You want to knit a scarf as a gift and have never knit before? This will be a herculean task! Please our previous post on knitting a scarf from scratch with no knowledge on knitting first. Here.
Scarf made with Knitting Loom
If you really must knit a scarf, the most painless way would be to use a knitting loom like the one above. This loom makes knitting with no experience easy. There is no need to learn to knit, you can start on the scarf immediately and it is so easy to use.
Good things about knitting loom:
- No need to practice
- Stitches will be perfectly even
- Start on scarf immediately
- Very easy
Not so good:
- Slower than knitting if you are experienced
- More difficult to keep track of pattern.
- Only suitable for thick yarn
What is in the Knit- Fun Loom Kit?
The Knit-Fun Loom kit is available from Spotlight, Singapore for S$11.95. It comes with 1 purple plastic loom, 1 metal hook with handle, 1 blue plastic needle and instruction leaflet. You will need also need a crochet hook and approximately 200g of thick or bulky yarn to make this scarf.
Knitting Look Kit with bag
Knitting Loom Crash Course
You will need between 2-3 lessons to complete this scarf with the knitting loom, unless you are exceptional in following instructions and have superb spatial ability.
What you need to know to make a scarf:
- Cast on stitches on the loom
- Join yarn
- Cast off stitches
- Tidy up loose ends
- Single crochet around scarf
- Attach tassles
What do I think of this kit?
The loom is designed with extra fins to hold the yarn in place before you look them over the pins. This makes it slightly more efficient than a normal knitting loom with no fins. It very easy to use. Very good introduction to fiber crafts as it very easy to use.
I did manage to break the last fin at the end of the loom. This does not effect using the loom at all as you do not wrap yarn around the last fin. It is something I would not throw around.
A scarf knitted on the loom with in stocking stitch (like the multicoloured one in the first picture) will curl. Even if worked with selvedge edge. A round of single crochet will flatten the scarf but only a little. It will still curl. A design which is the same on both sides of the scar so that the scarf will be flat. However this needs more practice and experience as one will need to know both how to knit and purl.
For a more experienced knitter it would be faster to just knit it rather than use a knitting loom. I would just use thick yarn and big knitting needles so that it is fast to knit. However for someone with no experience in knitting and wants to start on a scarf this is perfect.
