[Nfb-krafters-korner] Sock Loom Update ...

[Carol Osmar]

Thanks for the info.  Please keep us updated on your progress.

Carol
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From: "Eileen Scrivani" <etscrivani at verizon.net>
To: <Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 10:34 AM
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Sock Loom Update ...


> Hi Folks:
>
> Just wanted to let you know I received my KB (Knitting Board) Sock Loom in 
> the mail the other day and now I'll give you a description of what it 
> looks like.  I have not tried working on it yet and yes, the knifty 
> knitter class will prove helpful in using the sock loom from what I can 
> judge at this point.
>
> The KB Sock Loom is a small rectangular shape made of solid wood.  It is 
> small enough to hold in one hand.  It has a total of 60 metal pegs that 
> are just like the pegs on the knifty knitters, except these are metal and 
> the pegs on the knifty knitter seem to have some type of coating on the 
> pegs.  The pegs on the loom also have the grooves running vertically down 
> them and it came with a yarn hook/tool that lets you grasp the yarn.  It 
> also came with a DVD, alan wrench & tapestry/large eyed needle.
>
> The loom is adjustable and if you use all 60 pegs they say that will make 
> an adult man's size sock, 50 or 52 pegs an average woman's size 8 sock. 
> There is a wing nut on the outer edge of the loom that lets you slide one 
> short bar/edge of the rectangle to adjust the size of the rectangle.  The 
> adjustment I find is easy to make and select the number of pegs you want 
> to use.  The two long arms of the rectangle have 25 pegs each and the two 
> short arms have 5 pegs each.
>
> Now in the description on line it said this could be used with "Sock" yarn 
> and here based on the spacing of the pegs, don't know that I believe it. 
> I think true, traditional sock yarn might be to fine.  In reading through 
> some information I found on the internet yesterday, the on-line 
> documentation stated DK weight yarn which is an entirely different ball 
> game and much heavier than sock yarn.  So based on the spacing of the pegs 
> and that tidbit of information, I think to get a nice quality sock either 
> a sport weight or perhaps DK will work.  Based on my gut, DK might be a 
> smidgey to heavy a yarn.  Again, I haven't tried it yet so can't say with 
> total certainty what weight will work best.
>
> Wish mme luck as I move forward with it.
>
> Over & Out,
>
> Eileen
>
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