To do this, weave a figure eight on the first two beginning pegs. Now that you’ve completed your cast-on, start the first row by completing the turn. Keep repeating this pattern for each loop until you return back to the first peg.Īfter reaching the first peg, one tip I like to use is to push the yarn down the peg to the halfway point to give yourself some working room. Take your loom pick, bringing the bottom loop up over the top loop of yarn to secure it. Now wrap the yarn around each peg in a clockwise direction. After doing this you have now reached the turn, where you will need your yarn hook. Once you get to the last peg, wrap the yarn twice around it so that it faces the direction it came from. Finishing Your Cast-On: Wrapping the Return Row A general rule of thumb I like to follow is to loop up six pegs on each side of the loom for an average width scarf. Keep in mind that once you finish the scarf and remove it from the loom, it will be slightly more narrow. To make the scarf thinner, use fewer pegs. To make the scarf wider, I like to use more pegs, usually around 8-9. About halfway down each peg, wrap the yarn, (all the way around the loom for an infinity scarf), or halfway around the loom for a classic single layer flat scarf. Now catch the yarn around behind the first peg to the left of the anchor peg. Getting Your Cast-On: Attach Your Yarn to the Loomįirst, you will need to tie one end of the yarn to your anchor peg, which is the peg on the outside of the loop. The correct amount, color, and softness of yarn you desire.A small crochet hook here, or loom pick.To make a scarf on a round loom, here’s what you will need: Here I will give you a tutorial on how to make a single-layered scarf. The thick scarf will use double the yarn, so keep that in mind. It’s just a matter of whether you want a double-thick scarf (infinity scarves), or a single-layered scarf. With both designs, the scarf will be kept flat by knitting the ends straight even on a round loom. So you may ask, how do you make a flat scarf on a round loom? You have two options, you can make a single layer in which you use any amount of the pegs (more than 5 pegs that is) on the round loom, or you can create an infinity scarf – using all of the pegs on the round loom. A simple round loom will work just fine for you too as long as you learn some standard loom knitting patterns. You can create a flat scarf with a straight loom or a rectangular loom, but that’s not why you’re here. There are plenty of loom knitting options to choose from. I have found that even my kids are able to use a loom kit easily. To get you started, try out loom knitting! It is a simpler form of knitting because instead of starting with the more difficult knitting needles and techniques, it mainly requires only your hands and a small loom hook. Scarfs are so common because when first learning to knit, the simple design and shape of a flat scarf is a perfect beginning knitting project. What is the first thing you can think of that’s knitted – that isn’t a Christmas sweater? Good guess! If you guessed a scarf that is correct.
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