[Nfb-krafters-korner] KISS Looms

[Beverly Crook]

Hi, 

Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you, as I mentioned, we are traveling. 
  I bought a long loom. I think one of my problems is that I do not thing I have worsted weight yarn, I will have to get more. 
  It is easier to start with one line of knitting or two? 
  Thank You all so much for your help. 

                Beverly
On Jan 12, 2013, at 2:45 PM, Cathy <flowersandherbs at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Beverly,
> 
> You didn't say whether you bought a round or long loom. this will help me
> know which projects to recommend that you start working on first. in
> general, a hat is the easiest project on a round loom and a scarf is the
> easiest project for a long loom. 
> 
> As for how to knit over the loop, you can use your hook that came with your
> loom, or as I did when I first began to loom knit, use your fingers to grip
> the loop and bring it over the peg and drop it into the center of the loom
> to form the stitch. This is true of either the round or long loom.
> 
> About the yarn. You mentioned that you had worsted weight yarn and then said
> you had 8 and needed six. I wonder if you may be confused about the yarn
> weights. Worsted weight yarn is a 4-ply yarn, bulky weight yarn is a 5-ply,
> while super-bulky weight is a 6-ply. There is no 8-ply yarn that I know of. 
> So for your first project a six-ply yarn is preferred, and as Joyce
> mentioned the wool-ease thick and quick is great because it is quite
> stretchy. When you first begin looming, you may find that you wrap your pegs
> too tight and so when you attempt to pull your loop over to knit it off of
> the peg, it is almost impossible. But with a stretchy yarn, this difficulty
> is minimized to some extent.
> 
> Remember also to check that your stitches are loose after knitting them
> before wrapping again. start with the loop closest to the working yarn and
> loosen that loop, then the previous loop and so on.
> 
> Do you understand how to eWrap the pegs?
> If you have further questions, just let us know.
> 
> Cathy
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Nfb-krafters-korner mailing list
> Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Nfb-krafters-korner:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfb-krafters-korner_nfbnet.org/bevie.k%40comcast.net