2 days after ordering and my new CinDWood looms are here! And they made them special for me since I was so against the idea of pink pegs (I can’t stand the color pink for me, personally).
Because I’m a huge sufferer of “second sock syndrome”, I got two of the 3/8″ sock looms and 2 of the knitted knocker looms so I can always do two socks at the same time. The 40 peg 3/8″ sock looms are for worsted weight (4) thick socks, and the 56 peg knitted knocker loom I’m going to use for fingering weight (1) socks.
I also ordered the 3/8″ adult hat loom and the 1/4″ adult hat loom. I’m really excited about the 120 peg 1/4″ hat loom – 120 is a number divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 15, 20, 24, 30, 40, 60… okay, so I’ve never seen a pattern that repeats 60 stitches, but you never know. Despite how flexible the 120-peg 1/4″ loom is, I’m probably more likely to use the 80 peg 3/8″ loom more often since I use worsted weight (4) for hats more.
Lastly, I never used any CinDWood looms before, since I am decidedly anti-large gauge looms. I’ve never been fond of bulky weight yarn in general, and I refuse to double up my worsted. I love the look of fine-knit projects, and I have the patience to deal with the larger peg counts – I’m in no rush.
But I asked the CinDWood facebook group and found that a 1/2″ gauge knit of a single strand of worsted weight (4) yarn is actually more solid than I had expected, so I’m going to try it. To be flexible, I bought the Universal Hat & Scarf loom with an extra double peg so that I can make my own peg count.
Now to finish my sock project so I can start trying out my new looms!