Wednesday, March 5, 2008

What are you loom knitting?

Just for fun...a loom knitting meme. What have you made with your loom? What do you do knitting/fiber related? Copy and paste the following meme into your blog and link back to me by commenting to this post.

What I've made on my knitting looms and what I have done knitting/fiber related:
Afghan - no
I-cord - yes, I have made hair scrunchies with them
Garter stitch - yes, all the time with the dishcloths I make
Knitting with metal wire - no
Shawl - no, on my list though
Stockinette stitch - yes, constantly
Socks: top-down - yes, several
Socks: toe-up - no, but intend on doing a pair soon
Knitting with camel yarn - does alpaca (a camelid count?)
Mittens: Cuff-up - yep
Mittens: Tip-down - nope
Hat - lots
Knitting with silk a fine strand with wool for socks - no
Moebius band knitting - no
Participating in a KAL - Yes, but we call them LALs
Sweater - no, my dream project
Drop stitch patterns - no
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn - yep
Slip stitch patterns - yes
Knitting with banana fiber yarn - no, banana what?
Twisted stitch patterns - yes, ewrap anyone?
Knitting with bamboo yarn - no
Charity knitting - yes, I knit squares for the VT shooting afghan, many chemo hats, threads of compassion scarves, and more
Knitting with soy yarn - no
Cardigan - no
Toy/doll clothing - no
Baby items - no
Knitting with your own handspun yarn - yes
Slippers - yes, just made two pairs
Designing knitted garments - yes, gloves with fingers and half finger gloves
Cable stitch patterns - yes, just made a pair of fingerless gloves with cables
Lace patterns - no, I started a dishcloth with lace patterns but didn't finish it
Publishing a knitting book - no, it is my dream
Scarf - many
Teaching a child to knit - yes, my stepdaughters
Knitting to make money - no, not yet
Buttonholes - no, I tried and I failed :D
Knitting with alpaca - yep!
Fair Isle knitting - yes
Dying with plant colors - no
Knitting items for a wedding - no
Household items (dishcloths, washcloths, tea cosies…) - lots!
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) - yes!
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn - yes
Holiday related knitting - yes
Teaching a male how to loom knit - no
Bobbles - yes
Knitting for a living - no
Knitting with cotton - yes!
Knitting smocking - no
Dying yarn - no
Knitting art - yes
Fulling/felting - yes
Knitting with wool - yes
Textured knitting - yes
Kitchener stitch - yes
Purses/bags - yes
Knitting with beads - no, sounds fun though!
Swatching - yes, the dreaded swatching, I'd rather not!
Long Tail CO - yes
Knitting and purling backwards - huh?
Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn - yes
Stuffed toys - no
Baby items - didn't we ask this one already?
Knitting with cashmere (mmm, cashmere!) - no
Darning - no
Jewelry - no
Knitting with synthetic yarn - ummm, urrrrr, yeah
Writing a pattern - yes
Gloves mittens are warmer! - gloves
Intarsia - yes
Knitting with linen - no
Knitting for preemies - no
Short rows - yes
Cuffs/fingerless mits/armwarmers - yes
Pillows - yes
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine - yes, Loom Knitters Circle Mag!
Rug - no
Knitting on a loom - uhhh, yeah!
Knitting a gift - yes
Knitting for a pet? - no
Shrug/bolero/poncho - no
Knitting with dog/cat hair accidentally or on purpose? - no
Hair accessories - yes
Knitting in public - yes
Knitting with buffalo yarn - no
Knitting with pygora - no
Dyeing with food dye/drink mixes - no
Dyeing with chemical dyes (acid, etc) - no

Play along if you like.

Adapted from the Knitting Meme.

7 comments:

jpirkle said...

What are you loom knitting?

What I've made on my knitting looms and what I have done knitting/fiber related:
Afghan - yes
I-cord - yes,
Garter stitch - yes,
Knitting with metal wire - no
Shawl - no,
Stockinette stitch - yes,
Socks: top-down - yes,
Socks: toe-up - no,
Knitting with camel yarn - does alpaca (a camelid count?)
Mittens: Cuff-up - yes
Mittens: Tip-down - no
Hat - many
Knitting with silk a fine strand with wool for socks - no
Moebius band knitting - yes
Participating in a KAL - Yes,
Sweater - no,
Drop stitch patterns - yes
Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn - yes
Slip stitch patterns - yes
Knitting with banana fiber yarn - no, banana what?
Twisted stitch patterns - yes, ewrap anyone?
Knitting with bamboo yarn - yes
Charity knitting - yes
Knitting with soy yarn - YES
Cardigan - no
Toy/doll clothing -YES
Baby items - YES
Knitting with your own handspun yarn - NO
Slippers - yes
Designing knitted garments - NO
Cable stitch patterns - yes
Lace patterns -
Publishing a knitting book - no
Scarf - YES,hundreds
Teaching a child to knit - yes
Knitting to make money - yes
Buttonholes - yes
Knitting with alpaca - yes
Fair Isle knitting - no
Dying with plant colors - no
Knitting items for a wedding - no
Household items - yes
Knitting socks (or other small tubular items) - yes!
Knitting with someone else’s handspun yarn - yes
Holiday related knitting - yes
Teaching a male how to loom knit - no
Bobbles - yes
Knitting for a living - no
Knitting with cotton - yes!
Knitting smocking - no
Dying yarn - no
Knitting art - yes
Fulling/felting - yes
Knitting with wool - yes
Textured knitting - yes
Kitchener stitch - yes
Purses/bags - yes
Knitting with beads - yes
Swatching - yes,I hate it
Long Tail CO - yes
Knitting and purling backwards - needle knitting I have,? on a loom
Knitting with self patterning/self striping/variegated yarn - yes
Stuffed toys - yes
Baby items - yes
Knitting with cashmere - no-allergic to it
Darning - no
Jewelry - yes
Knitting with synthetic yarn - yes
Writing a pattern - no gloves
Intarsia - needle knit only once
Knitting with linen - no
Knitting for preemies - yes
Short rows - yes
Cuffs/fingerless mits/armwarmers - yes
Pillows - yes
Knitting a pattern from an online knitting magazine - yes, Loom Knitters Circle Mag!
Rug - no
Knitting on a loom - uhhh, yeah!
Knitting a gift - yes
Knitting for a pet? - yes
Shrug/bolero/poncho - yes
Knitting with dog/cat hair accidentally or on purpose? - no
Hair accessories - yes
Knitting in public - yes
Knitting with buffalo yarn - no
Knitting with pygora - no
Dyeing with food dye/drink mixes - no
Dyeing with chemical dyes (acid, etc) - no
Jeannette

Anonymous said...

Posted my response on my blog.
http://bh-craftjunkie.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-are-you-loom-knitting.html
This was fun and I found there's so much I haven't tried yet.

Craft Junkie

Robin McCoy said...

I am sooooo gonna do this, but later this evening! This is gonna be fun! :D

Anonymous said...

That was fun!! I posted my answer at http://looming4hope.wordpress.com. Thanks Karen!!

Dr. Crystal Grimes said...

OOO! You loom for Threads of Compassion?! They're on my to-loom list! :D

I've made i-cord... Wondering if you could share how to make scrunchies this way?

ccna training said...

Wow its interesting. i will surly do this. Thanks for sharing it.

1z0-007 latest dumps said...

Knitting with recycled/secondhand yarn - yes
Slip stitch patterns - yes
Knitting with banana fiber yarn - no, banana what?
Twisted stitch patterns - yes, ewrap anyone?
Knitting with bamboo yarn - yes
Charity knitting - yes
Knitting with soy yarn - YES
Cardigan - no