How to E-Wrap on a Knifty Knitter Blue Long Loom

This loom is also known as the "Big Blue" loom.

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E-Wrap is a technique that allows you to insert a new color to your knitting from the loom without cutting and retying the ends.

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1. First knit the number of rows according to your pattern or desired project before you start e-wrapping or color changing.

2. Use the Slip Knot method when casting on.

3. Place the working yarn on hold behind the loom by securing it to one of the loom posts. Insert the e-hook into the next peg under the working yarn and pull the working yarn through to make the first loop on the e-hook.

4. Slide the e-hook with the loop underneath the e-wrap bar closest to you and pull the yarn up and over the e-wrap bar.

5. With your project still on the loom slide the e-hook with the loop back and over the nearest e-wrap bar away from you.

6. Pull the yarn through the hole making the second loop on the e-hook. Pull the yarn to snug up to the e-wrap bars. (You will now be working with the new color yarn)

7. You can now knit in the new color. Knit one peg to the right before doing an E-Wrap.

8. Repeat steps 3 through 7 until the desired width of the new color has been reached or when the new yarn color needs to be changed again.

9. When it's time to re-insert your original working yarn, place new color on hold by inserting the e-hook under the active yarn string between the first e-wrap bar and loom, bring it up and loop it over the bar, then let go.

10. Lift active e-wrap yarn over top bar, then re-insert e-hook to grab original color yarn. You will now be working with the original yarn color again.

11. You can now knit in the original yarn color. Knit one peg to the right before doing an E-Wrap.

12. After e-wrapping in the new color, you will need to use a yarn needle to weave the ends in.

TIP: It is not a bad idea to place the last several stitches of the old yarn color and first several stitches of the new yarn color on neighboring pegs to easily weave in later on.

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Happy Weaving!