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What Loom is Best for Me?
Here at Kiss Looms we know that deciding what loom to get is a big decision and you want to make sure you are looking at the right looms. To help make this easier we've put together a questionnaire of sorts to help you decide. You are welcome to also email us at any time with any questions - This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Our product list can be viewed on the left hand menu bar by type of loom.
Another question we often get is "What is the biggest panel I can make with this loom" - to see how we figure that out click here.
The following are great ways to help you figure out what loom you'd like to purchase. Click on the options under the heading to see what options will work.
By yarn weight, I like working with:
Lace weight yarn
Sock yarn #1 or #2
Sport weight #3 up to super bulky yarn
By type of project, I like to make:
Socks
Small projects like scarves and hats
Medium projects like lapghans and baby blankets, kids clothing
Large projects like afghans and adult sweaters
Queen or king sized blankets
I'm not sure – all kinds of projects!
On the go projects - looms that travel easy
By technique, I like to do:
Double knitting
Weaving
Increase/decrease in the round
By ability, I have trouble:
With vision
With hands
With arthritis
For lace weight yarn we recommend using either the F0, which is our extra fine gauge loom with no pins, just pegs, or the F1 fine gauge loom. The F0 gets an average of 7-8 stitches per inch. The F1 gets an average of 6 stitches per inch. Those averages are based on sock weight yarn.
The F0 and F1 come in a few sizes - short and what we like to call the "classic" 11" loom. The classic has more than enough pegs to do adult sized socks, even Christmas stocking sized socks! Both also have the option of adding short or long end pairs. If you are wanting to do a shawl or sweater panel you may want to get the classic and add long end pairs to have enough pegs. The F1 also has long sides available. These are great when wanting to knit large sweaters, shawls or blankets. The long sides need to have at least the small end pair to connect them for knitting in the round.
For more information and to see our F0 and F1 looms click here!
There are several options for you here. Our F0 extra fine gauge loom will give a nice tight stitch using sock weight yarns, on average 7-8 stitches per inch. The F1 fine gauge loom will be a little looser but still no "holey" socks (average 6 stitches per inch). The F2 loom is best with thicker sock yarn or even sport weight yarn for thicker socks (average 5.5 stitches per inch with sock yarn and 5 stitches per inch with worsted).
These fall under our fixed gauge looms. What this means is that you can adjust the number of pegs you use in the round to make any size tube or sock size by moving the sliders back and forth across the sides to change the number of pegs to knit. This loom is not gauge adjustable like our other looms.
The F0, F1 and F2 come in a few sizes - short and what we like to call the "classic" 11" loom. The classic has more than enough pegs to do adult sized socks, even Christmas stocking sized socks! These also have the option of adding short or long end pairs. If you are wanting to do a shawl or sweater panel you may want to get the classic and add long end pairs to have enough pegs. The F1 and F2 also have long sides available. These are great when wanting to knit large sweaters, shawls or blankets. The long sides need to have at least the small end pair to connect them for knitting in the round.
For more information and to see our F0, F1 and F2 looms click here!
Sport weight #3 up to super bulky yarn
Fixed 2 Loom
For sport weight and worsted weight yarn you have a couple options. The F2 will work with both of these yarns. The worsted makes a very tight knit, thick fabric, sport weight is also a good tight knit. The F2 is not a gauge adjustable loom, but you can adjust by number of pegs used when knitting in the round. The F2 is also good for thicker sock weight yarn. On average the F2 has 5.5 stitches per inch with sock yarn and 5 stitches per inch with worsted weight yarn.
For more information and to see our F2 fine gauge looms click here!
Small Gauge 2 Way Adjustable
The most versatile loom we have is the small gauge 2 way adjustable loom. It is great for sport weight up to super bulky. The small gauge knits the smallest possible gauge fabric of all our adjustable looms. It adjusts by number of pegs you can knit in the round by moving the 1 peg ends or 7 and 31 end sliders back and forth across the sides to change the number of pegs to knit. The second way it adjusts is by gauge. You can add washers between the peg and pin boards making each stitch larger and allowing more room for thicker yarns. 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. Click here for a video on how to adjust the gauge of your looms.
The small gauge comes in short 30 peg, classic 60 peg, and 77 peg long looms. The 77 peg sides have 77 pegs per side for a total of 154 pegs. These sides need to be used with either the 7, 16 or 31 peg ends. All of these end pairs will work with any of the small gauge looms.
For more information and to see our small gauge 2 way adjustable looms click here!
Small Gauge Modular
We also have small gauge modular looms available in 20 peg pairs. The difference in these looms is that they are not adjustable by number of pegs in the round. You can put four of them together for a total of 80 pegs to work in the round or as a flat panel or you can add brackets and make a bigger loom for larger projects. Also these looms have all the corners on the outside, whereas on the 2 way adjustable looms the corners or at least one corner is always set in when knitting on few pegs. Typically this isn't a problem once you get used to the loom.
For more information and to see our small gauge modular looms click here!
Regular Peg 2 Way Adjustable
Another option for worsted weight to super bulky is the regular peg 2 way adjustable loom. This loom is similar in function to our small gauge loom but instead has pegs with the opening facing you. This peg orientation is most similar to other commercially produced looms that have a groove in front. Really there is no difference in the peg orientation other than the regular has a slightly bigger stitch count at 4 stitches per inch to the small gauge 4.5 stitches per inch. These looms are available in 20 peg short, 40 peg classic and 53 peg side looms. The 53 peg sides need to be used with either the 5 or 21 peg ends. All of these end pairs will work with any of the regular peg looms.
For more information and to see our regular peg 2 way adjustable looms click here!
Regular Peg Modulars
We also have regular peg modular looms available in many different peg increments. They are available in two board pairs as well as sets of four boards and a hat combo of various size boards perfect for making infant through adult sized hats. The difference in these looms is that they are not adjustable by number of pegs in the round. You can put the looms together in a lot of configurations. The sets come with corner brackets but the pairs do not. Straight brackets can be used to hook the looms end to end and corner brackets are available separately. Also these looms have all the corners on the outside, whereas on the 2 way adjustable looms the corners or at least one corner is always set in when knitting on few pegs. Typically this isn't a problem once you get used to the loom.
For more information and to see our regular peg modular looms click here!
Small projects like scarves and hats
Small projects can be made on all of our looms. The short looms and classic length looms are great for small projects. You can always add bigger ends on the short looms for larger projects as well. Just remember you can knit on the looms in the round or as a flat panel using any number of pegs. If you are knitting flat panels, all of our looms can be used as single rake looms. For instance on our 2 way adjustable looms we provide you with a package of shorter nuts and bolts so that you can use each side of the loom independently from each other. These nuts and bolts are also needed for the sides when using the end pairs with the looms.
Hats
Our 2 way adjustable looms can knit any size tube in the round by moving the 1 peg ends or 5, 7, 21 and 31 end sliders back and forth across the sides to change the number of pegs to knit. If you are making hats you will need 72 pegs for an average adult hat, 54 pegs for kids hats, 48 pegs for baby hats, and 42 pegs for newborn hats.
What this means is, if you choose a loom with 72 or more pegs then you will be able to make all sizes of hats by moving the sliders up and down your boards. These numbers are based on using either the regular peg 2 way adjustable loom or the small gauge 2 way adjustable. Depending on how many washers you use it will make the hat bigger or smaller, with a looser or tighter stitch. On both looms you will need end pairs to have the needed 72 pegs. It also helps to have these if you are wanting to turn the brim of a hat as it allows more room in the middle to pull the fabric up properly to rehang it.
Hats can also be made on our fixed looms as well. It is best to make a swatch and see how the fit will be before proceeding with the actual pattern. For example 74 pegs for an adult hat on the regular 2 way adjustable will average an 18.5" diameter hat before stretching, the F1 with 74 pegs will average a 12.3" diameter hat. Since the gauge is much smaller more pegs will be required to equal the same size hat.
Our regular peg modular loom has a hat combo that includes the necessary boards to make infant through adult sized hats. With this set you can also make baby booties, a baby blanket and baby sweater! This set includes a 6 peg modular set with corner brackets, 9 peg modular pair, 15 peg modular pair and 2 pr of straight brackets along with all bolts and washers needed.
For more information and to see our regular peg modular hat combo click here!
Medium projects like lapghans and baby blankets, kids clothing
To make medium sized projects like lapghans and baby blankets or kids clothing you will need to determine what size panel you would like to make. For clothing this is easy - get a shirt and measure from one seam to the other on the front at the widest point. This will tell you the panel size. My 7 year old's youth medium shirt panel size is 17" wide. My 3 year old's toddler medium is 12". So for the kids sizes you will need 77 pegs for the youth medium and 54 for the toddler medium (3T) size based on 4.5 stitches per inch on the small gauge loom. The regular peg loom has 4 stitches per inch and will need fewer pegs to make the kids clothing - 68 and 48 pegs. Now this is based on average stitch count using worsted weight yarn. Your actual gauge might be different and you always need to swatch before beginning a project, especially clothing! To determine your panel size click here.
So for these projects you could use the small gauge 2 way adjustable with 60 pegs along with the 16 peg ends for a total of 90 pegs or the regular 2 way adjustable with 40 pegs and 21 peg ends with 80 total pegs. The modular looms of either type would also work for these projects.
If you are wanting to use sock weight yarn and one of our fixed looms you will again need to determine panel size needed. Remember to always go a bit larger as you will need to seam the sides and don't want to lose width when you do.
When counting how many pegs to use and adding end pairs make sure you subtract the number of pegs on the slider from your count. For example on the regular and small gauge there is a 1 peg slider on each end so the 60 peg loom has 58 pegs on the sides. The fixed looms have 3 peg ends.
For baby blankets there are various sizes you could do, and it all depends on what you want and how much yarn you have. There is a really good website that we found that has updated 2014 sizes for blankets. You can view the website here - http://craftingwithstyle.blogspot.com/2008/03/afghan-blanket-sizes.html. Let's look at the infant - 2 year size of 24" x 30". For this blanket you could use the small gauge 2 way adjustable loom with 60 pegs and the 31 end pair for a total of 120 pegs. If you used all pegs you would have a panel 26.6" wide. If you add washers the blanket will be larger. For larger blankets you would need the long sides and at least a small end pair or the larger modular pieces.
Large projects like afghans and adult sweaters
For larger afghans and adult sized clothing you will need the long sides on our fixed looms, regular and small gauge 2 way adjustable looms and either the short or long end pairs. The best way to determine which loom is to determine how big a panel the loom will make and if that will work for the projects you have in mind. To determine what size panels our looms will make click here.
I often get the question about making a queen or king size blanket in one panel. There's no right way to answer this question really, so here are some points to consider if this is what you are wanting to do.
If you are a new loomer (less than a year) a blanket this large is not something you want to try to accomplish in one panel. It takes a very long time and is very heavy while knitting. It can be a very daunting project and discourage you from pursuing this craft and we want you to have fun and enjoy this hobby.
Kiss modular looms are the only looms we have that can make a blanket this large. You will need several of the largest modular sets to have enough pegs. This loom set up is expensive for a first loom and very large and needs a permanent location until the project is finished. As mentioned above, this can take a long time.
The best way to make a blanket is in panels for a few reasons. One is that you feel like you are progressing in the project when you finish a panel. Panels also don't require a large loom or take as much time. Many knitters, especially newer loomers don't want to tackle seaming and that is why they wish to knit in one panel. The truth is, you will eventually need to seam something! 
So it is best to study and practice till you are good at it. You won't regret it! Knitting the panels also gives you time to build up your confidence towards seaming.
If you do decide to go ahead and pursue smaller panels for your blankets I would still recommend getting our long loom sides. If you are wanting to knit on the finer gauge looms keep in mind - smaller stitches also means more time knitting. If this is your first blanket go for the small gauge 77 sides and either 7 peg ends or 31 peg ends. This is a great all-around loom for larger projects and one of my personal favorites (Kelly).
For more information and to see our small gauge 2 way adjustable looms click here!
I'm not sure – all kinds of projects!
If you are not yet sure what kind of project you'd like to make my best recommendation is to get the small gauge 2 way adjustable loom. This is the most versatile loom we have. The classic 11" with 60 peg and the 7 peg ends will give you what you need to do adult sized hats as well as many, many other projects. This will give you a nice basic starting place that you can build on later.
For more information and to see our small gauge 2 way adjustable looms click here!
If you are looking to try our looms with a smaller investment I would recommend the 6 peg modular set with 24 pegs or getting either the small gauge short 30 peg loom, or the regular short 20 peg. Any of these looms can be added to in the future to make larger looms by using larger modular pieces and straight brackets or by adding larger end pairs on the 2 way adjustable looms.
For more information and to see our regular peg modular looms click here!
For more information and to see our 2 way adjustable looms click here!
On the go projects - looms that travel easy
The most portable of our looms are the short looms. They are about 7" long and will easily fit in a purse or travel bag. Our classic length are 11" long so they are also fairly portable and easy to use in the car (as long as you aren't driving, of course 
). Are short end pairs are small at approximately 6" long.
All of our 2 way adjustable looms can be used for double knitting (where the front and back of the fabric are identical and the fabric is twice as thick). Double knitting is done by removing the pin boards entirely and only using the peg boards and either washers or the 1 peg ends as spacers. This setup will work like the commercial long looms but have a lot more stabilty as well as gauge variation.
The modular looms can also be used for double knitting. To do this you will also need our modular double knit kit. I recommend using longer modulars instead of bracketing smaller ones for this. Remove the pin boards as mentioned above and use the double knit kit with brackets to space the peg boards apart. See the How to Assemble Kiss Modular Looms tutorial page 9 for more information on setup.
Kiss Looms can also be set up for weaving. In particular, the modular looms are ideal for this. There are many who have ventured into weaving on the Kiss, but at this time we can not offer teaching and support in this area. If you are interested in helping us to explore and develop this area of our looms please contact Kelly at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Increase/Decrease in the Round
The 2 way adjustable looms are perfect for increasing and decreasing in the round. Our 1 peg sliders or short and long end pairs are made to slide up and down the board for just this reason! Whether you are doing a sweater in the round or decreasing down for the crown of a hat, the 2 way adjustables are the looms for you.
If you have limited or no sight and would like to try our looms we recommend the regular peg modular looms. All of the corners are outside edges that will be easy to feel your way along to knit. The regular pegs with the opening towards the front also make it easier. If you have any questions or troubles you can email us at any time at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Our looms are very light - typically under 1 pound. So they are easy to handle. Another thing that can help is our loom lap stand. The stand supports the loom so that you can use one or both hands to knit. The modular looms will probably be the best option with all the corners on the outside. The stand will hold up to the 30x30 modular set (120 pegs).
We have had several loomers tell us that they were long time needle knitters until they started having problems with arthritis. Once they decided to try loom knitting they have noticed that they can knit with little to no pain. This is what one of our customers had to say about Kiss Looms:
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 can figure out what the panel size will be based on our average stitches per inch. Take the number of pegs divided by the average stitch count and that will give you a good idea of the size. Of course when it comes down to knitting your project you always need to do your own swatch with your yarn to double check your actual gauge.
Purl Stitch
Written by Graciela Worth © August 20, 2007
Going around the last pin, go to the front, second peg, lay the yarn on the front of the peg, with pick tool, fish the yarn thru the loop, that is on the peg, pull the yarn up, forming a new loop, take the old loop out of the peg, place the new loop into the peg, pull the yarn just to make the new loop fit comfortable around the peg. Repeat this for each stitch that you want to be purled.
Click Here to download the PDF version of these Purl Stitch instructions
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Welcome to Kiss Looms - Home of the Adjustable Gauge Loom!
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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.
Kiss Looms is home to the 2-Way Adjustable Gauge Loom! 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. Knit with sock weight yarn using our fixed gauge looms or get an adjustable loom to knit from sport weight to super bulky!
Any questions? Not sure what loom to get? We love helping you with suggestions.Feel free to email us at: orders@kiss-looms.com