Craft Shows | Useful Tips Written By Carol Blakeley Summer and warm weather brings outdoor craft shows, fairs, festivals & farmer’s markets. Below are tips for craft shows shared during Kristen’s Facebook Q & A Live Broadcast (June 19/17) as well as some I learned while selling hand crafted jewelry at craft fairs. PLAN Research: …
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Handmade Wool Dryer Balls Broadcast by: Kristen Mangus, Guest Speaker: Carol Blakeley Why use handmade wool dryer balls? These will last for at least 6 months to a year depending on the amount of laundry you do. There are many ways to make wool dryer balls out there; this is my version that works for …
Cross Stitch Cowl By: Kristen Mangus Y’all have heard the saying “Everything is bigger in Texas”! Well, Kristen has certainly met those standards with her design of the Cross Stitch Cowl made on the KB Zippy loom with Bernat Blanket Big yarn. The Cross Stitch Cowl is BIG, it is as soft as a fluffy …
Loom Knit Mesh Bag Designed by: Kristen at GoodKnit Kisses Materials: 41 peg (or new 40 peg in pink) Knifty Knitter Extra Large Round Loom – Yellow 3 pegs of Spool Loom Notions: Yarn: 1 ball nylon crochet thread 90-100 yards 1 ball cotton 90-100 yards *or 2 balls of cotton Abbreviations: EW = E-wrap …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Hi loom fans! Today I’ve uploaded two new videos to my YouTube Site! [embedyt] [/embedyt] 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 …
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 …
Loom Knitting is so nice because it is easy to learn and great for people of almost all ages. There are no needles required. Just a loom, a small special knitting tool and yarn are all you need to get started. There are many stitches that imitate traditional knitting with needles. Don’t get me wrong …