If you abide by the lesson of the ant fable, that is: to work during the summer and rest during the winter, you have a particular sense of style and a way with crafts, make some time to stop by at this site, an online store dedicated to selling knitting patterns for loom projects. Since the main aim of the site seems to be to actually get people involved in knitting, lots of free simple projects and information to get you started on loom knitting are available: some in text format and others as videos tutorials, and while it’s true that you could find that by searching YouTube, it’s also true that the people behind LoomKnit.
com have made a selection taking care that the videos are good quality and clear enough for beginners. More complex ideas for pouches, purses, hats, scarves, ponchos, sweaters, mittens and others are available through the site and can be searched by category or by designer, plus getting hold of your pattern is very easy: choose one you like, and pay through PayPal. Once the payment has been accepted (usually not more than a couple of days later), you’ll get an email with the link to the pattern in PDF format (which you can access for two days, so you’re best advised to save it on your local drive), and then start knitting away! 
