstring backpack sewing pattern is great for beginners and fun for sewists of all abilities. The reason it’s so great is because it has step-by-step written instructions and a TON of photos. If you’re new to sewing, there are lots of fun techniques in this backpack sewing pattern.

What you’ll learn with this sewing pattern:

  • How to make a drawstring bag.
  • How to reinforce the drawstring pocket opening.
  • How to use a tracing template.
  • How to sew an applique (sew on top of the bag).
  • 2 options for securing a drawstring: grommet or sewn tab.

Horse Drawstring Backpack Sewing Pattern on Etsy

The Horse Drawstring Backpack sewing pattern is available as a PDF on Etsy.

Available now on Etsy.

Buy the pattern on etsy

Upcycle Fabric to Sew Horse Drawstring Backpack

Another awesome feature of this bronco bag is that it looks great with upcycled materials! The pink bag with tan pony was made from upcycled bed linens sourced at a second hand store. The bookbag on the right was made with old denim jeans. If you’re new to upcycling denim, let me share a secret. The inside/wrong side of jeans is a different color than the outside/right side. So, one pair of jeans gives you 2 different colors if you use the wrong side as a second color.

Materials Needed to Sew the Horse Drawstring Backpack

The materials needed to make your own horse drawstring backpack are pretty minimal. We recommend a sewing machine. We used 2 stitches for this project: straight stitch and zigzag. Other supplies include:

  • Cotton or Denim Fabric
  • Wonder-Under Interfacing (heavy-duty)
  • Drawstring: 0.375-0.5” diameter rope (polypropylene, nylon, or cotton)
  • Thread: matching or coordinating
  • Eyelets: (2) Large ¼” (optional)
  • Straight Pins or Sewing Clips
  • Felt: brown
  • Yarn: beige or mane color
  • Scissors, pinking shears (optional)
  • Pencil or Washable Marker
  • Iron
  • Glue

Securing Rope to Horse Drawstring Backpack

The sewing pattern for the Horse Drawstring Backpack has instructions for securing the drawstring 2 different ways. When you look at the picture above, you will see the drawstring secured to the bottom of the bag by either a grommet or a cloth tab.

If you love the look of a grommet or eyelet, we’ve included instructions for that option. If you don’t have and don’t want to buy grommets, the sewing pattern shows you how to make the cloth tab. Both are easy to make/install and both look great.

The Horse Backpack Sewing Pattern on Etsy

Buy your copy of the Horse Drawstring Sewing Pattern on Etsy.

Available now on Etsy.

Buy the pattern on etsy

Personalize the Horse Drawstring Backpack

What to personize this horse drawstring backpack a little bit? Here are some fun ideas:

  • Embroider the child’s name on the bag.
  • Embroider a horse’s name on the bag.
  • Sew a horn on the forehead and make a unicorn (horn pattern not included).
  • Use team colors of your favorite sports team.

Happy Sewing!

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