8 Crafts for the Star Wars Fan

It’s official! The force has awakened and fans across the globe are swarming to get in to see the premier of the new Star Wars movie. If you are a fan of all things Jedi, or maybe you are drawn to the dark side, you’ll love these craft ideas.

Looking for more learning resources? Check out these Star wars Educational activities. and Star Wars Knitting.

Hosting a Star Wars party? Check out these star wars party decorations we found online and this amazing Star Wars party food cook book. If you are looking for customized star wars party invitations I highly recommend Luckyduckprints on Etsy and these handmade Star Wars items on Etsy.

Want more Star Wars things? Check out these kitchen supplies.

Looking for more learning resources? Check out these Star wars Educational activities.1- Light Saber Earrings from Instructables

2- Star Wars Pillow Cases from All For The Boys

3- Star Wars Wall Art from Tatertots and Jello

4- DIY Lego Keyholder from Minie Co

5- Star Wars Snowflakes from Matters of Grey

6- Darth Vader Lamp from Green Eggs and Goats

7- Finger Puppets from The Idea Room

8- R2D2 Pedal Bin from Dreaming of a Craft Room

I’ve kind of fallen into a loom knitting rabbit hole lately. Long story short, I got burned out a needle knitting, so I figured loom knitting would be similar but not the same, and I am enjoying it, although it is slower than knitting with needles for sure (that might also be a good thing right now).

Most people start their loom knitting adventures making a hat (Marching North has a great basic beanie pattern that’s sized from preemies up to large adults, depending on the size of loom you use) or a scarf, where you just knit in rounds until you have a piece long enough to be a scarf, the sew the ends closed.

But there’s a lot more you can do, even as a person who is new to loom knitting, so let’s check out some more fun loom knitting patterns.

The first thing I made when I picked up a loom again was a couple of knit pumpkins. This is a super simple and fast project, and if you know me, you know I can’t get enough pumpkins (they are everywhere in my house this time of year!).

If you want to add a little cuteness to your loom knit hats for kids, check out the fruit hats from 5 Little Monsters. These don’t include a pattern but you can use your regular hat pattern and add the details.

Knitting looms are typically used in the round, which makes a stitch that looks like stockinette stitch, but you can also work flat and use a purl stitch to make fabric that looks like garter stitch. I want to try this garter stitch scarf from Loom a Hat (which I’m sure has lots more great projects you can try!).

And once you know how to purl you can also knit ribbing, so you can make projects like this loom knit coffee cup cozy from Good Knit Kisses. It reminds me of my Halloween coffee cup cozy, and since it’s knit flat you could duplicate stitch a face or anything else you want on there.)

Another easy flat knit project is this twisted headband from Marching North. It’s worked flat then joined into a loop, twisted and seamed. There are good photos in the post to show you what to do. And because it uses super bulky yarn it works up super fast.

Every time I went looking for loom knitting patterns I would run into this loom knit pickle pattern from One Little Project, so you have to see it, too. This would be a fun one if your family does a Christmas pickle ornament, though it’s worked with blanket yarn so it comes out pretty big.

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