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Welcome to our Basic Tips and Techniques video section.  These videos feature various Kiss Looms.  The techniques are not specific to the loom shown and can be done on any loom.  If there is another technique you would like to see please let us know at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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.

Click on the heading below to go to that section of videos or written materials.

Basics Videos
Casting On and Knitting Row 1 for First Time Kissers
Drawstring Cast On
Purling
Comparing fabrics made on the F0 and F1 Kiss Looms
Frogging – Ripping out stitches
Tips: The Fabric Doesn't Flow Down/Caught Pins
Working with a Kiss Loom - Some Basics
Double Knitting Setup
Double Knit Kit Setup Instructions

Stitches & Technique Videos

Cables
Wanderlust Cables
Crossing 1x1 Cables
Fixing a Cable Mistake without ripping the whole thing out
3 Stitch Cables
Twisted Rope Cables

Increases
Yarn Over Increase
Knitting in the Front and Back of the Stitch Increase
Make One Increase
Lifted Increase

Decreases
Full Fashioned Decrease
Simple Decrease

Ribbing
Tuck Ribbing
Mock Ribbing

Socks
Anniversary Socks
Loom Knitters Sockumentaries – knitting socks with cotton elastic yarn
Loom Knitters Sockumentaries – working the toe on a toe up sock
Getting a True Pair of Socks using Self Patterning Yarn

Other Stitches & Techniques
Double Knitting Stockinette Stitch
Double Knitting Figure 8 Stitch
Irish Mesh
Heart Lace
Long Tail Cast On Cables & Lace Cardigan
Making Lace Eyelets
Fairisle
Mitten Thumb
Placing Hand Knitted Ribbing on a Kiss Loom
Segmented Crown
3, 6 and 9 Peg I-cords

Written Instructions

Basics

Casting On and Knitting Row 1 for First Time Kissers

Drawstring Cast On

Purling

Comparing fabrics made on the F0 and F1 Kiss Looms -

Frogging – Ripping out stitches - Sometimes mistakes happen and you need to remove some rows from your project.  You can "tink" back or unknit a few rows to correct your mistakes. 

The Fabric Doesn't Flow Down - Yarn sometimes gets caught on pins and if you know why you can avoid it.  This videos shows you some common reasons this happens.

Working with a Kiss Loom - Some Basics

Double Knitting Setup on the Small Gauge Looom

Double Knit Kit Setup Instructions

Stitches & Techniques

Cables
Wanderlust Cables

Crossing 1x1 Cables

Fixing a Cable Mistake without ripping the whole thing out

3 Stitch Cables

Twisted Rope Cables

Increases
Yarn Over Increase

Knitting in the Front and Back of the Stitch Increase

Make One Increase

Lifted Increase

Decreases

Full Fashioned Decrease

Simple Decrease

Ribbing
Tuck Ribbing

Mock Ribbing

Socks

Anniversary Socks

Loom Knitters Sockumentaries – knitting socks with cotton elastic yarn

Loom Knitters Sockumentaries – working the toe on a toe up sock

Getting a True Pair of Socks using Self Patterning Yarn

Other Stitches & Techniques

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

Irish Mesh

Heart Lace

Long Tail Cast On Cables & Lace Cardigan

Making Lace Eyelets

Fairisle

Mitten Thumb

Placing Hand Knitted Ribbing on a Kiss Loom

Segmented Crown

3, 6 and 9 Peg I-cords

Written Instructions

Basic Setup Instructions
Kiss Loom Manual
How to use the Kiss Loom
How to Assemble Kiss Modular looms and Double Knit Setup Instructions
Getting to Know your Modular Loom Settings

Cast On's and Stitches
How to Cast on and E-wrap your Loom
Non-Loopy/Double E-wrap Cast On
Purl Stitch Instructions

Techniques
How to do Bobbles on Kiss
Cables on the Kiss
SSK and K2tog
yo, ssk and k2tog alternate method when slant doesn't matter
Bar Increase/KFB Increase
Skipped Peg Short Rows
Sock Loom Instructions
Sock Loom Worksheet with Negative Ease

Bind Off's
Simple Bind Off on the Kiss Loom

Click the links to view the pdf tutorials in your browser or right click and select "save link as" to download them. Scroll toward the bottom of the page for videos.

Kiss Loom Manual - a great place to start to get a good idea on how the looms work and what is available.

How to Use the Kiss Loom - instructions on stitches and how to knit them on the Kiss.

How to Assemble the Kiss Modular Looms

Getting to Know your Modular Loom Settings

How to Cast On and E-Wrap on Your Loom

Non-Loopy/Double E-Wrap Cast On

Basic Bind Off on the Kiss Loom

Purl Stitch Instructions

How to do Bobbles on the Kiss Loom

Cables on the Kiss Loom

SSK and K2tog

yo, ssk and k2tog, yo (alternate method for when slant doesn’t matter)

KFB Increase (Knit into the front and back of stitch)

Skipped Peg Short Rows

Sock Loom Instructions

Sock Loom Worksheet with Negative Ease

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Video Instructions

Introduction and Assembly

How to Assemble the Kiss

Kiss 2-Way ADJ and the Purling Tool

Cast On's

E-Wrap Cast On and u-Stitch

Double E-Wrap Cast On (non-loopy) and U-Stitch

Long Tail Cast On

Tubular Cast On

Crochet Cast On

E-Wrap Cast On on the Sock Loom

General Stitches

E-Wrap Cast On

Knitting and Purling on the SG Slim

Increasing and Decreasing in the Round

Make 1 (M1) Increase

Mock Crochet Stitch

Tuck Ribbing

1x1 cables

Bind Off's

Super Stretchy Bind Off by Kelly

Basic Bind Off for the Kiss Loom

Other Techniques

Basic Hat Knit a Long on the Kiss Modular Loom

Kiss Looms and Heels - Short Rowing a Heel and Toe

Tips: The Fabric Doesn't Flow Down