How To Make A Simple Loom Knit Blanket (Older Video) 

A lot of knitters show off, thanks for being nice and patient with new comers to loom knitting.

Thank you for being the first person to talk about the edges curling. I always have that problem. I am trying a new answer by crocheting the edges.

I thought I was addicted to crocheting...UNTIL I tried looming!!! Lol Thank you for this awesome tutorial! I can't wait to try this!!

Check out my other videos about "stitiches I use" and "casting on a rectangle loom" along with "casting off a rectangle loom" and see it that helps you out. :)

Hon, your loom knitting posture is just like mine! Also, we could be twins! Which makes you more relatable than many other loom knitting tutorials. You are a real person.

Thank you so much for such great instructions. Always wanted to use these looms and had NO IDEA how they worked. I can knit, and crochet, but had to teach myself by turning the book upside down as I'm left handed. (Same way I taught myself to play Guitar!) But with RA and occasional carpal tunnel (I'm permanently disabled) bothering me on long detailed projects I find this amazingly easy and so simple to do! I love it and your videos. Thanks for helping me to keep my love of arts and crafts alive! I adore Quilting, Cross stitch, and Embroidery too! I'm too young to hang up my yarn and needles yet! (56!) So you have no idea how much I appreciate this! These tears are from JOY! Bless YOU Virginia! Can't wait to get a long loom to go with these as well! I'll be watching all your videos! Muah Dear! I so appreciate this! Suzi

Check out my other videos for casting off a loom, there are different ways you can do it.

You are just a joy to watch! I learned so much from your video. I’m wanting to make my daughter and husband blankets. You took your time and were patient with your explanations!❤

I finished my first baby blanket, thanks for your help! I love your instructions and your web site.

Thank you so much!!! I tried to learn how to knit, couldn't, so I bought a loom set. I went through several videos trying to learn how to loom and finally found this video of yours! Super easy!!! And I am loving how it is progressing!!! God bless you and keep you!!! ❤️😁🙏❤️😁🙏❤️😁🙏

I watched this video several times, it was very helpful. You don't need to go out and buy an expensive LOOM just to make a blanket.

Wow love it how u explain it my first time I do crochet but this Want to try it thank u I didn’t know how to start it God bless u❤❤❤❤

I COULDN'T HAVE SAID IT BETTER!!!!!!! I could hug you. You are the only person I have found that explains this to where I can understand it. Thank you SO much. I haven't gotten to see your other videos yet but please keep making them. If you can teach other stitches or patterns that would be awesome. Thank you SO much. :) VIRGINIA, IN ADDITION YOU ARE SO GOOD AT THIS.

Thanks so much for your help. I'm fairly new at looming & I appreciate you taking out from your time to help me & other fellow loomers. GB

Thank you for making a normal, easy to follow video. This is my first blanket and I'm still new to knitting. I cannot understand the knitting terms in most of the blanket videos. Hopefully I'll get there one day! Thanks again!!

Just starting to learn how to loom and your videos are the BEST! You explain things so well, show what your doing so we can see it and I love that you answer your viewers back! I will be seeing a lot of you, lol. Thanks and thanks!!!

I am new to Loom knitting. How fun!! I like the way you explain everything. Great job, Thank you!!

I really like the way you go through things step by step. The counter was a great idea! Thanks for the type. I also will incorporate adding the tail of my slip stitch onto the loom, vs letting it hang,. I started a quilt on a small loom and thought that I could do rows and then sew them together but using the e stitch, it does roll really bad. So I will try it on the larger loom. I want to prevent it from curling, which videos teach a different stitch that will not roll on me. I really appreciate your videos and great explanation

Thank you! I've been stuck for days not knowing how to get my work off the loom!!

Virginia,thanks so much.you make this easy and fun.I'm going to get a longer loom and try your blanket.I'll let you know how it turns out.

Thanks for the great video. Short, sweet and to the point. I'm going to check out your other videos for detailed stitches, etc.

Thank you. This was very helpful. I have only made a scarf on my round loom. My son (7 y/o) wanted to try a blanket so we got a square loom but needed pointers before I tried teach him! Again very helpful thanks for sharing!!

Im glad I fought your video.I’m learning how to loom as well would like to see some updates tutorials

Thanks for your video. This is the simplest blanket video that I have seen on here, and it's very easy. You talk to us like were right there with you, and I appreciate that. Your videos are new to me, where can I see more?. I recently taught myself to knit, and crochet, thanks to you tube, and have been doing the round looms for about 2 years now, and bought myself the square looms at the same time , and just decided to start working on them now. So Thanks again for your videos.

You made it so easy! I kept looking for videos over and over and yours was the best explained and detailed!

Nice video. On point with the basics, easy to understand!

Thanks, Virginia! I love that this project is not overwhelming to a newbie like me. And THANK YOU for explaining that purling prevents curling!!! I have been through several people's videos, plus the book that came with my loom, and nobody else mentioned that.

well I am almost done with the blanket now and have enjoyed making it. If is does come out not a complete square no harm done. I have learned so much from just watching your videos....please keep it up and teach us!!!!

THANK YOU!!! I'm totally new to working to anything creative. You're video, is the 1 I've been searching for. Now I know what others are doing/showing other how to create. I've literally never seen how to make any kind of blanket. They only showed the ewrap for hats or when using the round loom. I now understand what the others were saying. Thank again, hope I can find many more of your videos.........

Thank you for this - I been trying different video samples and they were not what I wanted. Finally understand this and it is working well with the slick soft yarn I bought on sale lol

OMG!!!! Your tutorial is so awesome! I have been watching video after video trying to figure how to use my loom. Your video helped me so very much! Thank you!

You can make panels and then sew them together (using yarn). Keep track of the amount of rows you do to make sure the panels are the same length as much as possible.

Thx for letting me know about the size of the loom on the video it looked longer ❤😊 great information 👍

i made a blanket on the looms for myself on the big looms and i love it.

I have been crocheting for over 40 yrs and more but since I have fibromyalgia and other bone related diesies I bought 2kb kitting loomsand I don't know what I want to try first plus I have so much yarn to choose from I will be Definitely checking out more if ur vids u make it so easy thanks 😘

I could hug you. You are the only person I have found that explains this to where I can understand it. Thank you SO much. I haven't gotten to see your other videos yet but please keep making them. If you can teach other stitches or patterns that would be awesome. Thank you SO much. :)

I've seen a lot of people saying their stiches got too tight when doing the E stitch. I found that if the cross-over point of the wrap in on the INSIDE of the loom, the tension is good and never gets too tight. You must wrap the pegs in the same direction each time. You'll know immediately if you did it backward.

By zig zag do you mean using both sides at once? It will create a smaller panel or a thicker panel depending on the yarn.

I love how you break everything down I"m a beginner thank you

Thank you for taking the time to make this fabulous helpful video it helped me cut my stress sooo much.

thank you for this tutorial. I was going to ask what Victoria asked but you answered her. Thank you!

I love this video. I refer to it all the time because I don’t always remember please don’t take it down.

You are great to follow especially after not looming in 20 years....keep up the great work! ❤❤❤

Right now I''m doing the figure eight stitch for some scarves. Can I do that for a baby blanket?

@CraftyQT You most likely would have to do it while you are looming the blanket. As I mentioned in the video, you can start with the garter stitch all away across for so many rows, then switch to only doing a certain amount of pegs at the beginning and end of your room. The "middle" of the loom would be a different stitch. Then end the blanket with garter stitch all away across the loom for as many times as you did at the start of the project.

thankyou for your video, you helped me understand better how to use the knitting tool.

I love your video thank you for explaining it so well

Thanks so much for posting this (and all of your other videos.) I found a loom set at a thrift store (without directions) and I've been wondering what to do with it. I found the product's website to be confusing and vague. I have only crochet experience, so your videos are really helping to explain everything and inspire me! Much love!

Hi Virginia...just wanted to say thank you for this video.I wanted so badly to make a baby blanket for a friend but I just could not figure out what to do when I got to the end of my loom.(how to turn around and go back the other way),but you helped me figure it out.My blanket is half done now and it looks so pretty.You're the best!

Virginia, I am very new to looming. I want to make an afghan. I have a loom and when the pieces are put together it measures in length to be 23 inches. What size would my width be on the project? Do I just measure up onside across and up the other side and not the other end?

It looks very pretty and easy to learn

I must say I like the time you take to teach this

Hi on the ends of the blanket when you start to go back in the other direction you skipped the first peg... do you do that when you are PKP on the first three pegs thanks kallie

It depends on the size of the baby blanket you make, the loom in the video is about 22 in long. It came in a set of 4 through Amazon.

@uteautumnlovr You want the blanket to have garter stitch on the top and bottom along with sides right?

What I learned if if you knit a row, then purl a row, then knit a row, then purl a row (repeat this process a few times and it will help). Also, you can "block" the blanket when done, by wetting it and laying it out flat to dry.

You can invest in an "S" type loom that should create a wide, adult size panel (blanket). It would be similar to the DA Loom Infinity II loom I have a few videos on but they are no longer for sale. Try CindiWood looms. Or, you can make panels with the biggest loom you have and then sew together.

Thank you so much! I used your tutorial to make my first blanket (although it's adult sized). :)

I started a baby blanket with knitting needles could I finish with the loom? have hurt my neck and now my fingers go numb, so thought this might be easier. Thanks

I use a bendy straw to get between the pegs i have bigger fingers so its hard to get between.

Thank you! Very clear instructions.

It’s okay . I actually spoken someone in my knitting class yesterday she help me a lot too . I figure it out . It’s coming out really good I’m like half way done . It does take a long time though . Because I have to use different knitting loom and use the same measurement and same size of rolls .

Hi I was wondering how many pegs your loom is and how big a blanket it is ? I make lap blankets for the hospital , I’m not sure how to tell how big it would be , I crochet them , I love this loom knitting so much want to learn it thanks

Thank you for your easy to understand instructions. I am absolutely subscribing to your channel.

Love, love the way you explain the process....

Hi Virginia..I am new to this and have watched the video over and over but I am still wondering something. I am making a baby blanket and it lovely on the loom, except where I am skipping the end pegs every other. I am getting a slant on my blanket and was wondering once I am done and take it off the loom am I going to have a square blanket? I love your videos!!!

Hi Virginia, is there any way you can redo the video and hold it from a different angle? I'm trying to cast off my blanket. Maybe there is another video somewhere but I need a stretchy cast off.

Oh ok thank you for coming back and answering my questions you are AWESOME....so welcome back I be waiting....

You can do that, I'm working on a patchwork blanket for my daughter. I'm making different squares and then will join them together.

Thanks so much im going this week to get a loom and start my FIRST project :)

Thank you for making this all make since!! lol I am so anxious to try this out! I really hope I can figure it all out.

I need your advice. I am working on a baby blanket on a loom. One of the plastic pegs broke right in the middle. Do I try and use Super Glue? Do I purchase the same loom and try to move it. Do I try and cast off and connect it to another one

Can you do like full size blanket on the long knitting loom . How many do you have to to make full size blanket ?

Thank you so much for this well presented vid! You inspired me to try it!

I try make blanket on martha stewart loom how many pegs do I need match up the blue one you have . How low do I make it fit a twin side bed

What I would like to know and perhaps you could tell me, is how wide will the blanket be using the largest loom? I want to make a blanket between 35-45 inches wide. I know I can make it whatever length, but it's difficult to judge the width.

Thank you! I got a loom like this for Christmas and was wondering if I could thread it in this manner, and you've shown me that you can! Lovely work you've done, too - I will gladly subscribe! :)

Use two yarns and do the garter stitch I talked about, making sure to have both strands when purling. * garter stitch= knit a row, purl a row. Check my video about stitches I use if you don't know how to do purling yet.

Beautiful craft 👌👌👌👌👌 now you have a new subscriber

I'm followig direction bit usually around second turn my yarn is so tight I can't pull over pegs. Making me crazy... what am I doing wrong?

My loom has 32 pegs and is the long one. When I take it off the loom will that be the length or width? Sorry, but this is my first blanket and my third project. Thanks for your help!

I honestly cannot get this... I make skip knot and e wrap around then make sure before I go back there's only one loop and continue to e wrap until I'm back at peg one. When I start to pull over they're really tight and I'm struggling to get them over pegs. I've redone over and over again trying to wrap really loose and keeping lots of shock in my working yarn... I really want to make this baby blanket but can't get past this first set of pegs without it being to tight. Starting to get frustrated. What am I doing wrong. I can do this when it goes in continuous circle bit then it's like a sleeping bag and not blanket. I don't get it.

did you know if you cut a short piece of drinking straw, and put it over your yarn at the beginning. Use it to wrap around your pegs, instead of your fingers. It goes quicker and the yarn doesn't jump off the pegs. Just a thought. Happy looping!

hi i had a question i have the blue loom i think its...14-15 inches..do you think it would look right if i did afew sections and tied (sew) the sections together and make a big blanket?..its for my boyfriend and he likes the bigger blankets...Ideas?

Is there another way to bind off the ending of the blanket, instead of using a crochet hook, if so can you please post a video? Thank you

how do you cast off the odd ball stitch at the end ? and is there a way to bind off the knitting with out using a crochet needle ?

Yes, just switch them out or use two different colors at once, depending on the look you want.

I have a lot of my blanket done but my bottom and sides are rolling what can I do about it. At the begining I have cast on using the E-wrap and the 2nd row Purled 3rd row purled then the rest is E-wraped but it is stilled rolling. I even put in 2 more purl rows over half way down to give it a little of my own style and to try to stop the rolling. Help me please!!

I was wondering if you can do this on a round loom? Would I do it the same way?

Did you do a garter stitch at the begining and end? If not, you could try blocking it or adding a crochet border around. I don't have a video on adding that because I don't do it.

hi virginia. i was just wondering how wide your final blanket is? i am not sure if i have the same long loom as you, mine is about 22 inches long with 62 pegs, it looks about the same size but mine is green. i want to make a baby blanket, with a basket weave pattern and a seed stitch border, with a bulky yarn, but i'm worried that my blanket won't be wide enough. do you think it will be wide enough? i don't really know how wide a baby blanket should be.

Thank you for your videos,,, you make it easy to understand! I'm going to try the baby blanket:)

OK I'm confused. The one you only wrapped one. When you come up do u go across or what cuz I'm not even on side with the one

okay did what your video loom but i cant get it to turn to a blanket and continue. i did two e wraps and put it over each stub. then do it once around and put over the stub or twice e stitch again and then take last loop and put over each stub? im confused to make it continue each row.

Is it possible to make a single loom blanket with a Boye scarf loom? There is no peg on either ends of that loom. I tried myself and the stitches were too tight. :( Please can you help

Very good video. I have a problem with the loops getting tighter and tighter. What am I doing wro`g and how do I correct this? Thank you...

thanks will do. but what's the difference going around your peg and doing the zig zag?

Can you take off the blanket without using a crochet hook and just use your loom knitting hook to take off the blanket

I am having some sort of trouble. When I am casting off about the second row, my yarn is very tight and breaks. What am I doing wrong?

I am blind and I know how to knit only that pattern. I don’t know how to do the pearls pattern. So do you think that if I were to do the E wrap pattern if I were to wash it, would it take the curl away?