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

[Courtney F. Smith]

I would be interested in loom knit wired jewelry and your techniques on color work.

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

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
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