12/30/2023 0 Comments Cast off loom hat![]() ![]() The results were a woolen cap with kitty ears for Gloria ,Ī mouse zooming around an Alpaca Silk beanie for Stella ,Īnd a green woolly hat with Swiss Miss braids that I couldn’t part with. Kristen from GoodKnitKisses will demonstrate how its done using a 30 o. These kids are dear to me, and needed hats that had some extra sparkle. Learn how to decrease the crown on a youth-sized hat in this loom knitting tutorial. Pulled out some soft corduroy scrap for a set of ears,Īnd started to braid some yarn pig-tails for the third. I selected some fabric I’d picked up from Ikea for one of the hats, My brain totally understood this round plastic passport to “shape knitting”! And since I made three hats in two days, I decided to fancy them up and send them away to a couple of kids I adore. You know how people will tell you something is SO EASY, but your brain can’t seem to make it work and you end up secretly hating that person for a day or two? Yea. It almost felt like I was cheating because I was FINALLY knitting hats with the speed and ease I had heard about from so many traditional knitters. I was knitting hat after hat: one or two per day. Once I started on my loom, I couldn’t stop. I turned to YouTube for video-help casting on and casting off the loom. So much snuggly soft fail, so little use. Using a loom was like opening a door to a whole new world a world decorated with hats, socks, and oh god- could that be a knitted tube-top in my future? So many possibilities with a loom! I’ll never close the door to the world of knitted scarves and blankets, but I never again want to see an infinity symbol* made of yarn. Knit 50 Rows End / Cast-off Wrap the working yarn around the loom 1 times. ![]() Circular and double pointed needles continue to elude me. 5 Simple Slouch Hat Free Knitting Pattern Knitting patterns free hats. I consider myself pretty awesome at knitting flat things, but have always struggled when it comes to knitting things with shape. When I saw my three nephews (ages 7-17) knitting up caps over a weekend on their mom’s loom, I realized I needed to figure out where I had stashed mine and get knittin’. I promptly packed it away thinking it was too hard to figure out since the instructions were missing from the set. This will make the process a lot simpler and you will feel more assured that you can handle this cast-off method.I was given a round loom set about seven years ago. Please watch the whole video before attempting the technique. I then do a modify basic bind off and when I only have 2 stitches left I DON’T wrap the last peg but instead move it to the peg next to it, knit off and then feed the working yarn through that last peg. When I bind off the next 2 – 3 stitches I modify the first step again by wrapping both pegs 1 and 2 until I have only 3 wrapped pegs left to bind-off. I wrap both pegs 1 and 2 (instead of only peg 2) then continue with the same steps as above. To create the change in the original technique I’ve really only changed one thing and that is done after every second or third stitch id bind-off. Stitch: The Stitch Pattern in the Pictures and Video is the Double Basket Stitchīefore reading my change in this section make sure you have mastered the steps above in the Basic Bind-off first. Loom: Used in the Pictures and the Video is the KB Adjustable Hat Loom ![]() In less than 5 minutes you will master this really cool cast-off method.Ĭast-on: I used the e-Wrap cast-on and Tighted my Loose Loops If like me, you’re a visual learner, use the video tutorial at the end of this post. Once I tighten my loose ends from my cast-on I ended up with clean edges, squared points and identical widths on both ends I was one happy Loomy.īelow are Text, Pictures and a Video tutorial.įirst, The Instructions for the Basic Bind-Offįollow the picture and text instructions below for the Traditional Basic Bind-0ff. I just added an extra step every 2-3 stitches depending on the tension and done. ![]() The modified basic bind off did the trick. I was frustrated. I played around and changed just one thing. I had seen someone add a crochet single stitch and I tried that. It looked odd and I needed to find a better solution to a technique that was pretty good and seemed to work for other people but not me. Peg Numbers: Pegs are numbered clockwise around the loom. Knit Off: Pulling the bottom loop on a peg of your loom up and off the peg, without disturbing the loop above it. I kept getting one end that was wider and the other tighter regardless of the type of loom or yarn. Removing stitches from the loom in such a way that they will not unravel, leaving an attractive, finished edge to your handiwork. The basic bind-off just wasn’t working for me. Modified Basic Bind Off for Loom Knit Edges ![]()
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