[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Is there interst: knitting topics?

[Jolene Nemeth]

this sounds like a challenging and welcome group of things i would be
interested in

On 2/22/24, Jewel Gaspard via NFB-Krafters-Korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> Hi, I was wondering if there would be interest in a class or a few classes
> on a more advanced technique of loom knitting that I use to make my stuffed
> animals mainly. I learned some of it from the Loom Muse and use a few other
> techniques that I learned here and there to make my stuffed animals more
> elaborate and unique.
> The main techniques I use are:
> Using a flexiloom, tips and tricks such as where to put the slip knot and
> how to use peg markers more easily and converting a needle knitting pattern
> to loom more easilyShort rows
> Colro changes and colorwork
> Internal increases and decreases
> Scuplting with stitches and stuffing
> Knitting with materials other than yarn (paracord, wire, plastic bag strips,
> leather cord, etc
> Adding beads, buttons, and other bits and bobbles into knitting
> Adjusting a pattern for a different yarn weight or material
> Altering a pattern (for example to make a black cat into a tuxedo)
> Freeform knitting and pattern design to create new projects (for example, I
> made a GAry-inspired snail and a red panda, neither of which I could find a
> pattern for)
>
> If there is interest, I could teach one of these techniques or make a series
> out of it. Note that these are definitely intermediate to advanced
> techniques and not going to be easy for someone new to loom knitting. Also,
> while these techniques can be translated to needle knitting, I don't use
> needles so I would not be able to teach that translation. Also, note that I
> use a flexiloom. WHile some of these techniques can be taught on fixed
> looms, they are more easily done on the flexillom, which is available from
> Authentic KNitting Board (not affiliated, just a fan). Some of these
> techniques may be harder for you if you are not using a flexiloom but I can
> still teach them.
>
> So if there is interst, I'll reach out to get a date for the first class.
> Please let me know if there is a particular technique you would be most
> interested in starting with as there are several techniques that would need
> to be taught before I could combine them to show y'all what I do, which is
> designing stuffed animals including my own designs like red panda, Asian
> river dragon, and more.
> ~Jewel in Nashville, TN
> Be good. IF you can’t be good, be good at it.
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