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Christmas is Coming

Have you noticed that we knitters, and almost all crafters, start thinking of Christmas a lot earlier Than other people? I think that we need to as most of our gifts take time, sometimes a lot of time to create.

So today I am sharing a fun technique – Loop Knitting – a little playful technique to add to your skills for the upcoming knitting blitz!

Loop knitting is basically making a series of knotted loops on the right side of the knitting. These loops can be made and left as loops, my current thought, or they can be made, cut open and brushed up to look like fur, a thought under consideration! Loops are not a quick technique, but the results are worth the effort.

Bring your yarn through the stitch on the needle as if to knit, but do not drop the stitch from the LH needle
Bring your yarn forward and over your left thumb
Wrap the yarn tightly around your thumb and take it back between the needles
Insert the RH needle tip into the loop on the LH needle as if to knit the stitch
Knit the stitch and remove from LH needle, remove thumb from the loop
Pull the loop to set in place (don’t pull too tightly), bring working yarn forward and over the needle
With the LH needle tip, pick up the two “stitches” from making the loop and lift them over the yarn sitting on the needle
The knot is closed and a new stitch is created from the three loops on the needle

Loops need to made on the RS of the knitting surface. If you are knitting back and forth the loops can be make every other row. When working in the round as I am, the loops can be worked on every round. I want a fairly thick, loopy surface.

The loops can be made in every stitch for a very full look. I am making my loops every other stitch and off setting them on every other row, for a medium thick appearance.

Loop knitting is playful and offers some interesting options for hatbands and mitten cuffs. Right now I am working on a hatband. I am planning to knit a swatch and cut and brush out the loops – I am really intrigued by the concept of being able to create the look of “faux fur”!

When starting loop knitting the going will be slow at first. It may take a round or two to develop a rhythm, but each successive round gets quicker than the one before!

I know that this technique would work well for toy knitting. Remember Lamb Chop? I have made a few things over the years with loops on the edges. I think I will try a few more.

Koigu Entrelac gloves from 2016

I hope that you feel inspired to give loop knitting a try!

Happy Knitting

Lynette

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