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Welcome to our Fixed F1 and F2 Kiss Looms video section.  These videos will work for our both our fixed fine gauge slim looms.

While all of our looms work in the same way we are dividing the videos up into the style of loom used so that you can easily find and see the information you are looking for.  Please be sure to check out the other loom videos on the loom specific video pages.

Cast On's

Stitches

Techniques

Bind Off's

Cast On's

Non-Loopy, Double E-wrap Cast On - a stretchy cast on perfect for most things, pairs nicely with the super stretchy bind off.

E-Wrap Cast On - a loose/loopy cast on.

Stitches

Knit Stitch - forms the traditional v-shaped knit stitch.  Tighter stitch then the e-wrap, a little looser then the traditional knit stitch (aka - reverse purl).  Allows for the continuous knit stitch when used on the Kiss Looms - in other words - you can knit the entire row before knitting off.

Purl Stitch With Regular Loom Pick - forms the traditional horizontal purl bump on the front side of your knitting. 

Purl Stitch With Purling Hook - forms the traditional horizontal purl bump on the front side of your knitting. 

Techniques

Increasing - Casting On at the Edge of the Knitting

Bind Off's

Transfer Bind Off

Welcome to our Small Gauge 2 Way Adjustable Kiss Loom video section.  These videos will work for our small gauge peg modular looms as well as our small gauge 2 way adjustable looms.

While all of our looms work in the same way we are dividing the videos up into the style of loom used so that you can easily find and see the information you are looking for.  Please be sure to check out the other loom videos on the loom specific video pages.

Cast On's

Stitches

Techniques

Bind Off's

Cast On's

Crochet Cast On

Crochet Cast On Using Latch Needle

Long Tail Cast On

Drawstring Cast On Plus Top Down Hat Lesson

Stitches

Knit Stitch/U-Wrap - forms the traditional v-shaped knit stitch.  Tighter stitch then the e-wrap, a little looser then the traditional knit stitch (aka - reverse purl).  Allows for the continuous knit stitch when used on the Kiss Looms - in other words - you can knit the entire row before knitting off.

Purl Stitch with Regular Loom Pick - forms the traditional horizontal purl bump on the front side of your knitting. 

Purl Stitch with Purling Hook - forms the traditional horizontal purl bump on the front side of your knitting. Uses the white handled tool with the crochet hook like tip.

Double Knit Stockinette Stitch - See the setup video below in techniques for how to set up your loom.  The stockinette stitch will give you a knit fabric on both the front and back in double knitting.

Double Knit Figure 8 Stitch - See the setup video below in techniques for how to set up your loom.  This stitch resembles ribbing when knit and is a stretchy fabric.

Techniques

Double Knitting Setup

Braided Cable

K2tog and SSK

Stockinette or Hung Hem

Bind Off's

Crochet Bind Off

Crochet Bind Off Using a Latch Tool

Transfer Bind Off

Drawstring Gathered Bind Off

Welcome to our Regular Peg Kiss Loom video section.  These videos will work for our regular peg modular looms as well as our regular 2 way adjustable looms.

While all of our looms work in the same way we are dividing the videos up into the style of loom used so that you can easily find and see the information you are looking for.  Please be sure to check out the other loom videos on the loom specific video pages.

Cast On's

Stitches

Bind Offs

Written Instructions

Cast On's

E-Wrap Cast On - a loose/loopy cast on.

Non Loopy/Double E-Wrap Cast On - a stretchy cast on perfect for most things, pairs nicely with the super stretchy bind off.

Long Tail Cast On

Drawstring Cast On

Stitches

Knit Stitch/U-Wrap on the Modular Looms - forms the traditional v-shaped knit stitch.  Tighter stitch then the e-wrap, a little looser then the traditional knit stitch (aka - reverse purl).  Allows for the continuous knit stitch when used on the Kiss Looms - in other words - you can knit the entire row before knitting off.

Knit Stitch/U-Wrap on the Regular 2 Way Adjustable - forms the traditional v-shaped knit stitch.  Tighter stitch then the e-wrap, a little looser then the traditional knit stitch (aka - reverse purl).  Allows for the continuous knit stitch when used on the Kiss Looms - in other words - you can knit the entire row before knitting off.

Purl Stitch - forms the traditional horizontal purl bump on the front side of your knitting.  There are 3 purling videos in this series. The first one has more instruction but #2 has some very helpful camera angles and #3 will cover the continuous purl stitch.  I encourage you to watch all three so as to get really comfortable with purling. 

Purl Stitch #2 

Bind Offs

Transfer Bind Off

Back Stitch Bind Off

Projects

Basic Hat Knit a Long using 2 6-peg modular looms with 2 pair of brackets

Written Instructions

Click the titles to view the pdf tutorials in your browser or right click and select "save link as" to download them.

How to use a Kiss Loom featuring the Regular Modular Looms - this tutorial goes over the e-wrap, double e-wrap, u-stitch, and purling.

Order Information:

International Orders - please email me directly for international orders so that the correct shipping amount can be applied - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Shipping Rates - shipping is based on the order total.  For USA orders light weight shipping is $6.00, and medium weight shipping is $11.00.  Shipping to Canada and other countries is based on weight and distance.  We will provide you with a quote for US Priority Mail (6-10 days) and US First Class International Mail (approx 3-4 weeks) to let you choose which price/time frame is most appropriate for you.  Depending on weight, First Class mail may not be an available option.

Delivery Method & Time - All of the Kiss Looms are custom made to order to insure the best quality for each of our customers. It is also what allows us to provide such a wide variety of items to choose from. All packages are shipped via USPS Priority or First Class Mail.  Order will ship within 7-14 business days. Shipment time depends on the order and my stock of made up parts at the time of the order.  Please provide correct to your door shipping address when you order.

Payment Method - You may pay via paypal using a paypal account or a regular credit card.

What makes a Kiss Loom different?

Kiss Looms are the only true gauge adjustable loom on the market.  We use a peg and pin system to make it adjustable.  Pegs are on one board and pins on another - you simply add washers between the boards to make the gauge larger.  You can knit with no washers for the smallest gauge or add up to the 7 included washers to equal the KK gauge.  The great thing about the pins is that they have a side effect of making nice even stitches and you can wrap the whole row with a u-wrap stitch before knitting off.

So why the pins?

We get this question all the time!  Here is a brief overview that will help you understand.

To wrap a Kiss Loom you always wrap in front of the peg and behind the pin. The pins are what adjust the gauge. The further the pins are from the pegs (by adding washers between the boards) the more yarn is allowed for the stitch - making the gauge bigger. It's like on a KK if you could move the pegs closer or further from each other - the pin just does that in a different direction. It makes the knitting quick and easy and creates a very evenly knit fabric.

What is a U-Wrap?

A u-wrap is a knit stitch that forms the traditional v-shaped stitches of a stockinette fabric (all knit stitches).  The difference is that with the pin system you can wrap the entire row then knit off.  This is similar to the technique of the e-wrap on the KK's EXCEPT that you get the nice v-shaped stitch.  An e-wrap is also called a twisted knit stitch because it is literally twisted.  It forms a y-shaped stitch.

Loomers always have a lot of questions about our looms and how they work.  We hope to answer some of your questions here.

What makes the Kiss Looms unique is that they have an adjustable gauge. Gauge is set by changing how much yarn is used for each stitch. With regular looms this is done by changing the distance between pegs. The kiss loom starts out with a small gauge then uses gauge pins to increase the distance the yarn travels between pegs. The gauge is determined by this traveling yarn and by changing the settings on our looms you increase the amount of traveling yarn - and therefore change the knitted gauge.

There are 3 basic settings that can be obtained just by changing the way the boards are assembled. Anything between the basic settings can be obtained using the supplied washers. This first Kiss Loom, a 20 peg board, was tested by Graciela Worth and the first project was the three sweaters above. All 3 were done on the same number of pegs using the 3 gauge settings on the loom.

You can see from this chart the ave number of stitches per 1" that you can get by changing the peg style of the loom or simply by changing the number of washers between the boards.

General Overview of the Modular Loom

A modular loom also has the gauge adjustable feature as most of our looms but is a fixed number of pegs for knitting in the round.  The great thing about the modular looms is that you can build a larger loom using the straight and corner brackets.  Simply attach the modulars together into any number of pegs you need whether you are knitting a flat panel or knitting in the round.  Want to knit a king size blanket in one panel?  This is the loom for you.  The smallest tube you can knit is a 24 peg (based on the 6 peg modular set of 4 6-peg sides).

General Overview of the 2-Way Adjustable Loom

The looms are adjustable in 2 different ways.  One way is the adjustable gauge by adding or subtracting washers.  The other way it is adjustable is by number of pegs to knit in the round.  Our end pieces, whether a single peg slider or the larger ends can be be moved back and forth across the sides to change the number of pegs to knit.  With the 1 peg sliders you can move it all the way down to one end to knit a 4 peg i-cord in the round. 

General Overview of the Fixed Looms

The fixed looms are the only ones that are not gauge adjustable.  In order to get the small gauge needed for sock yarns the pegs and pins must be on the same board.  Remember, the pin system is what makes for a nice even stitch and allows you to wrap the whole row before knitting off.  There are two types of fixed looms - fixed 1 and fixed 2.  The fixed 1 is the smallest gauge you can get on a Kiss Loom.  The fixed 2 is a slightly larger gauge and bridges the gap between the fixed 1 and small gauge looms. 

General Overview of the Straight Loom

The straight loom was the original Kiss Loom.  It is made to be used as a single rake or you can add the optional board and remove the pin board to use the loom as a double rake for double knit fabric.  This loom is not compatible with the modular or 2-way adjustable looms. 

Does my loom come with hardware to adjust size and gauge? - Each of our looms comes with nylon washers (7 for each bolt) for gauge adjustment.  The modular sets also come with corner brackets to attach the looms in a square for tubular knitting.  Modular pairs do not come with any brackets (you will need at least 2 packages of straight bracket pairs to add the pairs to a set).  The pictures below shows the two different types of metal brackets used in the modular looms, the straight L shaped brackets for the straight pieces and the "split" corner brackets to attach the corners of the loom.  Check out the assembly instructions on the tutorials page for more information. 

What is the smallest gauge I can achieve on the Kiss Loom? - Each knitter and each yarn used can affect the gauge of your knitted fabric.  A swatch should always be made to check gauge before starting a project.  The smallest gauge of loom is our extra fine gauge F0 loom.  You can achieve roughly 8 stitches per inch using sock weight yarn with this loom.  With our small gauge adjustable loom you can achieve 4.5 or 5 stitches per inch with a worsted weight yarn.

Can I use any pattern on a Kiss Loom? - Yes, knitting patterns, whether loom or needle, are not specific to the type of loom you are using.  Any pattern can be done on the Kiss Loom - just make sure you knit a swatch to check that you are setting the gauge correctly to the type of yarn you are using. 

Why isn't my loom fitting together right? - Make sure that you have assembled the loom in the proper order by following the assembly instructions. Do you have the same number of washers between each of the pin and peg boards? Are all the sides on the same setting (For mods - 1st setting, 2nd setting, or 3rd setting.)  Check out the assembly instructions on the tutorials page for more information.  If you are using end pairs your pins on the side and the end should line up at a 90 degree angle.  Regular Gauge slider placement.  Small Gauge slider placement.

I have lost some of my washers and/or screws. Where can I get new ones? - The washers are listed in the tools section of the website.  If you need screws please email us - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

How do you keep the yarn from coming up and slipping off the back of the pins? - That can be remedied by holding your finger on the yarn behind the pin as you knit off or placing one rubber band around the entire side of the loom you are knitting off, but only on the pins.

How do I set up my end pairs on my loom? - The end pairs have a notch to insert the sides.  The end pair bolt can be tightened onto the side at any point along the length of the side.  Make sure to line up the pins on the side at a 90 degree angle with the pins on the ends regardless of number of washers used.

How do I set up the 1 peg slider on my loom? -  Regular Gauge slider placement.  Small Gauge slider placement.

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Your design is incredible! I wasn't even able to knit on a KK loom. It was just too hard on my arthritic fingers. But with my F2, I have no pain at all no matter how long I knit. I haven't been able to knit for years and now I can again. I'm thrilled. I think it's been nearly ten years since I was able to knit so you can probably imagine how excited I am to have this in my life again. - Linda

You guys rock!  I received my loom and keychain today and I have been in heaven. Thank you so much!  The loom is awesome.  I have started a Christmas baby cocoon for the Pine Ridge baby project and it's coming out beautiful!  I love the small gauge.

Thank you again and again and again.  I've said it before and I will say it again, I will never use anything but Kiss ever again.  The product is exceptional and the people behind it are awesome!

...everything is easier and faster using the KISS. - Kendall 

Well guess who was waiting at my door when I got home from work!  That's right, Lil Slim.  I threw dinner in the oven, took care of my mother and starting getting to know him.  I AM IN LOVE!  Geesh, I wish I would have started out with KISS when I was learning.  I wasted so much money on looms that I will not use anymore.  I absolutely love the KISS. - Kendall

I am so in love with my new Kiss loom! I have a couple projects that are almost complete and will post pics soon. So far I have used my Small Gauge Compact Slim 2-Way Adjustable as a double knitting board and a one sided rake. The ability to do a smaller guage has been amazing and I can't wait to do more projects on this loom. Thanks for offering such a versatile product! I may be ordering a second one very soon so that I can have more than one WIP lol!  -- Kim Jones

I'm Julia and a loom knitter for about 5 years. I have used looms like the KK, Markman Farms, DA, and CinWood, and it looks like I saved the best for last. I had seen the KISS loom website a few years ago but didn't think I would be able to use it. However, when I received my first KISS loom a couple months ago, to my surprise, I started a hat in the afternoon and finished it that evening with no problem. Then, I did have some of the minor problems that most beginners have, like multiple loops on a pin preventing fabric to flow. But now I think I've gotten through the learning curve and am ready for more challenging projects. --Julia

It's not my skill, it's the loom - sometimes I like to just sit and look at the fabric that comes out. It is so beautiful! The stitches are so even. The ribbing is so nice too. I've been needle knitting for almost 50 years and I can't do anything that nice. It's amazing. I just love to look at the texture, the consistency ... it's just so pretty. -- Kathi

I always get excited when I talk about the Kiss-Looms made by Cliff because they are a work of art and produce extraordinary pieces. I have been using the Kiss-Looms for a little over a year now and have several modular looms, the sock loom and now several of the 2wayadj looms. Out of the many looms I have the Kiss is my favorite. I have never been able to knit ‘properly’ with two needles so I gave up trying many years ago. When I found looms on the Internet, they worked OK but still seemed like something was missing. It still didn’t quite feel or look quite like “hand knitting”. I had some hand spun yarn that I made and wanted to knit gifts for family and friends with it. Then I found The Kiss-Looms. WOW!! Everything I wanted and more. -- Andrea Kump-Eicher, Central Florida

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My favorite knitting looms are Kiss adjustable knitting looms. I like these looms because they are adjustable and you don't have to buy different looms to get different gauges.  They are well made and very versatile.  Also Cliff and Graciela who is involved in the Kiss loom group are very happy and fast about answering any questions you have. -- Karol, Michigan

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I love my KISS Looms. They are the most versatile looms I have found. Since I got my KISS loom I haven’t used another loom. Compared to other brands the wrapping and knitting off are much faster and easier. Being able to work with different weight yarns on the same loom is great. The looms are easy to assemble. When you purchase a KISS you always get fast, excellent service. –- Angela

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I love my Kiss Looms! There is nothing like them. They are so versatile and useful, that even though I own several different brands of looms, I usually have my projects on my Kiss Looms. I mean, having a Kiss Loom is like having a whole set of interchangeable knitting needles at your fingertips. And since I can use the continuous u-stitch and the continuous purl stitch, I find myself finishing projects much faster than using a regular peg loom. The resulting fabric's stitches are much more even, as well. The design helps you maintain a consistent tension. These are a MUST for any loom knitter! -- Robin McCoy

For those who are joining us for the first time be sure to check out our facebook and ravelry groups too: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kissloomknittingclub/

http://www.ravelry.com/groups/kiss-looms 

We are so glad you are interested in finding out more about the Kiss Looms! We welcome you to join our Facebook club or Ravelry group to ask questions and learn more about the wonderful world of loom knitting.

Want to learn more about how Kiss Looms work?  This is a great demo video that explains how our peg and pin system works.  The loom shown is the 30 peg Small Gauge Short Loom with 7 Peg End Pairs.

New Products: Check out our new Heirloom Edition Looms!

 Introducing our newest Kiss Loom 2015 product release.   

Fixed 1 16 peg end pair and 59 peg sides

Fixed 2 16 peg end pair and 59 peg sides

New Kiss Gear!
Kiss Me Keychain
Keep Calm & Kiss Me Peg Marker Set
Hugs & Kisses Peg Marker Set
Kiss Tote Bag

Heirloom Edition
Wenge Regular Short Slim

Fixed Large Gauge Loom
the Dragon

Please take a look at our 2014 Kiss Looms Around the World Heirloom introduction video. 

For more detailed information on each of our looms take a look at this pdf.

Take a look at this video on how to adjust the gauge of your loom and also read below for more information.

We know the Kiss Looms are very different from other looms on the market, so we want to take this opportunity to help explain them so that you will know what loom is best for you.

First let's talk about what makes our looms different. Most of our looms (excluding the fine gauge fixed looms and the double rakes) are gauge adjustable. In other words – by using the included washers you can set your loom up so that you can knit in several different gauges!

It has long been thought that the only way to change the gauge of a single side loom was to change the spacing of the pegs. The Kiss loom has changed that! The gauge of a loom should only be referred to by the stitches it produces, not by how it is made. Gauge should be referenced by the number of stitches and rows per inch on the knitted fabric.

Our looms were designed with the Kiss principal in mind. Keep it simple! Our looms allow you to change your gauge for any project, while still using the same loom.

Gauge is set by changing how much yarn is used for each stitch. With regular looms this is done by changing the distance between pegs. The Kiss Loom starts out with a small gauge then uses gauge pins to increase the distance the yarn travels between pegs.  The gauge is determined by this traveling yarn and by changing the settings on our looms you increase the amount of traveling yarn - and therefore change the knitted gauge. 

There are 3 basic settings that can be obtained just by changing the way the boards are assembled. Anything between the basic settings can be obtained using the supplied washers. The screws, nuts, and washers are made of industrial grade nylon. They are smooth, and lightweight. The screw heads have a large slot so a coin can be used as a screw driver.

You can see from this chart the ave number of stitches per 1" that you can get by changing the peg style of the loom or simply by changing the number of washers between the boards.

What makes a Kiss Loom different?
Kiss Looms are the only true gauge adjustable loom on the market.  We use a peg and pin system to make it adjustable.  Pegs are on one board and pins on another - you simply add washers between the boards to make the gauge larger.  You can knit with no washers for the smallest gauge or add up to the 7 included washers to equal the KK gauge.  The great thing about the pins is that they have a side effect of making nice even stitches and you can wrap the whole row with a u-wrap stitch before knitting off.

What is a U-Wrap?
A u-wrap is a knit stitch that forms the traditional v-shaped stitches of a stockinette fabric (all knit stitches).  The difference is that with the pin system you can wrap the entire row then knit off.  This is similar to the technique of the e-wrap on the KK's EXCEPT that you get the nice v-shaped stitch.  An e-wrap is also called a twisted knit stitch because it is literally twisted.  It forms a y-shaped stitch.

What is a 2-Way Adjustable?
The looms are adjustable in 2 different ways.  One way is the adjustable gauge by adding or subtracting washers.  The other way it is adjustable is by number of pegs to knit in the round.  Our end pieces, whether a single peg slider or the larger ends can be be moved back and forth across the sides to change the number of pegs to knit.  With the 1 peg sliders you can move it all the way down to one end to knit a 4 peg i-cord in the round. 

What is a Modular Loom?
A modular loom also has the gauge adjustable feature as most of our looms but is a fixed number of pegs for knitting in the round.  The great thing about the modular looms is that you can build a larger loom using the straight and corner brackets.  Simply attach the modulars together into any number of pegs you need whether you are knitting a flat panel or knitting in the round.  Want to knit a king size blanket in one panel?  This is the loom for you. 

What is a Fixed Loom?
The fixed looms are the only ones that are not gauge adjustable.  In order to get the small gauge needed for sock yarns the pegs and pins must be on the same board.  Remember, the pin system is what makes for a nice even stitch and allows you to wrap the whole row before knitting off.  There are three types of fixed looms - fixed 0, fixed 1 and fixed 2.  The fixed 0 is the smallest gauge you can get on a Kiss Loom.  It is 3/16" center to center peg distance and only has pegs - NO PINS.  The fixed 1 is slightly larger and has our typical peg/pin system.  The F1 averages 6 stitches per 1".  The fixed 2 is a slightly larger gauge and bridges the gap between the fixed 1 and small gauge looms. 

For more detailed information on each of our looms take a look at this pdf.