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Hi. I have been busy looming any chance I get. I am making some hats and mostly scarves right now for charity. This loom knitting craft also helps me to relax, besides being fun. I store the thick, warm scarves in storage tubs in my home through the Spring and Summer warm months, and then when I have enough in Fall/Winter,I will donate them to different charities, like homeless shelters and other charities, to help people in need of them. Read the rest of this entry »

I do my crocheted hats in the flat. For an adult with worsted weight yarn one strand, and a size H hook.

Chain 36 single crochet in the first five chains, half double crochet in the next five chains, double crochet across to the last chain.

Chain 3 turn and double crochet in the doubles, half double in the half doubles, single in the singles. Read the rest of this entry »

Purling is done both the same on the board as well as on the round looms. Since I learned the purl stitch on the round knitting looms (I still don’t know how to do it on the flat knitting boards: is purl done the same as on the round knitting looms?) Read the rest of this entry »

I was asked what to charge for making things for people. Make sure you charge what you are worth. I got suckered into doing counted cross stitch for an aunt several years ago and I figure I made about a penny an hour. If you don’t charge enough you might be resentful that you are making something too cheaply. Read the rest of this entry »

Well I’m currently making long (5 to 6 feet) tube scarves on my round knitting looms to donate to homeless shelters, for people in need. I already made hats to donate, too. I find I can also use left-over balls of yarn from my hat looming projects to make the scarves. I just tie and join the different colors of yarn to each other as I knit.
To make a tube scarf on a round knitting loom: begin as for a hat and then keep knitting around the entire circle of the loom for a knitted tube. This is NOT for a flat piece. Add new yarn as you go. I suggest using at least two strands of yarn held together for a warm, thick knit fabric. Measure the length you want (like I said, I prefer from 5 to 6 feet, but you can make shorter or longer scarves if you want to). I prefer to use the small “baby-size” round knitting looms to make my tube scarves, due to it being faster for me to complete the scarves, and the scarves will still fit okay. But you can use any size/width of round knitting loom you want to. No need to buy another knitting loom for this if you have one already. Then finish off as for a hat when you are finished. Read the rest of this entry »

I made my magic scarf on the yellow knifty knitter using all pegs,and holding 2 strands of fun fur together. Just using the e stitch and knitting off one over one. It is so gorgeous and full, it weighs a full pound alone! I used champagne and chocolate, and it took 4 of each color. However, maybe it’s because I used 2 strands, but it
will only fit petite to average size. Do you think I could use my knitting board to make a bigger one? I don’t have the one like the dream boards that have pegs at the end. Just the adjustable one with pegs or nails on the sides.

The Magic Scarf is only truly magic with one strand of a fairly stretchy yarn knitted in large gauge.

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A simple & fast method to secure the anchor yarn on your knitting loom:
- After wrapping all your pegs, hold the anchor yarn from your skein in your right hand and bring it down towards your anchor peg or tack. Read the rest of this entry »