How to Use a Knifty Knitter Loom
The knifty knitter is a type of knitting loom. This knifty knitter loom can be used to create different types of knit by varying the way the loom is wrapped or by the method of knitting off the loom. Knifty knitter looms are general sold in sets and contain a knifty knitter hook to assist in knitting off the loom.
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Instructions
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Wrap the Knifty Knitter Loom
The first step to using a knifty knitter loom is to wrap the loom. Generally the wrapping is done by securing a slip knot to the anchor peg on the side of the loom. Each peg of the loom is then wrapped by creating a loop resembling the cursive letter e. The top of the cursive e should face the outside of the loom, not the inside. The number of pegs wrapped will determine the overall width of the finished knit.
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Knitting Off the Loom
Knitting off is how knit is created from a loom. Several methods of knitting off the loom after wrapping it can be used. The one-over-one method of knitting of requires the loom be wrapped twice. A knifty knitter hook is then used to lift the bottom loop from each peg over the top of the loop above it and off the knifty knitter loom. One loop remains on the peg. The loom is wrapped again to make two loops on the peg and knitting off is done again. Other variations of knitting off include the one-over-two stitch, the no-wrap stitch and the ribbed stitch.
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Removing the Knit from the Knifty Knitter Loom
The last step is to remove the knit from the loom. A yarn hook is used to sew through each loop of the finished knit as it is removed from the knifty knitter loom to secure it and keep it from unraveling.
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Tips & Warnings
Knitting off the loom in a continuous circle around the pegs will create a tube knit.
Knitting off back and forth on the loom with a predetermined stopping point with create what is known as an open panel knit.
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