Christa Kowalczyk asked:


Knitting loom is a kind of prehistoric art that has many kinds of loom shapes like oval, round and rectangular. It has different types.

A Knitting loom is a very old art that has been revived recently. It is known by different names such as:

? frame knitting

? rake knitting

? ring knitting

? box knitting

? bung knitting

? spool knitting

? reel knitting

? French knitting

? Loom knitting

? Knitting in the round

? Knitting board

During the middle ages, looms were used in:

- France

- Britain

- Germany and

- Other parts of Europe

They used it to knit:

? tasseled caps

? petticoats
? shawls

? blankets

? stockings

? bags

? purses

? sacks

? nets

? hammocks

? curtains

Looms come in different shapes like:

- round

- oval and

- rectangular

Some looms have two rows of pegs, and these are called double rakes. The size of a knit piece depends on the loom’s size. The gauge or distance of pegs and its size make the size of the knit stitches. The thickness of yarn also contributes to its size.

To form knitted fabric, you can use loom. Imagine that the pegs of the loom are pieces of knitting needles. Different methods of wrapping yarn on the pegs make different stitches and patterns.

The single rake looms make the knitted fabric possess a distinctive right and wrong sides. The double rake looms are used in making double knitted fabric right at both sides.

It is also easy to learn loom knitting. Many people find it simple to use this, unlike knitting needles. Those who have problems with arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome and other ailments enjoy loom knitting.

Loom knitting revived again. Perhaps it is because of its fast and easy way of getting into knitting.

The three basic types of looms are:

1. Round Loom

The most common round looms is the Knifty Knitters. Round looms though called round can be a

- circle

- triangle

- oval

- square

- heart and many others

The shape does not matter. What matters is that all of the pegs are unbroken. It must have no starting or stopping point. The measurement of a round loom is determined by the space between the pegs. The further the pegs the larger the gauge. The good thing about round looms is that you can use it for circular knitting. You can also use it for flat panel knitting like a rake. Stitching is the same except for the knitting. With circular, you continuously knit in the same direction for the whole piece. With flat panel, the knitting is back and forth.

2. Rake

Knitting on a rake is same as knitting on a round loom. The difference is that a rake is a single line and the pegs have beginning and end point. You can do flat knitting using a rake. The distance between the pegs can determine the gauge.

To know where you are in a pattern, know how pegs are numbered on the loom.

? Peg 1 being the first peg to the left of the anchor peg.

? You are able to identify anchor pegs by looking on the top portion of your circular loom, and it can sometimes be found at the end of the rake.

? The only anchor peg found on the right also has a counterpart peg, and this is found on the left. Therefore, peg 1 is the first peg to the right above the rake.

? The number for the succeeding pegs for round looms and rakes continues to the left. Peg 2 follows peg 1 to the left, peg 3 follows peg 2 to the left and so on.

3. Knitting Board

This is a two parallel rake used together to knit across. Knifty Knitters is one of the most common long looms knitting board. These looms serve dual function. It can be a round loom and as a knitting board. To create double-knit fabric, you will need a knitting board. Two different factors will determine the gauge:

- distances of pegs

- distances of the two rakes

The greater the distance, the larger gauge created. There are different gauges of knitting boards available. Some manufacturers give you the chance to alter the gauge of the knitting board. You can change the distance between the two pegs. In Knifty Knitters, one gauge is available.

Also, knitting boards have different knitting sizes for hats, bags, scarves, socks, blankets and many others.



BOBBY

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


Knitting is the art of turning threads into piece of cloth. Knitting is done by looping those threads, into each other by stitching. Knitting may be hand made or machine made. By hand there are many styles and ways. There are so many different fibers and needles that are used to make those different varieties of cloth pieces such as table cloths, handkerchiefs and etc.

There are different knitting patterns, such as lace knitting, loop knitting, loom knitting, we will briefly discuss lace knitting, lace knitting is not that strange, Anybody can do lace knitting, they are able to form threads, by using the help from the charts or any other link, you can create beautiful patterns of cloths. It does not require any special or inborn talent to start knitting.

It will just take a time, to learn and get experience. Knitting becomes interesting automatically. Knitting is an art from ancient times. There are many designs that your mind can create such as natural scenery, flowers, birds, or aquarium beauty, anything is suitable, in your convenience. These ideas come for each person different, depending on there nature, but all these designs will surely turn into memorable creation.

Lace knitting is the relatively a new, hardly two hundred years old. This became a new profession for people who lived in villages, or rural areas. There are number of traditions of it like Orenburg and Unst which came from Russia. Laces are provided from Iceland and Estonia. In fact the oldest patterns of lace knitting were made by the fisherman, and they are very strong can not be ripped. These patterns were graceful, compared to its economy, originality and terminology. They were like made by true artistic vision and intellect.

Types of Lace

Lace may be illustrated briefly with two characteristics:

1. which kind of ground it is worked, if
- it is garter stitch that is every row is knitted.

- Or stockinet stitch that the knit and purl rows alternated-

2. frequency of patterned rows, if

- it is every row

- or only every right side row

Garter stitch lace look symmetrical, both ends are similar, but stockinet lace, has a specific right and wrong side. As we know by lace knitting we can interlace Shawls. Since most of the lace knitting is utilized into shawl, stoles scarves. Stoles look beautiful when you wear them on traditional “kurties” and western jeans. They give you a stylish plus modern and unique look.

Scarves and stoles all are available in rectangular shapes, while in shawls you will get variety such as circular, triangular.

The majorities of shawls are composed of main center piece and surrounded bye borders of many different patterns and then there is a final piping around it. There are many variations here if its scarves or stole. Lace knitting needs extensive stretching, to look at its best, inflexible cast on bound off edges should be avoided as possible. Knitting may move several directions within one piece.



GERARD

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


Mankind is a lover of arts and crafts. There are many creative ideas that come out of our minds, like spoon knitting.

Spoon knitting is one of the products of human being’s creative mind. Spoon knitting is enjoyed by kids. The reason, its very easy and creative.

Knitting is a form of art. It can be done in different forms and types. It is very enjoyable to do. People can refer to knitting books for information.These are some types of knitting.

1. Continental Knitting
2. Fair Isle Knitting

3. Intarsia Knitting

4. Patchwork Knitting

Spool knitting is one of the types of knitting. Spoon knitting is also called corking. It is one of the styles used to make a cord. Spoon knitting is joyful activity among kids because of its simplicity. Did you ever observe a spider while weaving its net? You can see a great resemblance between Spoon knitting and weaving. A child who is a nature lover can grasp it quickly. The insect works in a spiral form on his framework of radiating lines to create the net. Spiral knitting is also similar activity. Here we will see the steps of spoon knitting. It is not only an activity. Kids will result enjoying and growing as individuals . It is the simpler than toy knitting.

You can create many accessories, like circular mats, balls for baby’s, doll’s muff, sweaters, hats, shawls, mufflers, school bags and teddy bears with spoon knitting machine. There are many books on spoon knitting which you can refer to learn more.

How to make a spoon knitting machine?

1. Take an empty wooden thread spool, or a cylinder of wool with a hole of diameter of 1/4 inches at its center

2. You have to hammer four nails around the hole at equal intervals. Keep in mind that nails should be without the heads.

3. Put the long thread out the hole and hold it with left hand.

4. You have to wind the yarn in a counterclockwise direction around each nail.

5. Now work in clockwise direction. Make the turn of the yarn around the outer edge of the next nail and lift the lower loop over the yarn and over the nail with the help of needle or small crochet hook.

6. You can form a tabular cord by working around each nail in a continuous circle.

7. you have to pass each loop over next nail, in a clockwise direction. In this way you will bind off.

8. You have to pass the end through of the last loop, when one loop remains cut off yarn. Pull it firmly.

Today is a world of machines. Spoon knitting is done by machines. These machines can give you different fashion items, like belts, butterfly’s, bracelets and more. It is easy to handle and operate even for small kids. What you have to do, is just turn the handle of threading the machine with any yarn. It includes four spools of thread, and heart shaped weight. Read the instructions carefully.

Thus spoon knitting is a great activity to do.



BUDDY

Gina Williams asked:


Knitting has regained popularity in recent years. Once thought to be for just the older generation, this is not so now, as it is enjoyed by young and old alike. So is the case with the knitting looms. Knitting on looms is far easier than knitting with needles. There are various manufactures who produce knitting looms, these can be used by you at home. They are easy to use and help to make knitting interesting. Knitting looms vary from, plastic looms to the heavy duty wooden looms.

Knitting looms that are available in to days market come in various shapes and sizes, these including oval, round and rectangular. There are also looms that you can buy that are shaped like butterfly, this design is helpful in creating knots and crochets. Some manufacturers have made fun filled looms which glow in the dark. You would find these knitting looms helpful if you wanted to work in a dimly lit room.

Parents can even get a gift child knitting loom set, to give their children on there birthday. The child set includes a set of four plastic looms, they also come with a full set of instructions for the use of them. All the possible steps are taken for the safety of the children. But it is recommended they are not used by children below 5 years of age.

By giving your children a set of knitting looms you can develop a interest in this hobby at an early age. It is also said that knitting is a very good recreational activity, that can be enjoyed by all the family.

Round knitting looms can be used to create objects like hats, wrist warmers and so forth. They also come in single rake or double rake, this means it has a single row of pegs or a double row. A single row can be used to create objects with one right side and a wrong side. While the double row is used to create a garment that can be used both ways.

Rectangle knitting looms are good for creating scarves, Afghans, and other large projects. This loom has a single rake and it is easy to work with. If you buy a set of these, you will also get a pick and hook tool and the necessary instructions.

Knitting looms are a great for every beginner to the world of knitting. The knitters who are unable to, or wish not to knit using needles can use them easily. By using various methods of wrapping the yarn on the pegs, you can create projects of intricate stitches and patterns.

Any project you create using a knitting loom, is every bit as good as the ones that are made using needles. So why not get yourself a knitting loom and with the help of it you can create exquisite projects, in a much faster time and with much less effort.



JOEY

tabernash1 asked:


I”m knitting a fair Isle hat and having trouble holding the two balls of yarn. I throw my yarn with my left hand and tried to wrap both strings around my first and second fingers and failed miserably. Are there any pictures showing how to do this method successfully?

FERDINAND

frankiesmom asked:


Hello. I’m new here and I plan on investing into a bonds knitting machine. however before I do I wanted to know if I could knit zoe mellor nursery knits on the machine? i really love her patterns and I really want to make her stuff for my 2 yr old son and baby stuff for my newborn due in august. is it hard to knit her stuff on a knitting machine? can any tell what machine would be best to knit baby and kids clothes on?

KURT

batmannxoxo1395 asked:


okay. so im done with this blanket i made. and i need to know how to knot it to finish it, and get if off the knitting needles.
im looking on google now how to do it, but its not giving me any answers.

if you guys have any websites that might help me, please include them in your answer.
thank you

COY

Simone S asked:


I am interested in attending a school for knitting, if there is one, to study design and different techniques. I am not really interested in studying other types of fashionwear though. If anyone knows of schools in Europe, let me know about those too!

GREGG

2 asked:


The Answers Hamster claims to have a passion for knitting. Is this even possible?

IGNACIO

Jackie Blue asked:


Is a video available if you have no one to teach you in person? Is it more difficult to learn if a person is left handed? When I use a pair of scissors though, I cut right handed so I’m not sure how I would know which hand would do what in knitting or crocheting. Is knitting or crocheting easier for beginners? Sorry for so many questions, but I am curious in case I decided to take up the craft one day.

NOE