Gauge
& Yarn Looming Tips
Booties,
Mittens, Socks
Small Gauge Looms Loom knit with 1 strand of 4 ply ww yarn, fingerling, sport or cotton worsted weight yarn. Fine Gauge Looms Loom knit with sock yarn or baby sport weight yarn, baby cotton, #3 crochet thread.
Loom Knitting Hats
Regular Gauge Use 1 strand of WW yarn, sport, etc. Loom knit in double stitch, chunky braid or half stitch for a thicker
stitch.
Small Gauge Loom knit using the single
stitch e-wrap, knit or purl, double, half or chunky braid stitches. Use 1 strand of WW yarn, baby sport, etc. Fine Gauge Loom knit in single stitch e-wrap, knit, purl stitches. For a tighter stitch,
loom the double or half stitch. Use one strand of fingering, baby cotton, #3 crochet thread. Half Gauge Loom
knit in single e-wrap, knit, purl for a looser knit with one strand of WW or cotton yarn. For a thicker knit, loom with
the double, half or chunky braid stitches when using thinner yarns.
Gauge | Peg Dist. | Stitches
per Inch | Yarn Recommendations | Regular | 5/8" | 2.5 | 1 strand of Bulky | Half | 1/2" | 3 | 1 strand of ww yarn
1
strand ww cotton 1 strand of Bulky | Small | 3/8" | 4 | 1 strand of ww yarn
1 strand ww cotton | Fine | 1/4" | 5 | 1 strand #3 crochet thread or baby cotton |
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Half Gauge Looms 20 pegs slipper socks, soap sacks, mittens, preemie
hat
30 pegs slipper socks, wash cloths, baby hat
40 pegs cloths, towels, afghan panels,
child hat
48 pegs towels, afghan panels, youth hat
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Small Gauge Looms
20 pegs-baby socks, mittens
24 pegs-soap sacks, slipper socks, mittens
30 pegs-wash cloths, socks, bags, sm tubes
40 pegs-wash cloths, bags, md tubes
48 pegs-towels, bags, lg tubes
ROUNDS
10 pegs-fingers, thumbs, cords, straps
12 pegs-fingers, lg
thumbs, tubes, preemie booties, skinny scarf
16 pegs-preemie booties, mittens, slippers, socks
Fine Gauge
Rounds
10
pegs fingers, small thumbs, cords
12 pegs thumbs,
straps, preemie booties
16 pegs preemie
booties 20 pegs baby
slippers, socks, mittens
24 pegs baby slippers,
mittens
30 pegs toddler, mittens 36 pegs narrow
width socks, mittens 40 pegs medium
width socks, dishcloths 48 pegs wide
width socks, baby hat
Single
strand sport weight, sock yarns & #3 crochet thread.
Rakes
Penny’s Dish Cloth dishcloths
Teeny, 8"
bandages, scarves, belts, headbands Teeny Double
board looming
Rake,
18” cloths, pot holders,
preemie blankets
Double Rake towels, board looming
Baby cotton, sock yarn, #3 crochet thread is recommended!
Worsted weight cotton maybe a little heavy
for these looms.
Rug Rakes
RUG RAKE 36"
Rake has wide spacing to allow looming
With light-weight fabric or thick yarns.
Chubby RUG RAKE 36"
Rake has wide spacing to allow
looming with heavy weight fabric,
twine
or thick yarns.
Fat RUG RAKE 36"
Rake has wide spacing to allow
looming with heavy
weight fabric, several strands twine
or thick yarns.
Beginning-Loom Knitting Yahoo Group!
Learn
Loom Knitting & Board Looming Basics!
Classes offered; Newbie Stitch Sampler, Hat
Making 101, Beginning Board Looming Basics, Dishcloths 101, Socks 101. Then Graduation!!
Membership Questionaire Required
for Group Membership!!
Lynn Markman
List Mom
*Link Leads to Beginning-LoomKnitting Group*
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