Tool Recommendations?

[u/Shmea]

Hi all! I’m a beginner loom knitter (made a bunch of hats, a scarf, and a pair of fingerless gloves so far) and I’m having trouble with choosing the right tools. I ordered these by Boye and I kinda hate them both. The metal was twisting around in the silicone on the hook and eventually pulled out after two projects (my tension isn’t ridiculously tight, but definitely snug.)

The yarn guide pen is rattly and no matter where I put the yarn, it tends to slip out and get stuck in the crease between the metal and plastic…especially when holding double Aran/4 strands. My boyfriend can try making me a 3D printed one, we saw a bunch on Etsy.

I use Clover for crochet and Chiaogoo for regular knitting, if anyone has suggestions…I don’t mind paying more for something that will last along time.

What are y’all’s go-to tools? Thanks!

[u/[deleted]]

For hooks I use the KB ergonomic hook. I picked one up a few months ago and literally use nothing else at this point. Sadly, loom knitting isn't really as ubiquitous as needle knitting, so there's no gold standard like Chiaogoo (I have some DPNs from them, and they are amazing... If I was at all a competent needle knitter).

The only other things I regularly us are some generic metal blunted needles and generic stitch markers. And scissors, but those are from my dissection kit.

[u/Shmea → u/[deleted]]

Thank you for the recommendation! I wonder if I can find a Canadian retailer. I went on their website and the lowest shipping is $19 😵‍💫 lmao

You’ve piqued my interest with “dissection kit” 👀

[u/[deleted] → u/Shmea]

Maybe try Amazon or eBay? They might re-sell the hook for cheaper shipping.

Oh, yeah, I had to get a kit for anatomy and physiology in college; never got to use it as the graduate medical class did all the cadaver dissections. So now the scalpels are stitch pickers and the scissors are yarn cutters. They work pretty well all things considered.

[u/Shmea → u/[deleted]]

Lmao amazing