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
Showing posts with label learn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learn. Show all posts
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
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
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
Friday, February 18, 2011
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!
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!
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Loom Knit: NEW Triple Rib Stitch Revealed
OMG I'm soooo excited! I did a totally original loom video!!! My YouTube - Please subscribe!
This stitch is usually done on needles only and I've never seen it on a loom...until Now! Yay!
Have fun, Thanks for watching and Happy Looming!!
©2011 GoodKnit Kisses
This stitch is usually done on needles only and I've never seen it on a loom...until Now! Yay!
Have fun, Thanks for watching and Happy Looming!!
©2011 GoodKnit Kisses
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Rectangle Loom: Casting Off & Finish Loose Beginning End of Panel
Hi loom fans!
Today I've uploaded two new videos to my YouTube Site!
One video shows casting off the rectangular loom from a Twisted Knit Stitch or Single Rib Stitch.
The next video does something I've never found by using Google or searching videos on YouTube. When I first learned to loom knit I figured out how to cast off or bind off my project from the loom but the starting end or side (beginning part you first cast on) always loosed "looser" than the final side. If you crochet then it doesn't bother you. You are probably finishing that end or adding a crochet border around he whole piece. I didn't know how to make this EASIER so I made up my own. The benefit was no extra yarn was needed!! This is great if you ran out of that yarn after making a long scarf or panel. It's also very quick! I hope this helps you on your next project. PLEASE come back and comment or let me know on my YouTube channel. I'd love to hear from you. Here is the video...thanks for tuning in and Happy Looming!! ©2011 GoodKnit Kisses
Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for ALL new videos. I may not always blog about them :-)
Today I've uploaded two new videos to my YouTube Site!
One video shows casting off the rectangular loom from a Twisted Knit Stitch or Single Rib Stitch.
The next video does something I've never found by using Google or searching videos on YouTube. When I first learned to loom knit I figured out how to cast off or bind off my project from the loom but the starting end or side (beginning part you first cast on) always loosed "looser" than the final side. If you crochet then it doesn't bother you. You are probably finishing that end or adding a crochet border around he whole piece. I didn't know how to make this EASIER so I made up my own. The benefit was no extra yarn was needed!! This is great if you ran out of that yarn after making a long scarf or panel. It's also very quick! I hope this helps you on your next project. PLEASE come back and comment or let me know on my YouTube channel. I'd love to hear from you. Here is the video...thanks for tuning in and Happy Looming!! ©2011 GoodKnit Kisses
Don't forget to subscribe to my YouTube channel for ALL new videos. I may not always blog about them :-)
Friday, January 28, 2011
How To Loom Knit the Twisted Knit Stitch
Hello Looming friends!
I've uploaded my first tutorial. The video will be included below or you can catch it and new videos by subscribing to my YouTube channel. Just click subscribe and check the box to email you. You'll be emailed when I upload videos.
This first video is my first attempt and I'm working out the kinks. Thank you for your graciousness as I may fumble...don't we all? :-)
WHAT YOU'LL SEE:
Quick Introduction to different Loom Types (showing some I have in the background)
Using Long green loom (rectangle)
Making a home made Styler (for quick setup of yarns on pegs)
We'll Cast On using two strands. (Note for beginners-This is how you put the yarn on at first to get started)
Cast On Method - Twisted Knit Stitch
Main Stitch Method/Pattern - Twisted Knit Stitch
WHAT YARN IS USED:
2 strands of #3 or 4 yarn in two different colors.
(Just a standard crafting acrylic yarn. You can use wool, cotton or acrylic. This is just what I used.)
DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Beginner - This video I go a bit slow. if you are new to loom knitting this is a great video for you.
IDEAS FOR THIS STITCH:
This stitch is great for scarves, lovey, blankets, placemats, pot holders (in cotton!) and a number of other projects you can build from panels.
Twisted Knit Stitch
Please come back and tell me what you made from this stitch. I'd love to hear from YOU!
Have fun everyone, Happy Looming!!
I've uploaded my first tutorial. The video will be included below or you can catch it and new videos by subscribing to my YouTube channel. Just click subscribe and check the box to email you. You'll be emailed when I upload videos.
This first video is my first attempt and I'm working out the kinks. Thank you for your graciousness as I may fumble...don't we all? :-)
WHAT YOU'LL SEE:
Quick Introduction to different Loom Types (showing some I have in the background)
Using Long green loom (rectangle)
Making a home made Styler (for quick setup of yarns on pegs)
We'll Cast On using two strands. (Note for beginners-This is how you put the yarn on at first to get started)
Cast On Method - Twisted Knit Stitch
Main Stitch Method/Pattern - Twisted Knit Stitch
WHAT YARN IS USED:
2 strands of #3 or 4 yarn in two different colors.
(Just a standard crafting acrylic yarn. You can use wool, cotton or acrylic. This is just what I used.)
DIFFICULTY LEVEL:
Beginner - This video I go a bit slow. if you are new to loom knitting this is a great video for you.
IDEAS FOR THIS STITCH:
This stitch is great for scarves, lovey, blankets, placemats, pot holders (in cotton!) and a number of other projects you can build from panels.
Twisted Knit Stitch
Please come back and tell me what you made from this stitch. I'd love to hear from YOU!
Have fun everyone, Happy Looming!!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Trial & ERROR
Last night I was excited to make a matching bracelet and necklace for the first time. I've never made this type of bracelet. In fact I haven't made a bracelet since braiding Friendship bracelets long ago...remember those?
I'm a larger gal and have larger wrists. I also know there are many more like me who would like a larger bracelet so I decide to trudge onward and make one for "us". Why can't we have lovely and large jewelry without forgoing a tight bracelet or finding something to extend the length? Decided; let's make it!
I plan out my workspace. Carefully selecting and counting. I lay it out and start to crochet together my silver wire. Where is my brain?! I left off beads! Not a problem. I'll work the strand into the design for bulk, it will add width which it needs. Starting again. My beaded strand is too short for my wrist..I think. So I cut, tear it up and start over. I make a few more of my pieces in the right length. Or this is the length I "think" is correct. I totally forget that I need to include the clasp size in my number and by the time I do this my bracelet is so large I can put it over my mannish female hands. Not good.
To top it off the larger beads are too heavy and fall down on the wrist. Now on display is my fine finishing technique. Pretty, but not what was intended.
Design sometimes is about trial and lots of error. Tonight I plan on tearing it up and starting it again. This WILL be a bracelet someone will love. I can FEEL it! :-)
P.S. Wanna tell me YOUR trial and errors? I'd love to hear it...come on.. make me feel better. lol
I'm a larger gal and have larger wrists. I also know there are many more like me who would like a larger bracelet so I decide to trudge onward and make one for "us". Why can't we have lovely and large jewelry without forgoing a tight bracelet or finding something to extend the length? Decided; let's make it!
I plan out my workspace. Carefully selecting and counting. I lay it out and start to crochet together my silver wire. Where is my brain?! I left off beads! Not a problem. I'll work the strand into the design for bulk, it will add width which it needs. Starting again. My beaded strand is too short for my wrist..I think. So I cut, tear it up and start over. I make a few more of my pieces in the right length. Or this is the length I "think" is correct. I totally forget that I need to include the clasp size in my number and by the time I do this my bracelet is so large I can put it over my mannish female hands. Not good.
To top it off the larger beads are too heavy and fall down on the wrist. Now on display is my fine finishing technique. Pretty, but not what was intended.
Design sometimes is about trial and lots of error. Tonight I plan on tearing it up and starting it again. This WILL be a bracelet someone will love. I can FEEL it! :-)
P.S. Wanna tell me YOUR trial and errors? I'd love to hear it...come on.. make me feel better. lol
Monday, November 15, 2010
Looming Design
Hello Blogger World!
This is my first ever official blog so let me introduce myself. My name is Kristen Mangus. I am a registered Interior Designer in the great state of Texas! I am a native Texan but well traveled and NO I do not own a ranch or even a horse! I have ridden them; they are amazing and beautiful animals. I do say all that to dispel a general way of thinking that Texans are that way and rural. I live in the Dallas - Fort Worth metroplex area, home of the Dallas Cowboys, the Texas Rangers and my alma mater Texas Christian University Horned Frogs, GO FROGS! I'm also a mom of three, two girls and now a baby boy who will be 3 months this Friday which is also my 10th wedding anniversary! I love my husband, he is my best friend. I love my kids. They are 4, 2 and of course newborn. Here is a picture of my son.
I describe myself as a designer who is a Crafter at heart. I've always loved to make things with my hands like bows or anything with a hot glue gun. My grandmother & mother taught me the basics of sewing but it never really stuck. Don't get me started on how many bobbins and machines I have tried to sabotage! I really appreciate things that are well made by other creative people and when I think I can learn a new thing I'll dive in. I want to learn all I can and make something of quality that lasts and others enjoy. If its useful, holds up well and is pretty I've done my job. That goes the same for my work as an Interior Designer. My forte is space planning, you know like where things are placed juxtaposition or related to other things. How much stuff can I fit in here that is functional & useful that flows well and is beautiful but not cluttered looking? I'm very analytical in my way of thinking about things and I always keep in mind how my clients live in and use their space. Chatting with other creative and crafty people is always fun. Learning from others is a joy.
So I recently discovered LOOM KNITTING. I am very excited about it! I've always admired handmade things as you saw above but saw knitting and crocheting as a dying art. I've noticed though with places like Etsy and fine boutiques, that hand stitched items are on the rise and have risen to the times with beauty! I mean that things made now have a classic touch and don't necessarily have an OLD look to them. This ain't your grandma's knitting! In fact there are several of my friends I've discovered that knit. I've now met many more 30-somethings that knit or crochet. So I set out to learn. I bought a "I Taught Myself to Knit" and "....Crochet" kits on Ebay with a gift card I had. I went to the store to get yarn and what did I see? A Knift Knitter Loom Kit. Knitting Loom?? What is THAT?! Um...would that be easier for a girl with mild Carpel Tunnel? It turns out it IS and it is VERY ADDICTING! What a relaxing craft! Since that early cool day in October I have Googled and you-tubed my way through instructions and videos on how to loom knit and even have started creating my own patterns. I've even stated selling things I've made with the positive responses I've been getting! You can find my designs on Facebook and currently I'm building my store on Etsy. You can follow me on here or "Like" me on Facebook. Feel free to ask questions or chat about looming at GoodKnitKisses@gmail.com or post them here. I'm also crocheting or rather still learning to do more and improve. I'd love to hear from you!
I describe myself as a designer who is a Crafter at heart. I've always loved to make things with my hands like bows or anything with a hot glue gun. My grandmother & mother taught me the basics of sewing but it never really stuck. Don't get me started on how many bobbins and machines I have tried to sabotage! I really appreciate things that are well made by other creative people and when I think I can learn a new thing I'll dive in. I want to learn all I can and make something of quality that lasts and others enjoy. If its useful, holds up well and is pretty I've done my job. That goes the same for my work as an Interior Designer. My forte is space planning, you know like where things are placed juxtaposition or related to other things. How much stuff can I fit in here that is functional & useful that flows well and is beautiful but not cluttered looking? I'm very analytical in my way of thinking about things and I always keep in mind how my clients live in and use their space. Chatting with other creative and crafty people is always fun. Learning from others is a joy.
So I recently discovered LOOM KNITTING. I am very excited about it! I've always admired handmade things as you saw above but saw knitting and crocheting as a dying art. I've noticed though with places like Etsy and fine boutiques, that hand stitched items are on the rise and have risen to the times with beauty! I mean that things made now have a classic touch and don't necessarily have an OLD look to them. This ain't your grandma's knitting! In fact there are several of my friends I've discovered that knit. I've now met many more 30-somethings that knit or crochet. So I set out to learn. I bought a "I Taught Myself to Knit" and "....Crochet" kits on Ebay with a gift card I had. I went to the store to get yarn and what did I see? A Knift Knitter Loom Kit. Knitting Loom?? What is THAT?! Um...would that be easier for a girl with mild Carpel Tunnel? It turns out it IS and it is VERY ADDICTING! What a relaxing craft! Since that early cool day in October I have Googled and you-tubed my way through instructions and videos on how to loom knit and even have started creating my own patterns. I've even stated selling things I've made with the positive responses I've been getting! You can find my designs on Facebook and currently I'm building my store on Etsy. You can follow me on here or "Like" me on Facebook. Feel free to ask questions or chat about looming at GoodKnitKisses@gmail.com or post them here. I'm also crocheting or rather still learning to do more and improve. I'd love to hear from you!
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