Knitting
What is frame knitting?
What is the difference between a knitting board, knitting loom, knitting rake?
What is a Noble Knitter?
What length knitting board is best for me?
What is the difference between single sided and double sided
knitting?
What is quick single sided knitting?
How do you knit in the round on these knitting boards?
How does knitting in the round on these knitting boards differ from using a knitting loom?
What is
the space measurement between the pegs?
What size yarns can be used on these knitting boards?
Can I use my own knitting board with your patterns?
How wide
of a knitted piece can I make on a knitting board?
What do you mean when you say the knitting board is adjustable?
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What is frame knitting?
Frame knitting is a fun and easy way to knit with the use of
a frame (a.k.a. knitting loom, knitting rake, knitting board, etc.). These frames can be long, round, rectangle or a multitude of other
shapes and can be made of wood, metal, plastic, etc. They contain a row (or rows) of
pegs upon which yarn is wrapped in various ways (to achieve different stitches)
and stitches are created when loops on the pegs are passed over one another.
It may have a single row of pegs or a double row of pegs. Each type of frame knitter has its own set of abilities as can be seen in the next answer. Knitting on a
frame is also called board knitting, loom knitting, rake knitting, etc. It is easy to learn how to use a knitting board.
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What is the difference between a knitting board, knitting loom, and knitting rake?
Knitting Boards consist of two rows of pegs on boards that are connected, creating a
gap between the boards. Some have spacers between the boards to set different gap sizes or in some cases to eliminate it. Some can be used for knitting
in the round (ex. Noble Knitters) like a circular knitting loom but are flexible in the number of pegs to use even allowing increases/decreases as needed.
Some can be use the back row for Quick Single Sided Knitting (ex. Noble Knitters).
They can do:
* Double Sided Knitting
* Single Sided Knitting
* Knitting in the Round (some)
* Quick Single Sided Knitting (some)
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Knitting Looms have a single row of pegs and are usually found in circular form but not always (may be oval, square,
etc.) They can be used to knit completely around the form creating a tube or in a back and forth fashion using just the desired
number of pegs to create a flat panel.
They can do:
* Single Sided Knitting
* Knitting in the Round - but you may need exact number of pegs on the loom as on the pattern
* Quick Single Sided Knitting (some)
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Knitting Rakes consist of one row of pegs. Some may have a built in second row that is used for Quick Single Sided Knitting.
They can do:
* Single Sided Knitting
* Quick Single Sided Knitting (some)
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What is a Noble Knitter?
Noble Knitters are our newest line of frame knitters engineered to satisfy many of the desires of frame knitters including:
* A frame knitter that can function as a knitting board, knitting loom, and knitting rake.
* A double sided knitting board with 15 adjustable gap spacings between the boards.
* Use it to knit in the round without having to place crossover pieces between the pegs.
* Knit in the round with the ability to increase or decrease as desired.
* Knit multiple pieces in the round simultaneously (knit the thumb and mitt portion of a mitten at the same time and even a pair of mittens at the same time).
* Increase speed of single sided knitting by using the back row of pegs for yarn wrapping.
* Numbered pegs with matching numbers on the back (a must for following charts).
* Setup up the pegs directly across from each other or offset from each other.
* Sturdy zinc coated steel pegs.
* Pegs placed 1/3” apart measured on center.
* Knit up one side and down the other to create a single sided panel double the width.
* Made of super smooth, high strength resin.
* Noble Knitters are made in 3 lengths: 100 pegs per side, 50 pegs per side, and 25 pegs per side.
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What
length knitting board is best for me?
Our knitting boards come in different lengths as listed below. The longer knitting boards
can be used to make anything the shorter knitting boards can plus a lot more. To make
smaller projects on the longer knitting boards, you would simply use less pegs. The opposite is not true. For example,
if a pattern calls for a knitting board with 50 pegs, the Noble Knitter 25 could not be used. However,
after repeated requests from customers for a knitting board that would be easier to carry
to the doctors waiting room or the kids soccer field, we made the smaller
knitting boards. If you know you will never make anything needing the larger number of pegs, the smaller knitting boards will do. Some people like the smaller
knitting board as a second board or their "on the road" knitting board or if they want to test
out an idea while their other knitting boards are being used for other projects. When new
board knitters ask me my opinion, I tell them the longer knitting board will give them more
opportunities. They may think they only want to do small projects, but once
they get started, see how easy and versatile it is, they want to expand their
possibilities.
* Noble Knitter 100 with 100 pegs per side. It measures 35.5" long with 33" length of pegs.
* Noble Knitter 50 with 50 pegs per side. It measures 19" long with 16.375" length of pegs.
* Noble Knitter 25 with 25 pegs per side. It measures 10.5" long with 8" length of pegs.
* 34" Oak knitting board with 92 pegs per side.
* 19" Oak knitting board with 48 pegs per side.
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What is the difference between single sided and double sided knitting?
Single sided knitting is
accomplished by using a knitting rake, loom, or just one side of a knitting board (the
back row of pegs of our knitting boards could be used for quick single sided knitting). Single sided
knitting duplicates the fabric produced by knitting with needles. Double sided
knitting is created when both sides (2 parallel rows of pegs) of a knitting
board are used. The fabric created is thicker than that of single sided
knitting and is usually looks the same on both sides. That is, the stitching looks the
same on both sides (unless special stitch techniques are used) and there is no non-public side.
Double sided knitting is great for reversible items like afghans, scarves, etc.
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What is quick single sided knitting?
Quick single sided knitting is a fast and easy way to do the single sided stockinette stitch
by using the back row of pegs for wrapping and holding the yarn. The spacers between the boards
are removed and the boards are placed together so there is no gap. On the Noble Knitters, the
ability to offset the pegs as shown in the picture makes it even easier to use this technique.
The use of the back pegs insure that the knit stitches are consistent.
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The resulting knitted fabric will form down the rear of the back row of pegs.
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How do you knit in the round on these knitting boards?
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The pegs on our knitting boards are located in positions that allow knitting in the round. To knit in the
round, remove enough of the spacers between the boards so the gap will be just large enough to pass the knitted
fabric through. When casting on and knitting, half the stitches will use the pegs on the front row and half the stitches will
use the pegs on the back row that are directly across from those used on the front row. Wrap the pegs continuously
around the rectangle of pegs created by simply continuing on the back row after the front row has been wrapped and knitted off.
The fabric that emerges will be a tube.
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How does knitting in the round on these knitting boards differ from using a knitting loom?
Using our knitting boards to knit in the round allows a number of advantages not possible with knitting looms. First, the number of pegs used is flexible when using our knitting boards. On a knitting loom, you use all the pegs provided so you must find a loom with the right number of pegss. Second, increase and decreases are not possible on a loom while knitting in the round. On our Noble Knitters and Oak knitting boards, increases and decreases can be done as needed in multiples of 2. This adds many advantages in your projects. For example, the crown of hats can be shaped to reduce bulkiness, as well as the tips of mittens. Even teddy bears can be shaped! Third, our Noble Knitters and Oak knitting boards allow multiple tubes to be made simultaneously. Hence, the thumb and hand portion of a mitten can be done at the same time, or even both mittens at the same time. This is nice when trying to match color patterns.
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What is the space
measurement between the pegs?
The pegs are space 1/3"
on center.
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What size yarns can be
used on these knitting boards?
A multitude of yarns can be used on these knitting boards.
I have used Lions Brand Wool-Ease Chunky yarn with satisfaction as well as
Bernat Sox yarn, as well as those that fall between these weights. Of course, the spacing between the knitting board
was adjusted for the different yarns.
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Can I use my own knitting board, loom, or rake with
your patterns?
You may possibly use your own knitting board, knitting loom, or knitting rake. It depends on the pattern.
All the patterns can be used on the Noble Knitters and our line of Oak Knitting Boards (provided you are using
one with enough pegs). One consideration for using the patterns on other knitting frames is whether the project is double sided. If so, then you will need
a knitting board. If it is knitted in the round (ex. mittens, bears, socks), you will need a knitting board capable of knitting in the round (such as our
Noble Knitters or Oak Knitting Boards ) or a loom with the correct number of pegs. For single sided knitting, you
could use a loom or rake (or just one side of a knitting board). Then as long as you have enough pegs with similar peg spacing, you’re ready. If your peg spacing is different than
the 1/3" used by our knitting boards, you may need to make some adjustments for differences
in the gauge of the fabric created. The spacing between one peg and the
next peg and the distance between the parallel rows of pegs affect the gauge of
the fabric, i.e. the number of stitches and rows per inch. The gauge for
each item in the pattern is given. You can use these numbers to adjust
your knitting board to achieve a similar gauge. In patterns where size is
not that critical (for example, the Personalized Rug Pattern) this
may not be much of a concern.
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How wide of a
knitted piece can I make on a knitting board?
How wide a piece that can be made on our line of
Noble Knitters or Oak Knitting Boards
depends not only on the knitting board but also on the knitting stitch used, whether knitting double sided
or single sided, the yarn used, and to some extent the width set between the boards for double sided
knitting. Remember for double sided knitting, the maximum number of stitches you can use is dependent on the
number of pegs on the knitting board. However, for single sided knitting, you can set a smaller gap between the
boards and knit across the front and then hop over to the back and knit back across it resulting in twice the
number of stitches. Below are some examples to give an idea of the width that can be obtained.
*Knitting with the Double Sided Stockinette, using all the pegs and using a medium weight yarn, the fabric width would be about:
Noble Knitter 25 - about 7" wide
Noble Knitter 50 - about 14" wide
Noble Knitter 100 - about 28" wide
*Knitting with Single Sided Stockinette with medium weight yarn without using the back row of pegs for spacing:
Noble Knitter 25 - about 6.25" wide or 12.5" if you knit across the front, turn, and then across the back.
Noble Knitter 50 - about 12.5" wide or 25" if you knit across the front, turn, and then across the back.
Noble Knitter 100 - about 25" wide or 50" if you knit across the front, turn, and then across the back.
*Knitting with Quick Single Sided Stockinette with a chunky weight yarn using the back row of pegs for spacing:
Noble Knitter 25 - about 7.25" wide
Noble Knitter 50 - about 14.5" wide
Noble Knitter 100 - about 29" wide
If you wanted a wider piece, you could make 2 panels and sew them together. If you use the double sided knitting board to make
double sided knitted fabric, the 2 pieces can be sewn together with a seam that is almost invisible.
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What do you mean when you say the knitting board is adjustable?
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The distance between the
2 boards and therefore between the 2 rows of pegs can be adjusted by
adding/removing some of the spacers between the 2 boards. This will allow for
different weights of yarns to be used. It will determine the
tightness/looseness of the knitted stitch and to some extent affect the
resulting gauge of the fabric. It also allows the gap to become small enough to
knit in the round. If you completely remove all the spacers, the parallel boards
can be atttached together so the back row of pegs can be used in the
quick single sided knitting technique.
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