In 2013 when my sister introduced me to loom knitting, my main problem with the loom was the handling of an ongoing project. My wrists would ache and my work would bunch up underneath. It was so awkward for me. I thought I was going to have to quit before I even learned the skill.
Then I had an idea, a wonderfully helpful idea for an easy way to make reusable frames to fit any size knitting loom: pvc pipe, pvc joints and Ponytail Bobbles
The PVC Pipe is 3/4 inch.
I can make the legs any length I need. I use the stand like a lap tray.
When my knitting project starts getting long, I put a trash bag over the stand and secure it with tape to the frame.
I shared my pvc frame idea with my sister. She loved it and has been using it too ever since.
And there you have it, one more thing that helped make my loom knitting much more enjoyable.
I hope it helps some of you all too.
Happy crafting
It’s been brought to my attention, that some wonderful crafters have made loom stands going by my basic directions. I’m so happy that my design is helpful to hopefully make loom knitting more enjoyable.
However, I worked hard on making the loom stand designs and tutorial.
In exchange for using my designs, if you post a photo of your loom stand anywhere in a group, forum or online, and are asked about it’s construction or how to make it, you’re welcome to post a link back to my blog.
https://joysofcreating.com/
or post a link directly to my blog post:
PVC Pipe Knitting Loom Stands – with lengths for various looms
Thanks so much! Happy Crafting!
edited in 2-10-2019:
I do not glue the stands together.
I don’t use adhesive on the pipes nor couplings.
The reason I don’t glue the pipes and couplings together is that I’m constantly using different size looms and can’t afford to dedicate one stand per each. Nor do I have the space to store them.
For my use, there’s enough suction, when the pipes are pushed securely in to the couplings, to hold them together.
I’ve not had a problem with the pipes/couplings coming apart when I use them.
The suction isn’t tight enough to hold them together forever.
From time-to-time, I check the joints and pipes to make sure they’re still snug, if they feel loose I push them back together.
If you want to dedicate a specific stand to a specific loom for all-time, then gluing it together may be something you might want to consider.
I use ‘Ponytail Bobbles’ to hold the looms on the stands.
Edited in: 9-23-2020
Sometimes I make the loom stand with shorted legs in front to make the loom stand slanted.
The slanted loom stand works well for me for one sided projects like scarves, dishcloths and flat pieces.
I use Chair Leg Caps on the bottom of the pipes because of the sharp or rough edges.
It’s been brought to my attention, that some wonderful crafters have made loom stands going by my basic directions. I’m so happy that my design is helpful to hopefully make loom knitting more enjoyable.
However, I worked hard on making the loom stand designs and tutorial.
In exchange for using my designs, if you post a photo of your loom stand anywhere in a group, forum or online, and are asked about it’s construction or how to make it, you’re welcome to post a link back to my blog.
https://joysofcreating.com/
or post a link directly to my blog post:
PVC Pipe Knitting Loom Stands – with lengths for various looms
Thanks so much! Happy Crafting!
Joys Of Creating 
What a clever solution!
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Thanks so much Dianna 🙂
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Are you going sell them?
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Hello Brandy Bush
Welcome to my blog.
I posted this in hopes to help people enjoy loom knitting as comfortably as possible.
If you have any questions, I’ll be glad to answer them, if I can.
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I hope you’ll visit again sometime soon.
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What a great idea!
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Thanks so much CFTC 🙂
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You are so clever! Great idea!
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Thanks so much SalPal 😀
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This is brilliant, EC, and will definitely make things easier for loom knitters! Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks so much Anita 😀
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This is awesome. About how tall are the legs?
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Hello Cassie
Welcome to my blog.
I make the legs in several different lengths. 5 inches, 7 inches, 9 inches and so on. It depends on the project and which loom I’m using.
You can make them any length thats’ comfortable for you.
I hope this helps.
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This is really a clever idea. With so many crafters that have problems with their hands this should work for them. Thank you for your idea.
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Hello Marilyn,
Welcome to my blog.
I’m glad you like my idea. I hope it helps makes looming more enjoyable.
Thanks so much for your great compliment.
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Thank you so much for this phenomenal idea! I need to make a hardware store run right away.
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Hello Barbara Fraser,
Welcome to my blog.
You’re very welcome. I hope it helps to make your crafting more enjoyable.
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Very Clever !!!
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Hello Miss Daisy,
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Omg… I’ve been looming for several years. Today come across your blog on pinterest. Currently looming a blanket on the KB 38″ loom with 20 peg extenders. I so need this. Thank you for sharing this beautiful idea. What worked best for you when cutting pvc pipe?
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Hello Cheryl Canada,
Welcome to my blog.
I use a hand-held PVC pipe cutter. It’s relatively inexpensive and it’s efficient.
A PVC pipe cutter isn’t child safe and extra caution must to be taken to keep it out of their hands.
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Well I made one for my 38″ KB loom with 20 peg exrenders. Made legs to floor like a table stand. My office chair around it nicely. Thank again for the share.
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You’re very welcome Cheryl,
Legs to the floor like a table would definitely be a big help with a loom as large as yours. It’s also helpful and handy to be able to use a office chair with it. Great idea.
I’m happy to have been some help to make your loom knit project more enjoyable.
Thanks so much for updating me on your stand.
You gave me a big smile today. 🙂
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What did you use too secure the loom to the stand those are cute
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Hello Karine,
Welcome to my blog.
I use ‘Ponytail Bobbles’ to secure the looms on to my stands.
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I hope you’ll visit again some time. 🙂
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awesome idea!! although i don’t loom yet but bought looms…will definately give it a go!! tysm and don’t forget to smile to someone today!! 🙂
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Hello Gaetane Lauzon
Welcome to my blog.
Thanks so much for the compliment.
I hope you have much enjoyment using your knitting looms.
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I do make my own loom holders, but I use the 1/2 “ pvc because it’s easier for me to set on my lap, but there’s always people wanting to know how to make them, and you have a very nice layout on how to make them, so I’m wondering if I can post your link on to them.
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Hello K-Bon,
Welcome to my blog.
You’re welcome to post a link to my blog.
Thanks so much for the kind compliments. I’m glad my loom stand design is helpful to make loom knitting more enjoyable to do. It’s great that you’ve made loom stands to fit in with your loom knitting style. I’m all for making loom knitting a more fun craft to do.
Thanks for visiting & following my blog and contacting me.
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I just love your idea PC idea. I am new to looming and just love it. I will try it on my kb S loom and 28 ” knitting board. I couldn’t quite see what you used to cover the wing nuts on your board. Can you tell me how you covered them? Thanks
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Hello Salni9im,
Welcome to my blog.
Being able to work on different sizes of looms.
On my 28″ loom, what works for me is, I put a cotton ball over the wingnut and then I put a very tight fitting small balloon over the cotton ball. To secure it, I put masking tape around it.
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I have kb round looms. They are 10 ” , 9 “, 8” in diameter. How long should the PVC pipes be? I couldn’t tell what size your yellow and green round looms were. What is the procedure you use to measure for the stands? Thank you for your help.
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Hello salni9im,
My round looms are knifty knitter looms and their sizes are different than kb round looms. I don’t have a specific procedure to measure, it’s really trial and error. Since at this time, I don’t have any round kb looms, I’d be afraid to guess what size to cut pvc pipes for them. I’m sorry I can’t be of more help.
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I love this idea! I’ve pretty much gave loom a rest since I’ve taken up crocheting lately. I think it would be best if it were tilted downward slant? Do you think that is possible with PVC pipes? It would be nice to sit in the recliner and not have to look from above. Great idea! Thanks for sharing.
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Hi Shawnee Michael
Welcome to my blog.
Thanks so much. You’re very welcome.
I often make the stand I’m using slanted. I put shorter pvc pipe for the legs in front.
Slanting it helps when I make flat pieces like scarves and stuff.
I use Chair Leg Caps on the bottom of the pipes because of the sharp or rough edges.
I hope this helps.
Thanks so much for visiting and leaving me a comment.
I hope you’ll visit again sometime.
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Hi –
My husband and I put this together yesterday. It’s a great idea all around and I am anxious to try it out. The method I’ve been using is a tall kitchen trash can with the KB “S” loom attached to the top. Hubby put wheels on the bottom. I sit at kitchen chair and this works fantastic for most part HOWEVER, I have needed a softer seat and want to use my recliner I am hoping your method works. My thoughts – as we did the cutting and sanding of the pvc, we tested the parts to make sure everything fit. How do you get the parts to come apart without hurting the hands/wrists ? My issue is that once the parts are all together, they do not come apart easily at all which is the nature of the pvc. I understand the fit needs to be tight but if they are too tight, they don’t come apart without straining the hands/wrists. This is a concern. Do you use anything to help them come apart yet held in place as needed ?
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Hello Debbie Altman,
I think using a trash can with wheels is a clever idea.
I use my loom stands with shorter legs something like a lap food tray stand. The only issue with the lap stand method is in the turn at the ends is a bit awkward, but thankfully, it usually doesn’t take long to make the curve to the other side.
Another method is to set the loom stand on a towel on a slick table top and use it like a lazy Suzy.
It’s amazing what a tight grip the pvc joints/coupling and pipes make in just pushing them together.
I usually use a rubber gripper pad to help give me more torque in twisting to pull them apart. I hold the pipe and the coupling and give it a twist and pull them apart.
I ask my husband if there might be a helpful way to pull them apart easier. He says, it’s possible that a very small smear of Vaseline around the edge of the pipe before putting on the coupling might help to break the seal easier when trying to take them apart.
Thanks so much for your comments and questions. I hope my response will be of some help.
Again, I’m sorry I didn’t responded sooner.
I hope you’ll visit again sometime.
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I have built and worked with your invention and I would love it if you would actually respond to my previous questions and also to the one I am about to ask. As I mention, I have built and tried to use this set up with my KB “S” loom as you have pictured here. I’m not exactly sure HOW it’s suppose to be used. I appreciate your instruction here however there is no info on HOW it works. I’ve tried everything I can think of so far to figure out what the purpose is to solve any situation of helping with painful hands, arms, etc. It would be a great thing if you could post a video or photo’s showing how to actually work with the loom on the stand in sitting and standing positions. Video would be the best if at all possible. What do you think ? Please respond.
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Hello Debbie Altman,
Welcome to my blog. I’m sorry I haven’t replied sooner, there’s an issue with my receiving notifications.
I’m working on a thorough answer to your questions.
Please forgive my slowness, I’ll post my updated reply soon.
Thanks so much.
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Hello Debbie Altman,
I think using a trash can with wheels is a clever idea.
I use my loom stands with shorter legs something like a lap food tray stand. The only issue with the lap stand method is in the turn at the ends is a bit awkward, but thankfully, it usually doesn’t take long to make the curve to the other side.
Another method is to set the loom stand on a towel on a slick table top and use it like a lazy Suzy.
It’s amazing what a tight grip the pvc joints/coupling and pipes make in just pushing them together.
I usually use a rubber gripper pad to help give me more torque in twisting to pull them apart. I hold the pipe and the coupling and give it a twist and pull them apart.
I ask my husband if there might be a helpful way to pull them apart easier. He says, it’s possible that a very small smear of Vaseline around the edge of the pipe before putting on the coupling might help to break the seal easier when trying to take them apart.
Thanks so much for your comments and questions. I hope my response will be of some help.
Again, I’m sorry I didn’t responded sooner.
I hope you’ll visit again sometime.
🙂
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Hello – I just wanted to come back with some info about your creations and how far they’ve come along. MANY loom knitters have now used this form of stand in their own new creation of this original stand. There is one person who has made one that tilts the afghan “S” loom, another who has made much longer lengths of the legs to hold a HUGE 22″ round loom while sitting in a chair and another that has made one that has short “legs” and spins. All using the pvc. In my mind I am guessing they’ve seen this page or one of the other loom holders and came up with their own design. I myself, use the stand but with either 3″ legs or 5″ legs on for a small round loom sitting on the table. So yes, I figured it out. lol ! Thanks for posting your pvc loom stands ! It sure started something good ! 🙂
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Hello Debbie,
Thanks so much for your wonderful compliment.
You’re very welcome.
It sounds like you did a great job of setting up your loom stand to use more comfortably.
It makes me happy to think my idea for PVC pipe loom stands helps others with different loom knitting needs. I’m all for making loom knitting a more enjoyable craft to do.
Thanks so much for visiting and leaving me a happy comment.
Have a wonderful day.
I hope you’ll visit again sometime.
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I have visited often to copy and paste the link to this page and post it on the FB looming groups I belong to. So many have used your ideas and have created their own loom holders/stands. If I could post a photo of the one my husband put together I would. It is amazing what folks come up with using the basics of this blog. 🙂
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Thanks Debbie,
You made my day. I appreciate your kind words and sharing your journey with me. It makes me happy to hear your husband was able to make you a loom stand to suit your knitting loom style using my basic directions.
I’m glad my post has been an inspiration to others to have a more enjoyable knitting loom experience.
Thanks so much for visiting and leaving me a happy comment. 😊
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Thank you so much for this helpful idea, I made one after adjusting the measurements due im using a diferent type of loom (a wood one with metal pegs or nails) but was really easy to cut and assamble the pieces. Now im looming a baby blanket with ease.
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Hello Piya,
Welcome to my blog.
It’s wonderful that you adjusted the measurements and made a loom stand to work with your loom. PVC pipe is good to make stands/frames in varying sizes for different projects.
I hope the stand makes loom knitting more enjoyable for you and the baby blanket will be the first of many projects you create.
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I hope you’ll visit again.
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Thank you for sharing your loom stands made with PVC pipe/corners. I am going to make me a few stands. I will let you know ow they turn out and how the y work for me.
Barbara
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Hello Barbara,
Welcome to my blog.
Your comment gave me a nice smile.
I hope the stands will help make your loom knitting more enjoyable.
I look forward to an update on how they work out for you.
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I hope you’ll visit again some time.
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I’ve been loom knitting hats for charity for over 20 years and have made over 20,000 hats. Wish I would have seen these years ago!!! Can’t wait to get a few made-one each of the 3 size looms I use most!!!
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Thanks so much Sue,
Welcome to my blog.
I can’t imagine making 20,000 of anything. You’re an amazing crafter. That is so awesome.
Well done, you.
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Dear E.C.,
Simply brilliant!!
I am new to loom knitting and I have been wondering how many 100s of dollars I was going to have to spend to have a stand made for me :). I am so excited to have found your stand instructions I will be visiting my HD store this afternoon.
Many, many thanks for your willingness to share your very creative idea. You are amazing!
Kay
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Hello Kay,
Welcome to my blog.
Thanks so much for your wonderful compliments.
I hope the loom stand makes your loom knitting experience more enjoyable.
Thanks so much for visiting and leaving a happy comment.
I hope you’ll visit again sometime.
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