Photos & Samples Of Open Braid Stitch In A Long Knitting Loom !

Hello to the knit loomers all over the world!

Have you start thinking of your autumn and winter projects? 

I am thinking of loom knitting scarves and cowls for me and my friends (are my favourite winter accessories) and some cover pillows to refresh my living room!

One stitch that you can use for impressive loom knits is the open braid stitch. 

Below you can have a close look of the stitch!

The sample is loom knitted with medium worsted acrylic yarn using 14 pegs of a long knitting loom!

The width of the final loom knitted piece is 19cm.

Below we can see how we start loom knitting the open braid stitch from peg A1 to B4 and so on. 

Here is the complete row and

this pink "mess" is how a complete row (after hooking over) looks like from the top.

Loom knitting continues 

Until the next tutorial, start loom knitting for those you love!

Τί Είναι το Knitting Loom; / What is a Knitting Loom?

Το knitting loom είναι ένα εργαλείο πλεξίματος που μας επιτρέπει να υφαίνουμε και να πλέκουμε χωρίς βελόνες ή βελονάκια.

Υπάρχουν διαφόρων ειδών knitting looms: πλαστικά, ξύλινα, χειροποίητα, μακρόστενα και κυκλικά σε διάφορα μεγέθη, σχήματος "S" για μεγάλα projects κ.ά.

Τι μπορούμε να πλέξουμε;

·         κασκόλ για παιδιά ή ενήλικες,

·         καπέλα και σκούφους,

·         πουλόβερ, ζακέτες, μπολερό,

·         χαλάκια και διακοσμητικά για το σπίτι,

·         κουβέρτες,

·         κάλυμμα για μαξιλάρια,

·         παιχνίδια, κούκλες και ζωάκια για τα παιδιά,

·         τσάντες

και ό,τι άλλο βάλει ο νους μας.

Γιατί να χρησιμοποιούμε τα knittinglooms;;;

·         είναι πολύ εύκολο να το μάθουν όλοι (από μικρά παιδιά μέχρι … μεγάλα παιδιά),

·         είναι λιγότερο κουραστικό για τα χέρια και τους καρπούς (που συνήθως όλοι λίγο-πολύ έχουμε πονάκια πλέκοντας με τις βελόνες),

·         είναι σχεδόν απίθανο να σου φύγει πόντος καθώς το πλεκτό "κάθεται" πάνω στο knitting loom,

·         και οι 2 όψεις του πλεκτού είναι καλές (δεν υπάρχει ανάποδη πλευρά),

·         το πλεκτό παραμένει ίσιο χωρίς να γυρίζουν οι 2 άκρες πράγμα που μας διευκολύνει στην ένωση δύο διαφορετικών κομματιών όταν πλέκουμε π.χ. ένα πουλόβερ ή φτιάχνουμε μία κουβέρτα ενώνοντας τα μοτίβα σαν patchwork.

Πώς πλέκουμε με το knitting loom;  
Αυτό θα το μάθουμε αναλυτικά στην ενότητα"Πλέξεις - Πώς;"

The knitting loom is a tool with which we can weave and knit without needles or crochet hooks.

There are many kinds of knitting looms: plastic, wooden, handmade, rectangular and round in different sizes, shaped “S” for big projects etc.

What can we knit?

·         scarfs for children or adults,

·         hats,   

·         sweaters, jackets, boleros,

·         rugs and decoratives for the house,

·         blankets,

·         pillow covers,

·         toys, dolls and animal toys for children,

·         bags

and anything else you could think of.

Why to use knitting looms?

·         it’s very easy to be learnt by everyone (from children to … older “children”),

·         it’s less tiring for our hands and wrists (usually all, more or less, suffer from wrist pains when knitting with needles),

·         it’s almost unlikely to have a stitch dropped as the knitting “sits” on the loom,

·         both sides of the knitting are right (there isn’t wrong side),

·         the knitting remains flat without curling on the edges. So it’s easier to join two pieces when we knit a sweater or a blanket in a patchwork motif.

How do we knit with knitting loom? Let’s learn it in the tab “Stitches – How?”

Tutorial: Cast On, Bind Off and Stockinette Stitch Using A Long Knitting Loom!

Hello my friends!

How are you?

I think that it's our time for creation, joy and relaxation! I think that it's the time to start Loom Knitting!

Let's start by learning how to cast on and bind off and of course a very easy and beautiful stitch, the stockinette stitch in a long rectangular knitting loom.

* I would advise you for the first time to use the smaller knitting loom, the one with 12 pegs, and a cheap acrylic yarn as it will be more easy to work with, especially at the beginning!

The first step for loom knitting is the Cast on. 

Below you can see the steps for casting on one by one.

Now we will learn the Stockinette stitch. It's a very easy stitch with which you can loom knit many many things as scarves, sweaters, bags, pillows and whatever you want!

Below you can see how this stitch looks like using a medium worsted acrylic yarn. When we will bind off, the edgings would not be curly as shown at the photo but straight.

 Finally, we have to bind off. Let's see how!

In a few days I will post photos of bind off too. 


Please don' t hesitate to ask me whatever you think it's complicated to you!