You can knit hats on a long loom, an oval or a rectangular. Most people believe that you need a round loom to knit a round item but the notion is incorrect. So, what are the requirements to make a hat on a long loom.? Well, in this example, the most important feature is a loom with continuas pegs. In other words, there are no gaps between one peg and next. The next most important feature is that you get the right size.

What is the process? That’s a bit of a longer explaination and for that I made a step by step video. It’s easy enough for even the true beginner. Scroll all the way to the bottom of this post to watch the five minute video.

What Is Loom Knitting?

It’s an advanced version of the spool knitting you might have done as a child. You use a loom to knit and a loom tool. A loom tool/pick is the same size as a crochet hook, but instead of a hook, there’s a pick.

You can loom knit many things: hats, scarves, blankets, toys, and bags.

What Is A Knitting Loom? A knitting loom can be circles, rectangles, ovals, and straight rails, with pegs around the perimeter. The pegs hold the yarn, and knitting comes out the bottom.

What Are Looms Made Of? Usually plastic or wood.

Knitting Loom Types

• Circular Looms – With these knitting looms, you knit in the round.
• Rake/Rectangular/Long Looms- These looms are used to knit double, round, and flat knit
• Afghan Looms – They look like an infinity symbol
• Sock Looms – They’re a mini version of a circular loom. There’s another type, like a rectangular loom

Why Are There So Many? Because there are many projects! You need a circular loom to knit something round and a rectangular one to knit flat.

Why Are There So Many Shapes? You need different shapes for different fabrics.

How Do You Choose A Loom For Your Project?

It depends on what project you want to make. Going to make a scarf or dishcloth? Use a long loom. To make a sock, use a sock loom. For anything circular not seamed, use a circular loom, and anything flat, use a long loom.

Note: You can knit flat using a circular loom.

How Looms For Knitting Work

When using circular looms, you put stitches on each of the pegs and go around and around. That creates a knitted tube.

Rectangular looms work in a couple of different ways:

• Use them to knit flat
• Use the pegs to knit with but stop and go back instead of going around
• It creates a fabric double the size of the loom
• Use them in the round knitting

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