Thank you so much for your feedback! I always try to pretend I have a person right there with me and do what I would do to teach them how to do whatever it is I'm doing in the video. I'm so happy I covered what you needed. Thank you so much for joining us today!
😯 this is the perfect gift for my husband! He crochets and knits but he really wants a nice loom. This is perfect. Thank you for sharing, now I'm going back to watch through your other video's. Blessings ❤
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm thank you, he says it's relaxing. I notice he crochets more when he's stressed. My hands and wrists hurt to bad to try but it does look fun.
I have one of these and I am going to give it a go. Thank you. I have subscribed. I have a very old little baby doll that my husband found in his uncle's house when he passed away. They were going to pitch it so I saved her. I am going to try and make her a little dress with some embroidery on it, just for fun. I think it must be must be my mother-in-law's baby doll, and she is 96!
Once you get the hang of the afghan loom, it is so much fun and such a practical skill. The little doll sounds delightful! I keep saying I'm going to make some more doll videos. One of these days, I'll sit down and do it! lol. I would love to see the little dress when you finish it. So much fun! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
Thank You for this awesome tutorial,,, I found this exact Loom at a Thrift Store for .20cents , yes you read that correctly .20cents What a steal !!! I have made hats with the round Looms but this one looked intimidating so I hesitated on buying it but now I’m glad I did! My husband’s aunt has a larger Loom exactly like this but much bigger, so they do make bigger ones ,,, just seen a lot of people asking. But I think hers is a different brand as some of her pegs are colored and she skips the colored ones and does a figure 8 Thanks Again 🙏 I can’t wait to get started
I want to thank you for showing me how to do an afghan on the S loom. I used to crochet since I was 23, I am 76 now. I had a stroke in 8-2015 that left me unable to use my left hand to crochet. I have taken up loom knitting. So thank you thank you
We are so happy we could be helpful and that you've found a way to continue your passion for yarn art! Thank you so much for your kind words and for visiting with us :)
heart dropped when you said to attempt everything before the afghan😂 my grandmother, who made me an afghan years ago, is having surgery in october so i challenged myself to make her one as well. Never loomed anything in my whole life. wish me luck!
You can do it! Allow yourself the room for error, go slow, and redo things when/if necessary. Slow and steady wins the race! Let us know how you're doing! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Not only has my first afghan been going great, but I am already nearly halfway done with it after a week! Your video helped me immensely. If you have socials, I will send photos!
That is awesome! I am sooo glad you're having success! It's such a fun and practical skill! I think you might be able to send me pics through the mail system here on youtube (or I think it's my email actually on the about page). :) Congrats on your afghan!
Hi, I found your video tutorial on How to Loom Knit an Afghan extremely helpful. I love how positive, patient, and encouraging you've been in your responses to those who commented on your video. I purchased a Serenity Loom a while back because I wanted to make LARGE afghans. I haven't used it yet - it is a very big loom. I had no idea how much yarn I would need to make a nice large afghan on this loom until I watched your video and read the comments and your responses below. Thank you for including all the specs about the yarn you used and the size of your finished afghan. I now have a starting point and have ordered my yarn. I'm sure it will take me a long time to finish this afghan, especially now that the weather is warming up. Thank you!!
I learned how to use the looms to make headbands and scarves and hats. our knitting group made them for shelters and homeless people. so now that we are stuck at home during this outbreak, I decided to use the afghan loom for myself. I knit 60" and then decided that was long enough, but I wasn't sure how to take it off. so I found your video to see how to bind off. and was I ever choked to find that I did it all wrong! I had joined it, so it was one long 60" body cowl. i had no other choice but to take it all apart and start again. but since we are at home anyway, i can spend the time to make it right. so thank you for posting this video. i just wish i had found it before i started the first one. lol
Oh, no! If it helps any, I think we've all made that mistake early on! It's a gut punch, but the good thing is, no yarn wasted as you can unravel and reroll into a ball to reuse. Time consuming, I know! So sorry! That figure 8 can throw people for a loop (no pun intended, lol). Happy re-looming and thank you so much for watching today :)
I just started loom knitting this week. I made a few hats with the round loom & have really enjoyed it. Looking forward to getting the loom you're using & trying it. Have to say, my thumb the next day was a bit swollen & sore. Not sure if that's normal for a beginner or not. Thanks for posting this, it's more helpful watching & learning than trying to learn from a book. 🙂
Your thumb will grow used to the motions, as will the muscles that you use in your hands/fingers. That's normal. Even after all these years, if I loom knit for an extended period, my thumb might be sore from the plastic nubs at the top of the pegs or where I put pressure on the handle of the hook. If it is too uncomfortable, check Herrschners, Joanns, Home-Sew or a similar fabric/needlework store for silicone finger protectors. They're like a second skin type "thimble" concept. I'm so happy you're giving this skill a go, and I hope you enjoy many years of productive loom knitting. Thank you so much for watching :)
Once you get into the routine, you can finish one quite quickly if you have time to consistently work on them. The hardest part is getting people to pay what they are worth. Yarn isn't cheap but people don't understand that. Let us know when you get started! Would love to see what you make :) Thank you for visiting with us today.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Oh you bet, I will. I think I could do this . I have seen a pen that helps so you do not tire your fingers wrapping on all them pegs. I will even try starting with hats etc loom, so that I can make bunch of them. My hopes I can get one soon. They cannot be that expensive. Do you have a place you feel has a reasonable prices for them?
I would try to get an average price based on your area if you wish to sell them locally. Go to some local craft malls/stores, church sales, etc. If you wish to sell them online, search the Advanced settings on the Ebay search engine for Completed/Sold auctions to get a good idea of the average sale price. This will be different based on design and fiber content of the hat/afghan, etc. I love making a ton of hats to give away to Senior Living Homes and Elementary schools. It's amazing how many kiddos lose or don't show up with hats. Schools are always happy to be able to give a free hat to a kid (I put mine in individual baggies for sanitary reasons for school storage). Have fun! :)
Thank you, Tina. I tend to stick to the "unfancy" and just want to make things useful. I let the colors of the yarn be the "fancy". :) Thank you for watching!
Thank you so much for that feedback. That's what I want to do for others. Most of these handicrafts are not difficult, it's just a matter of how you're taught, terms used, etc. I am so happy you gave it a whirl and that you are finding happiness through creative productivity! Thank you for watching :)
Thank you for this tutorial. I was wondering if you could only use the E stich on an afghan. I see now you can.Those are beautiful blankets.Love the colors.
Thank you for joining us Arlena! The E-stitch is so versatile. I learned the E-stitch as the Stockinette stitch back in the 70s. With the exception of the figure 8 stitch for scarves, I only use the E-stitch in all of my projects. :) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Lady Centerbury I told you was starting on on my Serenity loom a few weeks ago but the pegs keep coming out and I got frustrated so I ordered this loom on Monday so it will be her on Thursday. I hope I can get that end part like you do yours. I will let you know when I get started on it. Mines will be Purple and Gold since I am a LSU Tiger fan.
Oh, pegs coming out can be so annoying. I use spray Gorilla glue to spray down into the hole and re-insert the pegs. I believe this KB loom is all molded plastic though. Need to pull it out and examine it. You're going to have a lot of fun with this loom! Thank you for the update :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm I am sure I will. The Instructions on my Serenity loom said use LocTite Super Glue on the pegs. I was going to get some but I decided to get this loom instead. I already have other KB looms and the Kb Adjustable loom but my side part kept coming a loose. I think KB pegs are better when it comes to staying in over the other ones beside the Cindiwood looms as well. Do you ever use 2 strands held together on this loom or will it be too heavy?
I have used 2 skeins of less than 4 weight together. The 4 weight gives you a throw like weight to the afghan. If you want less "holes" in the weave and a heavier, denser blanket type afghan using 2 strands from 2 skeins is the way to go. It does slow the knitting process down though and the yarn becomes harder to pull over the loops...but that's just a matter of patience. lol.
I've been thinking about a loom for a long time and I hadn't seen the one that I decided on till I came across this one the KB super Loom I found it at my local thrift store for $4 it was the only thing in the Box and thank you for your instructions I have subscribed and hoping to get more Looms in the future thank you Kathy from Florida
That is a very pretty Afghan. I mostly crochet mines but I bought the S Loom in blue and the Lb Adjustable All Purpose loom. I still have yet to really start mines on S loom. I have removed about 3 rows to start over since those inside pegs trying to do the Purl stitch give me trouble so I will practice a lot before I really start one.
I only use the E-stitch. I learned it as the Stockinette stitch back in the 70s and haven't found any reason to use anything else lol. Try the E-stitch. It's so much simpler and goes fast. Have fun with your new loom!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm my Infinity Loom arrived on Thursday evening and I just could not wait to open it and start working on it. I decided to do my 1st 4 rows in Knit, Purl, Knit , Purl to keep it from Curling. Then after that you do the 1st 4 stitches in Knit, Purl, Knit, Purl and in between do the knit stitch until the last 4 stitches and do the last 4 stitches in knit, Purl, knit, Purl. I will keep you informed as I get more rows in. I am on row 4 at the moment.
Thank you so much for getting back to my question. I'm still pretty new to loom knitting so I don't know all the names yet either I just know a few of them I do a garter Stitch border on my blankets which is the E wrap in the purl stitch looks really pretty. Thanks again for making the video your blankets look really beautiful I used 2 strands of yarn when making my blankets I thread them through a empty chemical pencil it makes the rapping go really fast LOL thanks again and keep up with making the great videos. 😀
Oh, yes, 2 strands works great too. I've made heavier ones with double strands, or just if I want a sort of tweed look with my colors. Thanks for the tips with the empty mechanical pencil. I'll try that. When I'm sitting in my chair in front of the TV I have yarn bowls I use, but those can't be picked up and taken with me if I need to go somewhere, lol. So happy you enjoyed the videos so far, Thank you for watching!
I am starting my first blanket. I bought my loom at Joann's with my 50 percent off coupon. I think this loom is meditative and relaxing the way it swirls around.
@@tinadixon8056 Most afghan looms measure up to 60 inches. King mattress measurements are 76x80, Queen are 60x 80, Full is 60x 80 and Twin measurements are 38x75. There are many variations on these measurements by country and there are also California King, XL mattresses, etc. Do remember that your finished product will be slightly smaller than the loom as well. To get a larger size afghan (such as a King) you would need to loom knit 2 afghans and stitch them together.
We have an old Korean knitting machine that my mother in law gave me before she passed. It is all in Korean so it has stayed in its boxes for now. Once we have our final home I will have to dig it out and see if we can figure it out. Now I really wished I had her show me first. Well keep up the cool craft and farm videos!
I had to laugh when you said please start with something smaller, I impulsively purchased the blanket loom looking for something easier on my wrist and elbow. I found out I have cubital tunnel syndrome, and I’m ALWAYS crocheting so maybe this will be fun adventure.
Years ago, my dr made me quit crocheting. I was having terrible pains in my hands (I have osteoarthritis) and he asked me what NEW things I had been doing. I had recently started crocheting. He told me to stop that. lol. The other skills didn't hurt because I had been doing them since childhood and my muscles, etc were trained to do those things but this new skill threw everything into a tizzy. lol. No harm in trying with the blanket loom! It's bigger so it may be easier to loop! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
I have a very similar (or the same) loom, bought it off Etsy a million years ago...started with knifty knitter kit maybe 15 or so years ago and graduated to the larger S looms. very fun
I love this loom. I'm looking for one in wood. Never been a fan of plastic, lol....but you use what you have or can find! Thank you for visiting with us today!
No, because you'd have to constantly be doing that. It would unravel. You have to loop through the peg loops with yarn to secure the end if you don't want to hand sew a cuff. Just moving them back on the peg and knitting over them, would essentially be the same thing you'd been doing. I hope that helps. Thank you for visiting today :)
So glad to find your video. I have been struggling trying to crochet a blanket. Its somewhat bulky yarn. I dont like how its turning out. I think it will look much better done on a loom using the ewrap stitch. I just picked this loom today. Yay for half off coupon. Not that its super expensive i just like a good coupon. So now i am going to pull apart my project only six rows into and start on the loom.
Yay! I'm happy you found us too! There are all sorts of fancier stitches out there, but for me the e-wrap gets the job done and it turns out nice. I wish you well on the new loom. I'm currently trying to destash by making several afghans for the holiday season. lol. Thank you for visiting with us today!
What a great tutorial! Thank you. I bought an Afghan years ago but it got the better of me lol. So I put it in cupboard never to be seen again. It’s becoming winter so I’ll start . I have used the circle looms and the larger addi 🇦🇺
I am SO happy to have given you some encouragement. Loom knitting is such a practical and fun hobby -- so many useful things can be made easily. I hope you finish that afghan :) Thank you so much for visiting with us today :)
im scared that im going to buy all of the supplies for this this weekend and start off my first project as an Afghan. RIP my inability to heed warnings. ty for this tutorial 💖
Don't worry! The great thing about loom knitting is if it isn't going well, you can unravel it all and start over! Unless you have a particularly difficult tangle, the unraveling can usually be accomplished by pulling the yarn out of the loops pretty easily. Maybe use some old yarn and practice a few rows first before starting with your planned project? I know you can do it! Don't give up :) Thank you for joining us today!
A garter stitch border for 3 inches will prevent the curling. Also the super streatchy bind off would be a easier cast off, so you couldn't have to cuff it. Anyways I love your blanket the colors are fantastic.
No need to do anything to the sides. They form themselves as you knit. The finishing of the ends (top and bottom) is discussed in the video. Thank you so much for joining us today!
thank you for going so slow, I have a brain injury and I just bought one of these infinity looms, just measured it and the blanket I plan to make which will be a challenge with my adhd, according to my measurements the loom from 1 end to the other making a blanket is 8.3 feet, I plan to make it to fit my full sized mattress, any idea at how many skeins I'll need for that? the yarn I am using is a soft baby blanket yarn size 6 each one is 10.5 oz/300 grams approx 220 yards, so far I have 5 of them...with my brain injury I am not good at figuring this out on my own, can somebody please help me? this video will help me get started, just want all yarn before I start making it , please and thank you to anybody/everybody who responds.... to the maker of this video, can you tell us how big it was? how wide, long? please and thank you
The afghan in the demo video measures apprx 60 inches wide by 60 inches long. I used apprx 10 skeins of yarn. The variegated/self striping yarn is Mary Maxim's Baby Lollipop. Product info: Yardage 250 yards(229 meters) Unit weight 100 grams (3.53 ounces) Gauge 15.0 sts = 4 inches Needle size US 7 - 4.5 mm Fibers 100% Manufactured Fibers - Acrylic I used mostly remnant yarn for the solid stripes, so I'm just guessing on those, probably equivalent of a 3.5 ounce skein or a little less. I'm not precise when I make afghans. I usually have a coordinating yarn, such as the Lollipop, that I buy skeins to use, and then I use up remnants in solid coordinating colors and I just loom knit until I am satisfied with the width of the stripe. Your loom sounds a bit bigger than mine, as I did the full loom (knitting board loom) and the widest my loom will make is 60 inches wide (which is 5 feet wide). Length is determined by how long you want it.
I think I will start with the green loom as the pegs are further apart. Otherwise, I found alot of tips on your channel. Thanks for sharing all your expertise.
You legit answered the question I came her for basicly in your first sentence. I didn't think it would be so hard to find out if the "S" is left open or closed for a blanket
Yay! So happy I answered your question so you can begin your afghan adventure lol! Have fun and thank you for joining us today :) (For anyone wondering...you leave it open. A gap is necessary to make an afghan rather than a giant tube :) )
Thank you for the video. I just order me a Kb afagain blanket knitting loom from Amazon prime I will get it on Friday. I'm a crochet person and I do loom working. I crochet blankets now I want to make it on a kb afagain blanket knitting loom.
@@yarnworksbylydianannen3396 It's different for every afghan depending on weight of yarn, etc. I think I answered that somewhere in the comment sections for a more "average" type expectation. I have a tendency to make afghans from all my leftover odds and ends to use up my yarn.
Thank you for the tutorial! I've been looking at the instructions on my infinity loom for the longest time trying to understand how it works. I've used the round and flat looms but this was impossible to understand. I can't wait to make my first blanket with it! I crocheted a blanket for my son but it was granny square so I wasn't that into it.
Hi I’m in the process of making a blanket with this type of loom it’s my first time using it I’m using a chunky yarn but I’m not actually sure about how big the blanket will be
It will be 60 inches wide if you loom the entire width. The length will be determined by you. I tend to knit longer than wide and I usually tailor it to fit the person I am knitting it for -- or I aim for around 6 feet because for the most part we grow'em tall in our family, lol. Thank you so much for watching today!
If you knit a row then purl a row knit a row purl a row etc. About 7 or 8 times you won't get a curl on the edges. For the sides the last 6 pegs alternate knit purl and they won't curl. Lastly I start at the triangle and go around and leave the 3 pegs before the triangle unused so I don't accidentally round knit the project.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm yeah with a hem you will avoid it. I was just sharing how I avoid it without a hem. I'm making a blanket now and I'm planning a hem on this one.
Oh, I see what you mean now. I refer to the sides as the right and left sides of the blanket and the ends as the top and bottom of the blanket. So no curling on the sides, and the ends, you are correct, I avoid curling by having a cuff and a hem. I like the hems for their aesthetic value as well. I think it makes the blanket/afghan look more "finished", but that might just be a personal "like". Thank you for sharing! I love the helpfulness of our YT community :)
Hi! Thank you for the tutorial. Not sure if I missed it, but did you use the same stitch the same time? I am a beginner and I am wondering if I can make a blanket just using the E stitch.
Hello! Thank you for watching today. Yes. I only use the E-wrap stitch in ALL of my loom knitting videos. I learned it as the stockinet stitch in the 70s, but it is the same stitch as the E-wrap.
I love your tutorial. I am brand new and this and am attempting a baby afgan. I'm doing fairly well. Question - I missed a flip but didn't know until I came back around to do the next flip. Can i pull the two bottom rows over my now 3rd row?
Yes, I've done that before, you really have no choice unless you want to unravel to that point. It sometimes will look a bit chunky or irregular where you do the double line, but it will work. Thank you for joining us today :)
I was thinking the same thing. Everyone is telling me NOT to do the EWrap cast on it’s been preventing me from even starting a project on this. I don’t even mind a curling..
so far my blanket is almost 2 foot long, still a long ways to go, but I was wondering how do you deal with it when it gets to a longer length? even at what length it is now, it's becoming a pain in the butt to keep turning around to loom knit, I'd appreciate any advise you could give me...I ended up buying 8 skeins of that yarn I told you about last year....I'm at a lost at how to move this around when it gets longer..
You just have to keep moving it around. I sit in a lazy boy chair at night and work on mine, so I sort of spread the blanket out on my lap. It is challenging moving it around, but you just get used to working with it. I hope that helps :) I'm a quilter too, so I'm used to working with larger projects.
Thank you, Wendy. I love this loom. I love using up all my odds and ends yarn to make "leftover" afghans! Nothing goes to waste. Thank you for watching :)
I've been wanting to make an 80inch to 100incj blanket but I haven't figured out what loom I need and google been no help. Any suggestions would be amazing thank you ☺️
I think the afghan loom is as big as you can buy as a "standard" loom. Other sizes and materials (wood/metal) are available but you have to really dig online to find craftspeople producing them. In the past, I've loomed 2 afghans and stitched them together to create bigger sizes. Use a busier yarn and it's not that detectable. Best of wishes with your search/project :) Thank you for watching today.
The loom I put on the Afghan loom keeps unraveling when I try to go the second round. I don’t know what to do. It doesn’t do it when making hats or scarves on the round loom or long loom.
It's all about tension as you go around. Once you get to the end of the second row, you must begin hooking/looping it over. It won't stay by itself. Thank you for joining us today!
@@Bruiser89 I think your hands just do that naturally. Watch my hands as I go around. I think it just becomes "instinct" to hold the previous loop as you wrap the next one, and so forth. I show you how to do it in the video.
are u only making a brim on one side ? and leave the other side and it normal with the ewrap stitch how many skeins did u use ? I am using 4 ply yarn redheart ..
I knit a cuff on the beginning of the afghan, and then at the end, I turn it over and sew a cuff -- so there is a cuff on each end. I answer how many skeins I used somewhere in the comments a couple of times. It's usually different every time depending on the yarn used, etc. Thank you so much for visiting with us today!
Oh No I'm almost done with my blanket on this thing but i think i may have messed up ! I removed the last peg because after 3 times of continuing on instead of stopping I got aggravated ! So heres my question : I was doing a basic blanket using the e wrap and purl stitch method. Was I supposed to e wrap one direction and then purl stitch the opposite (counterclockwise ) direction ? Because thats what I did and now after almost 9 months I am very apprehensive that I have done it wrong :( it looks fine while it's still on the loom but oh my Lord if i have messed up I'm going to lose my mind ! Help please !!!!!
If you are forgetting to stop at the last peg, try using a permanent marker or red nail polish to draw on an arrow or line to indicate where you need to reverse your wrapping direction. I don't know the terms you're using, sorry! (e-wrap/purl). I just use the one wrap stitch. If it has a name, I never learned it. I just know when you get to the end of the loom you wrap the yarn around and go the opposite direction because you don't want to join the afghan sides together like you would a hat or sock. So, like you said, you go clockwise, then when you reach the last peg, you reverse and wrap counterclockwise until you get to your desired length. Then you use a needle and yarn to lift each loop from the peg and sew around the top (blanket stitch). Then you can fold it over and create a hem if desired (like I did in the video).
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Thank you so much for replying , I surely hope I can save this work since it has taken me so long to get here ! When I'm ready to take it off the loom I will post a picture , pray for me please ;)
I've been there -- and had to take out a huge portion of work and redo (on embroidery, sewing, knitting, quilting projects) throughout the years so I know your anguish! Saying a prayer all turns out well :)
you did it correctly. making a blanket is flat panel knitting (you knit left to right, back and forth, side to side), however you think about it, if in row 1 you knitted pegs 1-197 in ewrap stitch then for row 2 you purl stitched pegs 197-1 and kept repeating that then you did it right and created the garter stitch. i'm sure it turned out great. peace!!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm and Mary G thank you both , my " blanket " turned out to be the world's largest knitted tube lol 😁 But... Thanks to my husband I was able to cut it through the middle and make a pretty shawl ( he sews, I don't ) . I will post a picture when I can , I have started another blanket now doing it the right way 😊
Hi, I am happy to come across your video. I noticed the Shirley Temple doll you have. I have Shirley Temple doll too, from the early 60’s that I am thinking of giving her a new home. Would you be interested in purchasing her. If interested, I can send you pictures, she is 11" tall.
Thank you for the offer, and I'm sure you can find her a good home. I only collect composition 1930s Shirley Temple dolls. The best place to sell your doll would be Ebay. You can search Advanced, Sold 1960s vinyl Shirley Temple Doll to find the market value of your doll. Thank you for hanging out with us today!
No, you have to sew the last cuff. The first cuff can be loomed on the loom because you continue to knit the blanket, but the last cuff you are finished so there is nothing more to fold over and knit -- you would end up with a row of loops that would unravel. Thank you for hanging out with us today!
By joined twice, do you mean you continued around the loom instead of stopping at the end pegs and reversing? Sadly, once you've done that, the only way to correct it is to unravel the knitting back to the point where you kept on trucking around the pegs. I use something sharp to carve notches into the plastic beside the 2 end pegs so I know not to keep going. Other viewers have suggested nail polish (red and bright) or permanent markers to draw a line beside the 2 end pegs to indicate the stop and turn point. There's no real way to cut the yarn or anything like that without the rest of your work unraveling -- so, going back and undoing all the knitting and then beginning anew is the only way to fix it. If this isn't what you mean, I'm sorry I misunderstood and I'll try to answer your next question better! :)
I recently bought one of these because I broke my foot lol I have never made anything and it turned out good because of your tutorial. I havnt finished it yet as I can't really tell what you are doing to get it off the loom . What tool are you using? Do you have other videos that show it better how to take it off ?
I'm just using a long upholstery needle instead of the big plastic needles that come with the looms. I find the plastic ones snap under the pressure or I squeeze them too tightly. The loom removal is the same as for any loom knitted project -- just make sure you have about 70 inches of yarn to work with (the width of the project and some extra). Feed the loops that come from the pegs onto the yarn on your needle. When you have it off the loom, go back along that edge and whipstitch or blanket stitch the top (I have a video on blanket stitching). Then fold it over and sew a hem. I think my hat video and intro to loom knitting show the removal more close up -- and with a smaller project so it's easier to see. I hope that helps -- and that your foot heals fast! Congrats on finishing an afghan! :)
I would recommend a scarf loom for a scarf, but if you want to use the larger afghan loom, first you must remember that the type and weight of your yarn will change the thickness and loop size. Using a 198 peg KB afghan loom (60 inches wide loom) and a weight of 4 yarn my finished afghans turn out to be around 63 inches wide. They shrink or stretch out depending on how soon they've been washed and dried. How I normally figure it is, I determine how wide I want the item to be and then I typically add 2-4 pegs on each side of that measurement. There are math formulas online to figure it precisely but I don't use them.
Yes, you reverse at the last peg. Don't join the last and first peg or you'll end up with a giant tube instead of an afghan. Thank you for visiting with us today :)
I don't count rows. I measure. There may be a converter somewhere online that converts inches to rows though! Thank you so much for visiting with us today!
It would be nearly impossible to transfer the afghan from one loom to the other. Not impossible, but very difficult. You would have to align the loom pegs and transfer each loop to the other loom's pegs. It could be done, but extremely tedious. To fix a peg, I pick up looms at thrift stores to use as "spare parts". If you have a plastic or wood loom that has pegs inserted into holes, you can carefully pry a peg of the same size from another loom and insert it into the hole where the other peg broke or fell out (if there is a portion of the peg still in the loom, you will have to pry it out or pull it out with pliers, etc). Sometimes a little dab of super glue will help hold loose pegs in if you have one that pops out often. If you have a molded loom (all plastic with no inserted pegs), glue aside, I'm not sure there's a way to repair that peg short of drilling out the space where the peg was and inserting/gluing in a new peg. Thank you so much for joining us today!
If I wanted to make an afghan that isn't quite as wide as the loom normally makes them, can I just use less pegs or do I need a different loom? Great video btw! I was able to start my first knitting project after watching the beginning the few times and feel pretty confident about how it's going (now that I've restarted twice lol)
Yes! I have used this loom to make narrower lap throws and baby blankets. You can just use less pegs to get a narrower product. So happy you're feeling confident in your looming! Loom on! :) Thank you for joining us today.
Yes, there are, but I only do the e-wrap stitch. I figure it gets the job done so I stick with the one I do well. I'm happy you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for your feedback! :)
Hey there 💛 can you tell me approx. how much yardage is needed for each of your projects and can you share the most cost effect options for yarn *I live in a remote Northern Ontario town in Canada.. So online or 1.5 hr. to Wal-Mart 💛💛 *we do go to the city every few months or so ... 😊 I was looking at yarn online and some are super pricey *but* I don't want to quit on my ideas before I start 😅💛
Yarn is super pricey. I tend to buy large lots on ebay, keep the word out to everyone in my personal circle that I'll always take free yarn, lol(and fabric), shop garage sales, thrift stores. I also like buying Mary Maxim's Yarn surprise boxes. Theirs are better than most company's yarn surprise boxes. Mary Maxim has sales quite often and I stock up then. I also shop Walmart for yarn. Usually the more natural and closer to the farm the yarn is, the more $ it will be. I save the expensive stuff for super special projects (and smaller in nature). I use my surprise box/garage sale/ebay finds for the larger projects so I tend to plan projects around what I have in my yarn bins and not the other way around. On how much I used for the afghan, here's info I posted earlier...I hope it answers your question. I generally don't keep track as I just craft from my yarn stash (couple big storage bins): The afghan in the demo video measures apprx 60 inches wide by 60 inches long. I used apprx 10 skeins of yarn. The variegated/self striping yarn is Mary Maxim's Baby Lollipop. Product info: Yardage 250 yards(229 meters) Unit weight 100 grams (3.53 ounces) Gauge 15.0 sts = 4 inches Needle size US 7 - 4.5 mm Fibers 100% Manufactured Fibers - Acrylic I used mostly remnant yarn for the solid stripes, so I'm just guessing on those, probably equivalent of a 3.5 ounce skein or a little less. I'm not precise when I make afghans. I usually have a coordinating yarn, such as the Lollipop, that I buy skeins to use, and then I use up remnants in solid coordinating colors and I just loom knit until I am satisfied with the width of the stripe. Your loom sounds a bit bigger than mine, as I did the full loom (knitting board loom) and the widest my loom will make is 60 inches wide (which is 5 feet wide). Length is determined by how long you want it.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm great info thanks! I don't have my first loom yet! But the info i was going by was just a Google search 😊😊 so basically while I am saving my $$ for looms I should be starting a a yarn stash as well 💛💛🌻🌻 ...is dollar store an option I was going to peak around there and Wal-Mart as we are heading for one of our trips to the city tomorrow!!! 💛💛 as I have 2 kiddos graduating Jr High and High school so they need some fancy duds😉!! 😀😀💖
I accidentally connected my blanket twice and I’m not sure what to do now? Should I cut and sew or just take it all off and start again? It’s my first attempt and I feel so dumb! I was so careful I can’t believe this happened! I’m heartsick!
If it were me, I would take it off and start over. I know. Groan. You *could* cut and sew just the places where you connected, but there is a HUGE risk of unraveling and, if even if you get to it and sew it before it unravels, those spots are going to be forever weak and most probably the first time you stretch the afghan just a little too much or wash it, you're going to get holes. DO NOT feel dumb! The old saying, "practice makes perfect" REALLY is true. Consider this a learning experience. You will forever be mindful not to connect your two sides. I'm so sorry ....but you totally can do this! Unravel back to the first connect and then start over. You can do this! Let me know how it goes! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
Hi! This was so informative! I just had a quick question. I just got my loom and I’ve been watching a bunch of videos but I just can’t figure it out. For the first peg, do you use the slip knot as a loop or leave it on for project? I saw a couple videos that said don’t touch it but they were using a different technique than the e-wrap. It looks like you just used it as loop but I just wanted to make sure. I’ve restarted like 3 times with other mistakes and I’m always confused when I get to that part. Thanks!
I just use it as a loop that I loop in. Sometimes if a loom has a "holder peg", I start with that loop and eventually flip it into the knitting and knit it in. Sometimes I tie it in or sew it in later if I feel it looks "sketchy". Usually though, it's just the first loop in the project. I tie a little circle and that's the first loop. I hope that makes sense and helps! Best wishes on your project, and thank you so much for joining us today! :)
Thank you for the great tutorial. I have made three blankets on that loom, however one side always ends up tighter than the other. It looks as though you start looking over from end to beginning. Is that correct. I want to try again after watching your video 🙂.
I think that's a common problem, the one side too tight. The key is when you get to the "turn around and reverse knit" end of the peg row, to resist the urge to loop tightly. By end to beginning, to you mean the ends of the afghan? Definitely try again. You might also try one with chunkier yarn and see how that turns out. :) Thank you so much for watching!
That's a common thing when first starting out. It takes a bit of practice to arrive at "just the right" loopage -- not too tight, but not too loose. I know it's a pain, but unless you can wiggle each loop over each peg slowly and carefully so the yarn doesn't break, the best thing to do is unravel and start over. Keep trying -- you'll get it :)
I am about a foot into my afghan, but just noticed I have four random small holes about half way down. What do I do? ignore it, rip it out back to the holes? , or what?? I have my Shirley Temple doll from when I was little. It is from the 1950's... I am 69. Yikes! Also, if I need too, how in the world do I start to take the yarn off? Thanks,
When this happens to me, I use the same yarn and just go in and mend it like I would if it were anything else. I try to simulate the loop of the weave. It's usually not detectable when repaired. I show how to take the afghan off the loom in the video, and how to sew a cuff to finish it off. That's awesome on your doll! Is your doll hard plastic or composition? I believe they switched to hard plastic in the 50s, and later in the 60-70s they switched to vinyl/rubber. Thank you for joining us today :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Thanks for the advice. Do I just use a long piece of yarn so that after mending, I can weave it in? My doll is hard plastic. I have several outfits too. The pick dress she came in, a red dress and the Heidi outfit. I kept all my dolls. I just tried mending and the holes look great. I was thinking I might have to undo the whole thing. Thanks sooooo much !! From Mary in the MO Ozarks, originally a St. Louis Girl
Glad I could be of help :) I always just tie it in a knot close to the mend and then cut it off (the piece of yarn used to mend). That's really awesome on your Shirley! Such a treasure!
Hi, great video but I just wanted to know... did you knit e-wrap knit stitches ALL the way??? what about curling? any curling issues? thank you in advance for a reply
Yes, I only use the e-wrap (stockinette) stitch. I do not have curling issues because I sew a hem at the end of the afghan as shown in the video. Thank you so much for joining us today!
You wrap that peg, but you must leave a gap between the first and last pegs or else you''ll end up with a giant tube. When you reach the last peg, instead of continuing on to the first peg, you must reverse your knitting and knit back to the first peg, and vice versa.
That depends on how thick you would like your finished afghan to be and how thick the yarn (heavier or lighter weight) is that you are using. For example, if you are using a 4 weight of yarn, if you use a single strand you will have a lighter throw type afghan. If you are using the same yarn, but use 2 or 3 strands, you will end up with a heavier, more densely woven afghan. If you are using the very thick, chunky yarns you will only need 1strand to make a heavier/denser afghan. So, it really comes down to the yarn being used. Thank you for watching today :)
I use my scrap yarn to loom knit rectangles and I save those and then I sew them together in rows. Sort of like a traditional quilt. I hope that inspires ideas for you. Thank you for visiting with us today! :)
Finally someone who is mastered a start to finish afghan tutorial! Thank you so much!!!!
You're very welcome. I hope I could be helpful. Thank you for watching today!
I have watched probably 10 other videos & you are the only one that showed all the steps I needed to see! Thank you so very much!
Thank you so much for your feedback! I always try to pretend I have a person right there with me and do what I would do to teach them how to do whatever it is I'm doing in the video. I'm so happy I covered what you needed. Thank you so much for joining us today!
I put the finished part of the blanket in a pillowcase, it keeps it in a more manageable size, as well as keeping it clean!!!!
That is a FABULOUS idea! I am going to do that on my next one! Thank you for the awesome suggestion!
That's so smart omg... Thank you!
I have had this loom for a long time but never used it yet. Maybe it's time to dig it out. I'm a new subscriber.😊
Instead of making a cuff on a blanket, can you crochet a border around the whole body of the blanket?
You absolutely could! Thank you for subscribing! Welcome to our channel :)
😯 this is the perfect gift for my husband! He crochets and knits but he really wants a nice loom. This is perfect. Thank you for sharing, now I'm going back to watch through your other video's. Blessings ❤
Best wishes with it! It's a very addicting, but practical hobby :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm thank you, he says it's relaxing. I notice he crochets more when he's stressed. My hands and wrists hurt to bad to try but it does look fun.
About 12 years ago my dr made me stop crocheting so I changed over to the loom. I'm sorry your hands and wrists hurt, pain sucks!
I have one of these and I am going to give it a go. Thank you. I have subscribed. I have a very old little baby doll that my husband found in his uncle's house when he passed away. They were going to pitch it so I saved her. I am going to try and make her a little dress with some embroidery on it, just for fun. I think it must be must be my mother-in-law's baby doll, and she is 96!
Once you get the hang of the afghan loom, it is so much fun and such a practical skill. The little doll sounds delightful! I keep saying I'm going to make some more doll videos. One of these days, I'll sit down and do it! lol. I would love to see the little dress when you finish it. So much fun! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm I would certainly love to watch your doll videos!
Thank You for this awesome tutorial,,,
I found this exact Loom at a Thrift Store for .20cents , yes you read that correctly .20cents
What a steal !!!
I have made hats with the round Looms but this one looked intimidating so I hesitated on buying it but now I’m glad I did!
My husband’s aunt has a larger Loom exactly like this but much bigger, so they do make bigger ones ,,, just seen a lot of people asking.
But I think hers is a different brand as some of her pegs are colored and she skips the colored ones and does a figure 8
Thanks Again 🙏 I can’t wait to get started
What a bargain! Happy looming! And...Happy New Year! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
I want to thank you for showing me how to do an afghan on the S loom. I used to crochet since I was 23, I am 76 now. I had a stroke in 8-2015 that left me unable to use my left hand to crochet. I have taken up loom knitting. So thank you thank you
We are so happy we could be helpful and that you've found a way to continue your passion for yarn art! Thank you so much for your kind words and for visiting with us :)
I got my afghan loom and now I am starting my afghan. I love my loom.
Yay! You are going to have SO much fun with this! Happy looming :)
heart dropped when you said to attempt everything before the afghan😂 my grandmother, who made me an afghan years ago, is having surgery in october so i challenged myself to make her one as well. Never loomed anything in my whole life. wish me luck!
You can do it! Allow yourself the room for error, go slow, and redo things when/if necessary. Slow and steady wins the race! Let us know how you're doing! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Not only has my first afghan been going great, but I am already nearly halfway done with it after a week! Your video helped me immensely. If you have socials, I will send photos!
That is awesome! I am sooo glad you're having success! It's such a fun and practical skill! I think you might be able to send me pics through the mail system here on youtube (or I think it's my email actually on the about page). :) Congrats on your afghan!
Hi,
I found your video tutorial on How to Loom Knit an Afghan extremely helpful. I love how positive, patient, and encouraging you've been in your responses to those who commented on your video. I purchased a Serenity Loom a while back because I wanted to make LARGE afghans. I haven't used it yet - it is a very big loom. I had no idea how much yarn I would need to make a nice large afghan on this loom until I watched your video and read the comments and your responses below. Thank you for including all the specs about the yarn you used and the size of your finished afghan. I now have a starting point and have ordered my yarn. I'm sure it will take me a long time to finish this afghan, especially now that the weather is warming up. Thank you!!
Thank you so much for your kind words -- they are so appreciated! And thank you so much for joining us today! :)
I learned how to use the looms to make headbands and scarves and hats. our knitting group made them for shelters and homeless people. so now that we are stuck at home during this outbreak, I decided to use the afghan loom for myself. I knit 60" and then decided that was long enough, but I wasn't sure how to take it off. so I found your video to see how to bind off. and was I ever choked to find that I did it all wrong! I had joined it, so it was one long 60" body cowl. i had no other choice but to take it all apart and start again. but since we are at home anyway, i can spend the time to make it right. so thank you for posting this video. i just wish i had found it before i started the first one. lol
Oh, no! If it helps any, I think we've all made that mistake early on! It's a gut punch, but the good thing is, no yarn wasted as you can unravel and reroll into a ball to reuse. Time consuming, I know! So sorry! That figure 8 can throw people for a loop (no pun intended, lol). Happy re-looming and thank you so much for watching today :)
I just started loom knitting this week. I made a few hats with the round loom & have really enjoyed it. Looking forward to getting the loom you're using & trying it. Have to say, my thumb the next day was a bit swollen & sore. Not sure if that's normal for a beginner or not. Thanks for posting this, it's more helpful watching & learning than trying to learn from a book. 🙂
Your thumb will grow used to the motions, as will the muscles that you use in your hands/fingers. That's normal. Even after all these years, if I loom knit for an extended period, my thumb might be sore from the plastic nubs at the top of the pegs or where I put pressure on the handle of the hook. If it is too uncomfortable, check Herrschners, Joanns, Home-Sew or a similar fabric/needlework store for silicone finger protectors. They're like a second skin type "thimble" concept. I'm so happy you're giving this skill a go, and I hope you enjoy many years of productive loom knitting. Thank you so much for watching :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Thank you 🙂
I'm hoping to buy one soon. This is exactly what I enjoy doing. My hopes to do several to start selling them. Thank you for your video.
Once you get into the routine, you can finish one quite quickly if you have time to consistently work on them. The hardest part is getting people to pay what they are worth. Yarn isn't cheap but people don't understand that. Let us know when you get started! Would love to see what you make :) Thank you for visiting with us today.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Oh you bet, I will. I think I could do this . I have seen a pen that helps so you do not tire your fingers wrapping on all them pegs. I will even try starting with hats etc loom, so that I can make bunch of them. My hopes I can get one soon. They cannot be that expensive. Do you have a place you feel has a reasonable prices for them?
I would try to get an average price based on your area if you wish to sell them locally. Go to some local craft malls/stores, church sales, etc. If you wish to sell them online, search the Advanced settings on the Ebay search engine for Completed/Sold auctions to get a good idea of the average sale price. This will be different based on design and fiber content of the hat/afghan, etc. I love making a ton of hats to give away to Senior Living Homes and Elementary schools. It's amazing how many kiddos lose or don't show up with hats. Schools are always happy to be able to give a free hat to a kid (I put mine in individual baggies for sanitary reasons for school storage). Have fun! :)
I'm am a new subscriber, I've work with the green loom, now is time to get the afghan loom. I love your tutorial. Stay blessed❣️
Thank you so much for subscribing and welcome to our channel! :)
I Love Love ❤️ your video!! Awesome job making the video so easy to understand. 👌👌👏👏The best video on the infinity loom on making a blanket!❤️❤️
Thank you, Tina. I tend to stick to the "unfancy" and just want to make things useful. I let the colors of the yarn be the "fancy". :) Thank you for watching!
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Hallo, i am from Denmark, and after i saw your vidieo i needed to buy a Afghan loom i finally got it, and i lovet et thanks
Oh, I LOVE hearing this! I hope you have a wonderful time experimenting and looming on your new loom! Happy afghan making! :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I just bought this loom and this how-to video is just what I need!
Yay! I'm so happy I could be helpful! Best of wishes with your loom!
Thanks so much you were by far the best instructor for me lol.Everyone else had me intimated to even try and made it look harder then it was.
Thank you so much for that feedback. That's what I want to do for others. Most of these handicrafts are not difficult, it's just a matter of how you're taught, terms used, etc. I am so happy you gave it a whirl and that you are finding happiness through creative productivity! Thank you for watching :)
Thank you for this tutorial. I was wondering if you could only use the E stich on an afghan. I see now you can.Those are beautiful blankets.Love the colors.
Thank you for joining us Arlena! The E-stitch is so versatile. I learned the E-stitch as the Stockinette stitch back in the 70s. With the exception of the figure 8 stitch for scarves, I only use the E-stitch in all of my projects. :) Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
Thank you for the great tutorial, explaining the steps was great and easy to understand, thank you Canterbury
I really appreciate you saying that and I'm happy I could teach :) Thank you for watching today :)
Lady Centerbury I told you was starting on on my Serenity loom a few weeks ago but the pegs keep coming out and I got frustrated so I ordered this loom on Monday so it will be her on Thursday. I hope I can get that end part like you do yours. I will let you know when I get started on it. Mines will be Purple and Gold since I am a LSU Tiger fan.
Oh, pegs coming out can be so annoying. I use spray Gorilla glue to spray down into the hole and re-insert the pegs. I believe this KB loom is all molded plastic though. Need to pull it out and examine it. You're going to have a lot of fun with this loom! Thank you for the update :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm I am sure I will. The Instructions on my Serenity loom said use LocTite Super Glue on the pegs. I was going to get some but I decided to get this loom instead. I already have other KB looms and the Kb Adjustable loom but my side part kept coming a loose. I think KB pegs are better when it comes to staying in over the other ones beside the Cindiwood looms as well. Do you ever use 2 strands held together on this loom or will it be too heavy?
I have used 2 skeins of less than 4 weight together. The 4 weight gives you a throw like weight to the afghan. If you want less "holes" in the weave and a heavier, denser blanket type afghan using 2 strands from 2 skeins is the way to go. It does slow the knitting process down though and the yarn becomes harder to pull over the loops...but that's just a matter of patience. lol.
That is amazing!!! Beautiful colors.
Thank you so much and thank you for hanging out with us today :)
I've been thinking about a loom for a long time and I hadn't seen the one that I decided on till I came across this one the KB super Loom I found it at my local thrift store for $4 it was the only thing in the Box and thank you for your instructions I have subscribed and hoping to get more Looms in the future thank you Kathy from Florida
You're going to love it! It's so much fun! Thank you for watching!
That is a very pretty Afghan. I mostly crochet mines but I bought the S Loom in blue and the Lb Adjustable All Purpose loom. I still have yet to really start mines on S loom. I have removed about 3 rows to start over since those inside pegs trying to do the Purl stitch give me trouble so I will practice a lot before I really start one.
I only use the E-stitch. I learned it as the Stockinette stitch back in the 70s and haven't found any reason to use anything else lol. Try the E-stitch. It's so much simpler and goes fast. Have fun with your new loom!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Thank you and I will try just that stitch along. Did you have problems with curling using just that stitch
No. I do cuffs at the top and bottom and have never had curling issues :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm ok I have to finish watching the whole video. I got sleepy and went to bed so I will re watch it over to see that part.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm my Infinity Loom arrived on Thursday evening and I just could not wait to open it and start working on it. I decided to do my 1st 4 rows in Knit, Purl, Knit , Purl to keep it from Curling. Then after that you do the 1st 4 stitches in Knit, Purl, Knit, Purl and in between do the knit stitch until the last 4 stitches and do the last 4 stitches in knit, Purl, knit, Purl. I will keep you informed as I get more rows in. I am on row 4 at the moment.
Thank you so much for getting back to my question. I'm still pretty new to loom knitting so I don't know all the names yet either I just know a few of them I do a garter Stitch border on my blankets which is the E wrap in the purl stitch looks really pretty. Thanks again for making the video your blankets look really beautiful I used 2 strands of yarn when making my blankets I thread them through a empty chemical pencil it makes the rapping go really fast LOL thanks again and keep up with making the great videos. 😀
Oh, yes, 2 strands works great too. I've made heavier ones with double strands, or just if I want a sort of tweed look with my colors. Thanks for the tips with the empty mechanical pencil. I'll try that. When I'm sitting in my chair in front of the TV I have yarn bowls I use, but those can't be picked up and taken with me if I need to go somewhere, lol. So happy you enjoyed the videos so far, Thank you for watching!
Wow that is a crazy looking loom. I've been loom knitting for about 2 years now. I look forward to watching this again when I get one.
Isn't it? When you first take it out of the box and look at it, it seems so crazy....but it doesn't take long to get into it!
I am starting my first blanket. I bought my loom at Joann's with my 50 percent off coupon. I think this loom is meditative and relaxing the way it swirls around.
Isn't it though? I love it too. I love that I can do something productive while watching TV. lol. Thank you so much for hanging out with us today! :)
I just got mine the same way I'm starting my first big afghan I'm wanting to make it a kings size but don't know how many skeins of yarn I'll need
@@tinadixon8056 Most afghan looms measure up to 60 inches. King mattress measurements are 76x80, Queen are 60x 80, Full is 60x 80 and Twin measurements are 38x75. There are many variations on these measurements by country and there are also California King, XL mattresses, etc. Do remember that your finished product will be slightly smaller than the loom as well. To get a larger size afghan (such as a King) you would need to loom knit 2 afghans and stitch them together.
We have an old Korean knitting machine that my mother in law gave me before she passed. It is all in Korean so it has stayed in its boxes for now. Once we have our final home I will have to dig it out and see if we can figure it out. Now I really wished I had her show me first. Well keep up the cool craft and farm videos!
Wow! That sounds really cool. I'd love to see that some day! Our youngest son is Korean. Thank you on the well wishes. :)
just a suggestion, maybe try finding some Koreans who can help you translate it, I'd love to see a pic of it some day
@@IAMdevilwomen She wouldn't even have to do that. There are tons of online translators.
I've got to get me one of these. Looks great. I want to use up all my spare yarn up as a blanket.
I do that a lot...that way nothing is wasted and you have another afghan to toss on the sofa! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
I had to laugh when you said please start with something smaller, I impulsively purchased the blanket loom looking for something easier on my wrist and elbow. I found out I have cubital tunnel syndrome, and I’m ALWAYS crocheting so maybe this will be fun adventure.
Years ago, my dr made me quit crocheting. I was having terrible pains in my hands (I have osteoarthritis) and he asked me what NEW things I had been doing. I had recently started crocheting. He told me to stop that. lol. The other skills didn't hurt because I had been doing them since childhood and my muscles, etc were trained to do those things but this new skill threw everything into a tizzy. lol. No harm in trying with the blanket loom! It's bigger so it may be easier to loop! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
Oh I am new to looming and. I hope to learn a. Few. Things. From you thanks for video from jodie have a nice day
Thank you so much for watching, Jodie!
Thank u so very much for learning to make a blanket on the loom!!!
Thank you for visiting with us today!
I have a very similar (or the same) loom, bought it off Etsy a million years ago...started with knifty knitter kit maybe 15 or so years ago and graduated to the larger S looms. very fun
I love this loom. I'm looking for one in wood. Never been a fan of plastic, lol....but you use what you have or can find! Thank you for visiting with us today!
It took 3 days to find your video, I wish I had found it on day 1. Thank you for your great instruction.
So happy to have helped! Thank YOU for watching :)
Can you take the blanket off the loom with moving the stitches back a peg and knitting over it. Like has been done with a scarf. Hope that makes sense
No, because you'd have to constantly be doing that. It would unravel. You have to loop through the peg loops with yarn to secure the end if you don't want to hand sew a cuff. Just moving them back on the peg and knitting over them, would essentially be the same thing you'd been doing. I hope that helps. Thank you for visiting today :)
So glad to find your video. I have been struggling trying to crochet a blanket. Its somewhat bulky yarn. I dont like how its turning out. I think it will look much better done on a loom using the ewrap stitch. I just picked this loom today. Yay for half off coupon. Not that its super expensive i just like a good coupon. So now i am going to pull apart my project only six rows into and start on the loom.
Yay! I'm happy you found us too! There are all sorts of fancier stitches out there, but for me the e-wrap gets the job done and it turns out nice. I wish you well on the new loom. I'm currently trying to destash by making several afghans for the holiday season. lol. Thank you for visiting with us today!
What a great tutorial! Thank you. I bought an Afghan years ago but it got the better of me lol. So I put it in cupboard never to be seen again. It’s becoming winter so I’ll start . I have used the circle looms and the larger addi 🇦🇺
I am SO happy to have given you some encouragement. Loom knitting is such a practical and fun hobby -- so many useful things can be made easily. I hope you finish that afghan :) Thank you so much for visiting with us today :)
im scared that im going to buy all of the supplies for this this weekend and start off my first project as an Afghan. RIP my inability to heed warnings. ty for this tutorial 💖
Don't worry! The great thing about loom knitting is if it isn't going well, you can unravel it all and start over! Unless you have a particularly difficult tangle, the unraveling can usually be accomplished by pulling the yarn out of the loops pretty easily. Maybe use some old yarn and practice a few rows first before starting with your planned project? I know you can do it! Don't give up :) Thank you for joining us today!
Mind blown right now at how amazing you are! Thank you for this.
Awww, thank you so much! Happy loom knitting! Thank you for dropping by :)
A garter stitch border for 3 inches will prevent the curling. Also the super streatchy bind off would be a easier cast off, so you couldn't have to cuff it. Anyways I love your blanket the colors are fantastic.
Thank you for watching!
I hope you still have these channels. I love the blanket, but you did not mention how you finished the sides.
No need to do anything to the sides. They form themselves as you knit. The finishing of the ends (top and bottom) is discussed in the video. Thank you so much for joining us today!
thank you for going so slow, I have a brain injury and I just bought one of these infinity looms, just measured it and the blanket I plan to make which will be a challenge with my adhd, according to my measurements the loom from 1 end to the other making a blanket is 8.3 feet, I plan to make it to fit my full sized mattress, any idea at how many skeins I'll need for that? the yarn I am using is a soft baby blanket yarn size 6 each one is 10.5 oz/300 grams approx 220 yards, so far I have 5 of them...with my brain injury I am not good at figuring this out on my own, can somebody please help me? this video will help me get started, just want all yarn before I start making it , please and thank you to anybody/everybody who responds.... to the maker of this video, can you tell us how big it was? how wide, long? please and thank you
The afghan in the demo video measures apprx 60 inches wide by 60 inches long. I used apprx 10 skeins of yarn. The variegated/self striping yarn is Mary Maxim's Baby Lollipop. Product info:
Yardage
250 yards(229 meters)
Unit weight
100 grams (3.53 ounces)
Gauge
15.0 sts = 4 inches
Needle size
US 7 - 4.5 mm
Fibers
100% Manufactured Fibers - Acrylic
I used mostly remnant yarn for the solid stripes, so I'm just guessing on those, probably equivalent of a 3.5 ounce skein or a little less. I'm not precise when I make afghans. I usually have a coordinating yarn, such as the Lollipop, that I buy skeins to use, and then I use up remnants in solid coordinating colors and I just loom knit until I am satisfied with the width of the stripe. Your loom sounds a bit bigger than mine, as I did the full loom (knitting board loom) and the widest my loom will make is 60 inches wide (which is 5 feet wide). Length is determined by how long you want it.
I think I will start with the green loom as the pegs are further apart. Otherwise, I found alot of tips on your channel. Thanks for sharing all your expertise.
Thank you for the positive feedback and for visiting with us today! Best of wishes with your loom knitting project :) Have fun!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarmdo you knit every single peg or do you leave one peg
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm i love your blanket you made
Thank you so much! Happy Holidays!
You legit answered the question I came her for basicly in your first sentence. I didn't think it would be so hard to find out if the "S" is left open or closed for a blanket
Yay! So happy I answered your question so you can begin your afghan adventure lol! Have fun and thank you for joining us today :) (For anyone wondering...you leave it open. A gap is necessary to make an afghan rather than a giant tube :) )
Thank you for the video. I just order me a Kb afagain blanket knitting loom from Amazon prime I will get it on Friday. I'm a crochet person and I do loom working. I crochet blankets now I want to make it on a kb afagain blanket knitting loom.
I find the loom is easier on my hand (arthritis) than crocheting was. I hope you enjoy the loom! Thank you for joining us today :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm how many yarn you need to have?
@@yarnworksbylydianannen3396 It's different for every afghan depending on weight of yarn, etc. I think I answered that somewhere in the comment sections for a more "average" type expectation. I have a tendency to make afghans from all my leftover odds and ends to use up my yarn.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Thank you when I get it tomorrow Amazon I know that I will be doing
Thank you for the tutorial! I've been looking at the instructions on my infinity loom for the longest time trying to understand how it works. I've used the round and flat looms but this was impossible to understand. I can't wait to make my first blanket with it! I crocheted a blanket for my son but it was granny square so I wasn't that into it.
I'm so happy I was able to make it make sense for you! Happy looming! Thank you for watching :)
I would not look forward to doing a basic bind off on a loom that large. Lol. Your technique was very interesting.
Thank you for visiting with us, Jon!
Thanks for this video and I love the blanket you made!
Thank you so much!
Hi I’m in the process of making a blanket with this type of loom it’s my first time using it I’m using a chunky yarn but I’m not actually sure about how big the blanket will be
It will be 60 inches wide if you loom the entire width. The length will be determined by you. I tend to knit longer than wide and I usually tailor it to fit the person I am knitting it for -- or I aim for around 6 feet because for the most part we grow'em tall in our family, lol. Thank you so much for watching today!
Tysm! Nice and easy lessons. Much Appreciated 🥰🙏🏻🥰
Thank you for joining us today :)
If you knit a row then purl a row knit a row purl a row etc. About 7 or 8 times you won't get a curl on the edges. For the sides the last 6 pegs alternate knit purl and they won't curl. Lastly I start at the triangle and go around and leave the 3 pegs before the triangle unused so I don't accidentally round knit the project.
Thank you! I don't ever get curl on the edges, but good to know! Thank you for watching, Tanks and Critters!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm yeah with a hem you will avoid it. I was just sharing how I avoid it without a hem. I'm making a blanket now and I'm planning a hem on this one.
Oh, I see what you mean now. I refer to the sides as the right and left sides of the blanket and the ends as the top and bottom of the blanket. So no curling on the sides, and the ends, you are correct, I avoid curling by having a cuff and a hem. I like the hems for their aesthetic value as well. I think it makes the blanket/afghan look more "finished", but that might just be a personal "like". Thank you for sharing! I love the helpfulness of our YT community :)
Hi! Thank you for the tutorial. Not sure if I missed it, but did you use the same stitch the same time? I am a beginner and I am wondering if I can make a blanket just using the E stitch.
Hello! Thank you for watching today. Yes. I only use the E-wrap stitch in ALL of my loom knitting videos. I learned it as the stockinet stitch in the 70s, but it is the same stitch as the E-wrap.
Very nice video!
Thank you and thank you for visiting with us today :)
I love your tutorial. I am brand new and this and am attempting a baby afgan. I'm doing fairly well. Question - I missed a flip but didn't know until I came back around to do the next flip. Can i pull the two bottom rows over my now 3rd row?
Yes, I've done that before, you really have no choice unless you want to unravel to that point. It sometimes will look a bit chunky or irregular where you do the double line, but it will work. Thank you for joining us today :)
Great tutorial. You do beautiful work!
Thank you so much and thank you for your support today! :)
I'm just starting to loom, I just wanted to know why you didn't cast-off, or use a different stitch to correct curling?
All of the terms don't concern me. I just do a simple wrap stitch and it works. I do what is simple and functional and looks good.
I was thinking the same thing. Everyone is telling me NOT to do the EWrap cast on it’s been preventing me from even starting a project on this. I don’t even mind a curling..
so far my blanket is almost 2 foot long, still a long ways to go, but I was wondering how do you deal with it when it gets to a longer length? even at what length it is now, it's becoming a pain in the butt to keep turning around to loom knit, I'd appreciate any advise you could give me...I ended up buying 8 skeins of that yarn I told you about last year....I'm at a lost at how to move this around when it gets longer..
You just have to keep moving it around. I sit in a lazy boy chair at night and work on mine, so I sort of spread the blanket out on my lap. It is challenging moving it around, but you just get used to working with it. I hope that helps :) I'm a quilter too, so I'm used to working with larger projects.
Beautiful Angie! That is a huge loom. I don’t have one of them
Thank you, Wendy. I love this loom. I love using up all my odds and ends yarn to make "leftover" afghans! Nothing goes to waste. Thank you for watching :)
I've been wanting to make an 80inch to 100incj blanket but I haven't figured out what loom I need and google been no help.
Any suggestions would be amazing thank you ☺️
I think the afghan loom is as big as you can buy as a "standard" loom. Other sizes and materials (wood/metal) are available but you have to really dig online to find craftspeople producing them. In the past, I've loomed 2 afghans and stitched them together to create bigger sizes. Use a busier yarn and it's not that detectable. Best of wishes with your search/project :) Thank you for watching today.
The loom I put on the Afghan loom keeps unraveling when I try to go the second round. I don’t know what to do. It doesn’t do it when making hats or scarves on the round loom or long loom.
It's all about tension as you go around. Once you get to the end of the second row, you must begin hooking/looping it over. It won't stay by itself. Thank you for joining us today!
Ok thx
So you have to hold it as you knit over it?
@@Bruiser89 I think your hands just do that naturally. Watch my hands as I go around. I think it just becomes "instinct" to hold the previous loop as you wrap the next one, and so forth. I show you how to do it in the video.
I finally figured it out! Thanks for the help everyone!
are u only making a brim on one side ? and leave the other side and it normal with the ewrap stitch how many skeins did u use ? I am using 4 ply yarn redheart ..
I knit a cuff on the beginning of the afghan, and then at the end, I turn it over and sew a cuff -- so there is a cuff on each end. I answer how many skeins I used somewhere in the comments a couple of times. It's usually different every time depending on the yarn used, etc. Thank you so much for visiting with us today!
Oh No I'm almost done with my blanket on this thing but i think i may have messed up ! I removed the last peg because after 3 times of continuing on instead of stopping I got aggravated ! So heres my question : I was doing a basic blanket using the e wrap and purl stitch method. Was I supposed to e wrap one direction and then purl stitch the opposite (counterclockwise ) direction ? Because thats what I did and now after almost 9 months I am very apprehensive that I have done it wrong :( it looks fine while it's still on the loom but oh my Lord if i have messed up I'm going to lose my mind ! Help please !!!!!
If you are forgetting to stop at the last peg, try using a permanent marker or red nail polish to draw on an arrow or line to indicate where you need to reverse your wrapping direction. I don't know the terms you're using, sorry! (e-wrap/purl). I just use the one wrap stitch. If it has a name, I never learned it. I just know when you get to the end of the loom you wrap the yarn around and go the opposite direction because you don't want to join the afghan sides together like you would a hat or sock. So, like you said, you go clockwise, then when you reach the last peg, you reverse and wrap counterclockwise until you get to your desired length. Then you use a needle and yarn to lift each loop from the peg and sew around the top (blanket stitch). Then you can fold it over and create a hem if desired (like I did in the video).
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Thank you so much for replying , I surely hope I can save this work since it has taken me so long to get here ! When I'm ready to take it off the loom I will post a picture , pray for me please ;)
I've been there -- and had to take out a huge portion of work and redo (on embroidery, sewing, knitting, quilting projects) throughout the years so I know your anguish! Saying a prayer all turns out well :)
you did it correctly. making a blanket is flat panel knitting (you knit left to right, back and forth, side to side), however you think about it, if in row 1 you knitted pegs 1-197 in ewrap stitch then for row 2 you purl stitched pegs 197-1 and kept repeating that then you did it right and created the garter stitch. i'm sure it turned out great. peace!!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm and Mary G thank you both , my " blanket " turned out to be the world's largest knitted tube lol 😁 But... Thanks to my husband I was able to cut it through the middle and make a pretty shawl ( he sews, I don't ) . I will post a picture when I can , I have started another blanket now doing it the right way 😊
Hi, I am happy to come across your video. I noticed the Shirley Temple doll you have. I have Shirley Temple doll too, from the early 60’s that I am thinking of giving her a new home. Would you be interested in purchasing her. If interested, I can send you pictures, she is 11" tall.
Thank you for the offer, and I'm sure you can find her a good home. I only collect composition 1930s Shirley Temple dolls. The best place to sell your doll would be Ebay. You can search Advanced, Sold 1960s vinyl Shirley Temple Doll to find the market value of your doll. Thank you for hanging out with us today!
Any tips if you miss a peg and don’t notice? I did that and had like 2 inches knitted but I did not know how to fix it with out pulling it all out.
I usually stop and just sew the hole closed at that point if I can't hook the dropped loop and loom it in. Thank you so much for joining us today :)
What stitch are you using e wrap or knit thank you I’m trying to make this afgan. Thank you
I believe it is the e-wrap. I learned it as the stockinette stitch, but I believe it is the same as the simple e-wrap.
Canterbury Trails Farm did u do that through the whole blanket
@@Amanda19824 Yes, that's the only stitch I use on all of my projects.
Canterbury Trails Farm thank you so much for replying
@@Amanda19824 Of course! Have a wonderful day!
Love your tutorial I'm going to try and make one
Awesome! Let us know how it goes! Thank you for hanging out with us today :)
Is there a way to make the end cuff the same as the beginning one (on the loom folded over rather than having to fold over and sew it)? Thank you!
No, you have to sew the last cuff. The first cuff can be loomed on the loom because you continue to knit the blanket, but the last cuff you are finished so there is nothing more to fold over and knit -- you would end up with a row of loops that would unravel. Thank you for hanging out with us today!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm thank you!!
What is the yarn weight? I've made scarfs hats bags baby blanket now I want to use my S infinity loom.
I think I answered that in another reply to a comment awhile ago, I think it might have been 4.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm thank you! I'm eager to start you are an awesome teacher ❤️
@@michelemarie180 Thank you, that's so sweet of you to say! Thank you for visiting with us today as well :)
hi Canterbury can you help me i have joined twice and how did you fix it on the afghan loom?
By joined twice, do you mean you continued around the loom instead of stopping at the end pegs and reversing? Sadly, once you've done that, the only way to correct it is to unravel the knitting back to the point where you kept on trucking around the pegs. I use something sharp to carve notches into the plastic beside the 2 end pegs so I know not to keep going. Other viewers have suggested nail polish (red and bright) or permanent markers to draw a line beside the 2 end pegs to indicate the stop and turn point. There's no real way to cut the yarn or anything like that without the rest of your work unraveling -- so, going back and undoing all the knitting and then beginning anew is the only way to fix it. If this isn't what you mean, I'm sorry I misunderstood and I'll try to answer your next question better! :)
I recently bought one of these because I broke my foot lol I have never made anything and it turned out good because of your tutorial. I havnt finished it yet as I can't really tell what you are doing to get it off the loom . What tool are you using? Do you have other videos that show it better how to take it off ?
I'm just using a long upholstery needle instead of the big plastic needles that come with the looms. I find the plastic ones snap under the pressure or I squeeze them too tightly. The loom removal is the same as for any loom knitted project -- just make sure you have about 70 inches of yarn to work with (the width of the project and some extra). Feed the loops that come from the pegs onto the yarn on your needle. When you have it off the loom, go back along that edge and whipstitch or blanket stitch the top (I have a video on blanket stitching). Then fold it over and sew a hem. I think my hat video and intro to loom knitting show the removal more close up -- and with a smaller project so it's easier to see. I hope that helps -- and that your foot heals fast! Congrats on finishing an afghan! :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm thank you so much for your reply ! Couldn't have done it without your video ❤
@@lindsaybirch1170 Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm just so happy I was able to help :)
Hi Canburay
I have put up some loom videos
I would like you have look at them at
The geelong
Looks like your afghan is coming along nicely!
can you do a chain cast on with this afghan loom ..just wondering if it will curl up?
I knit a cuff at the start and sew a cuff at the end, so there is no curling. Thank you for joining us today!
If I have this exact loom and want to make something less wide, maybe a scarf, how would I calculate how many pegs to use?
I would recommend a scarf loom for a scarf, but if you want to use the larger afghan loom, first you must remember that the type and weight of your yarn will change the thickness and loop size. Using a 198 peg KB afghan loom (60 inches wide loom) and a weight of 4 yarn my finished afghans turn out to be around 63 inches wide. They shrink or stretch out depending on how soon they've been washed and dried. How I normally figure it is, I determine how wide I want the item to be and then I typically add 2-4 pegs on each side of that measurement. There are math formulas online to figure it precisely but I don't use them.
So you are wrapping the the last peg twice and going back?
Yes, you reverse at the last peg. Don't join the last and first peg or you'll end up with a giant tube instead of an afghan. Thank you for visiting with us today :)
Yes?? Or no?
Ty
Ok got it now. Thank you
How many rows did you do for your fold. I know you said 3 inches.
I don't count rows. I measure. There may be a converter somewhere online that converts inches to rows though! Thank you so much for visiting with us today!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm ok thank you I will look for one.
One more thing how do you keep the side edges from rolling? Do you also just e-wrap the entire time?
I only use e-wrap on all of my projects. My side edges don't roll. Thank you so much for visiting with us today :)
I have a sloom and the peg broke off of it,any ideas on fixing it?my blanket is still on it how could I transfer it to another sloom....?
It would be nearly impossible to transfer the afghan from one loom to the other. Not impossible, but very difficult. You would have to align the loom pegs and transfer each loop to the other loom's pegs. It could be done, but extremely tedious. To fix a peg, I pick up looms at thrift stores to use as "spare parts". If you have a plastic or wood loom that has pegs inserted into holes, you can carefully pry a peg of the same size from another loom and insert it into the hole where the other peg broke or fell out (if there is a portion of the peg still in the loom, you will have to pry it out or pull it out with pliers, etc). Sometimes a little dab of super glue will help hold loose pegs in if you have one that pops out often. If you have a molded loom (all plastic with no inserted pegs), glue aside, I'm not sure there's a way to repair that peg short of drilling out the space where the peg was and inserting/gluing in a new peg. Thank you so much for joining us today!
If I wanted to make an afghan that isn't quite as wide as the loom normally makes them, can I just use less pegs or do I need a different loom? Great video btw! I was able to start my first knitting project after watching the beginning the few times and feel pretty confident about how it's going (now that I've restarted twice lol)
Yes! I have used this loom to make narrower lap throws and baby blankets. You can just use less pegs to get a narrower product. So happy you're feeling confident in your looming! Loom on! :) Thank you for joining us today.
Great tutorial! Are there other stitches we can do on this loom? I’m an absolute beginner and learned so much from your lesson.
Yes, there are, but I only do the e-wrap stitch. I figure it gets the job done so I stick with the one I do well. I'm happy you enjoyed the video. Thank you so much for your feedback! :)
Hey there 💛 can you tell me approx. how much yardage is needed for each of your projects and can you share the most cost effect options for yarn *I live in a remote Northern Ontario town in Canada.. So online or 1.5 hr. to Wal-Mart 💛💛 *we do go to the city every few months or so ... 😊 I was looking at yarn online and some are super pricey *but* I don't want to quit on my ideas before I start
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Yarn is super pricey. I tend to buy large lots on ebay, keep the word out to everyone in my personal circle that I'll always take free yarn, lol(and fabric), shop garage sales, thrift stores. I also like buying Mary Maxim's Yarn surprise boxes. Theirs are better than most company's yarn surprise boxes. Mary Maxim has sales quite often and I stock up then. I also shop Walmart for yarn. Usually the more natural and closer to the farm the yarn is, the more $ it will be. I save the expensive stuff for super special projects (and smaller in nature). I use my surprise box/garage sale/ebay finds for the larger projects so I tend to plan projects around what I have in my yarn bins and not the other way around. On how much I used for the afghan, here's info I posted earlier...I hope it answers your question. I generally don't keep track as I just craft from my yarn stash (couple big storage bins):
The afghan in the demo video measures apprx 60 inches wide by 60 inches long. I used apprx 10 skeins of yarn. The variegated/self striping yarn is Mary Maxim's Baby Lollipop.
Product info: Yardage 250 yards(229 meters) Unit weight 100 grams (3.53 ounces) Gauge 15.0 sts = 4 inches Needle size US 7 - 4.5 mm Fibers 100% Manufactured Fibers - Acrylic
I used mostly remnant yarn for the solid stripes, so I'm just guessing on those, probably equivalent of a 3.5 ounce skein or a little less. I'm not precise when I make afghans. I usually have a coordinating yarn, such as the Lollipop, that I buy skeins to use, and then I use up remnants in solid coordinating colors and I just loom knit until I am satisfied with the width of the stripe. Your loom sounds a bit bigger than mine, as I did the full loom (knitting board loom) and the widest my loom will make is 60 inches wide (which is 5 feet wide). Length is determined by how long you want it.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm great info thanks! I don't have my first loom yet! But the info i was going by was just a Google search 😊😊 so basically while I am saving my $$ for looms I should be starting a a yarn stash as well 💛💛🌻🌻 ...is dollar store an option I was going to peak around there and Wal-Mart as we are heading for one of our trips to the city tomorrow!!! 💛💛 as I have 2 kiddos graduating Jr High and High school so they need some fancy duds😉!! 😀😀💖
Nice afghan. Where did you get the large loom at if I may ask.
It's the KB Afghan Loom KB8000. Amazon has them, as well as Joann's I believe. Thank you so very much for joining us today!
how many skeins balls of yarn did u use? and what weight size? like 4 ply 3 ply
I believe I answer that somewhere in the comments. The weight is 4. Thank you for visiting with us today!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm this is the second time I've seen you comment this, I'm still scrolling trying to find the comment hidden in 300 comments..
This is actually my first loom project.
It's doable as a first loom project, just a little more complicated than starting with a hat. :) Thank you for watching!
me too
Beautiful yarns
Thank you! I love the bright colors. Thank you for hanging out with us today :)
Samantha from UK 🇬🇧 how do you stop your blanket from rolling back up.
I make the cuff on the top and sew a cuff on the bottom as shown in the video and I don't have roll problems. Thank you for visiting with us today :)
I accidentally connected my blanket twice and I’m not sure what to do now? Should I cut and sew or just take it all off and start again? It’s my first attempt and I feel so dumb! I was so careful I can’t believe this happened! I’m heartsick!
If it were me, I would take it off and start over. I know. Groan. You *could* cut and sew just the places where you connected, but there is a HUGE risk of unraveling and, if even if you get to it and sew it before it unravels, those spots are going to be forever weak and most probably the first time you stretch the afghan just a little too much or wash it, you're going to get holes. DO NOT feel dumb! The old saying, "practice makes perfect" REALLY is true. Consider this a learning experience. You will forever be mindful not to connect your two sides. I'm so sorry ....but you totally can do this! Unravel back to the first connect and then start over. You can do this! Let me know how it goes! Thank you for visiting with us today :)
Hi! This was so informative! I just had a quick question. I just got my loom and I’ve been watching a bunch of videos but I just can’t figure it out. For the first peg, do you use the slip knot as a loop or leave it on for project? I saw a couple videos that said don’t touch it but they were using a different technique than the e-wrap. It looks like you just used it as loop but I just wanted to make sure. I’ve restarted like 3 times with other mistakes and I’m always confused when I get to that part. Thanks!
I just use it as a loop that I loop in. Sometimes if a loom has a "holder peg", I start with that loop and eventually flip it into the knitting and knit it in. Sometimes I tie it in or sew it in later if I feel it looks "sketchy". Usually though, it's just the first loop in the project. I tie a little circle and that's the first loop. I hope that makes sense and helps! Best wishes on your project, and thank you so much for joining us today! :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm thank you so much!!
Thank you for the great tutorial. I have made three blankets on that loom, however one side always ends up tighter than the other. It looks as though you start looking over from end to beginning. Is that correct. I want to try again after watching your video 🙂.
I think that's a common problem, the one side too tight. The key is when you get to the "turn around and reverse knit" end of the peg row, to resist the urge to loop tightly. By end to beginning, to you mean the ends of the afghan? Definitely try again. You might also try one with chunkier yarn and see how that turns out. :) Thank you so much for watching!
I did my first row but now I can't get the bottom to loop over it seems like I've gotten it too tight
That's a common thing when first starting out. It takes a bit of practice to arrive at "just the right" loopage -- not too tight, but not too loose. I know it's a pain, but unless you can wiggle each loop over each peg slowly and carefully so the yarn doesn't break, the best thing to do is unravel and start over. Keep trying -- you'll get it :)
I am about a foot into my afghan, but just noticed I have four random small holes about half way down. What do I do? ignore it, rip it out back to the holes? , or what?? I have my Shirley Temple doll from when I was little. It is from the 1950's... I am 69. Yikes! Also, if I need too, how in the world do I start to take the yarn off? Thanks,
When this happens to me, I use the same yarn and just go in and mend it like I would if it were anything else. I try to simulate the loop of the weave. It's usually not detectable when repaired. I show how to take the afghan off the loom in the video, and how to sew a cuff to finish it off. That's awesome on your doll! Is your doll hard plastic or composition? I believe they switched to hard plastic in the 50s, and later in the 60-70s they switched to vinyl/rubber. Thank you for joining us today :)
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Thanks for the advice. Do I just use a long piece of yarn so that after mending, I can weave it in? My doll is hard plastic. I have several outfits too. The pick dress she came in, a red dress and the Heidi outfit. I kept all my dolls. I just tried mending and the holes look great. I was thinking I might have to undo the whole thing. Thanks sooooo much !! From Mary in the MO Ozarks, originally a St. Louis Girl
Glad I could be of help :) I always just tie it in a knot close to the mend and then cut it off (the piece of yarn used to mend). That's really awesome on your Shirley! Such a treasure!
Hi, great video but I just wanted to know... did you knit e-wrap knit stitches ALL the way??? what about curling? any curling issues? thank you in advance for a reply
Yes, I only use the e-wrap (stockinette) stitch. I do not have curling issues because I sew a hem at the end of the afghan as shown in the video. Thank you so much for joining us today!
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm Thank you.
When I wrap the reverse the bottom loop is so loose. How do I fix that?
I don't know. I've never encountered this problem. You should be wrapping the peg identically to how you wrap the other pegs.
i sooo badly want to make a blanket :) i have hat looms but not a blanket one
great video thank you very much
When you get that loom and give it a go, let us know how you did! Thank you so much for watching today :)
When casting on and working each round do you ever wrap the peg that has the triangle on it??
You wrap that peg, but you must leave a gap between the first and last pegs or else you''ll end up with a giant tube. When you reach the last peg, instead of continuing on to the first peg, you must reverse your knitting and knit back to the first peg, and vice versa.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm thank you so much.....this is my first time knitting a blanket. I seen your video and I ordered the loom kit,lol...
@@tinalancaster6857 You're going to have a lot of fun with this loom! Thank you so much for watching today :)
How did you change to different yarn
There are various techniques you can use for changing yarn. I prefer to tie a tight, small knot and push it into the knitting/weaving.
Should I use two strands of yarn or just one with this Afghan loom?
That depends on how thick you would like your finished afghan to be and how thick the yarn (heavier or lighter weight) is that you are using. For example, if you are using a 4 weight of yarn, if you use a single strand you will have a lighter throw type afghan. If you are using the same yarn, but use 2 or 3 strands, you will end up with a heavier, more densely woven afghan. If you are using the very thick, chunky yarns you will only need 1strand to make a heavier/denser afghan. So, it really comes down to the yarn being used. Thank you for watching today :)
Canterbury Trails Farm Thanks for the reply!
did you do all the stitsches e wrapping?
Yes, I learned it as the stockinette stitch some time in the 70s, but I believe it is the same stitch as an e-wrap stitch.
@@CanterburyTrailsFarm thank you
Loved the video. When doing the hem at just top & bottom.. did the sides curl??
No, the sides do not curl.
How would you do a scrap blanket
I use my scrap yarn to loom knit rectangles and I save those and then I sew them together in rows. Sort of like a traditional quilt. I hope that inspires ideas for you. Thank you for visiting with us today! :)