Hello! My name is Bethany Dailey.
I’ve loved crafts of all kinds for as long as I can remember. My love of yarns and crocheting began when I was about 7 years old. I am blessed enough to come from a family with a heritage of crafting and fibrelore. My childhood favorite blanket that I carried around until it hung in tattered rags, was one my Great Grandmother quilted for me, and then my mother re-covered; which by the way, I still own to this day 
I’ve always had the great example of “if something is worth having, then it’s worth creating yourself”. After multiple injuries to my wrists in 2003, resulting in 4 surgeries in the first half of 2004, my crafting came to a screeching halt. I had been in the middle of crocheting a sweater for my oldest daugher, and everytime I tried to pick up the hook for any length of time, I ended up very sore, to say the least. I despaired finding something… anything…I could enjoy as a creative outlet.
I first spotted those intriguing and colorful round looms at my local craft store at the close of 2004. I couldn’t resist taking them home to give it a try. It was love at first loop! And…I could knit without discomfort for good stretches at a time…I was elated!
I began teaching almost immediately, due to all the comments I kept hearing about the looms…”How on earth do you get those to work?” …”I’ve made 64 hats! Now what?!”…”Can you knit something other than a tube?” I took these questions as a challenge to create original projects that people would love learning, and that would contain new techniques valuable to their future knitting experiences.
I so enjoyed the fact that, like me, people of all situations and circumstances, could pick up those looms and find something to feed their creative appetites. I’ve had students from 5 years old to 82 years young!…students with hand and wrist problems that could finally create a project worth being proud of…students on a diet who needed something to do in the evenings to keep them out of the fridge!…the list goes on…
I hope you feel at home while exploring this blog and sincerely wish that you enjoy the projects that are to be found here. It is my goal to be a help to you in your future looming adventures, so that you too can say… “I’m Gettin’ It Pegged!”
Publications:
Publications Participated In:
Tweens Ribbed Tank Top
Pooch Parka
Felted Cat Cozy
Loom Knit Samples:
Blooms for Bethany
Cabled Socks
Fall ’07: Basket Weave Placemats
Winter ’07: Frosty Friend
Spring ’08: Loomy Jewelry & Learn to Knit Cables on Looms Book Review
Fall/Winter ’09: Bonus Design: Warm Woolies
Spring/Summer ’10: Itty Bitty Bags
Provo Craft Infomercial &
Provo Craft Tutorial DVD featuring 3 projects:
Ruff-les & Stripes Doggie Sweater
Beaded Butterfly Choker
Felted Wooly Pumpkins
What a wonderful page you have here Bethany!
Great Job!
looks good! its a lot of work. I like that you get free patterns! talk later J.J.
Hello! I have been an avid crocheter for many years. I tried knitting with needles once and didn’t like it at all. But I am very interested in at least trying loom knitting to see if I would like it any better. I think I might like it, since I enjoy making potholders with loops on a loom, though this may be a lot different. I think I may want to take a class to start out with and I see you are in Wash., but I’m not finding where in Wash. Can you give me an idea of where you are? I’m in the Port Orchard area. Thanks! Teri
Hello there! I,too, have been an avid crocheter, needle knitter for more years than I care to count. About 3 years ago a friend gave me a set of knifty knitters for Christmas and that was all it took! I have graduated to the DA looms and now the Kiss Looms that I just love. I am a member of the Yahoo groups for loomers and have done most of the patterns posted except the bunny family!-:) I am also in Washington (Shelton). I am waiting for an invite to join this group.
Have a good day
Sydney G
Hi Bethany! I didn’t realize you had wrist injuries. I love the looms for the same reason–finally able to craft something and enjoy it, pain free! Thanks for all the work you do! And BTW love Spencer the Spider–cute little guy!
Hi Bethany,
I have started a new web site and there are links back to yours. You have free patterns on your site do you mind if I put them on my site for newbies with your name on them?
Please let me know.
An old friend and a new one.
Marcy
Loomaddictschatgroup@yahoo.com
KniftyKnitterLoomaddicts@yahoogroups.com
i am a begginer and i have a few questions, are those baby booties hard to make?
and the new book isea has put out what kind projects does she have i have her other 2
Hi Bethany! Thank you so much for putting together such an organized and informational website. I think I’m really going to learn a lot from your site!
Unfortunatly I did not grow up in a crafty family so I’m starting from scratch with a bit of help from my mother in law.
I’m excited to try some of those fun projects, and thanks again!
Laura Chin
Wow, Bethany! Thank you for sharing your talent with all of us loomies! I just printed out your free mitten pattern and am mustering up the courage to give it a go. Love your projects- they’re all so beautiful! Thanks again.
Love your site Bethany. Where are you in WA? I am west of Portland. Looking for other loomers close by to get together with.
Carol
In the 3rd video of the Scrubbie – O’s video you use a needle that looks like the eye is fishing line or something lol… Where on earth did you buy it? I looked for one EVERYWHERE and noone even knows what I’m talking about!
What type of loom are your chunky slippers knitted on? I only have the KK looms.
Hello, Susan!
The Chunky Slipper Socks are made on the small blue round Knifty Knitter loom….so you should have exactly what you need.
Bethany~
hi,
i just watched your tutorial for making the scrubbies (kitchen/bath biscuits) and was confused on how to make the 8 wedges. Do you just keep going from start to finish like you did in the video (doing the same steps over again 8 times?) – never removing the thread and re-winding (e-wrapping) it? Very good tutorial by the way!! I’m excited to make these for birthday gifts
Hi, Cammi!
I’m very glad you enjoyed the project and the tutorials!
You are correct in your understanding of the procedure to make the Scrubby…you’ll just continue with each wedge in turn, without cutting any yarn, building the next wedge right onto the previous one…easy peasy and quick as a wink! 
I gave some of these out at Christmas gifts…they’re so useful to have around.
Bethany~
Hi,
Ive just watched your video on the scrubby-o’s. i just don’t get how you miove from one wedge to the next. I’m very new to looming.
I’d apprecite your help.
Thank yoy
Jade
Hi Jade! No problem at all:
For the Scrubby-O’s…when you complete one wedge, you just start over with the same exact instructions that you used for the first wedge to create the second one. Don’t cut the WY, just start building right on top of the original wedge that will still be on your loom, and use the exact same pegs as you used before. Hope that helps!
Bethany~
Hi, nice to meet you !
Hi Bethany,
I love the website! I wanted to know if I could link your website to mine as an ad? I’m getting my site up and running, building my own pages and database and wanted to start putting up ads of fellow loom-knitters’ websites. Please let me know. Thanks!
Many moons ago I had a round wooden “loom” just a few inches high with the inner open only 1-2 inched with 4 pegs (actually like finishing nails) on which I made a long braided type yarn chain which I then shaped into a circle. This was then sticthed with yarn to keep the concentric circles together. This made a chair pad of the size desired.
Do any “seniors” remember this or does anyone know what I refer to? I no longer have any instructions but do have the wooden “loom”. I wanted to get my grandaughter started on chairpads but need instructions.
Help! Anyone!
Thanks,
Ginny
Hello Ginny!
You’ve hit on a great subject! Spool knitting has been around a very long time and is actually pretty much the same thing as loom knitting, just on a smaller scale.
Here are a bunch of video tutorials on Youtube about how to use knitting spools: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=spool+knitting+instructions&aq=2
Enjoy passing this fun craft along to your grandkids! Bethany~
Hello,
I have been trying to view the video for making the scrubby-O’s,
however i am unable to view – do U happen to have video U can send me
or another link i can try???
Thanks in advance,
Jodi
Jodi, sorry about the trouble…it probably has something to do with your internet speed or bandwidth. Technology, what a pain it can be sometimes, but oh what blessing too, lol.
Maybe if you try to go to my Youtube channel it would work better: http://www.youtube.com/user/GettinItPegged
All my videos are listed there, so just scroll down till you find what you’re after. Hope it works better for you!
Bethany~
Hello,
Thanks – I did find the video on you tube… I purchased the how to bead with looms – can’t wait to try it… Just wanted to be sure I understand that U will be sending me a PDF is that correct??? Looking forward to getting the supplies to get started!!!
Jodi
Hi Jodi!
Yes, you’re exactly correct…the tutorial has been delivered to your personal email…Enjoy!
Bethany~
Bethany,
I just wanted to thank you for your cable videos. I have tried to make your mug huger before and had to give up. Thankfully, someone on KKLK yahoo group was asking about it and a member posted a link to your videos–they are GREAT! I don’t know how I missed them before but I’m sure glad I found them. You look ambidextrous! I love your hints and tips too. You are officially one of my heroes.
Pat H.