Tin Can Knitting Loom

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It's Uncanny - Make A Tin Can Knitting Loom

If you've ever used a round knitting loom you know how easy they are to knit things such as hats, scarves, and socks. Making your own custom sized knitting looms can be easy and inexpensive. Most of the things you need you probably already have at home. You may need to go to the hardware store for the cotter pins, that will be used to make the pegs, though.

If you would like to learn more about using knitting looms here are some websites you can check out.
www.purlingsprite.com
www.loomroom.com
www.squidoo.com/LoomKnittingBlogs

Based on an original project available here

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Choose a can that both ends can be opened with a can opener. You'll find some cans have a rounded type bottom that a can opener doesn't work on. Open up both ends of the tin can.
Being careful of sharp edges fold duct tape over the edge of the can so it covers the inside (where sharp parts might be) and the outside. Cover both ends.

Determine what you want your gauge to be (the closer your pegs are together the smaller the gauge will be). You might want to try something like 1/2" between each peg for your gauge.
Use your measuring tape and pen to mark the distance you want between each peg (cotter pin) on the side of the can.

Using the hot glue gun, glue the cotter pins to the places you marked.
Wrap duct tape over and between the cotter pins so it secures each pin.
Wrap a piece of tape over the edge of the can and between each cotter pin.
This last step is optional. And that is to decorate the can in anyway you like. You can wrap a piece of fabric around the can and secure it with glue or something. Or wrap Contact paper (self-adhesive shelf liner) around the side of the can.

Your tin can round knitting loom is completed and you're ready to begin to knit!

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Jet H.

08 May 18:23

great and clever , i will make one!

Creativemind

09 May 04:36

I have knitting looms of different lengths and sizes. This is really cool. I gotta make one of these...like I need another loom. ^_^

KMOM14

09 May 13:58

I remember using such a loom as a kid and it was fun an easy. It is awesome that this was made from an old tin can. This is going on my projects to do list.

Thanks for sharing it with us!

DreamsInBloom

10 May 18:05

Thanks for all the comments and for favorit'ing this. And I'm excited to find out it is the featured project too.

I've added some website links in the description about how to use knitting looms.

Zainab A.

25 May 13:54

How cool! Do you have any suggestions for using something other than cotter pins?

♥Hello Kitty♥

27 May 01:51

This is one vey cool idea. You mentioned that you could use the loom for knitting socks, but i've made one and it isn't big enough for socks!

DreamsInBloom

28 May 20:27

Zainab, instead of cotter pins you can try taking two nails (with small heads) and place them side by side to form "one peg." When they are side by side like that they form a groove similar to the cotter pins. I hope that makes sense.

DreamsInBloom

28 May 20:31

Hello kitty_kat, I not say that *this* knitting loom can be. I said "knitting looms" (in general) can be used to knit socks.
What you can make with a loom depends on the size of the loom you use. The loom I made in the pic above could maybe make children's socks. To make adult size socks you would need a bigger loom/can.

But for making socks I personally would probably buy a loom specifically made for that purpose.

artjunkie *.

01 Nov 21:36

i like this! Could you put a how-to for making adult socks on this? Pretty please?

DreamsInBloom

01 Nov 22:01

Artjunkie, I'm no expert on socks (I could maybe do a tutorial on fingerless mittens though?). But there are many free tutorials for making socks on knitting looms on the internet. Just do a search for them. Here's one to get you started though.
http://yarngear.com/looms/projects1.htm
It uses a blue Knifty Knitter loom, but you can use a handmade loom made out of can (or other round object) if it's big enough.