Then, you return to working all of the stitches for the foot of the sock. You continue knitting and purling to create the cuff of the sock and then, just like knitting, you work a limited number of the stitches to form the heel. Each stitch is created by pulling the working yarn through the stitch on the loom, using the hook:Įxactly how you manipulate the hook & yarn determines whether you produce a knit or a purl stitch. You begin by ‘casting on’ the stitches:Įven though the actual motion for casting on stitches with the loom is different from knitting, the philosophy is the same, and the procedure is well-explained in the DVD.Īfter the initial cast-on, you begin ‘knitting’ your sock. The remaining steps mirror the steps involved in knitting a sock. Fear not… this step is easy: you simply follow the calculations provided in the kit, and slide the center bar to the proper position. The first step in using the loom is to set the knitting board so that it creates an appropriately sized sock for your foot. How the loom worksĪ properly-fitting sock needs to be the appropriate size: so that it’s small enough to fit snugly, but not too small so that it doesn’t fit. The DVD is neatly divided into sections (casting on, the knit stitch, turning the heel, etc.) and gives complete instructions for operating the loom. However, the loom is quite hefty: constructed with solid wood and very secure and sturdy pegs. For less than $30, you could picture receiving a flimsy loom or a shoddily-produced DVD. I was surprised by the high quality of each of the components. The kit contains an adjustable knitting loom (the center bar on the board pictured slides so that you can get exactly the size sock that you want), a hook (that you use to make stitches on the loom) and an instructional DVD. I was intrigued when I saw the Authentic Sock Loom Knitting Board, which allows you to make socks without knitting! I had to give it a try! Almost every crafty person I know has, at some time or another, thought of making their own socks.
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