[Nfb-krafters-korner] all about the kiss loom from its maker

[Blindhands at aol.com]

I have sent emails to the gentleman that makes the Kiss looms and asked  a 
lot of questions and I had a wonderful talk with Kelly from Kiss  looms.  I 
will be getting my Kiss loom next week and let you all know  .
 
The gentleman who makes the loom plans on doing a little alteration on  the 
loom to see if this might work better.  
 
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 10/2/2012 2:48:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
flowersandherbs at gmail.com writes:

Hi  all,



Kelly posted info on the KKLK list for folks who were  interested in knowing
more about the kiss looms. it was so interesting that  I am posting it in
below to share with all of  you.





"Saw you were asking about Kiss Looms so thought  I'd give you some more
info. 



What makes a Kiss Loom  different?

Kiss Looms are the only true gauge adjustable loom on the  market.  We use a
peg and pin system to make it adjustable.  Pegs  are on one board and pins 
on
another - you simply add washers between the  boards to make the gauge
larger.  You can knit with no washers for the  smallest gauge or add up to
the 7 included washers to equal the KK  gauge.  The great thing about the
pins is that they have a side effect  of making nice even stitches and you
can wrap the whole row with a u-wrap  stitch before knitting off.



What is a U-Wrap?

A u-wrap  is a knit stitch that forms the traditional v-shaped stitches of  
a
stockinette fabric (all knit stitches).  The difference is that with  the 
pin
system you can wrap the entire row then knit off.  This is  similar to the
technique of the e-wrap on the KK's EXCEPT that you get the  nice v-shaped
stitch.  An e-wrap is also called a twisted knit stitch  because it is
literally twisted.  It forms a y-shaped  stitch.



What is a 2-Way Adjustable?

The looms are  adjustable in 2 different ways.  One way is the adjustable
gauge by  adding or subtracting washers.  The other way it is adjustable is
by  number of pegs to knit in the round.  Our end pieces, whether a  single
peg slider or the larger ends can be be moved back and forth across  the
sides to change the number of pegs to knit.  With the 1 peg  sliders you can
move it all the way down to one end to knit a 4 peg i-cord  in the round. 



What is a Modular Loom?

A modular loom  also has the gauge adjustable feature as most of our looms
but is a fixed  number of pegs for knitting in the round.  The great thing
about the  modular looms is that you can build a larger loom using the
straight and  corner brackets.  Simply attach the modulars together into any
number  of pegs you need whether you are knitting a flat panel or knitting 
in
the  round.  Want to knit a king size blanket in one panel?  This is the  
loom
for you. 



What is a Fixed Loom?

The fixed looms  are the only ones that are not gauge adjustable.  In order
to get the  small gauge needed for sock yarns the pegs and pins must be on
the same  board.  Remember, the pin system is what makes for a nice even
stitch  and allows you to wrap the whole row before knitting off.  There  
are
two types of fixed looms - fixed 1 and fixed 2.  The fixed 1 is  the 
smallest
gauge you can get on a Kiss Loom.  The fixed 2 is a  slightly larger gauge
and bridges the gap between the fixed 1 and small  gauge looms. 



Hope this  helps!





Kelly

The more I learn, the more I want  to  learn.



Cathy



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