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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...)