💯 Excellent. I love this! Also, sorry if a duplicate comment displays as I started one comment, and then it suddenly disappeared, but 'Engineering Knits', on youtube also has a show or two where the presenter works on a knitting machine, so if you have never seen a knitting machine in action, try 'Engineering Knits' on youtube.
You need this book: Hand-Manipulated Stitches for Machine Knittershttps://a.co/d/0gMVKqLC I took her class and it will give you a lot of great techniques. Having said that, i don't like machine knitting at all. I sold my machine the same year I bought it. It's great if you want to knit those patterns where they do stockinette stitch on sock weight yarn. I want to feel the fiber pass through my hands, manipulate the stitches using my fingers to move the needles. I didn't enjoy usingthe machine. Then you really need two, standard gauge for fine yarns and one for worsted/bulky. Ribbers are almost as expensive as the machine. You may feel differently, so don't let me discourage you.
That book is on my list! I took her Craftsy class and she’s an awesome teacher, but it was just the basics. I feel a bit overwhelmed since there seems to be an endless amount of new techniques to try.
I totally understand what you’re saying, and I do feel more detached from the fabric. Personally, I love working at fine gauges, so it was a big reason I got the machine. It’s been 3 months, and I’m loving it so far, but it could well be a phase!
I think the importance of machine knitting in the history of knitting is often glossed over, at least from a hand knitter’s perspective. I’m not sure whether the opposite is true for those coming from a machine knitting background, but it’s a shame either way. I’m hoping to help more hand knitters understand that machines aren’t necessarily the enemy.
💯 Excellent. I love this! Also, sorry if a duplicate comment displays as I started one comment, and then it suddenly disappeared, but 'Engineering Knits', on youtube also has a show or two where the presenter works on a knitting machine, so if you have never seen a knitting machine in action, try 'Engineering Knits' on youtube.
Thank you! Yes I love Engineering Knits’ videos. When I first saw her get a knitting machine I thought “gosh I’d never do that!”, but here we are now…
Have you been to Shetland? Almost all the gorgeous “hand knit” sweaters are knit on knitting machines and then hand finished.
I’ve not been, but thanks for sharing that! It’s a great example of how it’s not either or. I’d love to go there one day!
You need this book: Hand-Manipulated Stitches for Machine Knittershttps://a.co/d/0gMVKqLC I took her class and it will give you a lot of great techniques. Having said that, i don't like machine knitting at all. I sold my machine the same year I bought it. It's great if you want to knit those patterns where they do stockinette stitch on sock weight yarn. I want to feel the fiber pass through my hands, manipulate the stitches using my fingers to move the needles. I didn't enjoy usingthe machine. Then you really need two, standard gauge for fine yarns and one for worsted/bulky. Ribbers are almost as expensive as the machine. You may feel differently, so don't let me discourage you.
That book is on my list! I took her Craftsy class and she’s an awesome teacher, but it was just the basics. I feel a bit overwhelmed since there seems to be an endless amount of new techniques to try.
I totally understand what you’re saying, and I do feel more detached from the fabric. Personally, I love working at fine gauges, so it was a big reason I got the machine. It’s been 3 months, and I’m loving it so far, but it could well be a phase!
Such a great article and I love how you position hand and machine knitting as siblings. Such an accurate description!!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
I think the importance of machine knitting in the history of knitting is often glossed over, at least from a hand knitter’s perspective. I’m not sure whether the opposite is true for those coming from a machine knitting background, but it’s a shame either way. I’m hoping to help more hand knitters understand that machines aren’t necessarily the enemy.