I love making these comfort dolls. I have the pattern memorized. All I need is leftover yarn and go to town. LoomAHat.com is where to find this addicting tutorial.
Scarlett Royal’s mini animals are another favorite. This mini-elephant is found here. They work up very fast and take very little yarn.
Oops, this little fellow strayed from his friends.
No single pattern here. Make a baby hat on the 24 peg loom. Turn the hat inside out and bring the cast-on loops back on. Divide up the loom to add tentacles. This little guy was an experiment of leftover yarn and three different loom knit curlycue tutorials. They say that preemies like these squid/octopi. Oh–I ended making this guy reversible. If it doesn’t go to a baby it may go to a kid that likes throwing a ball around.
Yes, another elephant. This one is so soft I almost kept it!
Here’s my squiddy of the day. I’m getting better at the tentacles. I made this like a ball, too, so it can be a versatile toy.
Darswords 
cute dolls… enjoy the knitting!!!
Do you knit? Loom or needle? I just love loom knitting as it doesn’t hurt my hands like crochet or needles do these days.
I learnt and did a few things in school but I never continued, I also did crochet, macrame and cross stitch… but knitting is an art and I love to see the beautiful things that persons like yourself create… Do keep sharing 🙂
Thanks! I only started loom knitting a couple years ago when I joined a charity group and the leader taught me. I’ve mostly crocheted most of my life but my hands can’t deal with crochet or needle knitting. I found looming less hurty. Though I do have to have many projects on different size looms going so that my hands aren’t in one position too long. Try it again, if you can. There are plenty of people who need warm, comfort items–homeless, cancer patients, preemies, poor families, the elderly. Or just start with a hat for yourself. LoomAHat.com was the best place to start. Tons of YouTube tutorials are out there. Keeping my hands busy keeps my mind open to books or TV shows (or listening to something boring). And no matter what it is a win-win! By the way, I never got around to macrame but love how it looks. Cross stitching is lovely but my eyes cross on close work! LOL!
I started a cross stitch pattern in 2016, maybe I’ll give myself a challenge and get it done this year 🙂
There’s a challenge! I can’t wait to see it! Maybe take a photo of where you are at now so we all can see the progress?
And thank you!
I only recently learned about loom knitting from a friend who makes hats for homeless people and women’s shelters. These toys are adorable. Do you donate them to charity?
Almost everything I make is for charity. The yarn is donated to our group (a whole bedroom full of plastic bins of color sorted yarn!) Meetings are like Christmas as we stock our personal plastic bags 28th what appeals to us. Not everyone loom knits. Crocheters, sewers, knitters and other skills are brought in to make sure of a good variety going out.
Check out local hospitals, women’s shelters, etc. to see what needs are in you area.
The toys seem to go to young ones that show up at our small clinic or shelter kids.