Knifty Knitters!

[-Keiko-]

Has anyone tried the Knifty Knitter yet?

http://www.knittinglooms.com/

It looks kinda cool, just curious what other think about it... =P


Here is a list of Knifty Knitter links from this thread (culled from the ones that still work!)

--MareMare

Project Patterns:

Baby Booties
Baby Uggs
Beaded Bracelet
Child's Striped Scarf
Ear Flap Hat
Easter Egg
Eliea's Bunny pdf
Fair Isle Cap (multiple sizes)
Felted Bag Dispenser
Felted Bottle Cozy
Halloween Knits
Hooded Scarf (Scoodie)
Mittens
Muff
PomPom Cowl
Pumpkins
Ribbed Ballet Leggings
Round Backpack
Sea Monster Neckwarmer
Slouchy Leggings
Socks
Striped Toboggan Cap (multiple sizes)
Toboggan Cap (multiple sizes)
Towel Topper

Numerous Patterns
Numerous Projects

Make Your Own Loom:

http://www.craftster.org/forum/index.php?topic=330489.0
http://craftythoughts.blogspot.com/2007/01/tutorial-soup-can-scarves.html


Directions/Hints/Tips:

http://yarngear.com/looms/tips.htm
http://www.knittingboard.com/Articles.asp?ID=133  (video)
http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/my_shared?z=a6ccd295cd28b481811ca (videos)


Knitting Loom Blogs:

http://loomlady.blogspot.com
http://isela.typepad.com/loomknitting/


Knitting Loom Books:

In the Attic Round Loom Knitting Patterns
Quick 'n Easy Patterns on the Knit-A-Round
Lion Brand Yarn A Round Instruction booklet


--MareMare

[jezebel7383]

I have the green one and made a few hats. They go really fast, and a good project to work on with kids.

[aeillill]

I have it, and it works good. I'm just not that fond of the concept, I dunno, I've never gotten much use from it, I got it for free though so it is excelletn for the price

[liquidwinta]

I love it, but it is seriously lacking in the project ideas area so I've had to learn to create my own project ideas. I've made two awesome purses with it and I'm starting fingerless gloves now. It's so much faster than if I were to knit normally.

[Huhwhat?]

My mom made a bunch of these for me when I was a child. (Similar, I mean. The ones she made were wooden circles with pegs.) I made hats, scarves, doll blankets, and Barbie clothes. I've seen them in craft stores lately and I keep thinking maybe I'll try one again....

[pibbgirl]

I've only made hats and flat panels that I stitched together into a bag.  I plan on trying this pattern soon though: http://www.provocraft.com/projects/projects.php?prdindex=kniftyknitter&dsp=project&idnum=13
Has anyone made these? 

[jezebel7383]

Liquidwinta- how did you make the gloves? Was it on the tiny size? (I can't remember what color it is.)

[liquidwinta]

Yea, I'm making the gloves on the smallest one, the blue one. They're really simplistic though. It's just a tube with a few dropped stitches for a thumb hole. I figure that I will thread elastic through around the sides at the end if they turn out too baggy. It's really just an idea right now, I haven't finished them yet so I don't know how exactly they'll turn out. I've been pretty luck so far! 

If anyone's interested here's a link to two of the things I've made so far with my kniffty knitter:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a333/liquidwinta/knithat.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a333/liquidwinta/1stknitbag.jpg

This is a recent bag I haven't put a strap on yet, I'm not sure if I like it!:

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a333/liquidwinta/newknitbag.jpg

[jezebel7383]

You should definitely use the bag, it's really cute. You know what's funny- I made a hat with the Knitter and used the variegated yarn that's on the top of your bag. 

[silvermam]

yep made slipper sock to many pairs to remember blankets bags hats and currently working on a sweater pattern but this will take awhile with all the other projects.
http://imageevent.com/isela/roundloomstitches for video's with different stitches
http://yarngear.com/looms/projects1.htm how to make slippersocks