There are many tools that I use every day to get my work done. Crochet hooks, knitting needles, sewing machine. The one tool that I use and have vowed to get to know better this year is the home hand knitting machine.
A couple of years ago I started to look into getting a knitting machine to assist me with my work as a knitwear designer and creator for my line of baby clothes, Vintage Baby Revival. I found that knitting everything by hand was a slow process, but more than that it was taxing on my body. I needed a more efficient way of getting my work done.
My first knitting machine was found on Craigslist. For $100 I picked up a simple machine and was given a free lesson on how to use it. After that I purchased two more.
After making my initial purchase I realised how few resources there are out there for machine knitters in my city. I wondered how would I learn anything beyond the basics? Thank goodness for the internet! If it wasn't for other machine knitters posting YouTube videos and tutorials in their blogs I would be lost.
Through the machine's manuals I was able to figure out the basics of getting started on the machine. I have not stepped past the basics and feel that my knitting machines have a lot more potential that I need to explore. I turned back to the world wide web and found some answers. There are great bloggers out there and a global group of knitters that discuss all things machine knitting called KMaholics.
Here is a list of machine knitting resources that I found useful:
Toronto:
Serge N Knit N Sew
Silver-Reed
Blogs:
O! Jolly: Knitting in the Fast Lane
Knitting Machine Museum
Knittsings
Click here for a list of bloggers I have yet to explore but are related to machine knitting.
I hope to update my blog now and then with my progress on the knitting machines, so stay tuned as I learn my way to better knitting.
xxLadeeBeexx
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| Organic Cotton Cardigan Pieces knit on my LK100 chunky knitter. |
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| My LK100 |
My first knitting machine was found on Craigslist. For $100 I picked up a simple machine and was given a free lesson on how to use it. After that I purchased two more.
After making my initial purchase I realised how few resources there are out there for machine knitters in my city. I wondered how would I learn anything beyond the basics? Thank goodness for the internet! If it wasn't for other machine knitters posting YouTube videos and tutorials in their blogs I would be lost.
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| Demonstrating my machine knitting skills on my Brother. This is the first machine that I purchased. |
Through the machine's manuals I was able to figure out the basics of getting started on the machine. I have not stepped past the basics and feel that my knitting machines have a lot more potential that I need to explore. I turned back to the world wide web and found some answers. There are great bloggers out there and a global group of knitters that discuss all things machine knitting called KMaholics.
Here is a list of machine knitting resources that I found useful:
Toronto:
Serge N Knit N Sew
Silver-Reed
Blogs:
O! Jolly: Knitting in the Fast Lane
Knitting Machine Museum
Knittsings
Click here for a list of bloggers I have yet to explore but are related to machine knitting.
I hope to update my blog now and then with my progress on the knitting machines, so stay tuned as I learn my way to better knitting.
xxLadeeBeexx
I found your blog at KMaholics-love to follow you!Synnøve(Syn) from Norway
ReplyDeleteHi Syn, glad that you found me and that I found the KMaholics! I visited your blog too and I see you have a shop. I really love these http://epla.no/handlaget/produkter/398931/ Your work is lovely!
ReplyDeleteI hope that this is a wonderful journey for you. And thanks for the shout out. :)
ReplyDeleteOlgalyn
My pleasure!
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