Need ideas for pride month
I bought these before Joann’s closed down. I don’t know where to buy more so I don’t want to waste them. I need ideas on what to make
u/PrincessCheese91 — 21 hours ago
r/MachineKnitting
What machine to buy?
I already have 2 Addi machines, the 22 needle and the 46 needle. I recently purchased an Erlbacher circular sock machine. I have been giving some thought into buying a flat knitting machine, but I have no idea where to start. Any advice would be welcomed.
My thoughts are: I would definitely like a garter carriage and a ribber; I would be making mostly sweaters, vests, and scarfs; appropriate for a size 2 or 3 yarn; possibly capable of fair isle colorwork.
u/Metylda1973 — 23 hours ago
▲ 19 r/MachineKnitting
Sports yarn dropping stitches
I’ve been working on this sample for a few days now and I’m finding that my sports weight yarn is consistently dropping stitches, I’m knitting it on tension 1 and am rehanging my weights every 8 rows, does anyone have any tips
u/Broad_Finance_5681 — 2 days ago
▲ 41 r/MachineKnitting
New to machine knitting. Check out my restoration of this Singer HK-100
From a friends estate! Had some damage. Fully disassembled and scrubbed. Going to test it later today.
u/Powerthrucontrol — 3 days ago
Is the plastic strip crucial?
I accidentally threw away the long plastic strip with the numbers on that goes at the front of the needle bed on my sk700. Is it crucial? I just realised that the needles now rest and glide purely on the metal which may not be so good? I haven't taken out the trash yet but i really don't want to dig it up!!
u/Commercial-Photo8939 — 2 days ago
Opinions on bond sweater machine?
So I recently took a machine knitting class and loved it, we used Silver Reed machines but those seem to be out of my price range at the moment unless I get really lucky searching for secondhand. My instructor recommended Brother machines, however I am curious about the vintage Bond Sweater machines that I've been seeing up for sale online since a lot of them seem to be more affordable.
Have you used one? If so, how did you like it?
u/forgotmyloginoops — 3 days ago
Help with knitting stitch!
Hello! I’ve seen this jumper on Vinted, loved the texture (feels like the perfect summer linen top) but cannot figure out what the stitch is.
The ribbing at the bottom looks like a textured fisherman (I am assuming by knitting from the stitch under the actual stitch that needs knitting), but what is the one for the body?
THANK YOU ✨
ps. I also have a knitting machine so if any machine knitter has an idea of how to please send it along
u/mavimavimavimavimavi — 3 days ago
Looking for spare parts
Hello all,
I recently acquired this gorgeous lady for £5, in the process of cleaning but she does work.
Im after spare needles mainly but im not opposed to buying a whole machine thats scrap to keep this bit of kit running
If anyone knows what off the shelf needles work, has a stash or a broken machine, please let me know
u/stowakeagain — 3 days ago
Prym Maxi came with yarn?
I just opened my brand new Prym Maxi, which I purchased in store from Spotlight (an Australian retailer). It came sealed in box and everything seems to be included and wrapped in the original plastic but it has yarn already on the round… is this unusual?
I’m worried it was a faulty return sold as new. Is there anything I should be testing off the bat to check if it’s in working condition? Any help is greatly appreciated!
u/verytender — 3 days ago
Hi all, I’m looking for people who have done intarsia to give advice on the best approach to this project? (Sweater front)
I attached an image to stitch fiddle and then tweaked the details further to better match the image and yarn I have and my goals. I am on an sk280 with the ag24 intarsia carriage and was wondering if I can get by with 2 spools of the gray yarn?
What would the layout look like? Most YouTube videos online tell me to use a cone for each “section” of the pattern but this one adjusts almost every single row.
u/youngtman — 5 days ago
Help!!!
So our union ordered mens sizes for our womens team (yay sports!) so i offered to resize them. I am on a real time crunch and my sewing machine can smell because its not working…
Why is the thread not holding at all??
Ive changed the needle (using a stretch needle now)
Ive tried quite a high and a v light tension
Ive rethreaded 1million times
The fabric is a quite thick jersey material
u/littleshrimpsy — 4 days ago
▲ 46 r/MachineKnitting
Got my KH-836E fixed! (Timing issue) here’s a sweater sleeve time lapse!
I’m obsessed with how the machine matches the ribber! It’s due for some retrobrite because it has some significant yellowing, but omg she’s so pretty! Stay tuned for the results, I’m making two matching fair isle sweaters!
u/Mogopoglo — 5 days ago
Passap pinkie - oldest model?
I have scored! $100 for a Passap Duomatic pinkie. But... it doesn't quite match what I see in the manual that I downloaded from MKManuals, or the parts list I see on PassapCanada. Notably, it doesn't have any jaws or a colour carriage on the back lock, but it DOES have a metal hole running through the back lock in the far left corner (as I look at it in place on the bed).
In picture, which I copied from Facebook, the jaws in the green box are what is missing from mine. and the hole I think may be for yarn is at the arrow.
So, wise people of Reddit, my question is...
Do I just have an OLD model, from before the colour changer was available? Or am I missing pieces??
u/Odonata523 — 4 days ago
Needing help with maintenance
Hi so i Need help with proper resources or links to changing the Rotary cam and assempling the patterning Unit and putting it back together. I live somewhere where there’s no maintenace Services for machines and i love to tinker as well as research. I have been getting to know my machine for a year now and i mostly just repaired her. I Manager to completely take apart the carriage and pop everything up and now she’s working Fine - i just saw that the pattern function is very crappy and that the cam had a big crack so i ordered a replacement yet u can’t find a vídeo tutorial on it anywhere.
I know it’s always wise to give it to an expert Bit in the Spirit of This machine to live in and people to know how to repair them i wanted to figure it out by myself. Please help me DIY This - i’m handy 🫶🏼
u/likzou — 5 days ago
Ma machine à tricoter détricote
Bonjour !
Je suis une totale newbie sur la machine à tricoter mais j’ai déjà des bases grâce à des tutos YouTube et je fais du crochet depuis longtemps.
J’ai tricoté déjà plusieurs échantillons et tout se passait bien lorsque d’un coup ma machine a commencé à avoir des problèmes.
Après trois ou quatre rangs de jersey simple, le chariot détricote les derniers rangs. J’ai beau chercher sur internet une solution, je ne trouve pas. Auriez-vous des conseils ?
I take advices in English as well ;))
Merci pour votre aide !
u/vagalamesansame — 4 days ago
Loops On front of knit fabric
Hello all, i've been refurbishing an old Knitking/knitmaster 4500 and until yesterday was getting it to knit pretty smoothly. I was in the middle of knitting a sock when the machine started dropping stitches, and is now making these small loops on the front of the knitting. I was hoping that someone here might know what is wrong as I've checked the machine over and can't see anything that I've bumped out of place or that looks different to when it was working fine before. Edit: picture in comments because it wouldn't let me add to post.
u/Disastrous_Fly7700 — 5 days ago
▲ 46 r/MachineKnitting
Knitting studio
After 10 years working in the knitwear industry as a knitwear technician, I finally decided to open my own knitting studio in London focused on technical knitting medical, sports, research, innovation… the side of knitwear most people never really see.
I’m excited, but also terrified.
Some days I feel like an underdog or even an imposter, despite the fact that my skills were built under some of the best people in the industry (many of whom are now retired). I learned the old-school way: long hours, precision, problem-solving, and fixing things nobody else wanted to touch.
What’s funny is that I can handle complex technical programs and industrial knitting machines without panic… but posting on Instagram? Talking online? That scares me more. My accent is strong, I’m not originally from the UK, and I overthink every video before posting it.
I also probably work too much. Actually, definitely.
But I genuinely love this craft and the technical side of knitwear. There’s something special about turning an idea into a knitted structure that performs exactly the way it should.
I guess I’m writing this because I know there must be other people here who started something while feeling completely unqualified, even when they actually were qualified.
Would love to hear how you got over that feeling.
u/C-Tina89 — 7 days ago
Carriage drone KH-940 move not smoothly…
Hello, the carriage on my KH-940 machine doesn't move smoothly. It takes a lot of force to move it... This started happening after the carriage got stuck once and bent a few needles. I’ve replaced the needles and the sponge seems fine, so it seems like a carriage issue, but I can’t figure out what the problem is on my own... Is there anything I can try? Thanks in advance for your reply. 🥹
u/Curious_Shake6270 — 6 days ago
How do you hold your yarn?
I got the knitpick winder, but the still flies all around the room, makes uneven tension and difficulty sliding the carriage.
Should I just make the switch to cone? Not a lot of options pre-coned, how do you wind them up?
u/Fine-Farmer-588 — 6 days ago
what knitting machine is this?
saw this on marketplace but im not sure if this brand is reliable. cant find any info abt this machine
u/Valuable-Common69 — 8 days ago