Thank you thank you thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to make SIMPLE instructions for the knitting looms. I look forward to seeing what other videos you have shared... right after I finish my first scarf. :)
Thank you for this video. I started last night and my 'scarf' is not dropping down yet from the loom and the pegs are filling up with yarn, making it more difficult to knit. Is it supposed to drop down on it's own as you knit or am I supposed to remove the pegs? Thanks!
@tkaplow each time you make a new row, it should drop down inside the ring of the loom and eventually out the bottom in a tube shape. If you have maybe 10 rows and it's bunching up, check the original slip knot you tied on the outer start peg. Unhook that and let it free fall down out the bottom of the loom and the knitted "tube" will follow. Hope that helps.
thank u i had my loom set put away i saw my teen dauther paying for a scarf so i decide to take my loolms out so i could make scarf for her and save me some money :)
This is so helpful! Would this method of knitting work on a rectangle loom? The instructions for mine show a criss-cross pattern rather than the yarn over method, and I don't know how to switch colors that way.
@PaigeDF Yes. You can e-wrap around a rectangle loom just as on a round one. It's easiest if they have middle/center pegs at both ends so there is not a gap in the stitching. In the end it will still turn into a tube scarf, though probably be a bit wider. The other criss-cross stitch instructions for rectangle looms is to make solid scarves or thicker blankets (using 2 threads at a time). I was thinking of doing a video on that criss-cross rectangle stitch on a new video soon.
When I knit hats on the loom i use two strands of yarn. In the video only one strand was used. What is the difference of one strand versus two when it comes to scarves?
Thanks so much for this! It has been so hard to figure out starting and finishing. Especially for a novice. It was just the guidance I need to get me back to crafting! Thank you!
hi do u know how to avoid the edges from curling if only going part way around round loom I'm even using thick homespun yarn but still curls and do u know a way to gt rid of curling
@nafordebi It seems every time I try to do a flat panel, the ends tend to curl. The only way I've found is to use a straight, rectangular loom. You can still do a flat panel but the ends stay a bit straighter (will still curl a tiny bit), or if you do a figure-8 type stitch on a rectangular loom (makes a thicker scarf) but it turns out perfectly straight. I am thinking of posting a video soon of how to do a rectangular loom scarf next.
@nafordebi What I do is when I'm done, I press down really hard on the ends (uncurling it first of course) then placing a dictionary on top of it over night. It sorta takes the curl out.
@Sn0wBunny91 Yes. Any kind of yard should work. The end feel/texture of the scarf might be different but it should work. I've also used some very light, fluffy yarn (sensations rainbow boucle from Joann's) and wrapped it extra loose, to make it soft and airy, and I've used stiffer yarn to make a more structured scarf.
I'm not sure if you know how, but it would be awesome if you posted a tutorial as to how to knit a scarf the connects all the way around. Like you just place it over your head, it's already sewed all the way around if that make sense, it would be awesome if you knew! :)
@therealaustink The only way I can think of to do that, is to finish the scarf off with an open end, then put the two open ends together, then single crochet around the opening to close it off. Hope that helps. Also there is a gal on you tube, I've learned how to crochet from her, look up the art of crochet by Teresa and she has step by step on all the basic stitches that could help you seal off a scarf. i would use a simple single crochet and tie it off.
Thank you so much. Appreciate your apt response. :)
I had one more ques. for you - how do I knit initials on the scarf? I'm knitting a scarf for my dad so thought adding his initials will personalize it. Thanx again!
@cutiecanary03 Initials can be very tricky, so you might consider "embroidering" the initials on with yarn. By using a blunt needle with a large enough eye, you can use needle point techniques or just make basic over hand stitches through the near side loops of the the knitting so you have initials held snugly to the surface and not have the initials show backward on the other side.
How do u get rid of the very first knot? I just started knitting my 1st scarf today..thanx to your so helpful instructions. I am just confused coz I see my scarf getting longer n longer but one end is still hanging on to the loom. I couldn't see in the video how you got rid of the very first knot..part 2 directly shows the long scarf whose tip has already been detached from the loom. When did you do that?
@cutiecanary03 If you put the slip knot on the center peg (to start) then after about 10 rows you can take that slip knot off the center peg and let it hang down as the scarf gets longer. When you are done with the whole scarf (or right away if you are afraid it might catch on something an unravel) then you can tie a knot on that first end to secure it and sew in any loose ends with a yarn/tapestry needle. Metal needle works best. Hope that helps
Hey i have a question. I`m making this but using only one yarn and i`m running low...can i buy the same color yarn and add it like if i was changing the color? will it be noticed where i added the other yarn?
@dradonforces Yes, you can switch yarn to the same color using the same technique as changing the color. I try to wrap it in a way that the new knot will be on the inside of the loom, therefore hidden for the most part.
If you use the larger loom do you have to go all the way around the circle or can you go only as far as you want? I don't wan't an extremely wide scarf and only have the largest loom. Thanks in advance!
@SoWrongItsLizzy You can make something called a flat panel on a loom. If you look on you tube under Mikey smalls or type in flat panel on a round loom you can find some videos that might help. Usually you can just e wrap out as wide as you want the scarf, then double back the other way, the edges were tricky to learn at first because every other time you will do one less stitch depending on what side you are on, but once you get the hang of it, it will get easier
@starnstv My scarf is about three feet now. I've watched part three....I'm gonna cast it off in a little bit. Fingers crossed that I get it right. lol
I just wanted to thank you so much. I bought this kit and the instructions were so impossible to follow. I have never used this loom before and you made it so easy. Thank you so very much!!!
@yabbledudet Yes. The technique will work on any sized loom. I have also used the red (child-sized) to make a slightly wider scarf, have not tried the green one but I bet it would make a very nice extra wide scarf.
You're the best! Never touched a loom before. Watched your video & would have completed my scarf in 1 night,but ran out on yarn.Just need to add tassels.See one mistake. Have a hole. It's so that it won't make my scarf come apart. I need to figure out how to fix it, I guess with my needle and yarn.I am so excited, that I signed up with YouTube just to comment on your sight. Now, I hope you have video's on hats and other great items.Thank you so much for putting out a great teaching video.
@Newdrumsmakemesmile You can use almost any yarn, each will give it's own unique look to it. For beginners it's good to start with something easy like red heart 4 ply yarn. If you double up and use 2 strands of the 4 ply it will make a very warm scarf or hat. I've also used a soft and light fluffy yarn from Joann Fabrics called Rainbow Boucle, which one strand will make a light and airy scarf, but then I'll use double strands to make a soft but very warm hat.
@Newdrumsmakemesmile You can also buy thicker/ bulky (5 or 6 ply) yarn to start with, but usually they are expensive and doubling up on the 4 ply is an easy way to save some money but still have some nice warmth
@yosabrinamarie Yes. You can knit completely around on a rectangular loom too (the smaller ones work best). Also they have special stitches you can make (almost like a figure 8) back and forth on a rectangular loom to make a scarf without a tube/hole in the center, comes out the bottom solid "fabric".
thankyou very much!!!! ive been looking at how to make one on the round loom.do you by any chance know how to make like a satchel or bookbag on one of these looms?
@Alyxification The easiest way I know how to make a bag would probably be on the rectangular looms, since they are the right shape for it. I was in Joann's Fabrics (craft store) the other day and next to the loom section there was some knifty knitter mini booklets on how to make fun projects and I saw a couple of bags on the cover. You could make a simple rectangle, turn it inside out, sew up the bottom edge, then buy some pre-made purse handles and sew them onto the top.
Thank you thank you thank you! I really appreciate you taking the time to make SIMPLE instructions for the knitting looms. I look forward to seeing what other videos you have shared... right after I finish my first scarf. :)
Rajarf 4 weeks ago 2
this is the best video on this that I have ever seen this is so helpful i am a kid so now i can make scarf thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lovecouture01 1 month ago
Thank you for this video. I started last night and my 'scarf' is not dropping down yet from the loom and the pegs are filling up with yarn, making it more difficult to knit. Is it supposed to drop down on it's own as you knit or am I supposed to remove the pegs? Thanks!
tkaplow 1 month ago
@tkaplow each time you make a new row, it should drop down inside the ring of the loom and eventually out the bottom in a tube shape. If you have maybe 10 rows and it's bunching up, check the original slip knot you tied on the outer start peg. Unhook that and let it free fall down out the bottom of the loom and the knitted "tube" will follow. Hope that helps.
starnstv 1 month ago
@starnstv Thank you! I figured it out. Appreciate your help :)
tkaplow 1 month ago
best loom demonstration...thanx
reddtooth24 1 month ago 2
thank u i had my loom set put away i saw my teen dauther paying for a scarf so i decide to take my loolms out so i could make scarf for her and save me some money :)
christinahernandez47 1 month ago
This is so helpful! Would this method of knitting work on a rectangle loom? The instructions for mine show a criss-cross pattern rather than the yarn over method, and I don't know how to switch colors that way.
PaigeDF 2 months ago
@PaigeDF Yes. You can e-wrap around a rectangle loom just as on a round one. It's easiest if they have middle/center pegs at both ends so there is not a gap in the stitching. In the end it will still turn into a tube scarf, though probably be a bit wider. The other criss-cross stitch instructions for rectangle looms is to make solid scarves or thicker blankets (using 2 threads at a time). I was thinking of doing a video on that criss-cross rectangle stitch on a new video soon.
starnstv 2 months ago
When I knit hats on the loom i use two strands of yarn. In the video only one strand was used. What is the difference of one strand versus two when it comes to scarves?
ibelieveinGod21 2 months ago
I'm making a scarf using your video where do I send my pictures?
CuriousCosmo09 2 months ago
I love your videos! They are so well done. Thank you!
19grandma62 2 months ago 2
Thank you so much for posting this tutorial. I couldn't have asked for a more easier instructions.
nybrite46 2 months ago 3
thank you so much for this video i got really bored making hats lol
FridayisForeverWTK 2 months ago
should the slip knot make a little dent in the scarf because that is wahat happened to me.
Thank You!!!
lynettewallace 3 months ago
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jjbing3 4 months ago
Thanks so much for this! It has been so hard to figure out starting and finishing. Especially for a novice. It was just the guidance I need to get me back to crafting! Thank you!
Aristoashes 4 months ago
hi do u know how to avoid the edges from curling if only going part way around round loom I'm even using thick homespun yarn but still curls and do u know a way to gt rid of curling
nafordebi 4 months ago
@nafordebi It seems every time I try to do a flat panel, the ends tend to curl. The only way I've found is to use a straight, rectangular loom. You can still do a flat panel but the ends stay a bit straighter (will still curl a tiny bit), or if you do a figure-8 type stitch on a rectangular loom (makes a thicker scarf) but it turns out perfectly straight. I am thinking of posting a video soon of how to do a rectangular loom scarf next.
starnstv 4 months ago
@nafordebi What I do is when I'm done, I press down really hard on the ends (uncurling it first of course) then placing a dictionary on top of it over night. It sorta takes the curl out.
jellybean19011 2 months ago
woah! :O this looks so much easier than using the needles... I'mma go get myself a loom!
NyaFluffles 4 months ago
im using a different kind of yarn (lionbrand homespun) and its not stretchy at all, will it still work for this scarf?
Sn0wBunny91 5 months ago
@Sn0wBunny91 Yes. Any kind of yard should work. The end feel/texture of the scarf might be different but it should work. I've also used some very light, fluffy yarn (sensations rainbow boucle from Joann's) and wrapped it extra loose, to make it soft and airy, and I've used stiffer yarn to make a more structured scarf.
starnstv 5 months ago
Can you use a loom with less pegs?
CraftyKawaii 7 months ago
@CraftyKawaii Yes. This technique will work on smaller and larger looms. :)
starnstv 6 months ago
I'm not sure if you know how, but it would be awesome if you posted a tutorial as to how to knit a scarf the connects all the way around. Like you just place it over your head, it's already sewed all the way around if that make sense, it would be awesome if you knew! :)
therealaustink 7 months ago
@therealaustink The only way I can think of to do that, is to finish the scarf off with an open end, then put the two open ends together, then single crochet around the opening to close it off. Hope that helps. Also there is a gal on you tube, I've learned how to crochet from her, look up the art of crochet by Teresa and she has step by step on all the basic stitches that could help you seal off a scarf. i would use a simple single crochet and tie it off.
starnstv 6 months ago
Thank you so much. Appreciate your apt response. :)
I had one more ques. for you - how do I knit initials on the scarf? I'm knitting a scarf for my dad so thought adding his initials will personalize it. Thanx again!
cutiecanary03 8 months ago
@cutiecanary03 Initials can be very tricky, so you might consider "embroidering" the initials on with yarn. By using a blunt needle with a large enough eye, you can use needle point techniques or just make basic over hand stitches through the near side loops of the the knitting so you have initials held snugly to the surface and not have the initials show backward on the other side.
starnstv 8 months ago
How do u get rid of the very first knot? I just started knitting my 1st scarf today..thanx to your so helpful instructions. I am just confused coz I see my scarf getting longer n longer but one end is still hanging on to the loom. I couldn't see in the video how you got rid of the very first knot..part 2 directly shows the long scarf whose tip has already been detached from the loom. When did you do that?
Please help!
Thank u so much in advance :)
cutiecanary03 8 months ago
@cutiecanary03 If you put the slip knot on the center peg (to start) then after about 10 rows you can take that slip knot off the center peg and let it hang down as the scarf gets longer. When you are done with the whole scarf (or right away if you are afraid it might catch on something an unravel) then you can tie a knot on that first end to secure it and sew in any loose ends with a yarn/tapestry needle. Metal needle works best. Hope that helps
starnstv 8 months ago
@starnstv Exactly what I wanted to know too!!!
jjbing3 4 months ago
Hey i have a question. I`m making this but using only one yarn and i`m running low...can i buy the same color yarn and add it like if i was changing the color? will it be noticed where i added the other yarn?
dradonforces 8 months ago
@dradonforces Yes, you can switch yarn to the same color using the same technique as changing the color. I try to wrap it in a way that the new knot will be on the inside of the loom, therefore hidden for the most part.
starnstv 8 months ago
@starnstv
Ok then =). i`m almost done but now im REALLY low on yarn. Thanks for the help =D.
dradonforces 8 months ago
If you use the larger loom do you have to go all the way around the circle or can you go only as far as you want? I don't wan't an extremely wide scarf and only have the largest loom. Thanks in advance!
SoWrongItsLizzy 8 months ago
@SoWrongItsLizzy You can make something called a flat panel on a loom. If you look on you tube under Mikey smalls or type in flat panel on a round loom you can find some videos that might help. Usually you can just e wrap out as wide as you want the scarf, then double back the other way, the edges were tricky to learn at first because every other time you will do one less stitch depending on what side you are on, but once you get the hang of it, it will get easier
starnstv 8 months ago
Thank you!!!!!!! You just taught me how to knit! I'm on row ten as I type this! :D
armywife012205 8 months ago
@armywife012205 Yeah! You are very welcome. :)
starnstv 8 months ago
@starnstv My scarf is about three feet now. I've watched part three....I'm gonna cast it off in a little bit. Fingers crossed that I get it right. lol
armywife012205 8 months ago
I have the same yarn in blue
RockMyPartyKesha 8 months ago
thx i thought it was a triangle 2:17
amazingtoothpaste687 10 months ago
I just wanted to thank you so much. I bought this kit and the instructions were so impossible to follow. I have never used this loom before and you made it so easy. Thank you so very much!!!
barry351 1 year ago 9
can you use any size loom? i know the scarf will be a little bigger, but could you use the green loom? its the only one i have, just wondering
yabbledudet 1 year ago
@yabbledudet Yes. The technique will work on any sized loom. I have also used the red (child-sized) to make a slightly wider scarf, have not tried the green one but I bet it would make a very nice extra wide scarf.
starnstv 1 year ago
You're the best! Never touched a loom before. Watched your video & would have completed my scarf in 1 night,but ran out on yarn.Just need to add tassels.See one mistake. Have a hole. It's so that it won't make my scarf come apart. I need to figure out how to fix it, I guess with my needle and yarn.I am so excited, that I signed up with YouTube just to comment on your sight. Now, I hope you have video's on hats and other great items.Thank you so much for putting out a great teaching video.
54maggiemoo 1 year ago 2
Does it matter what yarn you use on the circular loom?
Newdrumsmakemesmile 1 year ago
@Newdrumsmakemesmile You can use almost any yarn, each will give it's own unique look to it. For beginners it's good to start with something easy like red heart 4 ply yarn. If you double up and use 2 strands of the 4 ply it will make a very warm scarf or hat. I've also used a soft and light fluffy yarn from Joann Fabrics called Rainbow Boucle, which one strand will make a light and airy scarf, but then I'll use double strands to make a soft but very warm hat.
starnstv 1 year ago
@Newdrumsmakemesmile You can also buy thicker/ bulky (5 or 6 ply) yarn to start with, but usually they are expensive and doubling up on the 4 ply is an easy way to save some money but still have some nice warmth
starnstv 1 year ago
oh ok thank you very much :]
yosabrinamarie 1 year ago
Can this work on a rectangle loom?
yosabrinamarie 1 year ago
@yosabrinamarie Yes. You can knit completely around on a rectangular loom too (the smaller ones work best). Also they have special stitches you can make (almost like a figure 8) back and forth on a rectangular loom to make a scarf without a tube/hole in the center, comes out the bottom solid "fabric".
starnstv 1 year ago
This is such a wonderful and easy video to follow! Thank you very much! :)
Coutureisforsure 1 year ago
thankyou very much!!!! ive been looking at how to make one on the round loom.do you by any chance know how to make like a satchel or bookbag on one of these looms?
Alyxification 1 year ago
@Alyxification The easiest way I know how to make a bag would probably be on the rectangular looms, since they are the right shape for it. I was in Joann's Fabrics (craft store) the other day and next to the loom section there was some knifty knitter mini booklets on how to make fun projects and I saw a couple of bags on the cover. You could make a simple rectangle, turn it inside out, sew up the bottom edge, then buy some pre-made purse handles and sew them onto the top.
starnstv 1 year ago