[Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting with wire and beads on a loom update

[nancy yeager]

I have been following the loom discussion only from the sidelines as have
never had much luck knitting on the hat looms.  My projects were always full
of holes.  I am interested in beading with one, however.What kind of loom is
this? Is it little and shaped like a flower?  I have one like that but I
don't think it has a disc on top.  Thanks.

Nancy Yeager


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[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cathy
Sent: Friday, April 13, 2012 3:02 PM
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Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] knitting with wire and beads on a loom
update

Hello all,

Another update on this topic. After hearing from Neva and her idea with the
pliers, I tried to get crimps out with the pair of pliers I had for my
safety pin beading, and had some success with that. they are metal pliers
however. Anyhow, this success gave me the desire to play a bit with the
wire, even though it was now too short to make a bracelet. I still had not
taken the beads I'd strung off of the wire after it broke. So I knitted up
some wire and beads just to get the feel of it. 

It is quite interesting really because the "wonder knitter" unlike other
looms has a disk on top which contains the pegs, that you spin around as you
knit. This enables you to turn the disk and pegs instead of having to turn
the entire loom. There is also a slit on the inside of the loom to place a
wire to secure it when needed. I found that pulling down on the tail of the
wire was necessary at least every three stitches. It still feels awkward
knitting with wire for me, but I think I can do this!  

Another thing I was able to determine is which beads are best for this
project. Definitely the seed beads and the 4MM beads are good choices to use
on this project. 6mm beads and perhaps 8mm beads look as though they will
work as well. I tried a larger bead, not certain what size it was, (it was a
flat oval charm) and it would not fit down the inside of the wonder knitter,
which only has a small hole in the center, only large enough to fit my
thumb.

So what I did was to  knit one peg, then add enough beads to fill the gap
between the pegs, (in my case it was 5 seed beads and a 4MM bead) then knit
another stitch on the next peg, then add more beads and so on..  

So, I believe this project is still a go once I get some more wire and can
restring these little beads. Who knows, maybe one of these days we will be
able to have a class on this if I ever accomplish it myself.

Cathy




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