Making a Small Knitting Loom

This is a simple knitting loom I created out of wire for making cord cozies. A cord cozy is used by some to keep small pets from chewing on cords. I just think they look neat.

Step 1 Materials

No pictures for this step!

What you need is:
- 2 needle nose pliers
- 16 gauge wire
- A ruler

To knit with it later you will need:
- Some yarn
- A small crochet hook

Comments

[beornica]

human pets chew cords as well. The kind that are several years old and have a lust for destruction. I will definitely make use of this one!

[kaylaangelkisses]

I have a little brother named Silas(he is cute!)he is 6 monthts old and I will make some for my dad.But for now,I just make snakes!

[Mauigerbil]

you can also use a latch hook for knitting. If you use stiff cardboard, you can make one that way also

[chi chi chippy]

so i want to make this and try it but i dont get how to start can u help?

[Pixelante_Annie]

http://www.instructables.com/id/Using-PixelanteAnnies-Knitting-Loom/
There you go!

[craftygreen]

THIS IS SO CUTE!!! I absolutely love it!!! Not any of of pets chew on my cords or anythings, but I am sure I will end up making one for every cord in the house. just adorable

[ixetl]

The video is not working

[Pixelante_Annie]

Looks like they updated there site. Not sure if this is the same video, but it should help http://www.decoraccentsinc.com/category_s/95.htm

[conceptualstratagem]

Nice work on the cord cover, this is definitely a 5/5 project. If you've ever purchased these from a home store or decorator source, you've most likely experienced: the lengths are never a perfect fit, the colors are the most common standardized ones and the manufacturing is shoddy. Btw awesome first Instructable (faved till further use)

[canida]

Looks neat. Which pets tend to chew your cords?

[moonshinebluebird]

Cats may chew cords also... I am on my 5th pair of headsets due to this. Thank you for the Instructable, it is going to be put to good use. I will foil the feline cord bandits.

[Pixelante_Annie]

rabbits and chinchillas like chewing on cords. I lost my hamster once in my apartment and found her chewing on a playstation cable. =)

[iq_abyss]

My dog did, but stopped when he got zapped a couple of times. He is still alive-that's good.

[Bitsi]

Sure wish I had seen this before I went out and spent $10 on a spool knitter. What I like best about this is that you can make them in several sizes. I'm thinking that my earbuds could use a cozy like this to keep them from getting tangled in my bag. :-)

[Mark Rehorst]

Do your cords get cold?

[Pixelante_Annie]

Well, the wind chill here is -2 right now. So.. yes. =)

[GorillazMiko]

That is such a cool idea. And looking at the comment below, your dog got zapped? Good, he's still alive. Very good. Now he can chew on yarn, maybe you can give it a scent or something! No. He might eat it. Nevermind. :-)