[Nfb-krafters-korner] Looming Patterns

[Lucy Marr]

Hi Min,

Thank you so much! You have been very helpful. I do have the rake loom with 
18 pegs on it. I took Henry's scarf class recently and we used that loom.

I appreciate all of your help!

Take care,

Lucy


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From: "minh ha" <minh.ha927 at gmail.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2014 1:29 AM
To: "List for blind crafters and artists" <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looming Patterns

> Hi Lucy,
>
> I can help a bit with your questions. A knitting board is another type
> of loom used for knitting; it's also called a long loom. It has two
> straight rows of pegs facing each other and you can make double
> knitted fabric using the two rows. However, you can do single knitting
> as well by just using only one side of the loom. Cathy will probably
> have a better description. :). As for the colors of the looms, all the
> manufacturers use different colors for their looms. I do know the
> colors for the knifty knitters:
> yellow round - 41 pegs
> green round - 36 pegs
> red round - 31 pegs
> blue round - 24 pegs
> purple round - 48 pegs
>
> Knifty knitter long looms/knitting boards:
> blue long - 62 pegs
> green long - 50 pegs
> yellow long - 38 pegs
> pink long - 26 pegs
>
> I hope this helps you.
> Minh
>
> On 3/31/14, Lucy Marr <septembergirl95 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Cathy,
>>
>> Thanks for the websites. I have a couple of follow up questions. Some
>> patterns call for a knitting board. What is this and is it something  a
>> blind person can use? Also, many patterns refer to the loom colors, not 
>> to
>> the number of pegs. Do you know the colors of the looms? I am using 
>> knifty
>> knitters, so I don't know if all companies use the same colors for the 
>> same
>>
>> numbered pegs.
>>
>> I appreciate all your help with this!
>>
>> Take care,
>>
>> Lucy
>>
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "Cathy" <flowersandherbs at gmail.com>
>> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 10:04 PM
>> To: "'List for blind crafters and artists'"
>> <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Looming Patterns
>>
>>> Hi Lucy,
>>>
>>> If you sign up for ravelry, you can look at over 1000 loom knit 
>>> patterns.
>>> https://www.ravelry.com #craft=
>>> There are so many sites actually. If you know what item you want to 
>>> knit,
>>>
>>> say a scarf, you can
>>> type scarf loom knit pattern on google and find patterns that way.
>>>
>>> Meanwhile, here are a couple of sites:
>>>
>>> Bev's loom knitted patterns
>>> http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/loomed-patterns.html
>>> free knitting patterns for knifty knitter looms.
>>> this site has a collection of links to loom knit patterns:
>>> http://www.riderta.com/routes/7/schedules/current
>>>
>>> another site with knifty kniter craft patterns
>>> http://www.squidoo.com/knifty-knitter-craft-patterns
>>>
>>> knitting pattern central, loom knit patterns:
>>> http://www.knittingpatterncentral.com/directory/loom_knitting.php
>>> I've only listed a few here, but there are many more. Enjoy.
>>>
>>> Cathy
>>>
>>>
>>>
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