DIY Kids Tutorials. January 12th, 2024

Loom knitting for beginners with toilet paper roll

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Loom knitting projects are extensive. When you search for loom knitting as a beginner you get overwhelmed as to where to start to understand if you will continue with this craft and make extraordinary loom knit blankets, sweaters, bags and more with free patterns online.

There are thousands of loom knitting patterns and how to use knitting looms. Most common is the circular loom knitting also known as round loom knitting available in stores readily. There are single knitting, double knitting as well as sock loom knitting tutorials. There is an excellent resource for cast on and bind off, along with techniques and stitches at learn to loom knit.

However, before we make the decision to buy supplies and get into making larger projects, my aim today is to share simple loom knitting instructions using a TP tube and yarn that produces knitting patterns without investing into knitting supplies, kits and looming tools as starters.

We are going to work on a simple knitting loom that is made using toilet paper roll. This loom knitting for beginners is a great project to make bracelets, friendship bands or garlands. You will find materials, written instructions and a video tutorial in this post. It is also ideal to start young girls and children into the knitting hobby and build patience skills as they practice making simple projects. The aim is to have fun before great things happen. Once that is achieved, ‘the world is your canvas’.

Beginner supplies for loom knitting

Yarn
An empty toilet paper roll
Four pencils (chopsticks, popsicle sticks or straws) They should be 2 cm longer than the TP roll
Tape or glue gun

Toilet paper roll corking tool for loom knitting

1. Casting On

Tape the four pencils (or other sticks) to the toilet paper roll, spacing them out evenly. You can mark the spaces before taping them in place. Instead of using tape you can use glue gun to stick the pencils to the roll as well.

The pencils form the pegs of the knitting loom. You can also use more then four pencils for different sizes and patterns, but this is the basic beginner’s pattern for toiler paper roll corking for first timers.

2. Foundation stitches

Choose a favorite color for your working yarn.

Take the toilet paper roll and pull the yarn through it. Leave a little yarn at the end.

Hold the yarn in place with your left hand, and use your right hand to wrap the yarn clockwise around the first peg. Continue moving clockwise around the loom until you wrap each peg.

When all pegs have been wrapped with one loop of yarn, wind the yarn around the outside of all first peg to make loom knitting stitch. From the first peg take the bottom loop of yarn and lift it over the peg, as it passing the top loop over the peg and away. Make sure that the top loop stays on the peg. Do this with each peg.

You have now made four stitches. In knitting, this is called casting on.

3. Get corking

Continue wrapping the yarn around the outside of the pegs and pulling the bottom loop of yarn over the top of the peg. If you like, use another pencil to help move the stitches over the top of the peg. Your cord will begin to emerge from the bottom of the toilet paper roll.

Repeat the same process, around and around, until your cord is as long as you want it to be.

Or you want to change the color. You can do this by cutting the previous colored yarn and joining the new color with a knot and continue.