How to Crochet in Fastening Edge
Loom knitting is fast and requires less skill than traditional two-needle knitting. At the completion of a panel on a knitting loom, the yarn that remains on the pegs is the fastening edge. Removing the project without binding the fastening edge will cause the project to ravel and come apart. Several methods of casting-off to complete a loom-knitted project require a crochet hook. Binding the fastening edge with single-crochet stitches is quick and easy, well suited to the novice crocheter.
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Instructions
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Thread a yarn needle with a piece of contrasting yarn, about one foot longer than the length of the knitted panel. Beginning at one end of the panel, thread the needle through the each loop of the fastening edge. Remove the needle. Center the contrasting yarn so at least 6 inches of yarn hangs off each end of the panel.
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Use the crochet hook to remove the panel from the loom by lifting each loop in the fastening edge off its hook. Avoid disturbing the contrasting yarn that is used to prevent the panel from raveling.
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Insert the crochet hook into the last loop on the fastening edge, next to the working yarn. Yarn over, draw the hook through the loop. Yarn over again, draw the yarn through the loop on the hook. Insert the hook into the same loop. Yarn over, draw the hook through the loop. There are two loops on the hook. Yarn over again, draw the yarn through both loops on the hook. This is the first single-crochet binding stitch in the fastening edge.
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Insert the hook into the next loop. Continue the row of single-crochet stitches in the fastening edge until you have stitched in the last loop. Pull one end of the contrasting yarn to remove it from the panel. Tie off and weave in the loose yarn ends.
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