Welcome Fiber Arts Friday visitors.
So my project this week was learning to use a knitting board or a knitting loom. It turns out I really hate this thing. Everything I’ve read and watched showed this to be a simple tool for people who can’t knit. (Even kids can use it they boast) Yeah well I must be a slow learner when it comes to simple tools.
The concept was simple. Wrap the loom and hook over the thread, wrap again and hook. Easy as pie. Heck no. I started my scarf 8 times before I was mildly happy with the cast on and first few rows. For the life of me I cannot get the first few rows to hold tension and the stitches are so loose. About 5-6 rows in the stitches look much better and are more consistent.
Thankfully with creative photography my work looks brilliant! I’m going to give this trinket a few more tries before I decide to totally trash it.
Beware “as seen on tv” LOL Your scarf does look very nice despite your troubles getting started. Hopefully it just takes a bit of practice til you can knit “like a child”, bwah-ha-ha, or sorry, I crack myself up sometimes…keep going, it looks great!
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I’ve always wanted to try that… but, maybe I’ll stick to my knitting needles
Kate (KnitsInClass)´s last blog ..Baby Bear
Where have I been? I’ve never seen a knitting loom before. It looks interesting, but I think I’d lack the patience. Good try!
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I just wrote an article about knitting looms for work this week. Personally, I wondered about that whole tension thing, too, since it’d be hard to change the way you cast on or knit your stitches … Hurray for you for persevering, though! I’d have probably tossed it out the window by now.
Jess
Jess (Storied Yarns)´s last blog ..Fiber Arts Friday: Grandmom’s Shawl
I’ve wondered about those too. I’m not smarter than a child when it comes to tools so I’ve been afraid to try. At least you are willing to. I hope you get the hang of it and have fun with it.
Your project does look BRILLIANt!
I’ve used the knitting loom a few times. I felt it was a good way to start knitting again but found it to be boring after a while… of course, I only know one type of stitch on the loom. lol
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