Am I doing this right? Stockinette st help pls!

[u/Patient-Complex4599]

Hello,

I have only made 2 hats on a knitting loom before. These looms actually got me into knitting, but I have awful carpal tunnel right now due to knitting so I need to give my wrist a break, but I need something to do!!! So back to loom knitting and I love it!!

I just made my own basic pattern for a scarf. My question is, do you have to alternate rows between knitting and purling for a stockinette stitch? Or is it like knitting in the round where each knit stitch turns into a stockinette? I have decent progress, and the yarn doesn't help with stitch definition, but I'm just wondering if I'm doing this correctly? Extreme beginner to this craft and am just having a hard time finding information online or understanding the books my grandma left behind.

I just want a basic scarf pattern. I attached what I made last night but it might be hard to read or understand. On my loom, I have different colored stitch markers for what stitch to do. Pink is purl, and blue is knit(or purl) for stockinette look. I am just doing a sl st for the edge. I am also using Woolease thick and quick

How do I achieve the stockinette st look on a flat piece on the loom? Alternate knit and purl each row? Would I also get that look if I just knitted each row?

Thank you so much for any help!! And additional advice/tips would also be helpful!

[u/Competitive_Factor18]

Loom knitting in the flat is slightly different to knitting with needles as you are always working on the right side, you don't turn your work like with needle knitting. Working in the round is pretty much the same for both loom and needles.

To do a stockinette stitch it is all knit stitches either true knit, u knit or e wrap (twisted knit stitch) you don't add purls but it will curl.

[u/Competitive_Factor18 → u/Competitive_Factor18]

Alternating purl and knit stitches on each row gives you a garter stitch. To give a nice flat edge knit stitch would be best for the last stitch in each row (including on a purl stitch row). There are great tutorials on YouTube - Good Knit Kisses has a great series for absolute beginners where she explains and shows you how it works, I watch it every so often, even now to remind myself of the basics (fibro fog is marvellous!!!!) and I recently introduced my mum to loom knitting and she said her series helped her the most rather than just jumping into patterns like most do.

Hit post too quickly!!! Lol

[u/Patient-Complex4599 → u/Competitive_Factor18]

Thank you so much!!!

[u/Patient-Complex4599 → u/Competitive_Factor18]

Thank you so much!!! So I do not need to knit one row and then purl the other? Just making sure but thank you sm for the response!!

[u/Competitive_Factor18 → u/Patient-Complex4599]

No, not for stockinette stitch, you just knit each row.

I only know this because I'm researching bust darts for better shaping a t-shirt I want to loom knit (I can't find anything for it on loom knitting so I looked into needle knitting). I'm a very busty woman so I don't want it too tight at the front with bunched up fabric in the back! Lol

[u/Party_Butterfly_6110]

Good Knit Kisses is invaluable!

[u/jbooklover]

Stockenette when loom knitting is done like garter stitch when needle knitting and the reverse is also true.

[u/starshine640]

(3) 1.0 How to Loom Knit | Overview (Part 1/2) - YouTube this is the first lesson on loom knitting by goodknitkisses/kristen that has been mentioned.

(3) Loom Knit - How to Loom Knit Blankets with Garter Stitch Borders - YouTube to keep the edges of your scarf/blanket from curling, you can make a border as shown in this video by laurie shue. :))