[Nfb-krafters-korner] KISS Looms

[Blindhands at aol.com]

If  upi are using the Knifty Knitter looms or Provocraft looms you  need to 
use a thicker yarn then worstered weight.  Lion Brand thick and  quick is a 
good yarn to start off with.
 
If you are not sure please measure from one groove on a peg to the next  
groove on the next peg.  Knifty Knitter and Provocraft measures 3/4 "  between 
grooves.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 1/14/2013 11:22:25 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
bevie.k at comcast.net writes:

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
> 
> 
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