Picot Layette Pattern

Hello everyone!  This month is a Facebook Loom Along for the Picot Layette set.

Loom knit the whole set or just what you need.  The Set: A Picot Lovey (mitered square with picot optional add-on edge), Picot Booties, and a Picot Bonnet.

The set is girl centered but there are alternate to tweak for a boy or more unisex.

These patterns are written out in separate blogs and have a few video references.  There are no full video loom alongs at this point.  I'm finding my full time job and home life has hindered making one.  However, I challenge you to stretch yourself if you find you rely on full loom along videos too much.  The technique visas help demonstrate the techniques spelled out in the patterns.  This blog is a quick reference to all of the patterns in the layette set.

The set was conceived by me and I partnered together with Charity, to design a mitered square that will work well for you. You can actually do this on any loom and with more stitches. This particular pattern was created to go with my Picot Layette set and was inspired by the new sock loom 2 from Authentic Knitting Board. I was privileged to get an advance preview of the loom and got so excited that I created 3 new patterns.

If you are familiar with Charity Windham's Hexagon baby blanket you will be able to make the mitered square in no time. The video for the Hexagon will help you understand the principle

Here are the pattern links below. I might create PDFs individually on Ravelry for convenience to have on your mobile device or to print off for personal use.  Enjoy!

(Originally written June 11th, 2013)

Picot Bonnet

Best for girls; for boys or unisex substitute bind off for stretchy bind off.

Picot BOOties (sock booties for baby)

Best for girls; for boys or unisex substitute cast on for ribbed cast on or a double ewrap.

Picot Lovey (small blanket that's perfect for a carrier)

Best for girls; for boys or unisex do not add on the picot edging.

Happy Looming!!

Kristen Mangus

GoodKnit Kisses

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Virtual Loom Along and Challenge - loom knit picot flower

April Showers have certainly brought May flowers!

In a festive flower celebration, I'm hosting a virtual 

loom along from May 1 through 14th!  

Come join me on my Facebook or Google+ pages for fun posting and knitting together.  

Lets share photos of what we make and creations to use our flowers on.  Email me your photos @ gkkcontests@gmail.com by May 14th (see challenge rule details) and I'll be drawing for a winner.  Winner(s) will receive PDF patterns and I might get to throw some yarn in the mix!

We'll upload them to our Flickr site to feel the love of all the flower power!


Patterns and yarn to give away?! What?!


Check out my Website for details on how to enter the Picot Flower Challenge!

We’re challenging YOU to make a Picot Star or Picot Petal, submit your photo & be entered to win!

Please see the Contest Rules at the link below. If you do not know how to make them you can access the free flower patterns & video loom alongs by clicking here! 

Please visit out my main YouTube channel and if you are not subscribed, I’d be honored if you’d subscribe and check it out.  I am a YouTube Crafting Guru.  I teach how to loom & needle knit with a little crochet, general crafting & design as well. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhmDNssauW8

                                                       

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Here is the Yarny Link:

http://goodknitkisses.com/GoodKnit_Kisses/Giveaways_Contests.html

If we have an overwhelming response 2nd & 3rd drawings will take place for additional winners.  All winners will receive a GoodKnit Kisses pdf pattern of their choice (by email) and a signed postcard from Kristen just for fun! :-)  See this link for the card.  Feel free to download to make your own card to keep or hand out for other loom knitters. 

Good Luck & Happy Knitting!!

©2013 GoodKnit Kisses

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Loom Knit Decorative Ball or Ornament for the Holiday

Hi friends!

I have a fun & quick Holiday project to start, loom knit with jingle bell balls inside for you!!!

Use your scrap funky yarn for this and start churning them out!! :-) My idea for these fun decorative balls were to use them as ornaments, in a cluster hanging from a door knob or wreath in a bowl in holiday or non holiday colors, or any other cool idea you can come up with!

Watch the VIDEO below,  Here are your supplies pictured below:

• Knifty Knitter or Boye 12 peg bloom loom or other 12 peg large gauge loom.
• scrap yarn with sparkle or other funky or special yarn you like
• 2 1/2" syrofoam ball or plain ornament ball about 2 1/2 "- 3"
• jingle bells (optional)
• felt or scrap contrasting color fabric to your yarn choice (covers ball inside)
• scissors & something blunt to poke & scoop the styrofoam (can just use kid safety scissors)
• loom knitting tool & crochet hook

Use a 12 peg bloom loom. Give as gifts or tie to a wrapped packages as well.  Instead of styrofoam balls that I show with jingle bells inside, you can put these around your plain existing ornament balls as well.  As a bonus i included my gift bow tutorial below it if you'd like to add a bow at the base of these balls or in a cluster on a door.  (Learn How to Make a Bow)  Have fun!....Here is the LOOM ALONG Video!

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWy5K8YbWbY

Need MORE?  Watch how to Wrap a Package!..yup I'm whipping these out!  LOL!  Have fun everyone.

Kristen Mangus
GoodKnitKisses
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Crafting Comminity - Knit & Crochet

Kristen at GoodKnitKisses hosts International Loom Knit and Crafting Club. This is a fluid and changing CREATIVE community that is open 24/7 for YOU, the crafter in Fibre Arts!  

Follow GoodKnitKisses on YouTube, Twitter and especially our Facebook Group to hang with other crafters. We range from young to not as young, newbie to expert and everything in between! Everyone is super helpful, encouraging and creative! If you are in a slump, just ask for help at 3am and someone will answer soon I promise! We have many international fans to chime in as well so it really is a 24 hour/ 7 day a week community! Have fun and Happy Looming!! -Kristen

https://www.facebook.com/groups/LoomKnitClub/  

More on GoodKnitKisses: Free Video tutorials on how to knit without needles on a loom, crochet, crafts and a few easy short cooking videos. Learn how to use a loom and patterns to make items on them. Various loom Along videos are constantly being created, filmed, produced and uploaded to YouTube just for you! Create your own design after learning the basics or loom along with Kristen at GoodKnitKisses as you go! Mikey aka Micheal Sellick at the Crochet Crowd, also has featured videos on crochet basics and crochet along tutorials as well. Get the latest loom and loom knit book reviews in video blogs as well! These are free to you!

Kristen does sell a few select patterns at vivaloom.com and her ETSY shop. In the future these may be offered in full video form as an unlimited rental on YouTube if we get enough positive feedback! :-)

 http://www.youtube.com/goodknitkisses

 Scroll down on the main channel page (main page from the YouTube link) To FEATURED PLAYLISTS. These are organized categories to help you navigate to the area you want first. Click the title and get your own personal link to bookmark for that playlist in the future! How cool is that?! If you play a video in the list, the next video will pop up right after the other is finished; this eliminates searching high and low! We hope you join us!! Happy Crafting!! -Kristen

My first radio interview - FaveCrafts with Pat Sloan

Listen to internet radio with FaveCrafts on Blog Talk Radio

Today I interviewed with Pat Sloan of FaveCrafts Radio.  She had five guests on and I was number three. Pat’s FaveCrafts Radio is a once a month Live online radio broadcast and then an archived podcast online.  Pat Sloan has amazing craft designers, teachers, celebrities and fun people on the show as well as being a super fun & talented Quilter herself!  It was a pleasure and privilege to be on the show and I had a blast!  I sure hope Pat has me on again, she is so fun to talk to and I’m sure we could gab on and on.  Listen to the podcast interview above by pushing the icon to play (the right arrow classic “play” button).  You can click and drag the minute over to 22:00 minutes and hear the end of Michael Sellick, of The Crochet Crowd & The Crafting Crowd, right before.  He gives a shout out to me and updates everyone on some exciting news I found out TODAY!...or if you wanna get right to it go to minute 23:50.  Have fun!  Be sure to subscribe to my YouTube channel and Facebook site to keep up on new videos coming up and a place to share your own crafts with the GoodKnit Kisses Krowd!  Happy Crafting & Looming!! -Kristen

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Hey ya'll!  I made a page on my site just for the radio interview so you can find it again, LOL! http://www.goodknitkisses.com/GoodKnit_Kisses/Podcast/Entries/2011/7/6_My_first_radio_interview_-_FaveCrafts_with_Pat_Sloan.html

©2011 GoodKnit Kisses

Pattern and Video Tutorial: Loom Knit Mesh Bag

Loom Knit Mesh Bag by Kristen at GoodKnit Kisses

41 peg (or new 40 peg in pink) Knifty Knitter Extra Large Round Loom - Yellow

3 pegs of Spool Loom

Skill Level: Beginner, level up

Uses: Personal size Mesh bag for the beach or shopping.  Fits 6 foot rolled up towel, swimsuit, sandals, water & sunscreen.

Yarn:   1 ball nylon crochet thread 90-100 yards

            1 ball cotton 90-100 yards

*or 2 balls of cotton

(Watch http://www.youtube.com/goodknitkisses for video tutorials on this bag design)

Abbreviations:             EW = E-wrap                         P = Purl

Flat Panel-

1.     Using both strands of yarn E-wrap Cast on 14 stitches to round 41 peg Knifty Knitter loom (or new 40 peg loom). Counter-clockwise to the starter peg, work as a flat panel in ew 30 rows making sure your working yarn is back to the starter peg for the next row.

Building Base bag –

2.     Leaving the panel on the loom, stretch the panel across the loom to the opposite side and place on pegs across. Now take the side stitches and place 2 stitch loops at a time on adjacent pegs to stretch flat panel to fit on all pegs of the loom. Make sure to pick up ALL side stitches so your bag will not have an open hole. This is the bottom base of the bag. Wrap all pegs ew in a full circle and knit over leaving only 1 set of two strands (the two color choices). For example the side stitches had 3 sets of two before knitting over.

Main body of the Bag –

3.     P 1 row.

4.     EW 1 row.

5.     P 1 row.

6.     EW 8 rows.

7.     P 1 row.

8.     EW 5 rows.

9.     P 1 row.

10. EW 5 rows.

11. P 1 row.

12. EW 5 rows.

13. P 1 row.

14. EW 2 rows.

15. Basic bind off loosely as to not over tighten opening of bag.

Handle for mesh Bag –

Spool loom. 2 strands 1.5 times diameter of yellow loom or 52.5-54.5" long depending on material.

Weave the icord into the top of the bag between the knit stitch columns. Row to start the weaving. Look at the top of the bag. Weave between the two top purl rows. I started mine just above the bottom purl row (it's the 2nd to last purl row you completed). Connect the ends by tying together and weaving in the rest. Feed access handle material equally on opposite sides to pull outward, making it look like two handles. See picture. Pull both handles to drawstring close and look like a purse or pull all of one handle to make as a shoulder strap! Weave in all loose strands.

©2011 GoodKnit Kisses

Infinity Loom II Giveaway!

Hi all!  I wanted to let you know that there will be a giveaway next week for one of the new Infinity II Looms from DA Looms June 9, 2011.  You can even get multiple entries as well if you post on Facebook or blog!!  Check out this link for details as they come on the giveaway by AllFreeKnitting.com

For my blog, review and video review see the link below or click the video.  Thanks and Happy Looming...GOOD LUCK!!!! :-)  ...and let me know if you get it!

Knit till Your Heart's Content with the Infinity II 60"

Product Review: Worldwide launch of D. A. Looms Infinity Loom II 60" (Decor Accents)

GoodKnit Kisses unveils the NEW Infinity II S Shaped loom together with Mikey at the Crochet Crowd, allfreeknitting.com & favecrafts.com.  This item is released on May 1st, 2011. GIVEAWAY SOON! There will be a giveaway to win an Infinity II loom very soon so keep a sharp watch!   

I'm thrilled to have had an early loom to test and review for viewers to get an idea of what this fabulous loom can do for you!  In my video I show you how to cast on this S shaped loom and get you well on your way to making a 5 foot wide blanket.  Knit till your heart's content! The compact loom is 16.5" x 10", perfect for sitting on your lap to make any flat panel in regular gauge from a dishcloth to a 60" afghan, it's small size is deceptive.  It's high quality construction & nylon pegs, with a finer gauge (smaller holes in your design) than the Knifty Knitter or other plastic looms from big box stores (like Walmart) to get you a tighter or closer knit item.  Your needle knitting friends are not going to know the difference!

Photo credit & blanket design by Michael Sellick

(please read on & watch video below)

Infinity II 60"

You need to know that this loom makes a flat panel for single knit items.  To step into a double knit item look to the Infinity line.  Also this loom is RG or Regular Gauge. There a also Extra Small Gauge (ESG) for an even tighter knit. Use yarn that has a bit of a stretch or you need to watch your tension to not over tighten.  This is a high quality loom and pegs to match but do be careful.

This is a great NEXT STEP for the now serious loom knitter.  Make your friends baby blankets with this or your mom an afghan or lap-ghan for Christmas.  You will not have to sew together any panels and for that alone it is worth the extra cash and wait period for this custom made quality loom.

I do cover more in my video preview as well as show the best cast on method to get you started. So please watch here and then if you like it could you please click to subscribe and comment on the video itself within YouTube.  I'd really appreciate the support. Once I reach 500 viewers I'll be giving away one of my boucle shawls! Please watch the video below!

Check out my website for a link to get your loom or go direct to www.dalooms.com.

For more free patterns, tips and tutorials, visit http://www.allfreeknitting.com/ and more crafts at http://www.favecrafts.com

(Photo credit and blanket design by Michael Sellick of The Crochet Crowd)

Thanks and Happy Looming!!

©2011 GoodKnit Kisses

Garters: Ain't just for holdin' stockings!

Garter Belt? Garter stitch!

Yes, it is the Garter Stitch.  The tried and true.  The classic knit sequence stitch pattern of running a row of knit stitches and then a row of purl and back to knit. Start your project & finish in this stitch on your panel, scarf, or hat won't curl on you like a stockinette.  Below is the video for the Garter Stitch.  If you need to slow down for a tutorial on the knit & the purl stitches I've placed them in this blog as well.  As always please subscribe to my channel and 2nd click on it to email you when I upload so you'll get the latest.  Stay tuned for the Seed and moss stitches.

Happy Looming!   ©2011 GoodKnit Kisses

Up in Stitches!!

Getting started on the loom? START HERE for your first cast on and stitch technique.

First Loom Stitch: E wrap or Single Stitch

When you first pick up a loom, the instruction book usually teaches you ONE stitch.  It is called the Ewrap or in regular knitting also called the single stitch. These stitches are abbreviated as ew or ss respectively.  The Ewrap makes a stockinette type stitch.  This type usually curls on you. Lets say you make a hat. If you don't make a brim from the instructions (or pattern) then the end of the hat will curl.  You can solve this by learning new stitches to start a project in and then continue in the ewrap for the remainder.  Many times I will start with a garter stitch as my brim and then ewrap.  BTW a hat is the quickest beginner project.  It works up fast and tells you you're doing well.  Be sure to pick up a Bulky #5 yarn for your first project or 2 skeins of worsted yarn in a #3 or #4 to use together at the same time.

The ewrap simply wraps the peg in a lower case "e" fashion where it crosses on the inside of the loom.  Check out this beginners tutorial below to see it and hear some tips along the way.  As always..I'm a goof.

(Stay tuned fairly quickly for I will show you both the knit (k) and purl (p) stitches to make the garter stitch pattern.)

Have fun! Be sure to come back and tell me what you've made and your progress! Happy Looming!!

How to Loom Knit: Beginner E wrap (ew) Stitch

© 2011 GoodKnit Kisses

AllFreeKnitting

Hi everyone!!
I have a few exciting announcements and TWO great tutorial videos are below:

I'm super pleased to announce I am now working along side of AllFreeKnitting.com to bring you the latest in Loom Knitting Tutorials on my YouTube Site and on AllFreeKnitting's site as well! A very big thanks to Mikey at mikeyssmail & The Crochet Crowd for hooking me up!

I am also happy to announce I have purchased my website but until I can get enough funding, through partnering with YouTube it will be delayed getting up and running.  WILL YOU HELP ME??? Please subscribe to my channel at goodknitkisses and pass the word to your friends.  You can opt to get an email every time I make a video or leave the box blank.  MY GOAL IS 800 SUBSCRIBERS!  Please help me get there :-)  For my videos to remain free, this will really go a long way. Thanks inadvance for your help.

My Publisher has approved of the following videos.  These are the first in the line and I have decided to start at the basics for beginners or traditional knitters who want to try their hand at learning.  Check out Part 1 for an introduction on looms and Part 2 for yarn selections and project ideas. Again, loom knitting is fun even for grade-schoolers.  SO grab a loom and get started today! Happy Looming!

DID THIS HELP YOU? Please comment below.  I'd love to hear from YOU!