[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Looms

[Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]]

Did you see a cost for this?  Tonya, what do you think?  I kind of would be fearful of removeable pegs.  She is one of the pro's at this!  I am looking for a larger loom, myself

Terry P.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: Caroline [mailto:listmailstuff at kittytech.org] 
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2012 5:33 PM
To: List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting Looms

Hi everyone. I've been reading parts of topics here and it's gotten me thinking. I've had both the round looms and the long skinny ones with the two rows of pegs, (I think those are called rake knitters), but never really understood what the point of them was. Now that I'm reading about people creating booties and other things with them, my interest has been peaked. I see a few different loom knitting books on Bookshare, and think I may grab them. My question is, what would be a good loom to start with? There's a kit that I'm reading about on Amazon that says it has thirty different configurations, and the description says:

 

Compact enough to take anywhere, the adjustable knit and weave loom kit makes knitting and weaving easy for both beginners and pros; use the included instructions to create scarves, hats, blankets, and crafts, or explore other possibilities on your own; 30+ configurations including weaving loom, rake loom, rosette loom, round loom plus more; weight:
2.9-pound; each kit measures approximately 14 by 7-1/4 by 2-inch; instructions and 3 project patterns included (instruction booklet is
trilingual- english, spanish and french); knit and weave loom includes: (2) 36-hole straight pieces, (2) 2-hole semi-circle pieces, (4) 12-hole straight pieces, (2) 10-hole u-shaped pieces, (4) 6-hole straight pieces, (4) 6-hole corner pieces, 206 small-gauge pegs, 104 large-gauge pegs, knitting tool, weaving tool, crochet hook, small and large yarn needles, instruction booklet. 

http://www.amazon.com/Stewart-Lion-Brand-Yarn-5000-100/dp/B004W8W2V6/ref=sr_
1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1341868003&sr=8-3&keywords=knitting+loom


 

Would this be something worth considering or would I be better off with a couple of those plastic sets that have four different sizes of looms, both in the straight and circle configurations. It's really warm here right now and the afghan that I'm currently working on is just too hot to have on my lap, but I want to have something to do while reading, so I thought this might be a great alternative. Any thoughts would be great. Thanks!

 

Caroline

 

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