The figure-of-eight cast on is a way of making an invisible, seamless toe when knitting socks from the toe-up. The name comes from the way in which the yarn is wrapped around the needles in a figure of eight.
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How do you make a blanket with a loom?
Once you’ve gathered bulky yarn and your loom, make a slip knot and cast on to the first peg. Work the yarn across the loom in a stockinette stitch until your blanket is as long as you like. Take a knitting hook or crochet tool and use it to bind off the blanket.
What are the different types of knitting looms?
There are round looms, long looms/ knitting boards, adjustable looms (work as both a round and long loom) and modular looms (you customize with the pegs you need). Choose your loom based on what you would like to create.
What yarn is best for loom knitting?
Use fine/fingering sock yarn. The Sock Loom Original, a fine gauge loom knits with a gauge of approx 7 stitches per inch, 5/8” spacing between pegs. Use DK weight sock yarn.
Why are my cast on stitches loose?
If your cast-on stitches are too loose, you can try using needles a size or two smaller. But make sure you don’t overcompensate and make your stitches too tight. You can also try to space the stitches closer together on the needle as you cast on. Most cast ons start with a slipknot (right).
How many stitches should I cast on for socks?
If you knit from the top-down, as a rule of thumb, you’ll need to cast on around 14 or 15 stitches per needle (56 or 60 stitches total) if you have a regular woman’s size and 16 or 17 stitches per needle (64 or 68 stitches total) for a regular men’s size.
Why would you use a provisional cast on?
The purpose of the provisional cast on is to allow the stitches you cast on to be live once again (after you remove the crochet chain) and you can then knit in the opposite direction. It is often only used when a pattern indicates for it.
What is the benefit of a provisional cast on?
A Provisional Cast On keeps cast-on stitches “live” so that they can be knit later. It’s a very useful technique when you’re not sure what kind of edging you’ll want or how long to make something. A Provisional Cast On allows you to make these decisions when you can to respond to the actual finished piece.
What is the difference between circular needles and magic loop?
Magic Loop is a technique for working in the round that avoids the use of double pointed needles. Using longer-than-usual circular needles, you can knit projects even with very small circumferences, like wee little socks, crowns of hats, cuffs of sleeves… the list goes on!
Can you use magic loop for any pattern?
Magic Loop is an alternative to knitting on double pointed needles (DPNs), and can be used to work any pattern which calls for double pointed needles.
Why use double pointed knitting needles?
Double-pointed needles are used to knit in the round for items that are too small for circular needles. For instance, when you knit a glove on circular needles, the stitches comprising of the glove’s fingers become so tight that they cannot be worked around the circular needles.
Are knitting looms faster?
Knitting on a loom can produce the same types of projects that traditional knitting can, including intricate designs like cables. The benefit to making these on a loom is that it’s often easier on your hands and it usually works up faster. Loom knitting has been around for hundreds, maybe thousands, of years.
What can you make on a knitting loom?
Many people think knitting looms are only large enough to knit a scarf. However, you may be surprised to learn that looms are much more versatile than simply scarf knitting. You can knit hats, baby items, fingerless mitts, home accessories, slippers, and even blankets and afghans with a knitting loom.