Machine Knit Double-Bed Sock: Short Row Heels Without Holes
Let’s face it. Sometimes you just want to knit a plain, no-frills sock — short row heels and toes, nothing fancy. It shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours. But no matter how hard you try, you knit...
View ArticleMachine Knitting: Increasing Evenly Across the Row
First, you need to figure out where the increases go. Suppose you have 98 needles in work and the pattern says increase 13 stitches evenly across the row. Compute the approximate placement of the...
View ArticleInterlocked Bind Off On A Knitting Machine
A few days ago, I was bouncing around the web and stumbled across a post at knitty where Jeny Staiman describes the Interlocked Bind Off. I tried it out on one of my knitting machines and I absolutely...
View ArticleMachine Knit Leg Warmers / Boot Toppers
Tomorrow is New Year's Day. No commitments, have lots of time of knit, looking forward to doing the first project of the year and the forecast high for Thursday is 10 degrees. It's a perfect time to...
View ArticleArduino Series: Working With An Optical Encoder
The Goal I have an old White 1602 knitting machine that uses a light scanner to produce patterns in the knit fabric. The bed of the knitting machine syncs up with the controller via two obsolete rotary...
View ArticleMachine Knitting: How To Make A Garter Bar Hanger
I got inspired by one of Diana Sullivan’s videos where she shows you how to use a garter bar to shape a neckline. I fell in love with the technique because the results are superior to using hold...
View ArticleHacking a Brother Cast-On Comb to fit a Mid-Gauge Knitting Machine
I used to hate the Brother combs, but now that I've gotten used to it I wish they made one for the mid-gauge machines. Since they don't -- and probably never will -- I decided to buy a new one for my...
View ArticleMachine Knit Ladder Lace Scarf
This scarf can be knit on any gauge manual machine with any yarn. The sample to the left was knit on a Studio SK155 (bulky) at T8 with Berrocco Mohair Classic to achieve a soft airy look with a gauge...
View ArticleNatalia Vasilieva’s Boola Sweater
I think this sweater is absolutely stunning: I haven’t chosen a yarn, but it’s definitely in the cards if I can ever figure out how to keep work from getting in the way of my knitting. You’ll find the...
View ArticleMachine Knit Sock Heel – Cat Bordhi Style
In my quest to knit the perfect sock heel on a knitting machine, I stumbled on Cat Bordhi’s Sweet Tomato Heel. If you aren’t familiar with this type of heel or you’re simply interested in learning how...
View ArticleMachine Knit Double-Bed Sock: Short Row Heels Without Holes
Let’s face it. Sometimes you just want to knit a plain, no-frills sock — short row heels and toes, nothing fancy. It shouldn’t take more than a couple of hours. But no matter how hard you try, you knit...
View ArticleMachine Knitting: Increasing Evenly Across the Row
First, you need to figure out where the increases go. Suppose you have 98 needles in work and the pattern says increase 13 stitches evenly across the row. Compute the approximate placement of the...
View ArticleInterlocked Bind Off On A Knitting Machine
A few days ago, I was bouncing around the web and stumbled across a post at knitty where Jeny Staiman describes the Interlocked Bind Off. I tried it out on one of my knitting machines and I absolutely...
View ArticleMachine Knit Leg Warmers / Boot Toppers
Tomorrow is New Year's Day. No commitments, have lots of time of knit, looking forward to doing the first project of the year and the forecast high for Thursday is 10 degrees. It's a perfect time to...
View ArticleArduino Series: Working With An Optical Encoder
The Goal I have an old White 1602 knitting machine that uses a light scanner to produce patterns in the knit fabric. The bed of the knitting machine syncs up with the controller via two obsolete rotary...
View ArticleMachine Knitting: How To Make A Garter Bar Hanger
I got inspired by one of Diana Sullivan’s videos where she shows you how to use a garter bar to shape a neckline. I fell in love with the technique because the results are superior to using hold...
View ArticleHacking a Brother Cast-On Comb to fit a Mid-Gauge Knitting Machine
I used to hate the Brother combs, but now that I've gotten used to it I wish they made one for the mid-gauge machines. Since they don't -- and probably never will -- I decided to buy a new one for my...
View ArticleMachine Knit Ladder Lace Scarf
This scarf can be knit on any gauge manual machine with any yarn. The sample to the left was knit on a Studio SK155 (bulky) at T8 with Berrocco Mohair Classic to achieve a soft airy look with a gauge...
View ArticleNatalia Vasilieva’s Boola Sweater
I think this sweater is absolutely stunning: I haven’t chosen a yarn, but it’s definitely in the cards if I can ever figure out how to keep work from getting in the way of my knitting. You’ll find the...
View ArticleMachine Knit Sock Heel – Cat Bordhi Style
In my quest to knit the perfect sock heel on a knitting machine, I stumbled on Cat Bordhi’s Sweet Tomato Heel. If you aren’t familiar with this type of heel or you’re simply interested in learning how...
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