What other looms are out there?…a peek into a little Q&A session :)

Posted on April 22, 2012 by gettinitpegged

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 New comment on your post "Martha Stewart tries her hand at Loom Knitting~" Comment: Hi Bethany I noticed that DA Looms' website shows that the store is closed and I LOVED those looms! So I came across this blog in search of a new place to get my looms. I'm looking for something similar to the FG Baby Afghan loom, would the MS loom be similar to that in any way? I was looking at the oval picture of the loom with your cat, would that be about that size? If not, do you know of anywhere I can get FG and EFG looms that would be similar? This loom looks like it offers so many different solutions and I've looked at it many time. Thanks for doing this, it definitely answered some questions for me. Thank you!

My reply…

Hello! 🙂

Here are a few hints as to where to find some looms that would work well for what you’re wanting.  The Martha Stewart loom kit is a very versatile loom in that it creates all kinds of shapes and sizes of looms, with two different gauge options: a large gauge (similar to the Knifty Knitter/Boye Looms) and a small gauge.  Here’s a link to some videos that tell more about how you can adjust this loom for other sizes and purposes:

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6CD397FA68F72370&feature=plcp  

This loom set would really be a good replacement for a lot of different looms out there, lol!  But, I know from personal experience that loomers like to have a variety of tools to work with on their projects…who doesn’t, right? 😉

Other loom manufacturer options would be:

The link I gave you above is for their “S” shaped looms, which are most like the infinity looms previously offered by DA.  I haven’t used these looms personally, but I have heard a lot of good comments about them from people who do.

Markman Looms: http://www.markmanfarm.com/adr  These are wonderfully handcrafted wooden looms, with either the wooden pegs which have the grooves for easier hooking (but no top knobs) or cotter pin style pegs for the finer gauged looms.  I have personally used these and can say first hand how beautifully made they are. Once you get used to that little top knob not being there, they are really great to work with!  Lynn is also currently offering a copy of Loom Knitting for Little People as a gift with a $100 purchase. 🙂

These are a loom of a completely different variety.  These looms really do it all.  They are very well made and just by a little bit of adjusting, are capable of creating several different gauges ON THE SAME LOOM! 🙂  You can also convert the pieces of looms to create really any size loom you desire. 

Authentic Knitting Board: http://www.knittingboard.com/
These folks are the ones that you can find in most craft stores now.  They are made of hard wood and the longer ones are mostly meant to create double knitting.  But the brand new loom, the All-n-One Loom, is a completely adjustable loom…you can knit both double and single panels, and the slider makes it possible to knit any size project, up to the loom’s size capacity.  Here’s blog post by Isela Phelps which details more technical information about this particular loom: http://isela.typepad.com/loomknitting/2012/03/all-n-one-knitting-loom-launch-by-authentic-knitting-board-company.html
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These are the looms that I am most familiar with.  There may be others out there that can do the job, but these I’ve listed here are the manufacturers that I personally know have both great quality looms, paired with excellent customer service.  I hope this helps you on your loom hunt! 🙂
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Bethany~
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Posted on April 19, 2012 by gettinitpegged

All in the Loomy-Amigurumi Family! 🙂 Jenny has created an absolutely a-DOR-able little Chickie-Dee for the newest issue of the Loom Knitters Circle Magazine! Pop on over to read all about it and to discover how some of the inspiration behind her sweet creation finds its way back here to Gettin’ It Pegged! 😀

PS: there’ll be more thoughts to come about the newly released Spring LKC, so stay tuned!
Bethany~

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The Spring 2012 issue of Loom Knitter’s Circle was published this past weekend!  If you haven’t had a chance to see it yet, be sure and check it out.  It’s packed full of wonderful articles and patterns.  And this time, I even managed to sneak a design in the current issue 😉  Meet my little Chickie-Dee!

My kids have a couple of soft, baby chicks (stuffed toys) that they love to play with.  And every once in awhile, when the chicks were out of the toy box, I’d find myself thinking that I could probably make a chickie that looked very close to their chicks.  Last month, I finally gave it a try.  This sweet softie toy is what I came up with.

In the picture above, Chickie has 1/4″ button eyes.  The second Chickie I made was going to be a gift for a baby shower, so I…

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Loom along, loom along, would you like to loom along? « Guppygirl

Posted on April 3, 2012 by gettinitpegged

Loom along, loom along, would you like to loom along? « Guppygirl.

In the mood for some spring loom alongs with our friends at Ravelry??? 😀  Well then, you must pop on over to our own GuppyGirl’s post, which scoops on the latest up-coming projects for our looms!

Happy Looming Along…

Bethany~

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