tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60093065053191254062024-02-20T02:07:46.329-08:00Addicted to Machine KnittingValeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-3061688194266771192014-03-21T01:16:00.001-07:002014-03-21T01:16:41.970-07:00Some recent projects<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bubble wrap - standard gauge machine with ribber</span></td></tr>
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Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-54253389284332901482014-01-03T04:51:00.002-08:002014-01-03T11:19:18.850-08:00How cute is this?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's a mini brooch.</div>
From<br />
<a href="http://cckittenknits.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://cckittenknits.wordpress.com/</a><br />
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usual, I didn't follow the instructions, knitted on my standard gauge machine
with ribber. <br />
Had to improvise for an alternative cast on comb.<br />
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I just
love it. Thank you cckittenknits!<br />
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I've devised a new term ... micro-knitting ... you heard it here!<br />
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Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-7987500654642820962013-11-02T04:01:00.000-07:002013-11-02T04:01:04.467-07:00Designaknit8 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I have been asked on several occasions to troubleshoot Designaknit setup problems. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">So here's a step-by-step guide for setting up DAK for Interactive Knitting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The following screen shots assume that you have designed your piece and integrated the stitch pattern. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>(Sorry about overspilling into the text on the right-hand side, but it was difficult to read when made smaller)</i> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>1. </b>Select the Interactive Knitting icon.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>2. </b>Click OK to accept pattern piece.</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>3. </b>Click OK to select Integrate with stitch pattern</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>4. </b>Under <b>Options</b>, select Method of Knitting</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>5. </b>Select machine, then click OK</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>6. </b>Setup knitting technique </span></h4>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>(For punch lace on a Silver Reed, choose Fairisle but the dial on the knitting carriage needs to be set to L (lace)</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>7. </b>Under <b>Go</b>, select Go to RC (row counter)</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>8.</b> Set to 0 (zero)</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>From my experience, even though it may be showing a highlighted 0, I always input it again by overtyping with a 0</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>9. </b>Still under <b>Go</b>, select Ready</span></h4>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>If during knitting you get a message saying 'Carriage going the wrong way', take the carriage back to where it started for that row, reset the row counter (Step 8), and do the Ready process again (Step 9)</i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>This message can appear even if you move the carriage slightly back, when moving forward. So be sure to make smooth accurate movements with your carriage - slow and steady - not too fast!</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>10.</b> Almost there, click OK</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>11.</b> Position needle cams (for Silver Reed) as directed - then click OK.</span></h4>
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Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-49028445508975417022013-01-22T22:30:00.002-08:002013-01-22T22:30:33.692-08:00Twisted fringe made on a Knitting Machine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-7826989656962288582013-01-10T11:21:00.003-08:002013-01-11T00:33:57.060-08:00Another Cushion Cover<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Like most things I do, I take information on board and adapt it. On this occasion, instead of using a mini latch tool to make the chain stitch, I marked the rows per inch and made a chain embroidery stitch each side of the zipper as 'the hook' to sew the cushion sides on to. It worked a treat!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I made a square and then folded back the corners. The seams were then mattress/kitchener stitched. </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The Chinese Ball buttons used for the closure at the back were fun to make.</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large;">Fingerless Gloves</span></strong></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Knitted on a mid-gauge SK860.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Can be produced on an LK150 by latching up the rib sections.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Tension: 7 stitches/inch<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Abbreviations: M1, increase/make 1<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Cast on LN18.. RN18<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Set carriages for circular/tubular knitting<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">In a K2, P1 configuration<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>Knit 4, M1, Knit 9, M1, Knit 9, M1, Knit 9, M1 Knit <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-52722675197625938972012-12-21T03:40:00.000-08:002013-11-02T07:01:42.894-07:00Fingerless Gloves - Machine Knitting Pattern (see top tab "Machine Kniitting Patterns")<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-17409182572201005922012-12-16T01:44:00.001-08:002012-12-16T01:51:09.055-08:00Girls Bobble Trim Sweater<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-6154654602216517812012-12-13T02:25:00.000-08:002012-12-14T12:44:10.021-08:00Felted Tote<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Knitted with Alafoss Lopi Icelandic 100% pure new wool yarn<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>from a free pattern download from Ravelry.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fulled-lopi-tote">http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/fulled-lopi-tote</a></span><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">This is a handknitting pattern that I converted for machine knitting - I added the bobbles using the shibori technique.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Shibori comes from the Japanese word <em>shiboru</em>; an ancient Japanese craft and is a term for the process of introducing resistant items into textiles to form three-dimensional effects. The word <em>shiboru</em> means to press, squeeze or wring. Tie-dying is another example of shiboru.</span></div>
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Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-66998110585842160232012-12-08T09:09:00.000-08:002012-12-08T09:09:12.593-08:00Empisal Knitmaster 305<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This weekend I offered to get an elderly lady's knitting machine going; it had been in her attic for about 20 years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems that the end of each needle, not the hook end, needs to sit above a spring loaded comb-shaped plate before it slots into a grid at the back of the needle bed. Each needle needed gentle coaxing and manouevering to release it from its jammed position. </span></div>
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Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-82993381871223782902012-12-04T12:45:00.001-08:002012-12-06T15:01:28.336-08:00Hanne Falkenberg - Danish knitwear designer<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am totally in love with Hanne Falkenberg and her knitwear designs; sadly her designs seem to be all in garter stitch (hand knitting). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The one that appeals particularly is 'Dacapo'. It appears to be made up from modular pieces. See <a href="http://www.cucumberpatch.co.uk/dacapo.htm">http://www.cucumberpatch.co.uk/dacapo.htm</a><a href="http://www.knit.dk/uk/dacapo.htm"></a> (the back of this jacket is particularly attractive).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I am in the process of designing my own knitting machine version, using Designaknit8. So far I have created this layout; it's not easy to explain but each piece is named so hopefully I will know where each piece goes when I get around to creating and constructing it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I still haven't decided on the stitch pattern - maybe tuck, or 1x1 Birdseye slip ... any suggestions?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The other design I much admire is Diva, see <a href="http://www.cucumberpatch.co.uk/diva.htm">http://www.cucumberpatch.co.uk/diva.htm</a></span>Valeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04928925279359369355noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6009306505319125406.post-4514010698630622402012-12-04T04:47:00.000-08:002012-12-12T16:49:52.638-08:00The Origin of Machine Knitting<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I was researching into my family tree, I came across the occupation 'Framework knitter'. This is the origin of machine knitting as we know it today. My ancestors came from Leicestershire, England.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Machine knitting was invented in 1589 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">See a framework knitting machine in action here</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The link below gives more information about framework knitters and their dreary lives.</span><br />
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