r/MachineKnitting

Hello everyone!

(English is my second language and I have AuDHD so i want to say sorry for any nonsens in advance :D )

I have great pattern recognition and hyperfocus so naturally i have bazillion hobbies. I can now and even have changable vired kneedles. But having knitting machine was my next what if dream :) After my last depresive episode I started to socialize more and I attended garden party on the weekend. My friends fiance mentioned he bought kniiiting machine and we made deal he will lend it to me for “until he need it”! I just need to clean it, oil it and figure out how it works! Its old polish one, i have photos. If any of you have any advice, i appreciate it, never worked wíth machine before and there is no bookler or nothing. Jist the cuuuutest row counter that was jamed from the bottom.

Cheeers, cant wait for my first project

Basically the headline, both machines were in pretty good condition and hardly used (the kh270 needed some cleaning because it had some lint bunnies).
The row counter of the KH900 will be replaced (and both sponge bars were gooey), but that’s basically all.

The store was actually a bicycle store where apparently other devices were sold in the past (the store existed for about 80 years).

Lucky my mom asked me as she found them and now I own two knitting machines 😆
Right now I‘m knitting my first (basic)sweater on the kh900 with the pattern generator of abstractknitfactoryfactory.com

So I'm just not getting what I'm supposed to do here. I feel like they want me to make a row of "DCs" (I think this may be a pattern in English standard) on the neck of the jacket as well as the hood, THEN sew the two rows together to make a sort of channel to then pull the cord through. The picture of the finished product doesn't give much help.

I bought the Kandy Diamond, ‘Discovering Machine Knitting..’ book. It’s lovely, full of colour and nicely explained. One of the projects is this top made of square panels.

Looks like a simple first proper project (I’ve only ever made swatches so far). I do know a bit about how to increase/decrease and neck shape, but this seems like I could have some first success without too much worrying about fit.

However, has anyone got any experience of what this might look like on an actual body? It’s very square (obviously). I don’t want to waste my yarn, so am wondering whether I should just try to add shaping to my first top, or whether this boxy top will look nice on.

This is eBay UK. I got the Singer MagicMemory off of eBay which was advertised as complete and "in excellent condition". It was advertised for £180+ shipping, I offered £160 and got immediately accepted,. bringing the total (with shipping) to £173.

The machine arrived very poorly packaged, the carriage stopper was not installed for transit (but weirdly included in the accessory box) meaning everything inside was just sliding around. Multiple needles were damaged but I bent them back into shape with pliers.

I had to get the batteries which was a £10 extra, and then I realised the needle selection mechanism was broken. Needle 4,6 and 12 were not moving when they should. I actually ended up opening the machine and finding the fault. A plastic part was crumbled and 2 connectors were misaligned but one completely broken.

I reached out to the seller and they claimed it was working perfectly before and that it must have been damaged in transit. While I agree the needles probably did get damaged in transit, I think the connectors to do with needle selection must have been broken before. I asked if there is a proof the machine worked before and the seller said they "have a 20min video proof" that it did, but when I asked to see it they didn't reply.

I said I want to return and they initially said they will be taking it up with eBay but then accepted the return request.

I reached out again offering £50 for it. Basically I said, look the machine is broken and I know a fix but I will need a soldering iron and it took me a day to understand the fix. I think £50 would be a fair price for it. So I want a refund of £120 (since I paid £173 incl shipping). So far I haven't heard back, but I am wondering how I should proceed. Basically I like the machine but I think it's not a fair price for a broken one. Do you think the needle selector electric cables could have really snapped in transit? I think the seller is claiming they tested it but they didn't. Should I just return it? I don't know what to do

I saw a punch card knitting machine on Pinterest a while back and instantly became fascinated with knitting machines. My grandma taught me how to knit when I was 12, but it's always been a hobby I go in and out of so I didn't want to rush into buying an expensive machine. I found a Bond Ultimate Sweater Machine on eBay for $80 and decided to dive right in!

It probably took me about the same amount of time to make this 2T sweater as it would have to knit it by hand, but I learned a lot and by the time I was working on the second sleeve, it was all going much smoother.

I know it's the most basic, entry level, flatbed machine, but it fits my budget right now and I absolutely love it.

Hi there! I just bought a Knitmaster mod-700 package: https://andeeknits.co.uk/knitmaster-sk700-knitting-machine-package-deal.html

It comes with:

Refurbished MOD 700 Knitting Machine

Knitmaster SRP60N Ribber

Knitmaster YC6 Colour Changer

This is my first knitting machine, and I've never machine knitted before, so I'm really excited!

But where do I get started? The machine came with no instructions so I have absolutely no clue what to do :(

I'd really appreciate any links to resources or any information

Edit: I've found the manuals on mkmanuals using the wiki, thank you! Are there any beginner projects that I can do without punchcards? And any info on where/what type I should get? I'm a visual learner so if there are any videos out there or webpages with lots of step by step pictures that would be amazing!

I’ll have to restore the plastics and do a deep clean but everything works perfectly

I bought a kh830+kr830 last year and as one of my first projects made a lace cardigan out of merino wool. Deep cleaned my machine, changed a bunch of needles and even then the lace carriage kept constantly dropping stitches. I had to stop between each row, on both front panels, back panel and both sleeves, and fix multiple stitches before they had the chance to unravel more. 80% of the project was spent feeling absolutely pissed off and wondering if there was something broken with my carriage. I even made a post here asking why my lace carriage get dropping stitches, as well as placing stitches onto the gate pegs.

After the cardigan was finished, I decided to just stay away from lace.

Until recently I got the inspiration for another lace cardigan. Did swatches and failed miserably with stitches getting constantly dropped. Until while reading the manual I've read a dozen times previously, I spotted a line I've somehow never come across before. "Waxing yarn is recommended for lace patterns."

Y'all I tried it with the wax today, and not a single dropped stitch. I've had a couple split stitches still, but those are more easily fixable and my current yarn is a more loosely plied bamboo-viscose mix. The machine is doing ten times better than before the wax. I'm absolutely amazed

Hi everyone! I’m trying to attach a Brother KL111 Knit Leader to my Brother KH588, but I can’t figure out how to install it properly. If anyone has the same machine (or has successfully used a KL111 with a KH588), could you please explain how to attach it?

Hi All-

I am knitting a 2 color dbj with birdseye backing, I knit a couple small 30x30 swatches and landed on the correct tension to use, but now once I am knitting my larger panel (186 needles), and after setting up my dbj and knitting the first 5 or 6 rows I keep getting the same issue in my knitting. The yarn I am actively knitting will start to get missed by the needles in the middle of the row, causing all active needles on back bed to drop. Can anyone advise what may be causing this and how I can avoid this to successfully knit my large DBJ panel? Thank you

(this is a brother kh970. My yarn size is 2/22 and tension is 2.1 (one click over 2) )

Hello I am not sure if this is where I need to post this. If not could you please direct me where I should post this at. But as the title states I have never machine knitted before but I have been interested in trying it someday. I was wondering is $100 would be a fair price for this passap duomatic 80 i don’t know if it has all the part or not. But I figured I would ask here. From the two pictures you see does it look somewhat worth the risk or is it missing way too many components. Thank you in advance.

Made a rainbow tank to raffle for my local pride celebration! I used a bouclette wool for a fuzzy cloud texture, but you can barely tell 😭

Hi! I just got my sentro 48 machine today and I’m trying it out but the knit side of my work is coming out like this? Any ideas as to why?

Hello all!

I’m about to start my knitting journey and bought this Knitking KH 881 on EBay earlier this month. Currently in the process of replacing the sponge bar (ordered a replacement that’ll come on Sunday) and I was wondering if there was anything else I should think about cleaning up before I finally embark.

Hello i just acquired this linker and it was branded as fully functioning, but something had moved during the shipping process. Does anyone know what i need to do to get the needle to latch on the hook again? Is it a spring issue or a needle issue?