[Nfb-krafters-korner] converting knitted patterns to loom patterns

[Cathy]

Bran asked:

Hi, I have some dish cloth patterns that are only knit and purl directions.
Can I follow them directly by casting on the amount they say and literally
knitting and purling when they say?

Cathy says:
You did not say whether these were loom or needle knitting patterns. That
makes a big difference as far as how many pegs to cast on. If it was a
needle knit pattern you would have to make a swatch to find out how many
pegs you needed to cast-on and also know the needle size to determine how
many strands of yarn you should use.  These KK looms are a extra large gauge
equivalent to size 13 knitting needles I believe. so normally with dish
cloths you need to use two strands of WW weight yarn. 

As for the knit and purl, I'll let Tanya field that question, because as
much as it has been explained to me, I still don't feel comfortable
converting patterns and would rather simply follow a pattern written for a
loom.

Cathy