2016

Single motifs

I have recently brought my Knitmaster 321 out of retirement and wish to re-educate myself on the art of single motifs. Is there a knitting club or someone in the Croydon area who could help, please?

This might help: http://myknittingmachinesandme.wordpress.com/2007/04/22/practicing-on-the-knitmaster-321/

Also check ‘Clubs’ in ‘Directory’ under ‘Contents’ above; there might be a club you could contact that is not too far away from where you live.

Kind regards
Sue

Sue P
2016-06-24 08:16:18

Needle position problem

Any ideas please and thanks for any help you can give. Lorraine Frost

Hi Lorraine

Some machines have a setting for Intarsia which brings all the needles to position ‘D’. Make sure your carriage is set for Plain knitting. There may be a setting below the tension dial or levers at the front or side of the carriage which need moving. It depends which make and model your machine is.

Sue P
2016-06-24 07:47:51

Time for tea!

It has been knitted with the help of my knitting group Needles & Chat which is based in Grays. We knitted and displayed it at High House for last year’s yarn bombing day and we’ve been asked to display it again by High House. As the summer develops we’ll be adding new items. It’s free to visit, there’s loads of free parking and it will be on display until the end of September 2016. By the way, I’ve started a knitting blog which is called getknittingkeepknitting.wordpress.com
Thanks a lot and see you at the Romford Show in September, Susan Burns

Making up a sideways cardigan

Hi
I’ve knitted the beautiful stripped sideways cardigan from the May issue. However, I’m really struggling to make sense of the making up. Is anyone able to help me? Many thanks in advance.

Start by laying the piece out flat right side uppermost then fold the cast on and cast off edges in towards the centre at the armhole shaping. This will show you where to stitch for the shoulders. Now stitch the ends of the rows on the widest parts together for the collar. Stitch the collar to the back neck you will have to stretch it to make it fit. Sew the sleeve seams pin into the armholes and stitch in place.
Hope this helps fit ‘the jigsaw’ together Sue
Sue P
2016-05-26 17:26:16
That’s fantastic thank you.
kim3
2016-05-26 18:50:00

Tension problem

On a tension square which produces 20 stitches to 20 cm, which scale should I use in the KL-116 – or is it not possible? Any help would be gratefully received.
Thanks, Lesley

The Brother chunky KH 260 came with a set of scales for use with the Knitleader. If you do not have them try the advertisers in MKM or sometimes they are advertised on eBay.
Sue
Sue P
2016-05-13 19:09:28

Using Brother chunky with ribber and Knit Leader

When I try to use the long brackets that come with the machine to use with the Knit Leader, they hit the table due to angle of the machine with the ribber attached. I wondered if anyone has solved this problem? Unless the Knit Leader sits properly, the two trippers on the carriage don’t hit. Only one does, so the knitted piece is twice as long as it should be. Any suggestions would be truly helpful. Looking forward to the Bournemouth show, only a few miles from me, which is lovely. Thank you for any help. Kind regards, Jean

Goodbye Joan

I have enjoyed reading her articles over the years like, I expect, many others. She often brought a ray of sunshine to an otherwise dull day. Every time my MKM came through the door, it’s always been her page that I have gone to first. Even though over the years you have repeated some of her old articles, they were always so entertaining. I do hope that you will still publish more of her very funny stories. Kind regards, June

Goodbye Joan

Dear Anne
I’ve just received my March magazine and I’d like to write a short note to you about Joan Lafferty. She will be sorely missed, I really used to enjoy her articles and they were entertaining as well as informative. I’ve recently come back to machine knitting and I’m finding it a bit daunting. However, I have joined a local knitting club so things are on the up and being able to go back to Joan’s articles will be a great help. Thanks, Joan, for so much. Best wishes, Angela Reed