More experimenting with my mid-gauge knitting machine! I bought 4 balls of Caron Simply Soft Speckle from the Spinrite yarn factory outlet closing sale because it was cheap, and I liked the colour, but I had no idea what I’d do with it. Spoiler alert: here’s what I ended up making: I think the process […]
I have a new (to me) knitting machine! The Studio LK150 is a mid-gauge machine, and a big step up from my Ultimate Sweater Machine, which is so basic it’s sometimes called a ‘toy’ (although it’s definitely not a toy, and I’ve made several sweaters with it). My ‘new’ (to me) LK150 knitting machine This […]
I haven’t done much hand knitting since I bought my knitting machine in 2020. But last winter, inspired by the projects being shared in the PJ Discord group, I got the itch to pick up the needles again. Knitting is such a relaxing pastime for me, and I’ve missed it! Crocheting larger things with repetitive […]
Have you seen this novelty loop yarn in stores? It’s designed to be finger-knit with no tools – you just pull one loop through the next. Working straight gives you a standard knitted fabric, and crossing pairs of loops before you ‘knit’ them lets you make pretty stitch patterns. I picked up a bargain bundle […]
The first sweater I knitted for Maggie on my knitting machine has been a huge success – the only real problem is that, with 3 snowy walks each day, I need at least 3 sweaters in rotation so I always have one dry and ready for her next walk! I vaguely remember these days before […]
After the success of my first big machine knitting project, I wanted to try something smaller so it wouldn’t take as much energy to knit, and now I have Maggie I finally have a small recipient to knit for! (You may think machine knitting sounds easy and automated, but there’s a lot to it: pushing […]
This is my first FO of the year, and I’m completely thrilled by it! It’s a combination of machine and hand knitting, and to explain how that came about, let’s start with some backstory… Despite having filled my wardrobe with handknits, I haven’t finished knitting a sweater for over a year now. With hindsight, I […]
Well yes, I seem to have picked up another new fibre-crafting hobby! A few weeks ago, I somehow ended up on Facebook Marketplace, and noticed someone in my neighbourhood was selling something called the Ultimate Sweater Machine… It’s the ultimate! I mean, how could I pass that up?! It even has the prestigious “As Seen […]
