How to End Knitting on a Loom

How to End Knitting on a Loomのわかりやすいステップを詳しくまとめたします。どなたでも必見の内容です。

You’ll need your loom (duh), the knitting tool (that little hook thing), and a yarn needle. That’s it. Oh, and maybe a cup of coffee. Definitely coffee.

Look at your project. You’ve got loops sitting on the pegs, right? Those are your live stitches. They want to be set free. We’re about to grant them freedom.

The Basic Bind-Off (The “I’m Not Overcomplicating This” Method)

Take your yarn needle and cut a tail about four times as long as your project is wide. Yeah, that’s a lot. But running out of yarn mid-bind-off is a tragedy. We’re avoiding that.

Now, thread the tail through that yarn needle. It’s like threading a needle, but with yarn—so it probably takes three tries. Don’t lie, you know you struggle too.

Starting at the first peg on your loom, push the yarn needle through the loop from bottom to top. Slip that loop off the peg. Congratulations. You just freed one stitch.

Move to the next peg. Repeat: needle through the loop (bottom to top), slip it off. Go around the entire loom like this. It’s a tiny victory lap for every stitch.

When you’ve slipped all the loops off, you’ll have a tail and a row of connected stitches. Voilà. That’s the basic bind-off. It’s like magic, but with string.

How To End Knitting On A Loom at Jamison Brown blog

The Gather Method (For Hats and Circles)

Are you making a hat? A cowl? Something that needs a tight, gathered end? Oh, you’re in for a treat. This is the fun way to end.

Cut a tail that’s super long—like, a foot and a half. Thread your needle. Then, slide the needle through every loop on the loom, one by one. Don’t take them off yet.

Once your needle has visited every loop, then slip them all off the pegs at once. It’s like pulling a tablecloth off a table—terrifying, but satisfying.

Now, pull that tail tight. The loops will bunch together into a cute little star. Tie a tiny knot, hide the tail inside your project, and boom—you just made a hat. High five.