[Nfb-krafters-korner] Loom "knit-off" questions

[Nella Foster]

Yes, you can use 2 balls of yarn and wrap 2 threads at once like you do with
1 thread.  You will want to use thinner threads if you're doing this.

You can also wrap around the loom 3 times and then take 1 loop over 2 loops.
I've only tried this with a lighter weight thread.

I made a few hats before trying either of these methods.  I like the look of
using 2 thinner threads.  I've made 2 bags using a dark and light blue
thread together.

Nella

  

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From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
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Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2016 1:20 PM
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Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Loom "knit-off" questions

So I think I figured out between bookshare and YouTube how to do the e-wrap.
I got the counter clockwise and clockwise stuff mixed up but realized I wrap
each peg counterclockwise while moving clockwise around the loom from one
peg to the next.


But I'm having some trouble with the tool used to "knit off" lifting the
bottom wrap over the top. It seems easier with my fingers but then I have to
wrap very loosely. Are there tricks for using the pick tool?


Also the books are all talking about using two strands or three strands. 
Does this mean using two balls of yarn and holding two strands together and
wrapping that way, or does it mean wrapping around more than once to
double-strand a wrap? Isn't it confusing if you have more than one strand if
you lift the bottom strand up and over the wraps -- I mean remembering how
many strands a wrap contains?


I have the Knifty Knitter set with the grooves in each peg.

Thanks.


--Debee



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