Loom-Knitted Merino Scarf for Denise

Loom-Knitted Scarf in DK Merino
Loom-Knitted Merino Scarf for Denise

Made : Knitted by Jonathan as a birthday present for Denise. 
December 2025 - January 2026

Yarn : Handspun coloured Merino tops, blended on a blending board ; DK 2-plied 16wpi ; 80g 130m ; Bought by Jonathan from the spinner Woolly Daydreams (Maggie Price) at the Llanaerchaeron Christmas Fair 5th December 2025

Knitting : Knitting board ; Width 12 pegs 19.5cm ;  Figure-of-Eight Stitch [Fof8]

Finished Size : 160cm x 12cm

Jonathan > 

A Beginner's Guide to Knitting on a Loom
The combination of DK, Fof8 and Merino makes for a very light, open, loose scarf which needs handling with care. I started the Fof8 at the very first row : the result is  attractively loopy/lacy, but especially vulnerable to snagging.  To avoid this at the end, before the cast-off row, I added a row of plain stocking stitch, which needed care with tension but it was clearly more practical, and so I retrospectively added stocking stitch to the start ; but I have to say that this didn't look as pretty as I'd hoped! Denise was much too gracious to turn up her nose at my efforts! 

This was my first knitting loom project since buying the book pictured here. (Indeed this is my first book on the subject.)  Previously I was just going on very basic instructions that came with a collection of knitting looms that I bought at a crafts shop in Lampeter.



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