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

[Dixie]

Oh, I am anxiously awaiting mine!  I ordered the extra fine double Wonder
sock loom.  

Dixie

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-----Original Message-----
From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Eileen Scrivani
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2010 10:34 AM
To: Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
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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