The
long knifty knitter looms are typically used for knitting blankets,
shawls and scarves. While, the round looms are more frequently used to knit hats, socks,
slippers, and mittens.
Knifty Knitter looms are typically sold in
sets of four. The long looms are sold together as a set and the round
looms are sold together as a set. Each set comes with the Knifty Knitter
hook and a yarn needle. While the looms are
typically found in sets at department stores, they can be found for sale
individually online at Amazon or Ebay. Knifty knitter looms are quickly
becoming popular because they are easy for beginners or children to
learn to use.
Long Looms
The blue long loom
is 22 inches wide. Because this is the longest of all the looms, it is
usually used for knitting blankets and afghans.
The green long loom is 18 inches wide. This loom is commonly used for making pillows and children's shawls and sweaters.
The yellow long loom is 14 inches wide. The yellow long loom is typically used for making children's hats and crafts.
The pink long loom is typically used for making crafts and is 10 inches long.
The
Knifty Knitter long looms are typically used for knitting blankets,
shawls and scarves. To knit flat pieces of work such as a blanket or
scarf, one edge of the loom left open. It is possible to knit a hat or a
tube knit project on a long loom by knitting around the loom in a
circular pattern, but long looms are better suited for flat knits.The
size of your finished work determines how many pegs you should knit
off. Because you do not have to knit off all the pegs you can use the
longest loom to knit virtually anything, because you do not have to knit
off all the pegs. The smaller looms do not have enough pegs to make
large pieces of work.
Round Looms
The yellow loom (11.5 inches wide) is for extra-large adult hats.
The green loom (9.5 inches wide) is for adult hats.
The red loom (7.5 inches wide) is for knitting children’s hats and scarves.
The blue loom (5.5 inches wide) is for baby’s hats, mittens, booties, socks, etc.
The
round looms also come in a set of 4 looms of various sizes and lend
themselves to knitting hats, socks, slippers, and mittens. The long
looms can be used for knitting flat pieces of work by leaving one side
of the knit open, rather than knitting circularly, but the loom shape
lends itself to tube knitting.
Flower Loom
The flower
loom is sold individually and is not included with any set. It is used
to create flowers. It includes a Knifty Knitter Hook, a yarn needle, and
instructions to knit flowers.
Free Patterns and Projects for the Knifty Knitter Spool Loom
The first thing you should know about a spool loom is that it has 2 ends and both may be used for knitting. There is a wide end and a narrow end. Spool looms are generally used for knitting long ropes or
cables. For example, the strap of a loom knitted purse is often made
with the spool loom. Here are a few patterns to get you started using
your Knifty Knitter spool loom, including some ideas you wouldn't
expect, such as a Valentine's Day card and a scarf!
Braided Tube Scarf Pattern
for the Knifty Knitter Spool Loom
This
scarf is made by knitting 5 long tubes on the spool loom and braiding
them together along with some fun fur. It adds depth and dimension to
the finished scarf. You can experiment by mixing and matching the
knitted tubes in different colors. I've seen one done in the primary
blue and yellow. It was adorable. This can be a very long project for a
beginner, because it takes a while to make all the tubes.
Skill Level: Beginner
You will need:
* Knifty Knitter Pom Pom and Tassel Maker
* Knifty Knitter Spool Loom
* Knifty Knitter hook
* Yarn Needle
* 3 or 4 skeins of worsted weight yarn
* fun fur
This is the Knifty Knitter spool loom by Provo Craft. If you haven't
seen one, you may not realize that they have 2 sides with pegs. One end
is slight smaller than the other, so you can make 2 different widths of
knit on the same loom. The smaller side can also be used to make the
thumb of a mitten or glove.
The cords around the edge of this precious Valentine's day card are
knitted on the Knifty Knitter spool loom. The Valentine is a creation of
Brenda at the "Loom Lore" blog.
Skill Level: Beginner You will need:
*spool loom
*several colors worsted weight yarn
*a Knifty Knitter hook
*card stock
*craft glue Lacy Valentine Scarflet from Loom Lore
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Two
common methods for attaching pieces of knit made on the Knifty Knitter
loom are the mattress seam and the hidden seam. Mattress seams produce a
neat seam that is barely visible on either side of the knit. The
mattress seam works well for projects where both sides of the finished
work will be seen, such as blankets. Hidden seams create an obvious
seam, but the seam is turned toward the inside, such as the seam of a
sweater where the arm meets the bodice.
Connecting Knifty Knitter Panels with the Mattress Seam
The mattress seam is barely visible and is a perfect seam for attaching several Knifty Knitter panels into a blanket.
Place
the pieces of knit to be connected on a flat surface. The side most
often seen should be facing up. The panels should be laying side by
side.
Weave a needle through the center of the stitch on one
knit and across to the center of the stitch on the attaching knit. In
the center of each stitch, there is a small post, the yarn should be
weaved around this post. Weave the yarn back and forth between the two
panels. After you have done this approximately 5 times. Pull the yarn
tighter to fully connect the panels.
Work attaching the seams of the knifty knitter panels weaving, then tightening the weave, working down the seams.
When the end of the seams are reached, tie a square knot and snip the yarn, weaving the excess yarn into the knit.
Connecting Knifty Knitter Knit with a Hidden Seam
The
hidden seam will create a ridge and the bulk of the seam should be on
the wrong side of the fabric, similar to a sleeve seam.
When
removing each of the knits to be attached from the Knifty Knitter loom,
weave a yarn of a different color through the loops to keep them from
unraveling. This yarn is temporary and it is not important that it
doesn't match. In fact, choosing a contrasting color makes it easier to
see and remove the yarn later.
Place the right sides of the knit
together and using a crochet hook feed one loop through the loop
opposite it on the other knit.
In an alternating pattern feed the loops through each other until the end of the row is reached.
