How to Knit a Flat Scarf on a Round Loom
Any size round loom can be used to knit a flat scarf as long as the loom has at least 24 pegs, but looms with a bigger circumference have a straighter curve that may feel more comfortable for a straight project. Super bulky yarn or two strands of worsted weight yarn will work best on the loom because the pegs are equivalent to size 10 needles and spaced about 1/2 inch apart. Thinner yarn or single-strand knitting will produce a looser, more open stitch.
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Things You'll Need
- 2 balls (approx. 5 oz. each) super bulky (#6) yarn
- Loom hook or aluminum crochet hook (size D)
Instructions
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Knitting a Flat Panel
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Hold the round loom on your lap with the pegs on top. Set the loom hook aside for now.
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Take the piece of yarn, leaving a long tail, and wrap it from left to right (counter-clockwise) around the first peg so the the yarn crosses on the backside of the peg.
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Wrap the next 14 pegs in this manner, moving to your left along the loom.
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Wrap the next peg, which will be the last peg, but as you come across the front of the peg with the yarn, drag it between the last peg and the second-to-last peg and around the right of the second-to-last peg (like a figure eight).
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Pause here and take a moment to move the loops on all the pegs down a little bit to make room for the next row. You'll be adding a second loop to every peg except that last one.
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Draw the yarn around the back of the second-to-last peg in a clockwise motion and wrap the peg; then continue wrapping the other pegs clockwise in this manner back up to and including the first peg.
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Hold the yarn taut after you wrap the starting peg so the other loops don't unravel, then hook the loom hook under the bottom loop on the peg and pull it up a little bit.
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Pull the bottom loop over the top loop and over the top of the peg, leaving only one loop on the peg. Try to pull the bottom loop up only as much as you need to get it over the peg to avoid stretching the stitch too much.
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Continue working off the bottom loop on each peg until you get to the last peg. Leave that peg alone (it has only one loop on it already). The first and last pegs will be wrapped and worked off only every other row as you go back and forth along the loom.
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Push the remaining single loops down the pegs to make room for the next row, then starting again on the right, from the second peg, bring the yarn between the second and third pegs and wrap counterclockwise around every peg down to and including the last one.
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Stop here and keep the yarn taut as you work off the bottom loop on the last peg, which will then hold the yarn in place so you can work on the rest of the loom without worrying about the loops unraveling.
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Work off one loop from every peg as you did in Steps 7 and 8, and push the remaining loop down on the pegs.
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Starting at the second-to-last peg, wrap the pegs again clockwise, working back up to the first peg, then work one loop off each peg again. Repeat Steps 10 through 12 until the panel on the loom is the size you want for your scarf. End the scarf with only one loop on each peg.
Fastening Off
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Start with the end opposite the yarn strand you've been using to wrap the pegs with. With the hook, remove the first two loops from their pegs and pull the second loop through the first, leaving you one loop on the hook.
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Pull the next loop off its peg and pull it through the loop already on the hook.
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Repeat Step 2 until you have only one loop left and all loops have been removed from the pegs.
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Pull the tail of yarn through the last loop and pull to tighten. Cut yarn.
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Tips & Warnings
Loom knitting is a good way to introduce someone new to knitting because gauge is determined by the loom, and the stitches are always uniform. A crochet hook works better than a loom hook for fastening off because the curved end holds the two loops more securely.
A loom hook works best for working the bottom loops off the pegs, but if you must use a crochet hook to work the loops off the loom, avoid plastic ones, which may snap in half while pulling loops over the pegs. Knitting on a loom is slower than knitting with needles because each row requires two passes, one to wrap pegs and the next to work the loops off the pegs.
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