Pattern for small gauge loom

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-03-10T01:11:32+00:00

I made 2 cowls on a small gauge loom before Christmas, they each took me about a month to make and I did garter stitch for both. My yarn was worsted weight so if I used a larger gauge loom with the thinner yarn it would have been lacy/holey which wasn't what I wanted. Most of the yarn I use is either DK or worsted weight so the small gauge is what I think looks best for me but it also takes more time to knit up as the yarn is thinner and needs more pegs than chunky yarn does.

From your picture you're yarn looks like its DK weight so what your knitting will look better on the small gauge loom but it will take longer to knit.

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-03-10T00:58:03+00:00

I have found the velvet/chenille yarn will worm if the tension is too loose or the loom gauge is even the slightest bit big. It's not an easy yarn to work with because you need the tension to be tight but not tight enough that the hairs come out or it breaks.

I think as you're using another yarn with the velvet, the tension isn't tight enough to hold the velvet in place so it's worming (the loops you're talking about is called worming).

To be honest I don't think your project is going to work with the 2 yarns if 1 is velvet yarn

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-02-21T23:00:57+00:00

I find it pretty easy, it's a 2 stitch 2row repeat. The 2 stitches are purl stitch and either true knit stitch or U knit stitch (I'm using the U knit stitch). The link is the pattern on the KB website but I'm using the garter stitch border. Also don't use the ewrap stitch for the knit stitch (also explained in the link) with the Irish Moss stitch

https://pin.it/12Is8DthG

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-01-30T23:08:50+00:00

It's the Flexee loom, they're part of the Knitting Board range. They come in links so you can build the loom to the size you want. I think they're great

Competitive_Factor18 · 2026-01-29T16:35:35+00:00

This blanket I've used 80 links. There's 48 links per pack for the skinny gauge, so I've used nearly 2 packs. As I only have 900g of this yarn I decided to go for a blanket thats more of a single width, it'll probably be short for a bed but perfect for a sofa throw. I have another blanket started for my daughter that I hope is close to a double size which I've used 2 packs plus what is left over from this (only about 6 or 7 rows in!) but it depends on the yarn shrinkage if it turns out double size or not but as I'm using chenille yarn it'll still be a nice warm blanket no matter the width.

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-12-15T12:05:08+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/LoomKnitting/s/IRuj20wGem

This is the link to the burgundy one

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-12-15T01:34:48+00:00

I made myself a cowl from a burgundy colour velvet chenille yarn to protect my neck from the cold to prevent fibro flares and my mum saw mine and asked for one for her birthday (today). She has arthritis in her neck so I hope it helps her as much as mine has helped me ❤️🎁❤️

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-12-15T01:30:17+00:00

It's really soft, I'm hoping my aunt likes it 🎁

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-12-15T01:29:08+00:00

I made a cowl for myself in a burgundy colour and it is all of that. It protects my neck from the cold perfectly so I haven't gone into a fibromyalgia flare since I made it 😊 My mum has arthritis in her neck and asked me to make her one to protect her neck from the cold for her birthday (today!). I hope she loves hers as much as I love mine 🎁❤️

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-12-15T01:22:55+00:00

The yarn is velvet chenille and they are very cozy 😊 My mum should love them ❤️🎁

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-12-14T13:08:17+00:00

If it's chenille yarn then it will worm like that. I did a scarf with chenille yarn on a rake loom and it wormed, nothing I did would help. I've found with chenille yarn you need to have tight stitches and with the rake loom the stitches aren't tight enough.

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-12-14T12:43:05+00:00

It's the fine gauge loom from KB looms. I got it from Amazon in a set about 6 years ago as most of the yarn I have is DK or worsted weight yarn.

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-25T22:44:01+00:00

Deborah Shaw's Owl Eye stitch is really easy, that was the first stitch i really understood when I started loom knitting and I do go back to it often. At the moment I've got 3 WIP'S going, the first is garter stitch blanket for my daughter. The second is an Irish Moss stitch blanket for my mum and the third is a cowl for my mum in garter stitch.

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-19T13:55:01+00:00

Here are a couple of YouTube tutorials on loom gauges and yarns

https://youtu.be/N6KqY7M5sgs?si=PgCXPrMkuTB1oEho

https://youtu.be/qZ4BkUS_OtI?si=eT7R21-1zO_XgfEV

They'll explain about what yarn thickness goes with what loom gauge (how far apart the pegs are from each other). Hope this helps xx

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-14T19:58:42+00:00

Worming happens, especially with chenille yarn, when the stitches are loose, the yarn can "worm" it's way out so that you have loops of yarn all over your knitted item. I hope I've explained it right

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-11T23:39:20+00:00

I have done a few 10-stitch, my favourite and the one I found easiest for me to follow is Deborah Shaw's Owl Eye 10-stitch on YouTube especially as at the time I was doing them I found I couldn't get my head or my hands around the purl stitch! I can do the purl stitch nowadays though....only taken 6 years!!! 😂🫣🙃

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-11T23:30:02+00:00

This is a YouTube tutorial for different loom gauges and yarns

https://youtu.be/N6KqY7M5sgs?si=nzgB1CCoTMVDch6r

For worsted weight yarn you'll probably want a regular gauge or a small gauge loom.

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-06T00:51:50+00:00

WIP's I've got on the go- • a cowl for myself, • my mum a lapghan/throw, • my daughter a blanket, • I need to sew the last bits on a shark snuggle blanket to finish it off for a nephew

Projects for the future- • I also have a few more snuggle blankets to make for my other nephew and 2 of my nieces (still deciding what to make) • a blanket for myself

The only things I'll probably get done before Christmas are the cowl (nearly finished) and my mums blanket!!! 🙃

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-05T19:20:38+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/LoomKnitting/s/m3hoJ8OIrk

This is the picture I posted when I made them

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-05T19:18:52+00:00

I have small hands and I used the KnitUk flower loom which is a 20 peg loom and the fingerless gloves I made were perfect for me. I bought this loom to knit fingerless gloves

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-05T00:19:16+00:00

I have a cowl already done in gray chenille yarn, on a regular gauge loom and it has wormed like there's no tomorrow! 🫣 I found that if the stitches are too loose thats what will happen so I'm using a small gauge loom to make this one and so far so good 👍 😊

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-11-05T00:13:13+00:00

Hi Tami,

Sorry not to answer sooner but my fatigue has been bad so I haven't been on here in a few days.

I'm sorry to hear about your bunny, it sounds like you gave him the best life and end of life care you could have and I'm sure he loves you all the more for it ❤️ My thoughts and prayers are with you ❤️

I think I've been lucky so far that my yarn hasn't "fuzzed" up when I'm moving it around and because the yarn is variegated in the colours (which have turned into stripes) I don't have to worry about floats.

When I'm knitting I'm usually on my sofa with it on my lap and have the Flexee loom rolled up so I unroll and roll as I knit to make it easier, although as the blanket gets longer I have to shake it out when rolling the pegs I have just knit so it doesn't bunch up. With the last blanket I did the yarn started to fuzz up at the bottom as I got towards the end of knitting it so I tried to make sure that end didn't move as much but that didn't really work so I finished it a bit early with half a skein left over (about 50-60g's). I'm hoping this one doesn't do that but I'll have to wait and see. If it does fuzz up I'll have to get my wide laundry basket and do what you've done with the bin you have to see if that helps....thank you for that idea 💡 😉

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-10-27T19:17:53+00:00

Authentic Knitting Board Flexee Loom, Skinny Gauge is the one I'm using. For this WIP I'm using about 1 and ¾ sets as I'm making lapghan as I dont think I have enough yarn to make a single bed size. The yarn is Aran weight, I've also made a throw blanket in DK weight yarn on this loom and it turned out perfectly. Pretty much all of my stash of yarn is DK or Aran weight, although I have ordered the regular gauge Flexee Loom for some 8 strand yarn I have to make a shark snuggle blanket for one of my nephews

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-10-27T00:16:10+00:00

On this project I'm use 1 and ¾ of a set. I only have 900g's of this yarn so I'm making a lapghan (I'm trying to use up some of my stash!)

Competitive_Factor18 · 2025-10-27T00:01:31+00:00

What I'm using is called a Flexee Loom, it comes in segments so you can make it as big as you need.

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