How to make my knits titer on the knitting loom?
Posted on October 30th, 2009 by admin
For knitting with the knifty knitter (long loom), if I buy a smaller loom (10") will my scarf knits be titer? I don’t like it so loose.
If you use a thicker yarn, the knitting will be tighter. Also, the stitch you use affects the tightness of the knit fabric. The directions tell you to wrap the pegs in a curlicue fashion, going past the peg then wrapping around the peg so the yarn crosses over itself before going to the peg on the other side of the board. Wrap the loom in a zig zag manner instead, following the same order of the pegs. This will give you a tighter stitch, which will also result in a narrower scarf.
Another way to get a tighter knit is to use a loom with smaller diameter pegs, pegs that are closer together, and/or boards that are closer together.
October 30th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
no it’ll still be the same b/c the pegs are placed the same distance apart. I find that if i use 2 strands of yarn it seems to be more tight than just one strand
References :
October 30th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
If you use a thicker yarn, the knitting will be tighter. Also, the stitch you use affects the tightness of the knit fabric. The directions tell you to wrap the pegs in a curlicue fashion, going past the peg then wrapping around the peg so the yarn crosses over itself before going to the peg on the other side of the board. Wrap the loom in a zig zag manner instead, following the same order of the pegs. This will give you a tighter stitch, which will also result in a narrower scarf.
Another way to get a tighter knit is to use a loom with smaller diameter pegs, pegs that are closer together, and/or boards that are closer together.
References :
http://www.loomknitting.com/catalog.php?category=10
http://KISS-looms.com