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unual knit. pete_dl 06-23-2008
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Posted by pete_dl on June 28, 2008, 7:41 pm

Thank you to both Tamar and Mirjam for your help.

I have ordered a copy of the book and it Iooks like I will have to
learn to knit!

One last question, are there knitting machines that are flexible
enough to be programmed with the stitches you are suggesting ?

Pete.

Posted by on June 28, 2008, 11:22 pm
> Thank you to both Tamar and Mirjam for your help.
>
> I have ordered a copy of the book and it Iooks like I will have to
> learn to knit!
>
> One last question, are there knitting machines that are flexible
> enough to be programmed with the stitches you are suggesting ?
>
> Pete.

Sorry i am not an expert on knitting machines , even though my
late ,other owned one ,
But if you look at commercial knits you see almost All the patterns
one can make by hand.
Even if you want to knit on a Machine , it would be a good start to
learn & understand how to make each stitch by hand ...
And last not least
Guague and Samplers are your best TEACHERS ,,
mirjam

Posted by Spike Driver on June 29, 2008, 1:23 am
mirjam@actcom.co.il wrote:
>> Thank you to both Tamar and Mirjam for your help.
>>
>> I have ordered a copy of the book and it Iooks like I will have to
>> learn to knit!
>>
>> One last question, are there knitting machines that are flexible
>> enough to be programmed with the stitches you are suggesting ?
>>
>> Pete.
>
> Sorry i am not an expert on knitting machines , even though my
> late ,other owned one ,
> But if you look at commercial knits you see almost All the patterns
> one can make by hand.
> Even if you want to knit on a Machine , it would be a good start to
> learn & understand how to make each stitch by hand ...
> And last not least
> Guague and Samplers are your best TEACHERS ,,
> mirjam
Good advice Mirjam

Posted by Richard Eney on June 29, 2008, 4:35 am
>
>Thank you to both Tamar and Mirjam for your help.
>
>I have ordered a copy of the book and it looks like I will have to
>learn to knit!
>
>One last question, are there knitting machines that are flexible
>enough to be programmed with the stitches you are suggesting ?

That probably depends on how much you want to spend. I'm not a machine
knitter but I have the general impression that a fairly ordinary flatbed
machine can speed up those patterns. Probably the $8,000 ones can be
programmed but the hand-adjusted ones still add speed. What you would
do is knit a row, hand-move the stitches to make the equivalent of a
"knit two together" and run the machine to knit the next row, and
I think that will automatically create the yarnover effect. Then
you just run it to knit the plain row (or three plain rows, depending
on which pattern you choose).

If you are considering buying a knitting machine for one item, maybe
you would do better to find a machine knitter who will knit it for
you! That would save you the learning curve and time, especially
since the patterns suggested may not give the exact effect you're
looking for. On the other hand, they might, and you might find
that you really enjoy the new hobby.

There are machine knitting groups that can help you with it if you
do get one. Good luck!

=Tamar

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