The information you’ve provided is helpful and I think a 3/8 gauge is what I need (I have lots of DK/skinny #4 yarn) but I am still unsure on the actual size of the loom I need (number of pegs). The circumference of the knitted tube needs to be approx 12″ in a relaxed but closed knit fabric. I know tension and yarn weight can play a part in size, so I am looking for help on a general size that I should look at.

All the reviews online I’ve seen indicate the crank looms seem to skip a lot of stitches or pegs fall out. Is this generally user error due to going to fast or having the wrong tension when cranking on it? I haven’t decided which type I want to get, although getting through a bunch of tube making in a shorter amount of time has its appeal.

Thank you for any help you can provide!

@ GoodKnitkisses first sweater I want to make is the Yarnspirations Color Dipped top in Patons Metallic #4 weight yarn. It is a needle pattern that I want to convert to the loom . Suggested needle sizes are (knitting needles)5mm and 4mm . I own the kb 18 in all in one adjustable loom(pretty sure it is 3/8 gauge and I also own the kb limited edition 20in adjustable loom that is 5/16 gauge…..I plan on doing swatches but would I be casting on the same number of pegs as I would stitches onto a needle OR would I measure width of swatch, figure out how many stitches per inch, and (for explanation purposes if 5 stitches an inch and I need 25 inch width on sweater panel then I cast onto 125 pegs?)cast on number of pegs that provides the width I need for sweater body?

Also I am right handed and I like to work from right to left do I cast onto round looms clockwise or counterclockwise and on straight looms do I cast on from right to left or left to right?

Thank You for all the videos and everything, your help is invaluable to me and I am certain many others as well.

For DK weight, a small gauge loom (3/8″) should work very well. If you plan to make a full size afghan in one piece you need enough pegs to get the width you want. If you don’t mind sewing seams you can make squares on just about any size loom and seam them. Or there’s always the Ten Stitch Blanket that spirals out from the center square. Hope this helps!