Back at it!

I've nearly forgotten about blogging, as I've also been a classroom teacher for 3rd grade the last couple of years. It's been a balancing act. So now that it is summer and I've had time to get back to knitting, I figured I should start this blog back up as well.

Here are a couple baby blankets that I have worked on this last month. I really am excited about them and cannot wait to gift them to a couple baby girls arriving soon:

The first was knit in a flat panel on the green knifty knitter long loom. I used a basic e-wrap with two yarns working as one. I then added a crocheted, shell scalloped border. 

The second blanket was made by using the Diagonal Baby Blanket pattern from Lion Brand yarns and the Martha Stewart loom. I love the diagonal pattern made from knitting corner to corner. It was a lot of fun. 

Far Too Long

Well, I know it has been far too long since I've kept up on here.

So my new goal is to get posting on my projects and orders on here more often.

Here's a little idea of something I completed yesterday:

These adorable little infant slippers and headband were made on the peach flower loom using a garter stitch (knit row, purl row) pattern.  And then i-cord for the bows.  I was unsure about the neon yarn but ended up loving the final look.  Its pretty darn cute!  Now its for sale on Loom Luxe facebook page.  

Here's to many more posts and many more fun projects! 

100!

The Loom Luxe Facebook page hit 100 likes over night! Very exciting!  I am hoping it continues to grow and grow!  Lots of exclamation points this morning it seems. ;-)

Minions Assemble!

My newest, and quite fun, project - the Minion hat! 

So ready to make some more of these! The pictures are also posted on my Loom Luxe Facebook page, where other items are up for sale as well!

Cupcakes!

My very first order...within near moments of starting my official Loom Luxe Facebook page...was to make knit cupcakes.  This, at the time, was beyond anything I had even thought to make.  WHOA!  But I researched immediately with trusty ol' Google.  It led me to a few different options.  I originally tested this out with a video.  While some of the techniques were good (I learned a new cast-on, the drawstring cast-on), the final project was far from "cupcake"-esque.  In our house, it has been dubbed the fuzzy mushroom (I had used a fun fur on the topping) and the furry cupcake.  It wasn't all fail, as I did learn new things from this trial and error episode.  I moved on to trying a written out pattern and received great results.  Each one was tweaked a little as there was a bit of a learning curve.  I made a total of four small cupcakes, and one large cupcake that I had to adapt the pattern myself onto a larger loom.  Each cupcake has a bit of its own personality and is unique in its own way (as I tried a few different techniques each time).  The small ones are made on the small blue knifty knitter loom and the large one was adapted onto the red knifty knitter (one size up).  I played with a few different types and weights of yarn to achieve different effects.  Thank you to The Loom Lady for a great starting point pattern: http://loomlady.blogspot.com/2007/02/couple-cupcakes-more.html

Mine look nothing like hers, lol.  But customer satisfied and I had a lot of fun in the process.  So here you go...loom knit cupcakes:

Snugglers

I have started making baby cocoon (sacks, wraps, whatever name you would like to use there) and have called them "Snugglers."  It is pretty easy to do on the round looms, as it is just like making a hat except you make it longer.  I make them about 18-22 inches, keeping in consideration the amount that will bunch at the end when you cast off.  I have used both the basic e-wrap, purl stitch, and a modified e-wrap for the ones I have made so far.

The first attempt did produce a much smaller snuggler, and I would suggest be used for preemie and smaller newborns.  It was made on the red knifty knitter round loom, using a bulky 5 yarn.  I also made a small hat to match:

Here is my second snuggler, I have dubbed "Lemon Sunshine", this was done in the round again on the red knifty knitter loom, but instead using a 3 light worsted weight yarn and the purl stitch (here are a couple videos on purl stitch on the looms - PurlingSprite: http://www.youtube.com/watchv=MYFKncd7iDg,  GoodKnitKisses: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDSBwq8ZtWM ) :

The one that I just finished this morning, I used the green knifty knitter with a bulky 5 loops & threads (similar to Homespun) yarn.  Here is what I called a modified e-wrap: I used the normal e-wrap cast-on.  After the cast-on, I took the loop off of every other peg, putting onto the peg next to it and knitted off.  This leaves every other peg open.  From that point, I e-wrapped as normal EXCEPT skipped those empty peg.  This made for a very nice, open mesh type stitch.  This will be great for photo props!

I love making these and learning more about how I want them to turn out each time.  I am experimenting on more ideas and patterns for these. My next hope is to play with some mohair yarn with these! Has me very excited!

The beginning!

I have been loom knitting for the past four years and have gotten more and more into it.  I tried crochet and had trouble with wrist and hand pain.  My mom introduced me to knitting looms and boards after that.  I was hooked.  Recently, I have started selling my creations and am working towards it as an at-home business.  I love making custom creations for others and seeing what fun ideas I can come up with.  I hope to get to share lots of projects as I continue on with the venture! Cannot wait to keep up with what I am working on each day/week/month.  Hope to share a lot of new ideas and fun with you! I also have a business page on Facebook where all products for sale can be found.

Let's get looming!