I knit a hat but.....

Actually yes I have, and I've seen them on Ebay, I recently learned about them from Youtube, and have been eyeing them since. I remember as a child I was introduced to spool knitting, and would like to purchase some knitting looms as well, both round and circular. I'll save money in my Paypal account first then buy some later. In the meantime I'm creating a homemade loom out of a 1-litre yogurt container. I have made a spooler a few years ago but lost it, but they're easy to make, just gotta find the right sized piece of round plastic or wood :-p It is fun, though :-)

Awwwwww BUMMER! Just created that plastic loom out of that container, it's too flimsy. I got 17 pegs but the pegs bend too much, I guess I'll have to look for harder plastic or wooden pieces

I have not seen it, but my older sister said that in the Native American tribe we are associated with women make really wide rectangular looms and knit blankets on them. You could do that with some 1x2 lumber,and finishing nails I think. Why not get a piece of wood and nail your nails around in a circle then cut a hole through the middle and use that as a loom?

Actually I"m having fun learning about all these techniques, maybe it's because I just love to learn, it is rough in the beginning, yes, I can attest to that.

For me it never got easy, maybe I just don't have the gentle hands for it, but you are right it is fun to continue to learn to do new things in life, I could definitely vouch for that.

Yep... you can find just about anything on Youtube. :)

Actually last night I watched a whole bunch of videos on gauging and swatching, and I think I understand it now, at least I understand the process better. Gotta luv Youtube!

I guess we all learn as we go, I'm tryong to learn to crochet myself, actually, but it does seem quite difficult. Knitting is easier for me to handle at the moment, but I really would like to crochet as well, though.

I've been knitting for over 15 years, and to tell you that I only made dishcloths and scarves using the traditional knit/garter stitch is EMBARRASSING!!!!!!!!!!!! Hoo boy! Well, someone did try to teach me how to purl, and to do a stockinette stitch, but I just couldn't get a hang of it. But just last week, I watched a youtube video on the purl stitch, and the way it was explained jsut make sense to me, big time. Anyway, I know I'm rushing through things, but I really want to learn as quickly as I can so that I can move on to mittens. I also know a bit of loom knitting, I remember doing a spool knitting project when I was younger, that's pretty fun, and now theyr'e coming back into style.

The way I do it to measure my needs is to knitt a square, measure it and count the stitches. Then measure what I need for me. Everyone knitts a bit different. My knitting is tight, but other people knitt more loose. So you have to check the needles and the stitches according to how you do it. Web videos help a lot. I have learned a lot of veggie gardening there.

Hard to believe that I was knitting the garter stitch for 15 years before Ii mastered the stockinette stitch!