[Nfb-krafters-korner] round or rectangular looms

Blindhands at aol.com Blindhands at aol.com
Sat Jan 11 22:19:09 UTC 2014 

The thick yarn I found to work good when I first started out.  I don't  
know what thick yarns are available in Australia.
 
Joyce  Kane
_www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
Blindhands at AOL.com   

 
In a message dated 1/10/2014 7:18:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rosetta at adam.com.au writes:

Barb,  thank you, that makes it all much clearer to understand, I so wish I
was  more crafty.  Yes, I am making two rows, then picking up the bottom  
loop
and drawing over the top one, I think it is just going to be practice  that
sorts me out, feeling and finding the wool rings.  I think I  sometimes
accidentally pull the top loop off along with the bottom. It  seems to me
that I need get the tension a bit better, too tight and it's a  struggle to
get that bottom loop over, too loose and the stitches come off.  

Thank you for writing all that out for me, I might just buy a  rectangular
loom, maybe try smaller gauge, the boye seems to take quite  chunky wool and
maybe I might be better practicing beginning with a thinner  yarn.  Best.
Valerie 

-----Original Message-----
From:  Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]  
On
Behalf Of Barb Roland
Sent: Saturday, 11 January 2014 10:26 AM
To:  List for blind crafters and artists
Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  round or rectangular looms

Hi Valerie, those are some great  questions!
> 1. do you need both types of looms, rectangular and  round?
you can do same and different kinds of projects on either loom,  the
rectangular loom are commonly used as a knitting board where you move  back
and forth from one side of the loom to the other side which forms a  double
knit fabric. With the double knit you have no right side or wrong  side of
fabric, both sides look the same.
with the round looms, you can  knit in the round or knit a flat panel.

> 2. Can a round loom make  everything a rectangular loom can make? 
you cannot double knit on a round  loom

> 3. If you are using a rectangular loom, and not using end  pegs, is the
> knitting worked across between the two rows of pegs and  not along as is
done
> in the round. 
correct

With your  practice, are you e wrapping the whole loom twice then knitting
over or  working one peg at a time?

Barb
On Jan 10, 2014, at 5:12 PM, Valerie  <rosetta at adam.com.au> wrote:

> Hi, I am still trying to get my  head around the looms, so forgive these
> basic question but:
> 1.  do you need both types of looms, rectangular and round?
> 2. Can a round  loom make everything a rectangular loom can make? 
> 3. If you are using  a rectangular loom, and not using end pegs, is the
> knitting worked  across between the two rows of pegs and not along as is
done
> in the  round. 
> 
> I've been practicing just doing loop lift overs with  chunky yarn on the
boye
> loom, but lots of dropped stitches, I'm  hoping to be a bit better before
> class. 
> 
> Cheers and  thanks. Valerie 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:  Nfb-krafters-korner  
[mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On
> Behalf Of Barb  Roland
> Sent: Saturday, 11 January 2014 8:38 AM
> To: List for  blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] closer  peg spacing?
> 
> Very well said Joyce!
> Barb
> On  Jan 10, 2014, at 3:06 PM, Blindhands at aol.com wrote:
> 
>> I  understand the fact closer together pegs you use worstered weight  
yarn

>> compared to the thick yarn you use on the other wider  spaced looms.  It 
 
>> works the same as using larger size  knitting needles.  You don't cut the
> number 
>> of pegs  in half.  With 32 pegs and knitting worstered yarn, think   what
> you 
>> could make on say size 8  knitting needles  with 32 stitches cast  on.  
>> Mittens, hats, scarves,  baby sweater -back, fronts and sleeve, socks,
> need I go 
>>  on?
>> 
>> I might not be thinking this out correctly and  please let me know, but  
>> there is a lot you can do with 32  stitches and worstered weight yarn, so
> why  
>> can't  you do it with a nitting loom??
>> 
>> I just don't like the  thicker yarn.  It is not readily available and  
it 
>>  costs more money and have a limited color and pattern design compared  
to

>> worstered weight yarn.
>> 
>> Joyce   Kane
>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)  
>> Blindhands at AOL.com   
>> 
>>  
>> In a message dated 1/10/2014 3:52:36 P.M. Eastern Standard  Time,  
>> Terry.Powers at nih.gov writes:
>> 
>>  2 pegs  equal 1 on the kk loom because of their distance apart.   Barb
said
> 
>> they  were closer and you could use 4  pli yarn. Got to go.
>> 
>> Terry  P.
>>  
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:  Blindhands at aol.com  [mailto:Blindhands at aol.com] 
>> Sent:  Friday, January 10, 2014 2:27 PM
>> To:   nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner]  Can I  enable the loom knitters? DEB 
>> TREVINO
>>  
>> Since I can not see this loom,  please help me out  here.  It said it is
> 32 
>> peg loom, so not sure   how Terry gets 16 pegs out of it.  Is it one  
>> ofthose  board looms  that have a double row of pegs?  Is it just for  
flat
> type 
>> knitting?  [scarves]
>>  
>> Joyce  Kane
>> _www.KraftersKorner.org_   (http://www.krafterskorner.org/) 
>> Blindhands at AOL.com     
>> 
>> 
>> In a message dated 1/10/2014 2:12:01  P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
>> Terry.Powers at nih.gov  writes:
>> 
>> What  shape is this loom and what  can  you make with so few pegs.  In 
my 
>> mind,  it  is equal to 16 or  less on a kk loom.   I make my scarves  
wider
> 
>> than  
>> that.
>>  
>> Terry Powers
>> 
>> 
>>  -----Original  Message-----
>> From:  Barb Roland  [mailto:barbwire59 at gmail.com]
>> Sent:  Friday, January 10,  2014  1:58 PM
>> To: List for blind crafters and   artists
>> Subject: Re:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] Can I enable the  loom  knitters? 
DEB 
>> TREVINO
>> 
>>  Deb,  just keep in mind that because it is a  smaller gauge, the  pegs
will
> 
>> be smaller  and closer together making  it  harder to "feel" what your
> doing, 
>> but with  some  practice and   patiences I think you'll be able to  work
> with 
>> it. I does  take longer to  complete  projects but I do like the way 
>> projects look when done   on  these.
>> Barb
>> On Jan 10, 2014, at 6:12 AM, "Deb  Trevino"
<debra_trevino at bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>>  
>>> I just ordered  this  because it will be the only  loom I have that can 
>>> use
>> worsted.  Not  sure  what I can do with it since its small and  the 
>>  instructions with all those  wonderful patterns are printed.    Maybe 
some
> of it will 
>> scan.   Thanks, Barb for  the info.
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barb   Roland" 
>>> <barbwire59 at gmail.com>
>>> To:  "Krafters Korner  Korner"   <Nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday,  October   29, 2013 9:21 AM
>>> Subject:  [Nfb-krafters-korner] Can I enable the  loom   knitters?
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> For anyone who  would like  to try out a  smaller gauge loom but don't
>>  want to pay a hefty price  for a new loom, here is  a link to a  small
loom
> 
>> kit for about  $20.00.  With this  loom one can use  a single strand of 
>> worsted  weight  yarn.
>>>> 
>>>>  http://www.knittingboard.com/Loom_Knitting_Basics_Kit_p/kbloombasics.
>>>>  htm
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> A Complete  Kit to guide you thru  the  basics of Loom Knitting!! A  
>>>> Great
>> Reference Guide  for Loom Knitting  that comes  with a little 32 peg 
wood 
>> loom and looming   tools!!
>>>> 
>>>> Enjoy,  Barb
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