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Max
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08-12-2000

Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 2:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Are you a fan of loom knitting, also known as rake knitting or knitting without needles? Whether you have a set of Knifty Knitter looms or a host of other options, let's share patterns and ideas!

Max
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08-12-2000

Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 2:02 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Here's a pair of baby booties I just finished for my boss's new little girl.

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booties2

These were made with one strand of 2-ply alpaca yarn (light but very warm) on a Decor Accents fine-gauge baby booty loom. Took a total of about three hours to make the pair.

Max
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08-12-2000

Saturday, December 24, 2005 - 2:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
And here's a baby afghan I made a while back for another friend who had a little girl. This one is done on a Decor Accents small-gauge baby afghan loom (it's sized so you can make the blanket all in one piece -- no sewing seams!

baby blanket

This one is a waffle-stich pattern that I adapted from a needle-knit pattern I had around the house.

Gradstudent
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07-10-2005

Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 6:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gradstudent a private message Print Post    
Max,

I have a set of Knifty Knitter looms - the round ones that make hats. (And that is all I know how to make with them.) :o)

Some of the ladies from church and I make hats with them for the nearby homeless shelter, and they are a perfect project. I started helping last year, and they are fast and easy and we get lots done!

Max
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08-12-2000

Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 10:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Cool! There are so many things you can make with the Knifty Knitter (KK) looms. Have you learned now to make a flat panel instead of a tube? You just go back and forth instead of connecting and going all the way around. Once you can do a flat panel, you can make scarves or panels that can be sewn together to make an afghan or a variety of other things.

There are a number of Yahoo Groups where information and patterns get exchanged. THere are at least two that are devoted completely to the KK looms. You might want to check that out for some tips.

THere are also excellent instructions and mini-movies of how to cast on, bind off, do the purl stitch, etc. at Decor Accents website. That's where I have purchased the looms I used to make the items above.

Aside from the round looms, there are also knitting boards that allow you to make a double-sided piece. These are great for very warm scarves and, on the longer looms, shawls and other things. I designed a pattern on a board for what I call a Semaphore Scarf ('cause it reminds me of natutical flags) that I've sold a few copies of.
semaphore scarf

I'm now learning to knit things with wool yarn and then wash them in hot water to create felted items. Once I get better at it, I'll try to design some purses and such. I'm making an iPod case that way now (hopefully, if it turns out right).

Enjoy!

Max
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08-12-2000

Saturday, March 11, 2006 - 10:42 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Oh, forgot to add that I just finished my first prayer shawl, too, using a loom specially made for that by Decor Accents. A group of us at my church are working on these. They will first go to birth moms who are giving their child to adoptive parents so that they have something to take home from the hospital that they can hug. Others will go to folks who are experiencing difficult times or loss. :-)

Max
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08-12-2000

Sunday, March 12, 2006 - 6:35 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Here's something I did today. A felted bag -- just the right size for iPod Photo and headphones or for a cell phone, change purse and lipstick. :-)

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Juju2bigdog
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10-27-2000

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 7:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Juju2bigdog a private message Print Post    
Oh, very cute, Max!

Landi
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07-29-2002

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 8:50 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i wanna do this! i wanna make scarfs! i wanna make afghans! can you make sweaters too?

Max
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08-12-2000

Monday, March 13, 2006 - 9:38 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Yes, Landi, you certainly can! Check out this website for more info and even mini movies of how to do things. There's a sweater pattern you can buy or, as you learn to adapt from needle knitting to the looms, you can just wing it! That's what I did on the little bag, just started knitting using basic principles and viola! :-)

If ya'll lived closer, I'd have a workshop and teach you as much as I know. (Should take at least five minutes. LOL)

Puppylov3
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01-26-2004

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 7:46 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Puppylov3 a private message Print Post    
thanks for the link! (yes I have a knifty knitter set)

Landi
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07-29-2002

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 8:44 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
max, how long did it take for you to make the afghan? where did you buy your loom for that?

also, OT, are you going to cruiserfest?


Max
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08-12-2000

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 9:13 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
It took me a while to do the baby afghan. Don't remember how long. :-) I would be faster at it today than I was then 'cause I have more experience. The loom came from http://www.dalooms.com where I buy all my looms.

OT, No, I won't be going to Cruiserfest. It's gotten too big and it's too hot down there and, most importantly, money is tight for me now. :-)

Landi
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07-29-2002

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 9:19 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Landi a private message Print Post    
i'll check out that website.

OT: cruiserfest wasn't hot at all last year. as a matter of fact, it was quite cool. and the money thing is correct, it IS expensive, cuz you can't resist all the cruiser goodies! i'll miss seeing you. if you check out this link, http://www.northbayptcruisers.com/nbc_2005_new_026.htm

then you'll see my car! i was car of the month last month.


Gradstudent
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07-10-2005

Tuesday, March 14, 2006 - 12:10 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Gradstudent a private message Print Post    
Max,

Your work is just beautiful! I'll look into trying the new things that you suggested. I really do want to learn to do different things. Well, maybe after his semester is over...

Jeneane
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05-18-2005

Friday, June 09, 2006 - 7:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Jeneane a private message Print Post    
I just stumbled into this thread and I am so inspired. I just learned how to loom knit a couple of weeks ago at our monthly women's evening at church and I love it. It is very relaxing. I am only up to the hats and scarves but this has gotten me more excited with the potential. Thanks.

Max
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08-12-2000

Saturday, June 10, 2006 - 7:51 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
WElcome to the insanity, Jeneane! :-) You can see my latest experiments on my blog: Knit for Joy.

Max
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08-12-2000

Friday, August 04, 2006 - 2:33 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Just FYI, I just updated my blog with my latest projects. :-)

Jeneane, if you want to see some really cool looms and the things you can do on them, check out Decor Accents. They have all kinds of different looms and gauges, even ones you can make socks with using one strand of sock-weight yarn. :-)

There are also patterns available at Loom Knit, including a couple of mine.

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Monday, November 06, 2006 - 12:32 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
You do great work, Max. Thanks so much for the links.

Max
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08-12-2000

Monday, November 06, 2006 - 12:55 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Thanks, Chiliwilli! I've been needle knitting lately, but my looms are still active, too, just put on the back burner until I finish some Christmas projects. :-)

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Monday, November 06, 2006 - 12:59 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
I am crocheting an afghan right now. I haven't done anything in a while so I'm a little rusty. I do needle knitting and a little machine knitting. All my crafting buddies have relocated (military) and its fallen by the wayside for a while. My DIL is interested in crafting so maybe we'll get it going again. I bought her some yarn, needles and a how-to book but I don't think she made any progress. She didn't live here then but now she does. We'll work on it.

Max
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08-12-2000

Monday, November 06, 2006 - 1:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
Watch out, it can become addicting! LOL I've crocheted since I was a kid. Can't even begin to count the number of afghans I've made! I have a knitting machine, too, but haven't used it in, literally, years. Keep meaning to sell it, but never get around to doing that. :-)

Good luck with your DIL! I learned the "correct" way to needle knit this summer from a DVD and now it seems easy. I always was clumsy with it before. :-)

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Monday, November 06, 2006 - 2:18 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
Oooooh, what is the 'correct' way? I'm sure I do it wrong but I taught myself when I was about 8. Are you talking about when you yarn over? I have take one hand off to do it. Is that what you mean? Where did you get the DVD?

I haven't used my machines in years either until a couple of years ago I made a bunch of gold/burgundy striped neck scarves like Harry Potter wears. I did that on the bulky machine with the ribber so they were thick and totally tubular. I also have the regular machine with an attachment that knits for you but it is too, too noisy. I prefer hand work because it keeps my hands busy when I'm watching tv.

I have made many baby blanket afghans, full size afghans, and sweaters for me and my friends. My problem is I make something and someone loves it so much I have to give it to them. I hardly have anything in my home that I have made myself.

Max
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08-12-2000

Monday, November 06, 2006 - 12:14 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Max a private message Print Post    
I know what you mean about giving things away! I feel stingy when I keep things sometimes, but what the heck! :-)

When I taught myself to knit years and years ago using books, I never learned how to hold the yarn efficiently. That's what made needle knitting so awkward because, like you described, I couldn't figure out how to keep my hands on the work and do the yarn overs all at the same time.

At the Flock and Fiber Festival, I bought this DVD to learn how to knit in the Continental style where you 'pick' the yarn instead of 'throw' it. I had read about this style and it seemed very efficient. The DVD is wonderful and I learned quickly how to manage things. Now I can knit with needles fairly quickly and efficiently and don't feel awkward about it at all. :-)

Chiliwilli
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09-04-2006

Monday, November 06, 2006 - 4:32 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Chiliwilli a private message Print Post    
LOL. I got a picture of lassoing when I read 'throw it.' I can't help it. Too much cold meds, I guess. I'm a thrower. I've tried the other way but since I've never had an example of how to do it, I must be doing it wrong as it feels awkward when I try.

When someone admires my work a lot I feel like they should have something they really love and I think I can always make another one but I never do.