Knitting looms

General Knitting
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I have increasing mobility restrictions that make it both hard and painful to knit. (I don’t just mean with straight needles; I have been primarily using circulars for years now, with dpns as necessary.) A friend gave me a set of circular knitting looms to try as an alternative, and it works nicely – except for the fact that the gauge is huge. I like to do socks, and most of my stash is fingering- or sport-weight, and any attempt to do loom knitting with fine yarn would result in … disaster, pretty much. :wink:

Are there knitting looms that have finer gauges, especially ones designed for socks? And does anyone have any experience with them / know which brands are decent / etc?

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Here’s one. Looks like they come in many sizes.

http://www.decoraccentsinc.com/Sock_Knitting_Looms_for_Sock_Weight_Yarns_p/sk-002.htm

Another:
http://crafts-sewing.hsn.com/the-authentic-small-knitting-board-with-dvds_pf-401059_xp.aspx?club_id=401059&sz=31&sf=CT0191&rdr=1&cm_mmc=Shopping%20Engine--Froogle--Crafts%20And%20Sewing-_-5399249&cawelaid=322198155

And some how-to:
http://loomknittingblog.blogspot.com/2009/04/any-loom-any-yarn-any-size-sock.html

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If the gauge on the commercial looms is to large it is not hard to make one. Do a web search on “making a knitting loom” and you will find a lot of directions.