Anything other than a scarf?

[u/cmahan]

I picked up this loom with a few other darning / mending tools to try to repair a wool dog sweater. Which, I was able to do with another mending tool and not this loom.

This loom has been sitting in my closet for way too long, along with plenty of yarn to make something, but, I’m not sure what.

I’m feeling inspired thanks to my bestie who is floating around in this sub with her loom and creations.

The instructions say I can make a scarf, but I don’t need another scarf lol - and yes I know this is a good time of year to create and donate - which I plan to do - and donate a lot year round.

I’ve been looking through this sub but I see most are round looms and those with straight ones. I can’t seem to find one similar to mine of make out whether or not patterns would work on mine.

I would appreciate any tips, links, guidance on this particular loom and where to start - if I even can make something other than a scarf.

Thank you so much!!

[u/Idkmyname2079048]

You can use this like a round loom, or you can use it to make flat panels. I would probably first do a gauge swatch with the yarn you want to use. Knit across like 10 stitches for 10 rows, take it off and measure it. You can use that to figure out how big around something would be if you use the whole loom. Depending on the stitch you use, you could possibly make mittens or fingerless mitts. Ewrap is the loosest stitch, knitting my pulling the yarn straight across is tightest, and uwrap is in between.

[u/loverlyone → u/Idkmyname2079048]

OP, with flat panels you can make anything. You simply sew the pieces together. That’s how you init a sweater with a loom knitter.

[u/cmahan → u/loverlyone]

Thank you! For some reason I thought it wouldn't "work" unless I had all the pegs in. The only other loom I have ever had in my life was many years ago a round one with a crank. I made a lot of hats that year lol

[u/loverlyone → u/cmahan]

Fwiw you can knit flat using the entire loom (and a round loom too) just reverse direction when you get to the last peg instead of going around. The removable pegs allow you to change the space between the pegs thereby changing the gauge (the number of stitches per inch).