Last week, we taught crochet. This week we are tackling crochet (again) and adding loom knitting at our craft club meeting. I have never taught loom knitting to anyone. Heck, it is still kind of new to me, so this should be interesting. My hope is that they all find is super easy, fall in love with it, but still want to pick up a crochet hook too. At least at this point, I feel that I have figured out the basics of round looms. For example, one big issue is thickness of yarn. While you can try looping the yarn multiple times around, I’ve discovered doubling worsted or going up to chunky is really the way to go to get the best results. I’ve also learned to pay attention more so than you’d think because it is so easy to miss a peg, and then whatever you are making is basically toast! Fingers crossed – we have another great meeting this week!
Loom Day Tomorrow
September 7, 2011 | 4 Comments
September 10, 2011 at 2:13 pm
I am so glad you got those looms. Mom wanted me to give you mine, but I just love them too much. I will probably we making me something as soon as we get settled in KY. Don’t have many winter clothes anymore. Didn’t really need to make me much down here in Louisiana.
September 10, 2011 at 5:23 pm
Oh, yes, you want to keep those. Just because you don’t use them all of the time, doesn’t mean you don’t need them. I was going to share mine with the club at first, but then I realized that it would take them awhile to make a hat since we only meet for 1 1/2 hours each week, and of course, they are newbies. I wouldn’t want my looms with half finished projects on them when I could be whipping out hats right and left. I ended up getting 3 looms set for the club and extra loom hooks. There are 4 in a set, but 2 of the 4 (the smallest size the the adult size ones) are the ones we will use the most.
September 11, 2011 at 2:44 pm
What fun. I wish I could join your club. You’re giving the members a gift that will last a lifetime.
September 11, 2011 at 3:28 pm
It is fun! Hopefully, you are right. Even if they don’t craft all the time, some day when they get older, who knows?