Free Pattern - Stellar Cowl with Zoom Loom and Tempo Yarn

  

I love that I can take my Zoom Loom from Schacht anywhere I go including the local coffee shop here in town, Stellar Coffee Company where my Tuesday afternoon knitting group meets.

Last week I headed over to Stellar Coffee to meet my knitting group thinking I'd just relax and have a coffee.

At the last minute I threw in the squares I'd just woven on my Zoom Loom using the fabulous Tempo Filutura di Crosa by S. Charles yarn in one of this season's newest colors, Tangerine Dream.

I wanted to do something quick and easy with no thought needed. As I l laid the squares out and started to stitching them together, a cowl evolved. Even better, it was made from only one ball of this fabulous Tempo yarn. 

This cowl can be worn many ways. Spread it out wide or fold it in half. It's short enough that it doesn't interfere with your work. Best off all, it's fun to wear. 

 


















And now it's available as a FREE PATTERN at Schacht Spindle Blog. So buy some Tempo yarn, grab your Zoom Loom and head on down to your local coffee shop and make a Stellar Cowl.

 

Thanks to Alice, Barista at Stellar Coffee Co. for modeling my new cowl.

Zoom Loom Harlequin Vest

You know how sometimes things just fall into place as if there's magic fairy dust in the air? I love it when that happens. And that's how my newest design came about this summer.

Schacht Spindle Company really outdid themselves when they introduced their version of a pin loom, called the Zoom Loom. It's a 4-inch loom so handy to just stick in your bag and go. It has a sloping interior edge which helps to guide your weaving needle, a slot to hold your starting yarn while you weave, and it all fits nicely into it's own little carrying case for transport. AND it only take about 10 minutes to make a square.

I was already in love with the yarn shown in these images, Tempo by Filatura de Crosa, a blend of  mostly cotton with acrylic and polymide binders, that it was a natural choice for my next project. As I began to weave the squares, I loved watching the subtle color changes and textural quality of this yarn emerge. This was not boring. I couldn't stop weaving squares until I had made enough for a garment. It was so much fun when I started putting the different shades together and before I knew it, there it was, my Harlequin Vest.

I loved designing this garment so much, I have created a pattern so others can make it too. This Harlequin Vest Pattern is full of helpful hints, step-by-step illustrations and photographs on how to weave, construct and finish this vest design.

example of pattern illustrations

Included in the pattern are:

1. Diagrams for two sizes, Small/Medium and Medium/Large
2. Two Lengths: Short Version or Long Version

And now I'm pleased to announce that Zoom Looms and ZoZo FiberArts Harlequin Vest Kits are available in several different colorways from Cotton Clouds.

Or you can download a PDF version of the pattern at ZoZo FiberArts Etsy Store

Have fun zooming . . .