@apples_and_pears @kneilknits @knitting Wow.

Indeed, finding space to use it will be more difficult than making the loom! But it would certainly make amazing blankets.
Ever considered an S-loom instead? That would be more compact.

I've made my own looms, sure, but very tiny ones. I wanted to make finer-gauge i-cord looms (aka "knitting nancy") because the standard ones are like, four pegs quite wide apart, or six pegs equally wide apart, and I wanted, say, six pegs with a very fine gauge, for things like jewellery making. Did a fair few experiments with things such as paper clips, cotter pins, cardboard rolls and metal tubes. The best ones were made with cotter pins and metal tubes.

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My mantra is "the right job for the tool". What loom knitting is best at doing is (a) knitting in the round, and (b) double knitting (as you yourself said). If I want a double-knit chunky squishy scarf, a straight loom is my tool of choice. They are great scarves, thick and warm.

I don't actually find loom-knitting faster, though. Kind of frustrating, really, that I can't do a loom-knit stitch as fast as a needle-knit stitch -- but I suppose the loom-knitting is "faster" in the sense that the things it is suited for are so much easier on a loom than on needles.

I can understand why some people consider loom-knitting to be "trainee knitting", though. Because it is easier than needle-knitting -- and because it is marketed to children. I admit I learned loom-knitting before I learned needle-knitting because with loom-knitting I figured I wouldn't have to worry about dropping stitches. (Strange, I was so worried about dropping stitches before I actually learned needle-knitting...)

I have finished my first ever sock!

[Photo: A black and white hand knitted sock on a white, cloth background. Next to sock is a metal ruler showing sock is around 15 inches in length]

Links to video and written tutorial in attached toot.

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Ya he empezado otro proyecto, esta vez una braga para el cuello con punto de arroz.

La lana es de 3'5-4, por eso he puesto dos hebras a la vez.

A ver si al ir avanzando se aprecia más, aunque ya me ha dicho mi madre que con este tipo de lana no se aprecian tanto las formas del punto.

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Espero que al soltar la labor del telar esto se encoja, porque mi amigo es cabezón, pero no tanto 😂

No sé qué etiquetas poner 🙃

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