Tag Archives: knitting machine
Inserting a Zipper
The first part of the story of making this cardigan was in a previous post Cabled Cardigan My favourite method of inserting zippers into knits is to use the garment yarn and a knit repair (mini latch-hook) tool to chain … Continue reading
Posted in Hand Knitting, Machine Knitting
Tagged 8mm, bond, cardigan, hand knitting, knit, knitting, knitting machine, MK tips, sweater, zipper
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Cabled Cardigan
I am FINALLY almost done the cabled cardigan commission I’ve been working on! All that’s left is to sew in the zipper. This was one of those projects where, if it could go wrong, it did. I had to reknit … Continue reading
Posted in Machine Knitting
Tagged 8mm, bond, cardigan, knitting, knitting machine, sweater
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Swatch it!
The project I’m working on now is a good example of why it’s so important to swatch when machine knitting. It’s a cabled cardigan and as you can see from this picture it looks HUGE when on the machine compared … Continue reading
Help IDing KM Sheet
I’ve got some paper sheets for a knitting machine but I don’t know which one they belong to. Any help identifying them would be great! They are 16 7/8 in. by 21 7/8 in. (43 cm by 55.5 cm). Thanks … Continue reading
Hooded Baby Blanket/Towel
Quickie project: hooded baby blanket/towel for friends of ours. I actually finished this a couple weeks ago but had to wait til we gave it to them to post it. 🙂 This was done in a promo yarn from Bernat … Continue reading
A Sweater for ME :)
Well, all projects got put on hold when I got a knitting commission last week. Since I had to wait a few days for the yarn to come in, Dan suggested I use the time to do up a ribbed … Continue reading
DIY 8mm Knitting Machine Tools
Here are some of the tools Dan has made for me for my Bond. At the top are two claw weights made from forks, fishing weights and s-hooks. Across the bottom there are 2 claw weights made from forks and … Continue reading
It’s a bird! It’s a plane!…
Faster than a one-hour dry cleaner. More powerful than a snowblower. Able to open that damn pickle jar with a single twist. Look! In the kitchen! He cooks! He cleans! He’s SUPERDAN!!! (teehehe…I almost managed that with a straight face) … Continue reading
A Sweater for Magnum
I originally started my blog somewhere else. Since there aren’t that many posts I decided to copy them here so everything would be in one place. November 25, 2010 Well, I’ve had 2 jewellery shows in the last 2 weeks … Continue reading
