Just to make my life easier, I'm going to call this HPL from now on. I have enough trouble typing things out properly, why complicate my life unneccesarily? Yesterday I picked up a HPL loom at my LYS. Naturally I had to try it out. 
My first attempt did not have very even tension, as you can see. Attempt #2 was significantly better. I also took a hint from Stitch Diva Studios and put in a guide line, so I would know which loop was which when I crochet them together. Which I will probably attempt tonight. This is very easy to do so far and works up very fast. Hopefully attaching the strips to each other is just as easy. Fingers crossed!
Ciao
