Loom Knitting

Last Minute Slouchy Hat. Video LAL Part I

Video Loom-a-long for the Last Minute Slouchy Hat is up!

In part one, we cover set up of the loom and we work through the first 8 rounds of the hat. At the end of Part I, you will have the brim done--the part with the ribbing of the hat. 

Gather your materials and let's get started!

Part II will be up by Friday, March 16th. Come back and see how to finish your very own slouchy hat.

 

 

Last Minute Slouchy Hat Pattern for All-n-One Knitting Loom

It was Tuesday morning and it was my turn to carpool the kids to school. I was running around like crazy that morning and I hadn't even had a chance to change out of my pajamas. 6 kids were in the car waiting for me and the clock was ticking. I didn't had a chance to go upstairs and brush my hair and make myself look half-decent, but as I was going out the door, I saw my slouchy hat and put it on. In a second, I went from looking disheveled to presentable and that my friend's is how the name of the slouchy hat came to be. It is my last minute emergency tool! I love it! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Materials

Loom: All-n-One Loom

Stitches: k, p, e-wrap, k2tog, yo.

Yarn: 130 yards of worsted weight
yarn. Araucania Aysen was used in sample (Less than 1 skein).

Notions: Knitting tool, tapestry
needle, and removable stitch marker.

Gauge: 8.5 sts= 2 inches in double ribbing

Size: Fits up to a head circumference of about 21 inches.

Level: Intermediate

Notes: Working clockwise around the knititng loom. The ribbing section is done with the knit stitch, may substitute with the flat stitch or the u-stitch. The rest of the hat is done with the e-wrap stitch. Important: Note that on Round 11, we move the first stitch one place to the left (clockwise) to keep the pattern slanted. We will use the stitch marker to keep track of our new Peg 1 position. We keep moving it after each pattern repeat so each time you do a row 11, you move the stitch marker over to mark the new Peg 1 position.

Knitting Loom Settings: set the knitting loom to 80 pegs (35 on each of the long rails and the two sliders). 

Abbreviations:
k=knit stitch
p=purl stitch
k2tog=knit two stitches together
yo= yarn over (simply e-wrap the peg that needs the yarn over)

Directions

Cast on 80 stitches, join to work in the round. Place stitch marker on 1st peg.

Round 1-8: *k2, p2; rep from * to the end of round.

Round 9: *yo, k2tog; rep from * to the end of round.
(How to:  *Move the loop from the first peg over to the second peg, first peg is empty, second peg has 2 loops on it. E-wrap the first peg thus creating the YO. Then ewrap the second peg, lift the bottommost two loops off the peg. Repeat from * to the end of round)

Round 10 and 12: Knit with the e-wrap method.

Round 11:  Move stitch marker one peg to the left (peg 2). This peg (peg 2) becomes Peg 1.  *yo, k2tog; rep from * to the end of round. (How to: see Row 9 on the break down).

Round 12: Knit with the e-wrap method.

Repeat Rounds 9-12: until item measures 9 inches from cast on edge.

Bind off with gather removal method.

Steam block to open the lace, be careful not to steam the ribbing portion as this will loosen the stitches.

Wanna do it but are worried about not being able to crank it out, no worries! Check back next week for a how to video :)! I got ya covered! In the meantime, go order your loom and your yarn and we'll see ya next week.

Happy looming!

 

 

Freebie! Brimmed Beanie

I love St. Patty's Day. I am not Irish, but I love this holiday, perhaps is because green is one of my favorite colors, or perhaps it is because of the saying "Kiss me, I'm Irish". Whatever the reason, it brings you one of my favorite patterns as a giftie to you.

Enjoy!

Pattern Information

Knitting Loom
41 peg, large gauge loom. Sample was knit using Yellow Knifty Knitter Loom

Yarn
Super Bulky, 100% merino wool 90 yards per skein 150 grams per skein.  Sample was knit using Malabrigo Rasta in Electrica, 1 skein.

Other
Knitting tool, tapestry needle, removable stitch marker.

Skills knowledge
knit stitch, purl stitch, knitting a flat panel.

Level
Advanced beginner

Pattern notes
The item is worked flat for the brim and then it continues in the round for the body of the hat.

Abbreviations

k: knit stitch (not e-wrap). Flat stitch may be used.

p: purl stitch

co: cast on

To cast on a stitch at the beginning of a row, such as CO1, simply take the yarn to the next empty peg and e-wrap the peg.

Rep: repeat

Note: Items inside brackets [ ] should be repeated the number of times indicated outside the brackets. Example [k2, p2] 4x means k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2, k2, p2

Directions

Brim

Work a flat panel as follows: cast on 12 stitches (from left to right).

Row 1: p

Row 2: k

Row 3: co1, p to the end

Row 4: co1, k to the end

Rep Rows 1-4: 1 more time (16 sts total on the loom).

Body

At this point, continue knitting in the round as follows:

Next: [k2, p2] 4x. With e-wrap method, cast on all around the loom to begin working in the round. Place a removable stitch marker on any of the stitches on this round to mark the round.

Next round: [k2, p2] 7x. p1. [k2, p2] to the end of round (3x).

Next three rounds: rep last round.

Next round: knit to the end of round

Rep last round until item measures 6.5 inches from marker.

Bind off with gather removal method.

Block lightly.

 

Note: this pattern will be available FREE only through the month of March 2012!

Enjoy! :)

Loom Knitters Circle Winter 2012

Loom Knitters Circle magazine, Winter 2012 issue has been launched! Go check it out! I have four of my designs there :)...free! Or you can purchase a copy of the mag in PDF and get all the patterns in one single file and store nice and safely in a binder for future use.

 

Garter Amidst Ruffles

Another fabulous way to use the lovely ruffle style yarn! It is quick and it is so lovely!

Project Information

Knitting loom: Large gauge knitting board with a set of 8 pegs.

Yarn: 1 skein of ruffle style yarn. Project was knit using Starbella.

Notions: knitting tool

Instructions

Using the top row of the netting, cast on 8 stitches

Row 1-8: Knit in Ruffle Style
Row 9: Knit with e-wrap
Row 10: Purl
Repeat Row 9 and 10: until it measures 18 inches from Row 9.
Next: Work 8 rows in Ruffle style.
Bind off with basic bind off method.

 

Earflap Hat Calculator

I found this spreadsheet on creating earflap hats on the loom. It has a basic formula where you plug in numbers to create an earflap hat.

The file also has some of the most popular hat numbers in the loom knitting industry along with the earflap width, front gap and back gap.

Enjoy!

Formula to Loom Knit Earflap Hats

 

Don't feel like doing the math? No worries. Enter your own number and let the generator provide you with the numbers you need.

 

 

Drop Stitch Scarf Pattern

 

Simple and fast! t can be done in just a few hours!

Materials:

• Knitting loom with at least 16 pegs
• 82 yards of ribbon style yarn
• Knitting tool

Skills knowledge: knit stitch, purl stitch, yarn over, knitting a flat panel

Download your Drop Stitch Scarf pattern!

Video: Added a how-to video on doing the Drop Stitch. Note--pattern only demonstrates the stitch pattern, not the entire project.

Enjoy!

Fluffy Pleats

Another gorgeous yarn came rolling down my way. Tinseltown yarn. I couldn't pass it up! It kept taunting me with its fluffy, silvery pleats. I had to have it! I saw it a few weeks ago at my local yarn store and I just couldn't forget about it. Days will pass and the fluffy pleats kept coming back to my mind. Finally, this weekend I gave up and went and got a couple of skeins. I was not disappointed! I LOVE IT!

If you are a needle knitter, it is pretty simple to use and you can find a few videos online on how to use it. Loom knitters, don't despair. I've got you covered. I have written a pattern and prepared a video for you. Again, this is the way I use the yarn, there are other ways out there so feel free to experiment and find the one you like the most.

 

Another Oldie--Mock Cable Hat

I guess most of my patterns from 2005 are hidden in my pattern files somewhere in my old computers. My Boyo was little and he was always my little model and victim to my knitted items. Hope you enjoy this one. If I ever get a chance, I would love to redo this one with a lighter color yarn. I remember that I redid this one for my little girl in a lighter color but I can't find the picture.

Here is another hat that came about from the same design stages, my litle girl is modeling it...they were so little my two little ones. I can't find the pattern for the beige one but I think I can write it out from the picture.

 

 

Download Mock Cable Hat

 

Happy Looming!!!

 

In search of Squiddy

This is an old pattern...I am talking about 5 years old. Someone asked about it and I had completely forgotten that I had it. It is not in the Free patterns area nor in the blog. I am sticking it in here until I can update the Free Patterns area.

Download Squiddy Scarf

Enjoy!

ps: ignore the fact that I look like a whale.