Adjustable Looms
The
Dream Ring Adjustable Round Knitting Loom System
With this adjustable circular loom system you can knit any size hat from a
child's to an adult hat. You can also make a small
sweater up to 30 inches around. In the double-sided knitting board setting, you
can knit scarves or afghan strips. Because the pegs are removable, you can
insert every other peg to convert the Dream Ring into a large gauge loom for
knitting with chunky yarn or for making "Mile-A-Minute" afghans. This is an
expandable system, so you can use two sets together if you want to make larger
items like an adult sweater or a 60 inch wide afghan. You can form the ring into
a circle or an oval or you can leave the ring disconnected to use as a one-sided
knitting board. Go to the Dream Ring page to see more
pictures of this great loom.
Extra
Segment for The Dream Ring
See The
Dream Ring page
Extra segments for the Dream Ring are available. Expand
your system so you can make ANY size round loom or have several projects going
at once. Each segment can be used to increase the size of your knitted fabric
by approximately 10 to 12 inches depending on the thickness of your yarn.
Extra End
Pieces for the Dream Ring Follow this link for a
tutorial that teaches how to make a tapered ski hat.
With these movable end pieces, the Dream Ring can be adjusted to knit a tube as
small as 8 pegs around or you could put all of your segments together into two
long pieces and insert the two end pieces so you can knit as large a tube as you
like. It also simplifies decreasing so that it is easier than ever to make
something like a tapered ski hat.
The
Dream Board
15 inch knitting loom. It's both a knitting board and 'round' knitting loom.
Adjusts to many sizes. Buy just one loom to make hats and slippers for the
whole family. More Detailed Description.
Extra End Pieces for the Dream
Board
These will fit the Dream Board and will make doing two projects at once
possible.
Instructions
Basic Instructions for Using a
Knitting Loom
This page covers: calculating the number of pegs to use on your project, the
single stitch, changing colors, flat knitting, tube knitting, board
knitting, decreasing and increasing, removing project from loom, making a cuff
and a pom-pom, corker tubes. Detailed instructions suitable for use by the
blind. Written for the Dream Board.
Sock
Instructions
How to knit a sock--especially the heel and toe.
With the Papa Bear Sock Loom, you can have fun making socks using
self-patterning yarn. When you combine it with a strand of fingering or worsted
weight yarn, it is juuust right!
The "Cool Hat!" Pattern
Because the Dream Board and the Dream Ring are adjustable, you can increase or
decrease the size of the tube as you knit. The directions are written in easy to
understand language. Even if you have never knit before, this pattern will make sense to
you.
Baby Hat Pattern
This hat was made on Papa Bear's Sock Loom (10 inch) using sport weight yarn.
Patriotic Hat Pattern
You can make a warm hat with one strand of bulky yarn or two strands of worsted
weight yarn as I've done with this patriotic hat. This was made on the
Dream Board.
Fancy Stitches
Switching from stockinet stitch to reverse stockinet
stitch and back to create patterns and the basket weave stitch.
Cabling Tutorial
Because the pegs are removable, it's much easier to do cable designs on the
Dream Ring than a knitting loom with stationary pegs.
Follow the Cabling tutorial link to learn through step by step pictures how
to do cabling on the Dream Ring. This tutorial should also help you understand
how to do cabling on a two sided knitting board loom. Just follow the same steps
as you would on a round loom, except you make the cables on one side of a
two-sided loom with plain knitting on the back selection of pegs.
Tapered Ski Hat
Tutorial
Here is a tutorial to teach how to
decrease on the Dream Ring, using the new end pieces.
It was quick, easy and a lot of fun.
A Bevy of Beautiful Brims
An instructional DVD for round knitting looms
It's fun and easy to learn new ideas with these simple, step by step
directions for a multi-brimmed hat using a circular knitting loom. Cheryl
Stokes shares lots of examples to help you design your own variations of the
pattern. This tutorial includes an introduction to the crossover stitch: a
simple substitute for the flat stitch. With so many details, this DVD is a
great guide for loomers of all skill levels.
Tools
Knitting Loom Tools
The normal use tool works great for the Dream Board, Dream Ring and the sock looms.
Two tools for heavy duty use are
also available. The heavy duty angled tool is the best tool for knitting the
purl stitch. Loop Transfer Tool makes it easy to put the looms back on the pegs when
decreasing or if you have a dropped stitch.
Cool Tools
Our knitting loom
tools have suddenly grown wild and tangy! You want some pizzazz? Are you tired
of your everyday, boring tools? Try one of these. They don't even stay the same,
that's how wild they are—every tool handle is unique. You heard me. We never
make two tools that are exactly alike. And no, you can't eat them. Now look down
at the display of tools. Do you see that they have thick, extra-chunky handles?
These are great for folks who have arthritis and have trouble using tools with skinny
handles or for anyone else who wants to use a fatter knitting loom tool for a
change of pace. Well? What are you waiting for? If you want to buy one (or a
dozen), click on this
Cool Tools Selection Page link. There you can see
which patterns are currently available. Or, let me know if you want a special
color scheme or handle shape and I'll see what I can do. You could even have a
chunky-handled crochet hook if you want... Just ask!
