[Nfb-krafters-korner] the AKB all-in-one knitting board

Mon Oct 1 21:00:15 UTC 2012

That's kind of what I thought.  I still will not give up my kk looms since they do not come apart and can go with me where ever I go.  I will get around to testing the Martha Stewart set soon.  Like Tonya said, either you love it or hate it.  I got   it for a good price, so saw nothing wrong with giving it a try.
I love the gruves in the pegs so I do not think I would like the set, Joyce is talking about.  Where did you find it, any way?

Terry P.

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From: Blindhands at aol.com [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 2:01 PM
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>From what I have been digging around and finding out regarding looms this weekend, they are using  a rectangle loom to make socks.  It is 2  rails 
with a slider that has pegs on that hold the 2 rails   together.     You adjust 
it to get  the number of pegs  you want to use to make a sock and go around using the side pegs.  The end  pegs are adjustable in the looms I have read about.

Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

In a message dated 10/1/2012 10:43:43 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Terry.Powers at nih.gov writes:

Sounds  to me like there are not any round pieces.  I also think I can make a  longer, flat piece on the Martha Stewart loom than on that set.  I would 
 have to measure it.    I can make an s shape or a long horse shue  shape 
to make a long flat piece.  
How can you make a round item, make  it  odlong shaped?  How are you going to make a sock with out any  round pieces?

Terry P.

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From:  Cathy [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2012  5:47 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] the AKB all-in-one knitting board

Hi  loomers,

I am so excited! My loom came in the mail this  afternoon. it is beautiful, and so versatile. Before I actually received it, I  asked some one on another list to describe it to me. here was her reply, which  was so good, I am quoting it here. if you want a new loom, this is one worth  looking into.

Cathy

Jeannette  says:

"Now, the details of the All-N-One. You will see that it  is nicely made of a wonderful wood. Then the pegs are nylon smaller pegs with  a bump at the top and a nice groove on the outside to be able to use your tool  in the channel to be able to lift off the stitches.

The All-N-One is a  combination that can be changed a bit. It has two long rails. Each with 48  pegs on them. Then comes the fun part. There are two long bolts that can be  attached to either put a spacer in or two ends with more pegs. The spacers  have three settings. You can have the two rails close, medium or far apart to  be able to do the double knitting on this loom just like the long KK looms but  a nicer fabric with one strand of yarn. The gauge is suited better on this  loom. You will be limited to 48 pegs long on this configuration for the double  knitting you now know. 

Then, you can remove the bolts and  block spacers and replace them with the two pegged ends. Each one has 6 pegs  more. This turns the loom into a big rectangle. These end rails can be moved  along the inside of the loom to make the loom short to long and be able to  knit as a rake. It will give you a total of 108 stitches. Worsted Weight yarn  (one strand) gauge similar to a
7 or 8 knitting needle.

Rake  knitting is either using an e-wrap or a flat knit stitch. You can not see well  but there are tons of videos to look at. Maybe a sighted friend or spouse or  someone could watch while you listen and help you do these stitches and  understand them. Isela Phelps, Kristen at Goodknitkisses, Mickey at crochet  crowd and many others have great instructional videos on You Tube. They  verbally explain them but someone watching could guide your hand too.  

E-wrap is just going around a peg in the shape of a cursive small  'e'.

As a rake knitter this loom can make a small sock up to a  Christmas stocking by moving the end pieces. Also, when doing many projects  you need to decrease or increase to get the pattern correct. These 'rails' can  move in and out and accomplish this much easier. Many patterns, even a nice  smooth hat can be done nicely on this loom.

I'll stop here since I  probably already confused you a bit. I am one to go to far on explanations. I  can answer more directly if you like and so can many others.  

Jeannette"

jpirkle at cableone.net

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