The Latest Knifty Knitter Project - Honeycomb Stitch Scarf

The scarf was made with acrylic yarn. I prefer natural fibers like cotton and wool, but natural fibers do not work as well on knitting looms as synthetic fibers, such as polyester and acrylic.

Here are the instructions to make this scarf on the Knifty Knitter loom.

Tips and Troubleshooting for the No Wrap Stitch or Knit Stitch

If you find that the yarn becomes tight and difficult to knit off while using the knit stitch, a.k.a. No Wrap stitch, follow this tip: Immediately after knitting off, use your knitting hook to slightly tug on the yarn that is left on the loop. If you do this each time you knit off, the stitches will become looser and easier to work with.

Knitting Off with the Knifty Knitter Hook

I was knitting along today, making yet another scarf on the Knifty Knitter loom. That's when it happened... the unthinkable. I picked up the hook and knitting off wasn't working anymore. Alright, maybe it wasn't that big a deal, but I couldn't figure out why knitting off had become so cumbersome. That's when I saw it, the tip of the Knifty Knitter hook, it looked different to me. I went through the pouch where I store my crochet hooks and Knifty Knitter hooks. I have several KK hooks and had grabbed one that I'd never used before. It was thick at the end and not at all like the hook that I was used to. It didn't fit in the grove of the loom very well and try as I might, I could not knit off with it without tearing up the yarn.

I just thought I should warn Knifty Knitter newbies that all hooks aren't created equal. I tried to get a good shot of the tip, so that if you're having trouble, you would know what the tip of the hook should look like. I have 3 hooks and of the 3 only one is thick and difficult to work with.

Happy Knifty knitting!
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