Skill Level: Advanced
Supplies Required: 16 Pink, 16 White, 16 Green, 0 to 8 for extension, 1 Clip
Description: This pattern is made up of 2 side by side X's and looks the same from the front or back. Another nice pattern which can be spiced up by alternating the colors, either for each X pattern, or across the doubled X's
1) Double X
2) 16 White Elastics, 16 Pink Elastics, 1 Clip, 16 Green Elastics, 0 - 8 elastics for extension
3) Start by placing loom into a grid pattern
4) Position loom so the arrow is pointing up
5) Repeat the following pattern up the loom,
- start with a "\/"
- end with a "/\" (forming XX)
- alternate colors
....repeat
6) Turn loom around so arrow is pointing down
7) For each color block, loop:
- left elastic diagonally up to center peg
- right elastics diagonally up to center peg
- center elastic diagonally up to the left peg
- center elastic diagonally up to the right peg
...repeat
8) Combine the top row of elastics onto the center peg
9) Place the tip of the loom tool through all elastics on the top center peg
10) Loop one of the extension elastics onto the hook of the tool, pull through and loop onto the tool
11) Carefully, pull the pattern completely from the loom
12) Turn loom around so arrow is pointing up, and place the extension elastics
13) Remove the loom tool, and place the elastics on the top pegs of the extension
14) Turn the loom so arrow is pointing down, and loop the extension elastics
15) Place the clip onto the top loop of the extension, then pull the extension from the loom
16) Place the clip onto the other end of the extension (middle elastic or all three)
17) Double X