Baby Hat

Supplies needed: 

20 peg half gauge loom (30 small gauge loom)

soft worsted weight yarn

Directions:

# of rows loomed for brim    10 (10)      

# of rows loomed for hat      12 (20)

Getting Started:

Hold the loom with the beginning peg at 12:00. 

Round 1:

Working clockwise around the loom, wrap the yarn counter clockwise.

(The inside of the loom will look like 'cursive' letter 'e’s' around each peg. )

Wrap the yarn loosely around the pegs. Continue around the loom until all of the pegs have one wrap on them. Push the wraps toward the bottom of the pegs to accommodate a second round of wraps.

Round 2:

Continue wrapping in a clockwise direction, wrapping the pegs with the small 'cursive' letter e wrap. This round goes on all pegs, above the 1st wrapping.

Round 3:

Begin Knitting Off. Use the loom tool, starting at peg #1, pick up the bottom loop, and pull it up and over the top loop and off the peg. Leaving the top loop on the peg. Continue around the loom until all of the pegs have only 1 loop on them. Push the remaining loops toward the bottom of the pegs to accommodate another round of loops.

To make stripes:

Tie a new color to the old color with a square knot at the tack pin and wrap the loom with the new color. This may be repeated as often as you like.

Brim of the Hat:

When you have loomed 10 rows, tuck the “tail” yarn onto the brim area. Reach inside of the loom, grab hold of the beginning row. Put the loops on to the pegs.

Knitting Off the Brim:

Start at peg #1 and pull the bottom loop up and over the top loop. There will be one loop on each peg.

Hat:

Loom the remainder of the hat, beginning with peg #1, E-wrap and knit off each row until the desired length has been loomed. 

Finishing the Hat:

Wrap the working strand of yarn twice around the loom and cut if off. Thead this tail unto a yarn needle.  Work each peg individually to remove the hat from the loom, with the Gathering Removal method.

Basic Mittens

Adult & Youth

30 peg small gauge loom*

12 peg thumb loom

yarn, worsted weight

Loom Tool

Yarn Needle

Row Counter

Directions:

To make thumb-

Cast-on. Leave a long strand of yarn at the beginning peg.

This yarn is used to sew the thumb onto the mitten and

stitch up holes.

Loom twelve rows, using single knit stitch. (1 over 1)

Remove with the gathering method.

Thumb measures three inches.

To make mitten-

Cast-on.

Loom twenty rows, single knit stitch. (1 over 1)

Bring up for cuff. Cuff measures two inches.

You may loom 10 rows in **rib stitch. See below.

Loom ten more rows. Single knit stitch.

To make thumb hole-

Loom flat for ten rows, knitting back and forth.

Finishing the mitten-

Loom in the Round, twenty-five rows, single knit stitch.

Remove mitten from the loom with the gathering method.

Sew on thumb.

Measurements-

Total length: Twelve inches

Cuff: Two inches

Thumb: Three inches

Thumb hole: Two inches

Thumb to cuff: Five inches

Thumb top to end: Six inches

Mitten Looming Tips:

Fine Gauge Looms, use one strand worsted weight yarn

Baby Mitten- 18, 20 peg fg loom, use 10 peg thumb

Child Mitten- 30 peg fg loom, use 12 peg thumb

Regular or Half Gauge Looms, 2 strands worsted weight yarn

Youth-Adult Mitten- 20, 30 hg, use 12 peg thumb

Youth-Adult Mitten- 24, 30 rg, use 12 peg thumb

**Rib Stitch

To make ribbing for cuffs, etc

Row 1-Knit one, purl one.

Repeat for the remainder of row.

Row 2-Purl one, knit one.

Repeat for the remainder of row.

For remaining rows repeat rows 1 and 2.