| If you would love to create your own homemade | | | | loom and practiced with it. |
| items from yarn, but never learned how to knit or | | | | The simplest items knitted on a round loom are hats |
| crochet, you should check out round knitting looms. | | | | and socks. They may be simple to make, but it doesn't |
| They will enable you to knit delightful items simply by | | | | take away from their usefulness. You can be quite |
| wrapping yarn around the loom. Lifting a stitch over the | | | | creative and achieve any look you want simply by |
| wrapped yarn, using a small pick-up tool, is all it takes | | | | using different colors of yarn. Just tie a new color to |
| to get started and complete your first project. | | | | the yarn you are already working with any time you |
| Loom knitting can be dated back as far as the Middle | | | | like. This will create a totally unique look. |
| Ages. Although it eventually fell out of popularity, it has | | | | Although I recommend you start learning how to loom |
| once again become a popular past-time. Today, | | | | knit by making a hat, there are many other items that |
| modern round knitting looms are widely available at | | | | can be made using a round loom. You can make |
| many craft stores. They come in different colors for | | | | scarves, pillow tops, dish cloths and even afghans. The |
| different sizes of finished projects. | | | | list doesn't stop there, either. Try searching for "round |
| You can even make your own knitting loom. Take a | | | | knitting looms" on the internet and you will find many |
| piece of board about 12" wide and cut it into a round | | | | different patterns available, along with detailed |
| shape. Cut a large circle out of the center of the | | | | instructions on how to make them. |
| board. Drive nails evenly spaced, about a 1/2" apart, | | | | If you buy a round knitting loom kit, it will come with |
| around the top of the outside edge of the board. This | | | | instructions on how to make a basic hat. After you |
| makes the knitting surface. You can use something as | | | | make your first one, you will be hooked. Once you tire |
| simple as a crochet hook or large sewing needle as | | | | of hats, be sure to do a search so you can add to |
| the pick-up tool. Before I decided to invest in the more | | | | your list of things to make. |
| costly manufactured looms, I made my own round | | | | |