[Nfb-krafters-korner] Knitting loom
Zimmer, Cindy
cindy.zimmer at nebraska.gov
Mon Mar 28 14:46:12 UTC 2016
Joyce,
I have seen some wrap one, knit one, wrap one, knit one. You could try this method.
I like to move my first stitch on peg, down to the bottom of the loom before I wrap my second row on. This helps keep a space between my first and second rows. Have you tried using your tool? This might help so you do not pick two off at the same time.
Cindy
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I spent the entire weekend from Friday until 11 PM tonight trying to knit on Cindy Wood's new loom that I got Friday afternoon.
I got an oval hat loom with 1/2" spacing pso I could use worstered weight yarn]. I was very patient with this. When I felt a little flustered I walked away, but I was determined to do this.
I had gotten a self striping yarn that would match my coat.
Friday night and all afternoon Saturday I sat and wwrapped this loom.As soon as I would start pulling the stitches over I would come across a peg I missed when wrapping. So did I say I worked on it Friday night and all afternoon Saturday? No I pulled it off the loom all that time.
Saturday night I went back trying. I would wrap and feel each one, but still ended up missing one.
I refused to do anything on it before I went out to my son's Easter dinner, but when I got home...
I started off again. This timeI wrapped the first row and went back and felt each one carefully. That worked and all was well. So I decided that I would not wrap the second row all at one time. I did like 10 stitches at a time and went back and pulled them over. I managed to skip only one peg, but caught it and was able to unwrap and re wrap it over. Second row done!
So I started the third row going like 10 wraps at a time. I got up to like the last 5 stitches on the third row and when I pulled it over, I managed to pull both of the wraps off the peg. I Tried picking it up and mean while 2 other stitches came off and I could not pick up one and get it back on the peg and forget it when the other 2 fell off.
So now tell me you experienced loom folks. I did give up for tonight. I am
running a little impatient with this. First question is how what do I do
to loosen up the tightness on the row below? Once I loosen that first wrapped peg it does give me a little ease to pull one, but I am still fighting with sosme of them as they are too tight. I am stretching this yarn out doing this as when I got up to the 3rd row, I could feel the fluff in the yarn.
How do you avoid pulling both stitches off a peg? Maybe if it was a little looser I could hold on to the top loop and pull over the bottom loop without struggling.
Once you do drop a stitch how do you pick it up? I can't even feel the loop of the stitch.
I guess my biggest question is how do you loosen up while doing this? When you wrap where on the peg do you try to wrap the yarn. It seems like I am doing it up near the head and I do pull them down to the bottom before wrapping the next row.
Tomorrow is another day.
Looking for any advise. You know I could have knitted this hat by now with circular needles if my hand was not so numb. I figured this would be easier as I seem to be doing a lot with my right hand.
Joyce
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