Cool New Sewing Toy

[Dinobabe]

I have found a much more efficient and FASTER way to use the round loom!  It starts by using the hook that comes with the long loom (more L shaped).

Tie the starting tail off tight.  Hold the round loom perpendicular to your body with the pegs facing right (left for left handers).  All in one motion; rotate the loom away from you with your left (right) hand while wrapping with the right (left), push the first loops down and continue for the second row of loops.  Now, rotate the loom towards you with your left (right) hand while pulling the bottom loop away to the right (left) with your right (left) hand.  I hold the feed tail for 2-3 loops before letting go and rotating.  The feed tail will stay in place once you have pulled 2-3 loops.  You aren't exactly pulling the loop over the peg as much as you are pulling it away from the loom and releasing.  The loop will automatically fall to the correct side of the peg.  When you finish a row place the loom on a flat surface and use both hands to push the top loops down.  Repeat.  Once you have 2-3 rows you can untie the starter tail.

You can also try wrapping towards and knitting away if that is easier.

I can make a large, green loom (7"-8") hat in 45 minutes.

[Lady Christina de Pond]

pics coming soon

[Rani Zemirah]

Ok, latest project is sort of the backpack pattern, although I doubt I'm following it precisely, since I only glanced at it... and I'm doing it in a pouch size.

Beginning...


Further along...


Almost to the outer edge, and about 5 hours put into the weaving...


Done weaving the bottom, and it has bowed more than I expected, but I think it's because I made the weave so tight it stretched the warp cords. Nothing will get through the bottom, though...


View of the inside, with about 5 rows of the side knitting done...


I'm using a "triple stitch", where I load three layers of stitches on each peg before I pull the bottom stitch over the top two, so the knit will be tighter...


I'll post the finished product later, but I just wanted to share so there is proof that we're actually using our toys, and not just talking about them!  J/K  I just saw that backpack link and couldn't wait to try it out!!!  I also really want one of the flower looms, since the smallest blue loom seems a little big for them.  Sorry for the big pics...

[Lady Rosalind]

Here are scarf photos, finally!








All knitting is on hold right now, although my flower loom is being put to work on the red-carpet dress I am making for this Thursday's event (I am making a black silk flower, using 1" wide bais cut silk, and will pin a brooch in the center of the flower for extra-special fanciness!) Remember folks, the looms aren't just for yarn!  

[LadyShadow]

Lovely scarf.  I WANT ONE NOW!!!  Please show pics of this finished dress and new flower.

[Rani Zemirah]

Gorgeous scarf, Lady R, and I love the flowers on there, also!  I really want the flower loom now! 

I finished the body of the pouch, and now I need to put drawstrings in.  I'll get a pic of it up here soon.  The knit is tighter than I thought it would be, so I might not have to line it after all. 

[Bonny Pearl]

I bought a rectangle loom.  The store I went to was out of the Knifty Knitter kits.  I made a scarf for my son!  Love it and wow was it easy peasy!

[Rani Zemirah]

Aaaaand now you're hooked!  (pun totally intended...)    heheh

[Kate XXXXXX]

I admit to being intrigued...  There might be a way for me to knit without tying my thumbs together with this thing!

And the idea of making the flowers out of ribbon, strips of cloth, and even strips cut from plastic bags is fun.

How do you cast on and cast off?  I'd hate for all the work to come undone.

[LadyShadow]

Jo Anns has a sale on the knitters right now.  Although I think it is only online.

[Bonny Pearl]

Aaaaand now you're hooked!  (pun totally intended...)    heheh

you bet! 

[Kate XXXXXX]

Jo Anns has a sale on the knitters right now.  Although I think it is only online.

They are a 'put on the Christmas wish list and hope the GMNT gets it' thing here in the UK...   

[Dinobabe]

Here are scarf photos, finally!

All knitting is on hold right now, although my flower loom is being put to work on the red-carpet dress I am making for this Thursday's event (I am making a black silk flower, using 1" wide bais cut silk, and will pin a brooch in the center of the flower for extra-special fanciness!) Remember folks, the looms aren't just for yarn! 

I LOVE that color!

I finished the body of the pouch, and now I need to put drawstrings in.  I'll get a pic of it up here soon.  The knit is tighter than I thought it would be, so I might not have to line it after all. 

I can't wait to see it.  You made me want to make a bag, too.  I made it yesterday.  The bottom takes FOREVER!  And then the sides go really fast.  I'll try to get a pic up.

[Rani Zemirah]

I admit to being intrigued...  There might be a way for me to knit without tying my thumbs together with this thing!

And the idea of making the flowers out of ribbon, strips of cloth, and even strips cut from plastic bags is fun.

How do you cast on and cast off?  I'd hate for all the work to come undone.

Kate, the instructions that come with the kit show how to cast on and off, and there are tons of instructional videos on youtube for doing things the makers never even dreamed of!  It's fun to experiment with, also, and I even watched a video that shows how to make flat square panels on the round looms, so really, there is soooo much that can be done with this little tool that makes it well worth the fairly small investment.  Finding yarn on sale isn't too difficult, either! 

Ok, I've got some errands to run, then I'll take a couple of pics of the pouch.  Still have to put drawstrings in it, but that will be easy.  I'm just going to finger crochet two single strands of the same yarn (since it's the only yarn I can get to at the moment...) then run them through the knit from opposite sides. 

Can't wait to see the bag you made, D!!! 

[Dinobabe]

Here is my bag.  I used the small blue loom.