I badly need simple understandable instructions on using this beautiful loom. I bought it 5 years ago and have never been able to use it.
There are oodles of YouTube instructions so check them out and if there is something you do not understand go to another site and see if the instruction are clearer.
Sometimes one speaker is better than another and says things that are easier to understand.
Check out this link and look on the right side at all the other YouTubers trying to help you master this thing.
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Patterns:
You may want to think about purchasing a pattern/kit for your first project just so you know how it will look and you'll have all necessary pieces in one place.
Casting:
1. Make a loop using your yarn - a slip knot for crochet.
2. Slide the knot onto one peg on your loom and mark this peg. If your loom has an anchor peg, place it on a peg that's closest to the anchor.
3. Using your right hand pull the working yarn towards the center of the loom and then wrap the yarn counter-clockwise around the peg that's next to it going in a clockwise motion.
Knit Stitch:
1. Take a loom hook and insert the tip under the bottom loop of a peg.
You can wrap working yarn around the anchor peg to secure it while you knit.
2. Bring the loom hook up and over the top of the peg. This will bring the bottom loop over the top loop on the same peg. Now you can take away the loom hook.
Avoid pulling the stitches too tightly because then it will be difficult to bring the bottom loops over the top loops.
3. Continue to knit each peg on your loom according to the pattern. If your pattern calls for some knit stitches and some purl stitches, follow its instructions. To make the garter stitch, knit every row.
Purl Stitch:
1. You don't need to wrap another row around the pegs. Instead, bring the working yarn in front of the loom away from the center. Hold the yarn below the loop on the peg you're ready to work.
You'll need the working yarn below the loop so you can pull it up and through the loop.
2. Point the tip of the loom hook down and behind the loop on your peg. Push the loom hook through the stitch so the loop catches on the hook.
Binding Off:
1. Cut the working yarn and leave a long enough tail to sew the end shut - about 2 feet.
2. Thread the yarn onto a tapestry needle or flexible plastic needle.
3. Place tapestry needle under the loop on a peg. The tip of the needle should be pointed up towards the top of the peg.