Many
of these loom knitting patterns are suitable for children or beginning
knitters.
Flat
Removal Knitting Instructions
When knitting with round looms, removal methods are important skills to
develop. The method outlined below is a relatively straight forward
pattern, and is perfect for the knitter looking to hone his or her
technique. This flat removal method is ideal for certain garments that
are required to be open at both ends like sleeves, tube neck scarves
and afghans, or similar.
This particular method is especially useful for giving effective
tapered ends and is also perfect when used for sleeves and sleeve edges.
For this method, you will require a standard crochet hook.
Each peg should only have one loop. Cut working yarn, leaving roughly
five inches at the end in order to tie everything up during the
finishing process.
Stage
One: Remove the loop off the first peg and slide it on to
the crochet hook.
Stage
Two: Remove the loop from the next peg to the left and
slide it on to the crochet hook.
Stage
Three: There are now two stitches (or loops) on the
crochet hook. Pass the forward stitch through the back stitch, to
resemble a chain. Only one loop is now left on the crochet hook.
You have now closed one stitch. Repeat the same three steps all the way
around the loom until all of the stitches have been removed.
After all of the loops are off, there will be a gap between the last
stitch and the first stitch that was removed. In order to close this
gap, hook the crochet hook and pull the tail of yarn through the little
hole (to make a slip stitch), which will then close up the gap. Make a
knot and weave your tail ends in to finish, then close-up of last
closing stitch.
The simple method outlined in the above pattern gives an indication of
one way in which removal from the loom can be done. This flat removal
method is easy enough for a beginner to master whilst proving a
valuable additional skill to those interested in diversifying the
knitting skills.
Good luck trying this flat removal knitting pattern! |
