Book by Kathy Norris

I am getting daily emails from people wanting to know how to do everything under the sun on their knitting looms. And while I am flattered, they are often further ahead on the learning path than I am so it's not much help. But I just bought this book "More Knitting Wheel Fashions" so I plan to catch up with them so I can be more useful.

Knitting Wheel Fashions

I got a new loom knitting book called More Knitting Wheel Fashions by Kathy Norris. This is going to fill in some of the blanks in my knowledge I hope. It has 18 new projects. I'll have to keep my eyes open for Knitting Wheel Fashions, which I assume came out already. This does seem to have pretty clear instructions so we'll see how it goes. It has patterns for scarves, socks and hats and a baby section. It's by Leisure Arts. I've enjoyed many of their books. I really like the black and white checkered scarf on the front cover. Must be a throwback to my days as a mime.

Wooden Knifty Knitter Rip off Looms

I was browsing the booths in Quartzsite AZ when I came to one with a sign that said 'material'. So I beelined it for the entrance.
I instantly spotted some items made on a Knifty Knitter loom. But wait...it wasn't the Provo Craft Knifty Knitter loom. The artisan had obviously taken a set of Knifty Knitter looms and copied them slavishly to make wooden looms. Personally I would much rather have them in wood for period encampments like SCA and primitive gatherings. But it gauls me to the core that this couple ripped off the KK loom designs and made it their own. They even sell the round looms in a set of four just like the plastic looms. And they have the long loom version as well.

Now I know knitting looms have been around a very long time and there are wooden ones out there. And maybe I'll get one some day. I've seen some on Youtube. But sooner or later Provocrafts is going to get wind of those guys and sue their little arses off. Ugh. So needless to say I didn't buy one. Also, wood is heavier than plastic so a little more tiring to use I am sure.

More on the KK scarf

I'm over half done with the Buttery Sunshine scarf. I love the wonderful texture of it. The next hurdle will be figuring out how to get it off the loom without dropping any of the stitches.

Double knitted yellow scarf

I worked with the pink long loom tonight trying to make some progress on a double knit scarf I decided to call Buttery Sunshine. I can't believe I have two yellow projects going right now and yellow is not even one of my favorite colors. I have this scarf which is yellow ombre yarn double stranded with plain yellow, and I'm also knitting a sweater with yellow double stranded with a multicolored yarn with some yellow in it. I need to finish the scarf because it's part of a tutorial I wrote and people want to know how to take it off the loom and I don't know how yet because I haven't gotten to the end yet. But I knew if I waited until the end to write the tutorial, I could very well forget how I started the beginning in the first place. At least I remembered how to keep going from where I left off many months ago. I really should finish projects faster so they don't fall between the cracks.

Follow the green strand of yarn

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Red Loom Hat

Yesterday I finished my red loom hat that I started for the tutorial. It's 16" in diameter, making it too big for a baby and too small for a child, so I'm hoping it will fit a toddler. But seeing how I don't have any toddlers to try it on, I'm a little hazy.