After leaning the hard way...knitting a bunch of hats through trial and error (giving the unintended hats to charity), I learned what size loom was appropriate for what size hat. I have a set of Knifty Knitter Looms. I thought I would share with you what I learned. FYI - the picture above does not include the flower loom. I snagged this pic off Google so you could see what I'm talking about.
**Please note this sizing is based on using one normal yarn strand (size 4 bulk), and another fancier and bulkier yarn (5 or 6 - I really like to use 6). Because of the extra bulk of using two strands of yard the sizes become smaller than you would think.
12 Peg Loom (Flesh/Pink colored): Baby Booties, Baby Mittens
24 Peg Loom (Blue): Preemie Baby Hat
31 Peg Loom (Red): Newborn Baby Hat
36 Peg Loom (Green): Hat for Young Children (1 yr to maybe 8 yrs?)
41 Peg Loom (Yellow): Hat for Tweens and adults (this includes women adults especially... it looks WAY too big but believe me you need this size! I'm not sure about the age in between the 36 peg and 41 peg. I've used the 36 peg loom for my 1 year old and my 4 year old and it works great. We do have big heads in my family though :)
