Knitting on a Loom

I didn't know anything about looms but they look cool.  I purchased a couple circulars for myself and after investigation and YouTube realized I wanted a rectangular one.  Luckily I got one for Christmas!  From what I've investigated/tried so far, there isn't a ton of variation like there is with two-needle knitting.  But this gives more variety for projects, is different and faster.  So far I've made two scarves and both were pretty awesome.

First the yarn gets woven through the pegs.  It is important to have yarn that is thick enough for the gaps in the pegs.  I ended up using four strands for my first scarf.  It worked out well because I wanted it to be a mix of black and pink so with the four strands I used three black and one pink - just for a little something extra.

From there you use a pick to pull the lower loop over the upper loop.  The scarf, or whatever you are working on) feeds through the gap in the middle of the two rows of pegs.  Similar to the double-sided knitting, it's almost as if the scarf has been "doubled up".  A cool thing is you don't have to be a "knitter" to do loom knitting.  Because of its simplicity, I feel like anyone could do it after being shown a couple times.

Here was my end result.  It almost looks like the yarn gets braided together...at least that's how I explain it.  I am giving this as a Secret Santa gift tonight and can not wait to see what the recipient has to say about it!  I picked the colors out with her specifically in mind...

I've slowed down a bit since Christmas, but I'm hoping the blog helps me continue knitting throughout the year.  I have a few shamrock scarves to work on, a hat and the blanket for the front room in queue right now.  Loom is about $15 (get a coupon from Michael's and it'd be even cheaper), yarn is on sale all over right now and start making your own, custom scarves in no time!