[Nfb-krafters-korner] Flower Loom for I-cord?

[Terrence van Ettinger]

Ahhhhhh--OK I see I've gotten the wrong loom. But the 3-peg cord is working out well. '-)

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On Apr 7, 2012, at 10:56 AM, "Tanya Wheatley" <blind_quilter at msn.com> wrote:

> Hi Terrence,
> 
> I think the loom that was mentioned was the KK spool loom, which has 5 pegs 
> on one end and 8 on the other. Either side can be used to make an i-cord. I 
> am also pasting the directions that have been sent before for creating a 
> 3-peg I-cord on any loom.
> 
> Tanya
> 
> Pegs 1-3 numbered right to left
> 
> Place slip knot on peg 1 and ewrap pegs 1-3.
> 
> Bring yarn around the inside of the loom behind pegs 3-1 and around the 
> front of peg 1 on the right side.
> 
> Lay yarn over the front of all three pegs in order to knit them using the 
> flat knit stitch.  You'll knit off peg 2 then peg 1 then peg three.
> 
> Wrap the yarn around behind the pegs again and repeat to desired length.
> 
> I know it seems very strange at first with all those loose strands in back, 
> but once you have a several rows done you'll be able to pull down on the 
> starting tail and it will tighten and pull in those strands...trust me - I 
> know it's weird.  The first time I did this I thought there was no way I was 
> doing it right.  You'll need to keep pulling down as you go to lock those 
> stitches in.
> 
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Terrence van Ettinger" <terrencevane at gmail.com>
> Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2012 11:50 AM
> To: "Krafters listserv" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Flower Loom for I-cord?
> 
> I seem to remember hearing on here of the idea of using a flower loom to 
> make an I-cord. How do you do this? Or did I totally misread something 
> somewhere?
> 
> Thanks,
> Terrence
> 
> 
> 
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