Knitting machines

[morgilou]

hi

does anyone on here use knitting machines or is it all hand knitting????

[Guest]

Welcome to the knitting group .

 

I think most favour hand-knitting, though I know that some of the knitters on here have experience of using knitting machines. I haven't used them myself, but would jump at the chance when a pattern calls for massive expanses of stocking stitch, for example.

 

Do you do both, or do you prefer to stick to machine knitting?

[Bami]

Hi,

I have an old knitting machine, bought it last year already but apart from a little swatch I haven't used it yet. I really do want to learn to use it but I struggle with basic things so that stops me from going further. I'm hoping to find someone who can help me to overcome these starters problems.

[beansforyou]

HI :waves:

 

I've got a Bond Knitting Machine, it's very basic (back and forth, no computer to break or anything) and I enjoy using it once it's set up - tends to be the tricky part.

 

I knitted these leg warmers on it a while back

leg warmers

 

Bami let me know what bit your having trouble with and i'll see if I can help

 

Add: I dont know fi you have a Bond Knitting Machine, but this website might give oyu some help and ideas

http://www.stephthornton.co.uk/knitting/kbond.htm

[Bami]

HI :waves:

Bami let me know what bit your having trouble with and i'll see if I can help

 

Add: I dont know fi you have a Bond Knitting Machine, but this website might give oyu some help and ideas

http://www.stephthornton.co.uk/knitting/kbond.htm

 

Thanks. I have an old Brother. My problem is the so called e-cast on. An open cast on is no problem, but as soon as I try the proper one, the yarn gets stuck. As this is the most basic thing, I haven't been able to try anything else.

I've got a correspondence course (xmas present) but was not able to do anything with it due to this silly problem.

[beansforyou]

Isn't there any contact details in the course for when you get stuck? surely they expect people to have questions on a course?

 

I don't know anything about an e-cast on sorry, I find it fiddly enough doing the basic one!

[Bami]

Isn't there any contact details in the course for when you get stuck? surely they expect people to have questions on a course?

 

I don't know anything about an e-cast on sorry, I find it fiddly enough doing the basic one!

 

The course assumes that you know the basics I'm just following the manual still ...

One day i will find someone who works/worked with an old Brother, has loads of time ( ) and fancies teaching machine knitting. But meanwhile I knit by hand - the machine can wait, I love the hand knitting far too much

 

I think the legwarmers you made are great, and very clever that you knitted them on the machine!

[beansforyou]

I do like using the Bond - it's very much like weaving, you just go up and down and up and down... there is no technology involved, other than my brain...

 

I'm assuming you've trawled the net for brother related stuff?

[Bami]

I do like using the Bond <...>

I'm assuming you've trawled the net for brother related stuff?

 

Indeed, found a lot of interesting stuff on the net, have books and some magazines as well. One day however I will 'see the light' and machine knit happily away.

[oggi47]

any machine knitters in the Sheffield area. Wouldbe good to chat,