Sunday, March 23, 2008

Want to be a 'Special Guest Teacher/Designer'?

Here are the specifics you will need for your block's design:

-Blocks are made using the Knifty Knitter round looms (mainly the red) and if you don't own a Kiss Loom, Robin will make sure that the pattern will work for the Kiss Loom as well and will send you some notes to include in your pattern to make it work for those using the Kiss Loom.

-Make your block 12" x 12". The number of pegs and rows used will vary depending on your stitch design. One block may use 30 pegs and 48 rows, while another may use 31 pegs and 61 rows.

- To keep your design from curling, remember to use a knit and purl pattern of some sort for the first and last few rows, as well as the first few and last few stitches of each row.
Example: Row 1- Knit all pegs
Row 2- K1, purl until the last peg, K1
Row 3- K1, P1, K until last two pegs, P1, K1
Middle rows: K1, P1, K1, Insert your design, K1, P1, K1
2nd from last row: repeat row 3
Next to last row: repeat row 2
Last row: repeat row 1

- We are NOT slipping any stitches at the beginning of the rows. This will help out when we are stitching the blocks together in the end. :D

-Don't feel limited to just beginner friendly designs. Since this is a Loom Class project, it is the purpose to teach the students and push them to try something new occasionally.


We welcome everyone that wants to design a block and hope that you would like to teach that block to the class, yourself. But, if you are shy and Robin can't twist your arm into teaching the class, we will be happy to teach it for you. The fact that a design was created for us to use is a great help to us!
Thank you!

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