Lisa SalingerThanks to all who answered my questions about crafting. I am now the owner of a set of three round knitting looms, yarn, and some origami paper. I tried to get the thing to do kumihimo, but they were out. I think when I was about seven, I had a little bit of time where I used a straight knitting loom. I think I understand enough of the concept that I should be able to figure it out.
ryn@Lisasali@mindly.social I wondered if weaving might be an option. We made basic looms in grade school with heavy cardboard boxes and straight pins. They came out really nice. Most people made glasses cases, but a number of us took on bigger projects later on our own.
Lisa Salinger@bcpaws4ever@mastodon.social I used to find weaving potholders oddly relaxing. I thought about getting the supplies to do that, but I kind of wanted to learn something new, and I wanted something that was a bit more versatile.
@Lisasali@mindly.social @bcpaws4ever@mastodon.social Do you know how to knit on a loom? I've made so many blankets! There are other things you can do but I need to learn more stitches.
Lisa Salinger@baxaphobia@caneandable.social @bcpaws4ever@mastodon.social I think I did it a little bit once when I was about seven or eight. I have a vague memory of how it is supposed to work. At this point, I would just be happy if I could learn to make dish cloths and baby hats.
@Lisasali@mindly.social @bcpaws4ever@mastodon.social That's easy! There are lots of youtube videos which do provide really easily understandable audio instructions. And a hat is simple as well.
Lisa Salinger@baxaphobia@caneandable.social @bcpaws4ever@mastodon.social I'm not surprised, and with services that will describe videos, we have more advantages than ever. I found two books on book share that talk about using a round loom. I like the one in particular, and feel I can follow the instructions with little to no difficulty. Sometimes, people get worked up when I say something is easy. However, I tend to make things harder than they need to be, so when someone else says it's easy, I kind of can relax and be more curious and just have fun with it, which is what I want anyway.