Loom Knitting - Color Coding Your Loom

http://www.mikeyssmail.com Color coding your loom may be the most helpful idea you ever do. Sock heel formations need to be carefully monitored. Usually I tie extra string around each loom peg to color code them. I came up with the idea of using other loom pegs of different colour and use it to show me the heel formation pegs I need to watch for. This makes it quick and easy to remember which pegs I am working with and which pegs are on the opposite side of each other.

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[kaytlinschipper]

Have you done any sock tutorials with the color coded looms???

[barn524]

haha now reading some other posts I wasn't the only one who thought of nail polish! That is crazy. I thought I was being all original....I also glued my pegs into my looms from Walmart because they were all falling out. Now I see why they probably wanted them loose. I thought this is crazy. They shouldn't fall out like this!

[barn524]

I use dots of nail polish where I am supposed to purl. On the rim right below the pegs. When I am done with that project I use some nail polish to remove the dots and can start on the next project. I use a clear but colored nail polish (Cherry Fizz by Revlon- doesn't look good ON my actual nails so voila) so it does come off easily, but is easily seen when knitting....just a thought!

[0dexterschick0]

omg! what a great idea. I hate having to write numbers on my looms or hang markers from the pegs. you are a genious! (=

[jimmikeray]

what a great idea so simple a solution .... thanks Michael

[petmomful]

Hi, I like your videos. I have a question. I am making preemie baby hats with the blue circular loom, a 5 inch loom. I noticed that there is a smaller orange one that can be purchased from provocraft for making flowers. Do you know what size this smaller one is? I think it may be appropriate for very tiny preemie hats but it doesn't mention the size. Thanks, Mikey.

[healingv1sion]

0:03 IT'S COMING RIGHT AT MY FACE AHHHHHGHGHGHGH

[kkmangus]

Brilliant!

[cnith2]

Wouldn't it have been easier to use nail polish?? Less work, same idea.... no??

[Oreocremerocks]

@puppieandkitten A couple of the vendors from overseas, naturally took longer on avg. about 20 days, but it was worth it for the deal. But.. the ones here in the states some of them were shockingly fast, I got one order in 2 days!! I would be happy to give you some of their store names in a PM if you want. Just a note about the China suppliers, they rate their yarn bigger than we do, so if you see worsted wt, its usually a sport for us, or fingering wt. was really about # 5 thread.