I have the new machine, ribber and lace carriage. There was a bit of a hiccup with ebay and paypal because the seller couldn't get the invoice adjusted to take out the shipping charges but we got it resolved, met with the lady and paid her cash and got a receipt.
AND......drumroll here.......the original pattern sets and punchcards were with it and the pattern sets have never been used. I am ecstatic, I have been looking for those since I got my other machine over a year ago.
There may be a problem with the Lace carriage because several pieces of metal fell out of it. They do not appear to be the moving parts, more like the casing. I am hoping it will still operate. It is complete with punch cards and weights.
The machine is in excellent condition, haven't tried it yet but everything looks OK and it came with all the accessories except the left latch guide. I have both with my other machine. I am not sure what they do, I have never had to use them yet on my original machine so they must be for something more advanced than I do.
It also has the original punch card set, all 20 of them. It has all three original manuals too. My original machine only came with two and I had to print up the Pattern manual which I found on the internet.
My other machine also only came with 10 of the original punchcards. I had found what I thought were photos of the original set and punched up the ones that were missing but some of them were different to the original set. I will punch up the different ones for my original machine then both machines will have a full set and I will have some different ones also.
Now to the ribber, it is a SRP60, not the SRP60N as I originally thought.
I spent quite a bit of time going through all the equipment and checking it all out.
I decided that I would finish the baby jacket on my original equipment before trying the new machine, ribber and LC2.
I was still having problems ribbing though and after a couple of bad days using it, yesterday, I decided to set up the new ribber on my original machine.
I am in heaven. It works perfectly. First time it did a perfect zig zag and cast on and no dropped stitches and tightness. I did a lot of practice pieces on it and they were all perfect and the YC5 colour changer works perfectly with it and no loops!
Cosmetically, it isn't as nice as my original ribber, the metal on the back is tarnished a little and there was a little rust on the runner. I cleaned it all up and oiled it. It has a couple of gate pegs that had rusted too. I cleaned them the best I could. But it works beautifully and I am so, so happy with it. Bonus, it come with ribber covers too and the original manual. My original ribber was missing the manual and I had to buy one for it in pdf form and print it up and it never did have the covers.
It sits much further away from the knitter than my original ribber so I think that is the problem. When I have time, I will try and adjust the original one so it sits the same as the new one. For now the new one is staying on my original machine and I am going to enjoy being able to rib without problems.
So to summise, Being able to rib properly and having the original punchcards, pattern sets, manuals and ribber covers is worth the $265 I paid.
The machine will work fine I am sure, it needs a new sponge bar before I can try it and hopefully the LC2 will work too. If the LC2 doesn't work I will be disappointed but I won't feel cheated.
I think I got a heck of a bargain.
Pictures will follow.
In addition to the above there are several instruction manuals, an extra yarn feeder and mast, a puncher and a wide weight comb.
I like making things!
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Monday, August 20, 2012
I bought another knitting machine! It is an investment, could this be the start of something big lol?
I had been looking on ebay recently and saw a machine the same as mine for sale, it is a Singer model 700 complete with SRP60N ribber and LC2 lace carriage. ( I have been wanting the lace carriage forever but they are $380 new and the only used ones I have seen haven't had the accessories with them.) It has all the manuals and accessories. Not sure about the punchcards and pattern set though as I couldn't see them on the photographs. I did ask but the seller didn't know much about it.
She said she had never used the ribber and had only made a couple of dishcloths on the machine.
So I don't know if she bought it all used (second hand) and had never really got into it or had bought it all new and never got into it. There is a puncher included so punchcards must have figured in it somewhere along the line in it's history.
IT looks in excellent condition with no discolouration
The starting price was $250 with $200 shipping. The seller lives only 50 miles away so I had asked if we could just pick it up if we bid on it and won and she said that was OK. So I had an advantage as the $200 shipping costs was a big put off I imagine.
I watched it all week and no one bid on it till Saturday. (it ended Sunday at 3pm). There was one bidder at $250 until Sunday noon when someone came in at $255.
I waited right until the last minute (literally, there was 60 seconds left) when I put in a bid for $260 but as one of the previous bidders had put in the same amount as her max bid, then she had priority, so I had been out bid.
It was panic time as time was ticking down. I put in $265 with a max bid of $306.99 and pressed the bid button with just four seconds to go and I won it at $265. You can have no idea how stressful it is to me to bid on ebay. My heart was a pounding away lol. I wasn't even sure if I had won it or not at first but I had. Phew!!!!
I haven't paid for it yet as I am waiting for them to adjust the invoice and take off the shipping costs.
When I get it I will check it all out, test it etc. I will try the new ribber with my original machine and the original ribber with the new machine and the new ribber with the new machine. Whatever I feel is the best fit for me I will keep then sell whichever machine and ribber I don't want.
I have been looking on ebay a lot at machines for sale so have a good idea how to present them to their best advantage to get the best price.
I think I can recoup what I paid by selling a machine and a ribber so I will have gotten the lace carriage out of the deal.
I am excited!
She said she had never used the ribber and had only made a couple of dishcloths on the machine.
So I don't know if she bought it all used (second hand) and had never really got into it or had bought it all new and never got into it. There is a puncher included so punchcards must have figured in it somewhere along the line in it's history.
IT looks in excellent condition with no discolouration
The starting price was $250 with $200 shipping. The seller lives only 50 miles away so I had asked if we could just pick it up if we bid on it and won and she said that was OK. So I had an advantage as the $200 shipping costs was a big put off I imagine.
I watched it all week and no one bid on it till Saturday. (it ended Sunday at 3pm). There was one bidder at $250 until Sunday noon when someone came in at $255.
I waited right until the last minute (literally, there was 60 seconds left) when I put in a bid for $260 but as one of the previous bidders had put in the same amount as her max bid, then she had priority, so I had been out bid.
It was panic time as time was ticking down. I put in $265 with a max bid of $306.99 and pressed the bid button with just four seconds to go and I won it at $265. You can have no idea how stressful it is to me to bid on ebay. My heart was a pounding away lol. I wasn't even sure if I had won it or not at first but I had. Phew!!!!
I haven't paid for it yet as I am waiting for them to adjust the invoice and take off the shipping costs.
When I get it I will check it all out, test it etc. I will try the new ribber with my original machine and the original ribber with the new machine and the new ribber with the new machine. Whatever I feel is the best fit for me I will keep then sell whichever machine and ribber I don't want.
I have been looking on ebay a lot at machines for sale so have a good idea how to present them to their best advantage to get the best price.
I think I can recoup what I paid by selling a machine and a ribber so I will have gotten the lace carriage out of the deal.
I am excited!
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Two steps forward and one step back
I decided to stop practicing with the machine, ribber and colour changer and go for making something.
I got some nice pastel coloured yarns and decided on what I was going to make for my nephew and his lady's baby due in November.
I decided to make a jacked using the pattern I used to make the hooded jacket last year but in the smallest size and no hood. It isn't for a newborn, more like a year to eighteen months but I figure all newborns get plenty of things so it will be something for when she is toddling.
I did my swatch and ascertained the settings for the knit radar and which ruler insert to use. I am going to put a band of patterning like I used in the first little sweater I made but this time just on the body part, not on the sleeves so the baby wont get her fingers caught in the sleeve and just stocking stitch for the rest. No tuck stitch this time.
I am also going to put a couple of stripes in the rib using the colour changer. Nothing too complicated.
So now I had a plan and yesterday I sat down to knit the back.
It went perfectly without any user error or ribber or colour changer hiccups.
I was on cloud nine!
Bursting with confidence today, I went up today to knit a front.
First attempt, the ribbing and colour changing executed immaculately, I transferred the stitches to main bed and proceeded to do the patterning........one small mistake......I forgot to do six rows in just the main colour. Oh well, not too much to undo and rewind.
Second attempt, I forgot to change the the tension on the carriages to 5 after casting on, did five rows before I realised. I changed it to the correct tension and proceeded but after I had transferred the stitches to the main carriage and dropped the ribber bed I could see it was very noticeable. Oh well, again, not too much to undo and rewind.
Third and fourth attempts more user errors, can't remember what but they were definitely me!
Fifth and six attempts were ribber related, so I have given up for the day lol. Nascar race starting soon anyway.
Going to give some serious consideration to Phil's idea of doing the correspondence courses.
I got some nice pastel coloured yarns and decided on what I was going to make for my nephew and his lady's baby due in November.
I decided to make a jacked using the pattern I used to make the hooded jacket last year but in the smallest size and no hood. It isn't for a newborn, more like a year to eighteen months but I figure all newborns get plenty of things so it will be something for when she is toddling.
I did my swatch and ascertained the settings for the knit radar and which ruler insert to use. I am going to put a band of patterning like I used in the first little sweater I made but this time just on the body part, not on the sleeves so the baby wont get her fingers caught in the sleeve and just stocking stitch for the rest. No tuck stitch this time.
I am also going to put a couple of stripes in the rib using the colour changer. Nothing too complicated.
So now I had a plan and yesterday I sat down to knit the back.
It went perfectly without any user error or ribber or colour changer hiccups.
I was on cloud nine!
Bursting with confidence today, I went up today to knit a front.
First attempt, the ribbing and colour changing executed immaculately, I transferred the stitches to main bed and proceeded to do the patterning........one small mistake......I forgot to do six rows in just the main colour. Oh well, not too much to undo and rewind.
Second attempt, I forgot to change the the tension on the carriages to 5 after casting on, did five rows before I realised. I changed it to the correct tension and proceeded but after I had transferred the stitches to the main carriage and dropped the ribber bed I could see it was very noticeable. Oh well, again, not too much to undo and rewind.
Third and fourth attempts more user errors, can't remember what but they were definitely me!
Fifth and six attempts were ribber related, so I have given up for the day lol. Nascar race starting soon anyway.
Going to give some serious consideration to Phil's idea of doing the correspondence courses.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Advice needed
I have had problems with my ribber from the offset. I have a Studio SK700 and a SRP50 ribber. I know that the SRP60N will also work with my machine.
Is there a difference between the two and if so, what is it?
I know that the YC5 has to be used with the SRP50 and the YC6 has to be used with the SRP60N. Why are they not interchangeable?
I have tried using the YC5 but I go large loops on the side that the color changes? Any ideas anyone?
I am thinking of changing the ribber to an SRP60N, is it a better ribber?
I am getting pretty frustrated with the ribber problems I encounter.
Would I be wasting my money to change ribbers and color changers?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Is there a difference between the two and if so, what is it?
I know that the YC5 has to be used with the SRP50 and the YC6 has to be used with the SRP60N. Why are they not interchangeable?
I have tried using the YC5 but I go large loops on the side that the color changes? Any ideas anyone?
I am thinking of changing the ribber to an SRP60N, is it a better ribber?
I am getting pretty frustrated with the ribber problems I encounter.
Would I be wasting my money to change ribbers and color changers?
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks
Monday, August 6, 2012
Yeah! I found a four colour yarn tension mast
Yeah! I have been looking for one of these for months to go with the YC5 colour changer I bought.
I have been agonising all weekend because it is quite expensive. The item was 29.99 pounds and the shipping costs 21.00 pounds.making a total of 51 pounds and that seems an awful lot considering sometimes you can pick up a whole knitting machine for not much more. It equates to about $79 total at today's exchange rate.
But, I thought it through and this Monday morning decided to go ahead and buy it. My logic being that I really want it and need it for the YC5 to work properly and it is coming an awfully long way (from Scotland) so the shipping and handling really isn't that bad plus I might never stumble across one again. The other bonus was it was 'Buy it now'. I get too jittery when I am bidding for an item.
The seller on ebay is either very clever or a little over greedy. What she is doing is splitting up everything and selling them as individual items. She has a YC6 colour changer listed but now I have purchased the four colour tension mast will someone buy the YC6?
She also has an LC2 lace carriage listed at a reasonable price but it only includes the carriage and sinker plate. She is selling the lace cards separately and I couldn't see the weights listed, so is it a good buy?
Aside from the fact that I have spent my knitting budget for the month I have to be more prolific with my knitting to justify spending any more money. So, no lace carriage today.
But, today I am going to knit. I will start on a baby cardigan for my nephew and his girlfriend's baby girl who is expected in November. They live in Canada where it is cold in the winter and they will need cardigans.
When the tension mast arrives I will make them a baby blanket using rib in multi colours. I saw one Alex had done which I liked a lot. His was all one colour but he used different rib patterns to make an overall pattern.
A few chores to do then off I jolly well go to the knitting room!
Hope the ribber is on good form today, it was going OK the last time I used it but hey, that's not a guarantee, it's a finickity beastie!!!
I have been agonising all weekend because it is quite expensive. The item was 29.99 pounds and the shipping costs 21.00 pounds.making a total of 51 pounds and that seems an awful lot considering sometimes you can pick up a whole knitting machine for not much more. It equates to about $79 total at today's exchange rate.
But, I thought it through and this Monday morning decided to go ahead and buy it. My logic being that I really want it and need it for the YC5 to work properly and it is coming an awfully long way (from Scotland) so the shipping and handling really isn't that bad plus I might never stumble across one again. The other bonus was it was 'Buy it now'. I get too jittery when I am bidding for an item.
The seller on ebay is either very clever or a little over greedy. What she is doing is splitting up everything and selling them as individual items. She has a YC6 colour changer listed but now I have purchased the four colour tension mast will someone buy the YC6?
She also has an LC2 lace carriage listed at a reasonable price but it only includes the carriage and sinker plate. She is selling the lace cards separately and I couldn't see the weights listed, so is it a good buy?
Aside from the fact that I have spent my knitting budget for the month I have to be more prolific with my knitting to justify spending any more money. So, no lace carriage today.
But, today I am going to knit. I will start on a baby cardigan for my nephew and his girlfriend's baby girl who is expected in November. They live in Canada where it is cold in the winter and they will need cardigans.
When the tension mast arrives I will make them a baby blanket using rib in multi colours. I saw one Alex had done which I liked a lot. His was all one colour but he used different rib patterns to make an overall pattern.
A few chores to do then off I jolly well go to the knitting room!
Hope the ribber is on good form today, it was going OK the last time I used it but hey, that's not a guarantee, it's a finickity beastie!!!
Saturday, August 4, 2012
KR6 and KR7 patterns
Does anyone know if you can use KR6 patterns in a KR7 knit radar?
I have a Studio 700 with built in knit radar which takes the KR7 patterns. I have the chance to purchase a full set of KR6 patterns but don't know if I can use them.
I have been a little absent of late, my husband was in the hospital for two weeks quite ill. He is home now. He has an auto immune neuro muscular disease and went into a crisis. He is feeling a lot better than he was so I should get knitting again.
Plus it is so hot here in MO. (105F as I write this at 5.36pm) so there's not much else to do so I should be knitting up a storm.
There is a new baby on the horizon so I have the incentive now to just give myself a kick up the butt and get going!
I have a Studio 700 with built in knit radar which takes the KR7 patterns. I have the chance to purchase a full set of KR6 patterns but don't know if I can use them.
I have been a little absent of late, my husband was in the hospital for two weeks quite ill. He is home now. He has an auto immune neuro muscular disease and went into a crisis. He is feeling a lot better than he was so I should get knitting again.
Plus it is so hot here in MO. (105F as I write this at 5.36pm) so there's not much else to do so I should be knitting up a storm.
There is a new baby on the horizon so I have the incentive now to just give myself a kick up the butt and get going!
Friday, July 13, 2012
Forgot to mention the curtains are done
I managed to get the curtains finished and hung before the family came to visit.
I am very happy with them, they are for my husband's office.
I had purchased the material (fabric) in 2006 from Walmart on sale for $1 a yard and it had been sitting in a drawer ever since. I used two widths of fabric per curtain and used queen sized poly/cotton navy flat sheets to line them. The fabric is 46" wide so the queen sized sheets were perfect. The photo doesn't do them justice, they really do look nice. They are full length. The idea was to block out the sun completely as the saltwater fish tank is in his office and the other curtains let the light through which encouraged the algae to grow out of hand.
We still have some algae but nearly as much as before and the room looks so much nicer.
Back to knitting soon.....
I am very happy with them, they are for my husband's office.
I had purchased the material (fabric) in 2006 from Walmart on sale for $1 a yard and it had been sitting in a drawer ever since. I used two widths of fabric per curtain and used queen sized poly/cotton navy flat sheets to line them. The fabric is 46" wide so the queen sized sheets were perfect. The photo doesn't do them justice, they really do look nice. They are full length. The idea was to block out the sun completely as the saltwater fish tank is in his office and the other curtains let the light through which encouraged the algae to grow out of hand.
We still have some algae but nearly as much as before and the room looks so much nicer.
Back to knitting soon.....
The latest trials and errors
After the family departed I decided to get back to knitting and try the colour changer. I had moved the desk with the machine on before they came so the kids couldn't get to it for fear they would hurt themselves.
What a disastrous time I have been having. The moving around must have dislodged everything because it just wouldn't rib at all and the YC5 has to be used in conjunction with the ribber.
I ended up taking the whole set up down and setting it back up again. I mustn't have it quite right because it still throws a wobbler now and again when it is ribbing although it is a heck of a lot better.
I then ventured on to try the colour changer and after many thwarted attempts I can now get it to change colour when doing 1 x 1 rib.
The seller of the YC5 didn't come through with another mast so right now I can only use two colours with it. I am impressed with the mechanics of the YC5 and realise that there are a lot of mechanics and fine tuning involved with machine knitting.
I want to try doing two coloured tuck stitch next as the main reason for getting the colour changer is to be able to get a colured pattern without floats.
I have looked at doing double jaquard but as I said above my ribber doesn't seem to function well for big areas of knitting and if Phil (a knitting blogger friend) can't master it what chance do I have???
My time for knitting is limited as it is and I am itching to make something so I will keep with simple for now.
I realise I am never going to aspire to doing really fancy work and that really wasn't my intent when I bought the machine, it's just that the machine is capable of doing so much that I feel that I should be utilising it's capabilities.
There is a new baby arriving in the family in November and they live in Canada so it will be cold and need cardies and sweaters. Most of our little ones live in warmer climes so don't need too many winter woolies lol.
Not a very entertaining blog this time but there is a lighter side to it......Barbie got some new clothes!
Our little four year old grand daughter got to play with Barbie and her clothes on their recent visit and her eyes lit up when she saw all the clothes so now I don't feel so silly turning my practice pieces into Barbie dresses. Might have to buy a sister for Barbie as she has so many clothes now!
Presenting the latest Barbie creations..........
What a disastrous time I have been having. The moving around must have dislodged everything because it just wouldn't rib at all and the YC5 has to be used in conjunction with the ribber.
I ended up taking the whole set up down and setting it back up again. I mustn't have it quite right because it still throws a wobbler now and again when it is ribbing although it is a heck of a lot better.
I then ventured on to try the colour changer and after many thwarted attempts I can now get it to change colour when doing 1 x 1 rib.
The seller of the YC5 didn't come through with another mast so right now I can only use two colours with it. I am impressed with the mechanics of the YC5 and realise that there are a lot of mechanics and fine tuning involved with machine knitting.
I want to try doing two coloured tuck stitch next as the main reason for getting the colour changer is to be able to get a colured pattern without floats.
I have looked at doing double jaquard but as I said above my ribber doesn't seem to function well for big areas of knitting and if Phil (a knitting blogger friend) can't master it what chance do I have???
My time for knitting is limited as it is and I am itching to make something so I will keep with simple for now.
I realise I am never going to aspire to doing really fancy work and that really wasn't my intent when I bought the machine, it's just that the machine is capable of doing so much that I feel that I should be utilising it's capabilities.
There is a new baby arriving in the family in November and they live in Canada so it will be cold and need cardies and sweaters. Most of our little ones live in warmer climes so don't need too many winter woolies lol.
Not a very entertaining blog this time but there is a lighter side to it......Barbie got some new clothes!
Our little four year old grand daughter got to play with Barbie and her clothes on their recent visit and her eyes lit up when she saw all the clothes so now I don't feel so silly turning my practice pieces into Barbie dresses. Might have to buy a sister for Barbie as she has so many clothes now!
Presenting the latest Barbie creations..........
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| Yeah! the ribber is working again |
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| Woops! got a ridge, not sure how |
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| Trying different spacing. After this the ribbing went awry, not sure why it does that |
Monday, June 11, 2012
Plea for help with YC5 colour changer
The YC5 arrived promptly but it is missing most of the accessories. I spoke with the seller and she would happily refund me the money if I send it back but I really don't want to do that.
It is missing the 4 colour auto tension mast, rod and tension guide and the punchcards and check card. Thankfully, the two end stitch holders were with it.
The seller has a spare mast and rod that she is going to send me and my machine has two slots so I can put in a second rod and mast. I think that adding the additional rod and mast will solve that problem as then I will be able to use four different yarns.
So this is my plea. Does anyone have the punch cards that come with the YC5? I would be very grateful if you do if you would post them on your blog so I can print them up and be able to punch out my own set.
The check card looks like it is just a blank punch card with two row stripes in alternate colours to make it easy to read the pattern on a punch card or locate errors, so I am sure I can make one of those.
I am so excited to have this accessory for my machine.
I am half way through making some curtains right now but this new gadget is calling out to me!
Thanks for stopping by and reading this popst.
It is missing the 4 colour auto tension mast, rod and tension guide and the punchcards and check card. Thankfully, the two end stitch holders were with it.
The seller has a spare mast and rod that she is going to send me and my machine has two slots so I can put in a second rod and mast. I think that adding the additional rod and mast will solve that problem as then I will be able to use four different yarns.
So this is my plea. Does anyone have the punch cards that come with the YC5? I would be very grateful if you do if you would post them on your blog so I can print them up and be able to punch out my own set.
The check card looks like it is just a blank punch card with two row stripes in alternate colours to make it easy to read the pattern on a punch card or locate errors, so I am sure I can make one of those.
I am so excited to have this accessory for my machine.
I am half way through making some curtains right now but this new gadget is calling out to me!
Thanks for stopping by and reading this popst.
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Well I went and bought a color changer
After my last blog post Phil suggested I get a colour changer to help do two colour patterns without floats. I found out on that wonderful website I keep promoting which one I needed for my machine and ribber and then found one with a Buy it Now price on ebay. Because my ribber is an SR50 I need an YC5 colour changer. Bidding for something always gets me frustrated so I prefer the Buy it Now scenario......Instant gratification syndrome or what?
I haven't paid for it yet because it was supposed to be free shipping if you paid the full price and when I went to pay it added the $15 shipping on but I am sure it will all get worked out OK in the end.
So I am excited about it. Trouble is now I find I need a different mast if I want to do more than two colours.
Apparently there are punchcards for it too so I have messaged the seller to ask if it has any as none were mentioned.
Nothing ever seems simple these days!
But I am still excited.
I haven't paid for it yet because it was supposed to be free shipping if you paid the full price and when I went to pay it added the $15 shipping on but I am sure it will all get worked out OK in the end.
So I am excited about it. Trouble is now I find I need a different mast if I want to do more than two colours.
Apparently there are punchcards for it too so I have messaged the seller to ask if it has any as none were mentioned.
Nothing ever seems simple these days!
But I am still excited.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Yeah! I managed to get the covers off the machine
I managed to get a couple of spare
hours on my machine last week and got my ribber adjusted as per the
instructions I printed out from the website I talked about in my last
post.
It works like a charm now. So easy
when you know how. I can't say enough about that site, it is
wonderful.
Also, I decided to use the thinner yarn
which you have to use two strands of and it knitted up with no
problems so my next project will be using that yarn. Just as well
really as I have 4 huge cones of it! I used both feeders on the yarn
tension unit bringing the yarn together only at the yarn feeder on
the sinker plate attached to the carriage. I used one strand of each
colour so I could identify if there was a problem. The rib mixed the
colours so it looked sort of tweedy but the stocking stitch tended to
come out in patches of either blue or green. Both look nice. I am
not sure why I was having problems with using two strands before,
probably inexperience plus the ribber not working didn't help.
I am eager to explore different ribbing
patterns now. As I was having trouble before with the ribber I just
stuck to 1 x 1 rib. I also have the rib punchcard set so the options
are many.
I am trying to come up with a way of
making something look like fairisle without the floats as the sweater
I knitted for my little grandson looked great but he gets his little
fingers caught on the floats.
I tried doing tuck stitch using two
colours but I didn't much like having to change the yarn colour every
two rows but I persevered. But then I got one of the strands caught
in the back of the carriage and jammed it all up. I am thinking of
trying a yarn that is multi coloured and doing a tuck stitch pattern
to see how that looks. I do like a band of fairisle on the
children's garments.
If I ever do do fairisle again I will
use a pattern that only makes short floats. The other thing I am not
too keen on with fairisle is that it makes the garment thick and I
don't like thick sweaters. That's why I prefer the standard machine
over a chunky because it produces a finer knit. I do like the look
of fairisle though so it's a bit of a dilemma for me.
At the time of writing this we have no
internet so I am doing it in a word document ready to transfer to my
blog when I am able. The problem is I keep on thinking about
different things so the post just gets longer and longer! I
discovered also another victim of the electrical storm that took out
so many of our electronic devices. My printer no longer works.
Argh!!!!! The paper feed keeps jamming up the paper and it keeps
telling me I have the wrong size paper in it.........and I don't,
honestly!
I have a request. Does anyone have a
simple childs tank top, (sweater vest, sleeveless pullover) pattern?
(I think I covered all the names of the item I am looking for). I
want to knit one for my soon to be two year old grandson.
Yeah, internet back on finally........
Sunday, May 13, 2012
I'm still here!
I haven't posted in three months.....probably because I haven't knitted anything in that time. Spring is a busy time for us here with 20 acres of land, of which we mow about 5, there is lots to keep me busy.
The really hot weather will be here soon so plenty of time for knitting when I am holed up inside with the air conditioning blasting.
I have just ordered some more KR7 patterns on ebay from the UK. The Men's set this time.
Also, there was an LC2 lace carriage on ebay for auction. It was due to end at 8am my time and I was ready to bid at the last minute. Overnight it had doubled in price. With a few minutes to go it was now at $102.50. It looked immaculate but it was missing the weights, lace punchcards, the pins and a manual.
I had the manual as it is in the back of my SK700 manual. I have wide weights, I located the patterns for the cards and I could get the pins from my Hong Kong Store so I was set to bid.
I was going to wait until the very last second and try to be the final bidder. I had $112.75 typed in ready to press the bid button.
But I was gazumped. Someone came in at $152.50 and I wasn't prepared to go higher.
Oh well, there's always another day!
I also found an absolute gem of a site where I found some amazing patterns and manuals.
The best thing was how to adjust my ribber and how it should be. I think mine is set too low but now I know exactly how it should be so I can adjust it. I also found my missing pattern manual for my SK700.
This is the site:
http://www.aboutknittingmachines.com/aboutknittingmachines.html
I will add it to my homepage too.
Now to get back to knitting.
Happy Mother's Day (in N.America) and Have a great Sunday to everyone else.
The really hot weather will be here soon so plenty of time for knitting when I am holed up inside with the air conditioning blasting.
I have just ordered some more KR7 patterns on ebay from the UK. The Men's set this time.
Also, there was an LC2 lace carriage on ebay for auction. It was due to end at 8am my time and I was ready to bid at the last minute. Overnight it had doubled in price. With a few minutes to go it was now at $102.50. It looked immaculate but it was missing the weights, lace punchcards, the pins and a manual.
I had the manual as it is in the back of my SK700 manual. I have wide weights, I located the patterns for the cards and I could get the pins from my Hong Kong Store so I was set to bid.
I was going to wait until the very last second and try to be the final bidder. I had $112.75 typed in ready to press the bid button.
But I was gazumped. Someone came in at $152.50 and I wasn't prepared to go higher.
Oh well, there's always another day!
I also found an absolute gem of a site where I found some amazing patterns and manuals.
The best thing was how to adjust my ribber and how it should be. I think mine is set too low but now I know exactly how it should be so I can adjust it. I also found my missing pattern manual for my SK700.
This is the site:
http://www.aboutknittingmachines.com/aboutknittingmachines.html
I will add it to my homepage too.
Now to get back to knitting.
Happy Mother's Day (in N.America) and Have a great Sunday to everyone else.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Done at last!
The last four scarves are done. I am really happy how they turned out.
The three pastel coloured ones are for my daughter and two teenage granddaughters and the beige one for my now just become a teenager grandson.
I actually do have one more to make for my husband but as spring isn't too far away there is no real rush for that.
Next project is to set up the Knitsmart and start on the long promised cardigan for him.
After that a tank top for my littlest grandson. I made him the blue sweater with the fairisle band but he catches his fingers in the floats so it will either be a striped tank top or a tuck stitch one.
The three pastel coloured ones are for my daughter and two teenage granddaughters and the beige one for my now just become a teenager grandson.
I actually do have one more to make for my husband but as spring isn't too far away there is no real rush for that.
Next project is to set up the Knitsmart and start on the long promised cardigan for him.
After that a tank top for my littlest grandson. I made him the blue sweater with the fairisle band but he catches his fingers in the floats so it will either be a striped tank top or a tuck stitch one.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Time to get going again!
I've been catching up on everyone's blogs. I just haven't got back into the knitting after Christmas. I have just made one scarf, that's all. I still have three to make for belated Christmas gifts.
I really want to start on the cardigan for my husband on the Knitsmart but I should do the scarves first as the recipients know I am making them.
It's kind of a blah time right now but I'll do my moaning and groaning on my blog where I keep a record of how things are going with my beloved husband.
This is my happy blog!
I really want to start on the cardigan for my husband on the Knitsmart but I should do the scarves first as the recipients know I am making them.
It's kind of a blah time right now but I'll do my moaning and groaning on my blog where I keep a record of how things are going with my beloved husband.
This is my happy blog!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Christmas knitting now revealed!
For Christmas I decided to knit scarves as presents. As I had quite a few to do I decided that would be the simplest given the time restrictions. I managed to get 10 done before time and arthritis caught up with me.
I didn't make any two the same, there may have been some in the same colours but the length and pattern would be different so each one is an exclusive, never to be found again scarf.
I used the Millor yarn which is the equivalent of UK 4 ply and tuck stitch then ironed them all flat. I was very happy with how they turned out.
Here are some pictures:-
Everyone liked them so I was very happy about that.
Also, here is a photo of the two grandkids wearing the sweaters I made for them. I am going to do a different one for the little guy though as his little fingers get caught in the floats so not another fairisle. Probably will be striped or tuck stitch and maybe just a tank top as it will soon be really warm again in CA.
I didn't make any two the same, there may have been some in the same colours but the length and pattern would be different so each one is an exclusive, never to be found again scarf.
I used the Millor yarn which is the equivalent of UK 4 ply and tuck stitch then ironed them all flat. I was very happy with how they turned out.
Here are some pictures:-
Ladies scarves with a fringe
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| Men's scarves with turned edges |
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| Children's scarves |
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| And my stepson and his family all wearing their scarves | with me in the middle |
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| The last one was for my son's girlfriend and his is the blue one to it's left |
Everyone liked them so I was very happy about that.
Also, here is a photo of the two grandkids wearing the sweaters I made for them. I am going to do a different one for the little guy though as his little fingers get caught in the floats so not another fairisle. Probably will be striped or tuck stitch and maybe just a tank top as it will soon be really warm again in CA.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Christmas knitting
Well I have 10 out of 18 Christmas gifts knitted. Have to stop for now as we are getting ready to go away. The rest will be made after Christmas and mailed off. For those folks it will be a double wammie as they will be getting the usual Christmas presents too.
I also have encountered a problem with arthritis in my hands, probably set off by the recent cold weather spell and doing a lot of knitting won't have helped either.
No pictures until after Christmas but I am very pleased with how they are all turning out. Each one will be exclusive, not making any two the same so the recipients will be getting an item made especially for them.
If I don't get on here before, have a lovely Christmas and New year everyone.
I also have encountered a problem with arthritis in my hands, probably set off by the recent cold weather spell and doing a lot of knitting won't have helped either.
No pictures until after Christmas but I am very pleased with how they are all turning out. Each one will be exclusive, not making any two the same so the recipients will be getting an item made especially for them.
If I don't get on here before, have a lovely Christmas and New year everyone.
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving
It's Thanksgiving Day here in the USA so the turkey is in the oven along with sweet potatoes and stuffing.
I have been working on Christmas presents but will not be posting pictures until after Christmas just in case any of the recipients read my blog.
Today though, the knitting machine will be left under wraps. Tomorrow is housework day as many of my husband's family are in the vincinity for his Aunt and Uncle's 70th wedding anniversary. Now that's not something you get to participate in very often, a 70th Anniversary party but that's where we are headed on Saturday so I guess there will not be any more knitting until Sunday at the earliest. We may get visitors back here after the party so better make the place all spic and span lol.
Have lots of things to do in the next three weeks before we depart for CA so it's gonna be a busy few weeks.
I have been working on Christmas presents but will not be posting pictures until after Christmas just in case any of the recipients read my blog.
Today though, the knitting machine will be left under wraps. Tomorrow is housework day as many of my husband's family are in the vincinity for his Aunt and Uncle's 70th wedding anniversary. Now that's not something you get to participate in very often, a 70th Anniversary party but that's where we are headed on Saturday so I guess there will not be any more knitting until Sunday at the earliest. We may get visitors back here after the party so better make the place all spic and span lol.
Have lots of things to do in the next three weeks before we depart for CA so it's gonna be a busy few weeks.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
I made some cone stands
The advantage of having a husband who likes making things too, (in his case woodwork type things) is there are always lots of off cuts of wood in his workshop.
I love winding yarn on the woolwinder but I only have one cone so when I take the yarn off the cone the hole closes up and sometimes the cone will fall over when I'm knitting with it on the machine.
So I went off the the workshop, found some offcuts, sanded them down so the yarn wouldn't catch and found some thin dowling.
I got my husband to drill the holes and cut the dowling to the sizes I wanted and then I glued them in.
Here they are:-
I love winding yarn on the woolwinder but I only have one cone so when I take the yarn off the cone the hole closes up and sometimes the cone will fall over when I'm knitting with it on the machine.
So I went off the the workshop, found some offcuts, sanded them down so the yarn wouldn't catch and found some thin dowling.
I got my husband to drill the holes and cut the dowling to the sizes I wanted and then I glued them in.
Here they are:-
being tested out
The large cone's cardboard cone is all squashed in so the cone wouldn't
stay upright before and the cone I wound closed up when I took it off
the winder so it would tip over sometimes
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
And finally, the little jacket is done and in the mail!
After my last post I thought it was about time I just stopped whining and complaining and just got on with it, so I did lol.
Actually, everything went quite smoothly after the faux pas of trying to knit the hood in one piece.
I knitted the two pieces of the hood and then both sleeves. Then I was left to decide on how to edge the front and said hood. I tried the suggested method of crocheting the edges but my skills in crochet are not that good so I decided to do a doubled edge. Then I had to calculate how many stitches I would have to pick up so that it didn't pull too tight or be loose and wavy. I experimented on my swatches and found out how many stitches and what tension would be best. I knitted the main body on tension 6 using tuck stitch but the edges needed to be tension 4 on the hood and 3.. on the front.
Actually, everything went quite smoothly after the faux pas of trying to knit the hood in one piece.
I knitted the two pieces of the hood and then both sleeves. Then I was left to decide on how to edge the front and said hood. I tried the suggested method of crocheting the edges but my skills in crochet are not that good so I decided to do a doubled edge. Then I had to calculate how many stitches I would have to pick up so that it didn't pull too tight or be loose and wavy. I experimented on my swatches and found out how many stitches and what tension would be best. I knitted the main body on tension 6 using tuck stitch but the edges needed to be tension 4 on the hood and 3.. on the front.
The front edge attached to to the front and being cast off.
Before I started on the edges I decided to move my knitting desk to a different location in the spare room. I needed more space around me and it was too crowded in where I had it up against a wall.
I had snaffled a bench from my husbands workshop to use at my machine because I could slide along it when knitting and could also place my pattern and instructions etc on it. With it being against the wall I now have a backrest.
I had read on a knitting blog that it is best to have the yarn on the floor behind the machine rather than just sitting on the table behind the machine so now my desk is not against the wall I can do this. The other advantages are I can now set up the wool winder and whirly gig on the desk and I could even have the Knitsmart fitted up on the back of the desk and I would just have to move my bench around. Much better than having to take down the 700 to use the Knitsmart. I am very happy with this arrangement.
Ice cream pots make great containers for the cones and of course, there's the ever present cup of tea!
And now for the piece de resistance! The Jacket. I have to say I am pretty proud of myself on this one.
All the time I was making it I was worrying about sewing in the zipper. Should I hand sew it in, should I use the sewing machine, was putting a zipper in a bad idea? All these thoughts were rolling around in my head. When it was all sewn up and ready for the zipper I was quite nervous. I started off by pining it in, then I tacked it and took out the pins. Next I took my trusty swatch and an old zipper and tried sewing it on the machine from the front but it pulled the knitting a bit. Finally I took the bull by the horns and stitched it on the machine sewing on the zipper side and using the teeth as a guide.
The result was perfect. I was soooooo happy.
I wanted it to be perfect because my four year old grand daughter is excited about getting it and she was hoping it would be as 'beautiful' (her words) as one I had made for her when she was a baby, which incidentally, seemed to grow with her as she was still wearing it when she was three!
Have some things to get done in the house and some sewing to do before embarking on my next project on the Knitsmart. A bulky cardigan for my husband.
Sunday, October 23, 2011
'Bout time they sent me to the knacker yard!
I decided to make the hood today on the little jacket. Remember I am using the knit radar for the first time and sometimes I think I am cleverer than I really am..
I thought I was being really clever by remembering to adjust the pattern piece so the centre line was two stitches left of zero to keep the pattern central. I did a great job of increasing to get to the required stitches and got half way up hood when something clicked in my head! Clearly the shaping I was doing on the outside edges was for the back of the head so 'Um, where is the opening for the head'?????
I looked back at the pattern and it was marked left side and right side. Duh!!! The hood has to be made in two pieces. The centre line wasn't the centre line at all, it was the edge of the hood where the face goes lol.
Undid it and decided to watch the Nascar race instead. Not such a good idea either!
Ah well, there's always tomorrow
I thought I was being really clever by remembering to adjust the pattern piece so the centre line was two stitches left of zero to keep the pattern central. I did a great job of increasing to get to the required stitches and got half way up hood when something clicked in my head! Clearly the shaping I was doing on the outside edges was for the back of the head so 'Um, where is the opening for the head'?????
I looked back at the pattern and it was marked left side and right side. Duh!!! The hood has to be made in two pieces. The centre line wasn't the centre line at all, it was the edge of the hood where the face goes lol.
Undid it and decided to watch the Nascar race instead. Not such a good idea either!
Ah well, there's always tomorrow
Thursday, October 20, 2011
A little progress
Things have been busy here so the knitting had been put on the back burner. Today, I grabbed a couple of hours and knitted the second front. It wasn't without 'user error' though lol! I am using the knit radar and totally misread the stitch numbers on the needle bed and ended up with an extra ten stitches. Fortunately, I wasn't too far into it when I notices so was not too much trouble to start again.
I had a little trouble right at the end with it missing loops. Think the weight of the knitting on a few stitches was too much for the machine to cope with the tuck pattern. I managed to knit them in by hand as fortunately it didn't drop any stitches.
So the back and both fronts are done.
I realized that I was not going to have enough of the cream yarn to knit two sleeves, even with the cuffs being knitted in the lilac. I called the yarn store and they had one cone left with the same dye number. Phew!!!! They are mailing it out to me. Much easier and cheaper than the two hour drive to pick it up.
Will do the hood next as I am doing that in lilac and by then the new yarn should be here to do the sleeves.
One of the things that happened this past weekend was we were involved in an accident. Not a serious one thankfully. We had spent a lovely day at the lake visiting with a friend at his new lake house. On the way back we decided to pull into the gas station to get coffee. My husband was driving and he accidently pushed the accelerator instead of the brake when we were pulling up in front of the store. We mounted the sidewalk and hit the building. The wall under the window caved in and our driver side was damaged. It is still driveable thankfully. We will replace the lamp unit but will not do the other work as the vehicle is nearly 12 years old. There was no tickets issued as the Policeman was sympathetic and knew it was accidental. The insurance will cover the damage to the property.
My husband has decided to stop driving. His legs are too weak he realises. So I will have to do all the driving henceforth which is why I am grateful to be having the yarn mailed out.
Have also made a little progress on the sunroom renovations this past couple of weeks so it isn't all bad.
I had a little trouble right at the end with it missing loops. Think the weight of the knitting on a few stitches was too much for the machine to cope with the tuck pattern. I managed to knit them in by hand as fortunately it didn't drop any stitches.
So the back and both fronts are done.
I realized that I was not going to have enough of the cream yarn to knit two sleeves, even with the cuffs being knitted in the lilac. I called the yarn store and they had one cone left with the same dye number. Phew!!!! They are mailing it out to me. Much easier and cheaper than the two hour drive to pick it up.
Will do the hood next as I am doing that in lilac and by then the new yarn should be here to do the sleeves.
One of the things that happened this past weekend was we were involved in an accident. Not a serious one thankfully. We had spent a lovely day at the lake visiting with a friend at his new lake house. On the way back we decided to pull into the gas station to get coffee. My husband was driving and he accidently pushed the accelerator instead of the brake when we were pulling up in front of the store. We mounted the sidewalk and hit the building. The wall under the window caved in and our driver side was damaged. It is still driveable thankfully. We will replace the lamp unit but will not do the other work as the vehicle is nearly 12 years old. There was no tickets issued as the Policeman was sympathetic and knew it was accidental. The insurance will cover the damage to the property.
The good part of the day, on the lake in our friend's boat
The bad part!
My husband has decided to stop driving. His legs are too weak he realises. So I will have to do all the driving henceforth which is why I am grateful to be having the yarn mailed out.
Have also made a little progress on the sunroom renovations this past couple of weeks so it isn't all bad.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
A big Thank you to Susan (suzyranner)
Susan posted a comment on one of my prior posts explaining that I had cut off the feed supply so people were not being notified of my posts. I wondered why no one was commenting but thought that my constant ramblings were getting boring. I was a little sad at that thought but I use my blog as my journal too so that I can go back and look at how I am progressing with the knitting so I carried on rambling regardless!
I hope I have corrected the problem but maybe others might not be so happy when they get my stream of posts popping up lol. Sorry guys, there's been quite a few!
I hope I have corrected the problem but maybe others might not be so happy when they get my stream of posts popping up lol. Sorry guys, there's been quite a few!
Monday, October 10, 2011
This time it was user error! and does two a collection make?
Yesterday afternoon while the Nascar race was on I went up stairs to knit a front for the jacket. I was doing great, I was up to the neckline shaping and started on it. I was feeling pretty good at this point until I noticed I had started to decrease on the smallest size on the pattern and it is the biggest size I am knitting!!!!! Pure unadulterated, can't blame it on any one but myself, user error lol. I wasn't mad because it was my own doing. The machine, my Betsy, was functioning perfectly. I have since marked in pencil on the pattern where I need to go to to avoid a repeat of this. I will erase it when I am done.
Now to my other news. Friday I bought another knitting machine. It was an impulse buy at a great price. (I bartered and got it for half the asking price) . The guy who was selling it is a local Policeman who bought it for his wife he said, about 15 years ago. But she left him 5 years ago and didn't take it so he wanted rid of it. He didn't think she had used it much but it has been used. He totally blew away any value in it being an antique collectible by throwing away the original box and storing it in a tool box but as I bought it to use and not resell, that's not a problem. Doing some research I think it is more like 20 years old but no matter.
It's a KnitSmart 3-in-1 system. Actually, it's a hobby machine. Everything is plastic except the needles. It's more like a toy but it knits double knitting and bulky yarn. It wouldn't do the super bulky 6 we bought to try though. Not surprised really, it's like flipping rope!!! I wouldn't even want to hand knit with it, it's so thick. I'm assuming this machine is like a Bond but never having seen one I don't know. It does have an electronic row counter which I don't think the Bond's have. I can't get over everything being plastic. Even the plates that move the needles are plastic and you have to wax them lol.
It has 104 needles on the original machine, and it came with an extension of 26 needles making it a total of 130 usable needles. It is an 8mm so bigger than a mid gauge but smaller than a regular chunky. Apparently, according to the manual, they were going to make modules to buy to be able to convert it to a 6.5mm or a 9.5mm machine. The modules being the needle beds, the carriage would work on all three sizes of them. Will keep a look out for them on the internet, might be able to pick one or both up cheaply somewhere one day.
There are a lot of great things to be said about this machine.
Now to my other news. Friday I bought another knitting machine. It was an impulse buy at a great price. (I bartered and got it for half the asking price) . The guy who was selling it is a local Policeman who bought it for his wife he said, about 15 years ago. But she left him 5 years ago and didn't take it so he wanted rid of it. He didn't think she had used it much but it has been used. He totally blew away any value in it being an antique collectible by throwing away the original box and storing it in a tool box but as I bought it to use and not resell, that's not a problem. Doing some research I think it is more like 20 years old but no matter.
It's a KnitSmart 3-in-1 system. Actually, it's a hobby machine. Everything is plastic except the needles. It's more like a toy but it knits double knitting and bulky yarn. It wouldn't do the super bulky 6 we bought to try though. Not surprised really, it's like flipping rope!!! I wouldn't even want to hand knit with it, it's so thick. I'm assuming this machine is like a Bond but never having seen one I don't know. It does have an electronic row counter which I don't think the Bond's have. I can't get over everything being plastic. Even the plates that move the needles are plastic and you have to wax them lol.
It has 104 needles on the original machine, and it came with an extension of 26 needles making it a total of 130 usable needles. It is an 8mm so bigger than a mid gauge but smaller than a regular chunky. Apparently, according to the manual, they were going to make modules to buy to be able to convert it to a 6.5mm or a 9.5mm machine. The modules being the needle beds, the carriage would work on all three sizes of them. Will keep a look out for them on the internet, might be able to pick one or both up cheaply somewhere one day.
Some extra thick double knit. I think they call it worsted weight here in the US.
Some bulky #5 yarn. I love this yarn, it knits with subtle changes of colour. The lilac is for comparison as it is what I am using on my Studio 700 to knit the little jacket.
I used plate #30 for the yellow and plate #35 for the purple. There are 8 different sizes, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45
The stitches are huge lol!
The carriages, end pieces and knitting plates all packed in the bottom of the toolbox. The tray with the accessories sits on top
There are a lot of great things to be said about this machine.
- Great portability, not too heavy to carry around and quick to set up
- Simplistic
- Fits on my kitchen island so don't have to be upstairs to knit. The island is on casters too so can move it anywhere downstairs easily
- Dropped stitches are easy to pick up
- Knits thicker yarn of which I have a lot. We inherited my Mum in law's stash of yarn
- My husband wants a chunky cardigan so I'll be able to knit him one on this machine
- It was very inexpensive
The down side is I don't have a ribber for it and doing any sort of fancy stitch-work takes manual manipulation.
But it's a completely different type of machine and will be used to knit plainer bulkier things and I get to use up the stash! I will try ribbing on the machine by dropping the stitches and redoing them with the latch tool and if I can't manage that I will hand knit the rib and put it on the needles.
My 700 with ribber is my real pride and joy though. I love that machine and my personal preference is for finer knit garments.
Didn't get any sort of knitting done today as my husband was feeling up to doing some work on our sun room conversion so that's what we did. There's always tomorrow or the next day..............
Didn't get any sort of knitting done today as my husband was feeling up to doing some work on our sun room conversion so that's what we did. There's always tomorrow or the next day..............
Friday, October 7, 2011
Yeah for progress
Yesterday was a good knitting day. It was late in the afternoon when I went up to give it another try. I had a little problem with the ribbing but I undid it and jiggled a little with the positioning of the ribber and started again.
Ribbing this time went great with another perfect cast on. Transferred the needles to main bed, set up the punch card and proceeded cautiously.
I decided to use the punch card I really wanted to use which was the one that Alex had posted and I had punched out.
After every row I paused and checked the tension mast was OK and nothing was getting caught up anywhere. I glanced at the needles on the machine to see if everything looked OK. I moved my claw weights every 10 rows or so. I only had the two small ribber weights on the ribber cast on comb.
So here is the first piece, the back, in all it's glory.
I was sooooo happy!
Ribbing this time went great with another perfect cast on. Transferred the needles to main bed, set up the punch card and proceeded cautiously.
I decided to use the punch card I really wanted to use which was the one that Alex had posted and I had punched out.
After every row I paused and checked the tension mast was OK and nothing was getting caught up anywhere. I glanced at the needles on the machine to see if everything looked OK. I moved my claw weights every 10 rows or so. I only had the two small ribber weights on the ribber cast on comb.
So here is the first piece, the back, in all it's glory.
I was sooooo happy!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Needing some assurance and morale boosting please??
I know I was new to this model and make of machine and it was 20+ years since I used a knitting machine but I don't think it can be all user error I am experiencing.
Today I was positive and eager to knit and get this jacket underway. I had done the new swatches, picked a pattern and new colours.
I casted on and did the ribbing. That went great. Even the casting on was perfect. Usually I have to use the hook tool to put a few stitches on the needles when it doesn't do a perfect ziz zag but today, I think, for the first time ever, it was perfect. I was glowing. I transferred the needles onto the main bed and set it all up for the tuck stitch. I got all the right settings, did my remembering row and set the carriage to tuck, remembered to change the punchcard to move. I had the side levers back. I was ready!
This time it started a few rows in to gather too many stitches on a couple of needles. But not the same needles as it had done it before. I knew this because I had made a note of the needles where it happened before. The only saving grace, I guess, was that I didn't get all the way up to the shaping before it went awry.
So I took it all off and pondered on what the problem could be.
When I bought it in June the lady told me it had just been fitted with a new sponge bar and I had no reason to disbelieve her but in desperation to find an answer I decided to check it out.
That meant dismantling the ribber which was a shame as it was working great, but I did it and took out the sponge bar. It was, as she had told me, like brand new. So that wasn't the problem.
I looked at all my needles closely. I can't see ant bent ones. So, I put back the sponge bar. I decided to do a swatch in the tuck stitch before I put the ribber back on.
It did great, no dropped stitches or broken yarn which is what happens after too many stitches gather on the needle.
So, I started thinking that maybe, somehow, having the ribber attached caused a problem. Couldn't for the life of me see why, but hey I am getting desperate for answers now!
Then I thought about my swatches. Every time I have done a swatch it has been perfect.
What was the difference? The swatch didn't have any ribbing.
Maybe I am leaving on too many weights as I have been leaving on the big ribber weights.
So, I put the ribber back on. It didn't line up right so the ribbing was dropping stitches. I followed the instruction from the manual to the letter too.
I re-sited the ribber and tried again and this time the ribbing was good. I did 24 rows of rib then transferred the stitches onto the main bed. I took the weights off of the cast on comb and just hung claw weights at the sides of the knitting. I then proceeded to do some tuck stitch which worked perfectly.
Have I hit on the solution or will I go back to it next time will it do it's silliness again?????
I ran out of time today and tomorrow we have to go to Columbia for a hospital appointment for my husband so it will be Thursday before I get back to it.
I can't remember my machines of the past ever being this temperamental. I only ever remember fitting my ribber on the machine once and it worked perfectly from the get go.
I made sweaters on my last machine using tuck stitch and big sizes too not just small sizes like I am making now. I am wary of starting anything big on this machine.
So to summarize, to date I have had problems from the get go. Some were definitely user error, like the casting on problems, but Phil put me right on that and it works like a charm now.
The ribbing problems are a case of getting sited perfectly and I am getting better at doing that now.
The fair-isle problems I had on my last sweater were due to the different punch card I was using which was shorter and stiffer than the usual ones and once I re-punched a card with the same pattern it worked perfectly.
So I have been able to come up with solutions so far but this one has me beat and totally disheartened.
I don't want to give up. I am not a welcher. I am a great perseverer but I am out of ideas on how to make it work. I don't want to just knit plain knitting and fair-isle garments.
My knitter blogging friends make tuck stitch garments so I know I should be able to do it. They don't seem to have the problems I do.. I am sure my knitting carriage is functioning properly and I put all new brushes and wheels on it when I got it.
Help, suggestions, ideas and moral support needed.....please.
I am off to rewind all the bits and pieces I did today, at least that gives me enjoyment lol.
Today I was positive and eager to knit and get this jacket underway. I had done the new swatches, picked a pattern and new colours.
I casted on and did the ribbing. That went great. Even the casting on was perfect. Usually I have to use the hook tool to put a few stitches on the needles when it doesn't do a perfect ziz zag but today, I think, for the first time ever, it was perfect. I was glowing. I transferred the needles onto the main bed and set it all up for the tuck stitch. I got all the right settings, did my remembering row and set the carriage to tuck, remembered to change the punchcard to move. I had the side levers back. I was ready!
This time it started a few rows in to gather too many stitches on a couple of needles. But not the same needles as it had done it before. I knew this because I had made a note of the needles where it happened before. The only saving grace, I guess, was that I didn't get all the way up to the shaping before it went awry.
So I took it all off and pondered on what the problem could be.
When I bought it in June the lady told me it had just been fitted with a new sponge bar and I had no reason to disbelieve her but in desperation to find an answer I decided to check it out.
That meant dismantling the ribber which was a shame as it was working great, but I did it and took out the sponge bar. It was, as she had told me, like brand new. So that wasn't the problem.
I looked at all my needles closely. I can't see ant bent ones. So, I put back the sponge bar. I decided to do a swatch in the tuck stitch before I put the ribber back on.
It did great, no dropped stitches or broken yarn which is what happens after too many stitches gather on the needle.
So, I started thinking that maybe, somehow, having the ribber attached caused a problem. Couldn't for the life of me see why, but hey I am getting desperate for answers now!
Then I thought about my swatches. Every time I have done a swatch it has been perfect.
What was the difference? The swatch didn't have any ribbing.
Maybe I am leaving on too many weights as I have been leaving on the big ribber weights.
So, I put the ribber back on. It didn't line up right so the ribbing was dropping stitches. I followed the instruction from the manual to the letter too.
I re-sited the ribber and tried again and this time the ribbing was good. I did 24 rows of rib then transferred the stitches onto the main bed. I took the weights off of the cast on comb and just hung claw weights at the sides of the knitting. I then proceeded to do some tuck stitch which worked perfectly.
Have I hit on the solution or will I go back to it next time will it do it's silliness again?????
I ran out of time today and tomorrow we have to go to Columbia for a hospital appointment for my husband so it will be Thursday before I get back to it.
I can't remember my machines of the past ever being this temperamental. I only ever remember fitting my ribber on the machine once and it worked perfectly from the get go.
I made sweaters on my last machine using tuck stitch and big sizes too not just small sizes like I am making now. I am wary of starting anything big on this machine.
So to summarize, to date I have had problems from the get go. Some were definitely user error, like the casting on problems, but Phil put me right on that and it works like a charm now.
The ribbing problems are a case of getting sited perfectly and I am getting better at doing that now.
The fair-isle problems I had on my last sweater were due to the different punch card I was using which was shorter and stiffer than the usual ones and once I re-punched a card with the same pattern it worked perfectly.
So I have been able to come up with solutions so far but this one has me beat and totally disheartened.
I don't want to give up. I am not a welcher. I am a great perseverer but I am out of ideas on how to make it work. I don't want to just knit plain knitting and fair-isle garments.
My knitter blogging friends make tuck stitch garments so I know I should be able to do it. They don't seem to have the problems I do.. I am sure my knitting carriage is functioning properly and I put all new brushes and wheels on it when I got it.
Help, suggestions, ideas and moral support needed.....please.
I am off to rewind all the bits and pieces I did today, at least that gives me enjoyment lol.
Swatch sample
I did a swatch using three different punchcards for tuck stitch. I tried to find ones that didn't look like they piled too many stitches on one needle in the hope it would avoid the problem I was having with the odd dropped stitch. I was surprised at the different sizes that the patterns make as each section has the same number of rows and the same number of stitches. I am going to use the pattern at the top.
The centre sample is quite thick. I am hoping I can use that punchcard and tuck stitch to use up my very thin yarn so I don't have to use two strands. But that's a future project. Have to get this one under my belt first.
I have decided to use different colours to what I originally planned. I will do the rib, the hood and the band at the top of the sleeves in a pretty lilac colour and the body in off white. I have a 9oz cone in both of these colours and they are the same yarn as the blue I used in this swatch.
Fingers crossed for a successful day today!
Sunday, October 2, 2011
Feeling a little deflated and disappointed
I went up this morning to knit the back of the jacket. After yesterday's debacle and the time before I was trying to be really positive. I talked to Betsy (my machine), had a heart to heart with her and explained that we were a team and were going to create some lovely garments etc. etc. etc. Yesterday, after the fourth attempt, I took the machine all down and then put it all back again. This seemed to correct the ribbing problem I was having again. On the fifth attempt I managed to get the ribbing done but the tuck stitch went awry. I abandoned it at this point, I had run out of time to do any more. Today, I was so positive. I did a sample of the tuck stitch pattern and that went well. So I started on the back. The ribbing went great and the tuck stitch was doing really well up until nearly the shaping for the armhole. (Same place as the first time I tried it).
So I am a little disappointed to say the least. I have started this back nine times now and still not got it done.
I am going to give up on trying to do the chosen tuck stitch pattern and try another one. I really don't want to do just plain knitting on this jacket.
The tuck stitch pattern was one I punched and did the nail varnish repair on. It had held up until today when the hole popped out but that wasn't the problem. It had dropped a stitch and broke the yarn but some how kept knitting but the pattern went wrong at the point the yarn broke. It was like the stitches were just building up on the needle in just one place. Going to fix the punchcard using sellotape (scotch tape) as my knitting friends said that's how they do it.
When I start again I will use one of the original cards just incase it is the card I punched causing the problem. That takes user error out of the equation.
Did I say I was disappointed? Just a couple of times eh?
Have to get my woolwinder and whirly gig out again to rewind the abandoned piece. That's the only good thing to come out of this, I really like using it. I'm just like a kid with a new toy!
So I am a little disappointed to say the least. I have started this back nine times now and still not got it done.
I am going to give up on trying to do the chosen tuck stitch pattern and try another one. I really don't want to do just plain knitting on this jacket.
The tuck stitch pattern was one I punched and did the nail varnish repair on. It had held up until today when the hole popped out but that wasn't the problem. It had dropped a stitch and broke the yarn but some how kept knitting but the pattern went wrong at the point the yarn broke. It was like the stitches were just building up on the needle in just one place. Going to fix the punchcard using sellotape (scotch tape) as my knitting friends said that's how they do it.
When I start again I will use one of the original cards just incase it is the card I punched causing the problem. That takes user error out of the equation.
Did I say I was disappointed? Just a couple of times eh?
Have to get my woolwinder and whirly gig out again to rewind the abandoned piece. That's the only good thing to come out of this, I really like using it. I'm just like a kid with a new toy!
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Nuff said!
I've decided to give my machine a name. Betsy, don't know why but it just sprung into my head. so Betsy she is.
Somewhere in a blog I read, and I've quoted it before, words to the effect that how much knitting the knitter got done was dependent on how her knitting machine was feeling that day.
Suffice to say Betsy was in one heck of a foul mood today!!!
"Nuff said!
Somewhere in a blog I read, and I've quoted it before, words to the effect that how much knitting the knitter got done was dependent on how her knitting machine was feeling that day.
Suffice to say Betsy was in one heck of a foul mood today!!!
"Nuff said!
It arrived yesterday!
Ordered Wednesday and arrived Friday. That was good service. I set it up on my kitchen island with the whirly gig but it wouldn't wind. I was mumbling and grumbling and my husband came over to see what I was whining about.
"It doesn't work" I said
"Well, did you set it up right?" he said
"I think so" I said
He tried it too and it didn't work
"Let me look at the instructions" he said
"It doesn't say" I said
He looked at the instructions
"You've attached the yarn feeder thingy wrong" he said
"Oh" I said
"Wheres the wrench?" he said
I gave him the wrench
He re-fitted it and 'Voila' it worked and it's wonderful and I love it and him too.
Here it is in all it's glory and working like a charm.
"It doesn't work" I said
"Well, did you set it up right?" he said
"I think so" I said
He tried it too and it didn't work
"Let me look at the instructions" he said
"It doesn't say" I said
He looked at the instructions
"You've attached the yarn feeder thingy wrong" he said
"Oh" I said
"Wheres the wrench?" he said
I gave him the wrench
He re-fitted it and 'Voila' it worked and it's wonderful and I love it and him too.
Here it is in all it's glory and working like a charm.
Off to work on the jacket now!
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
I ordered a wool winder today
I have been researching wool winders for a while. After I screwed up rewinding my cone two days ago I realised that sooner would be better than lately as I need to rewind that into a usable cone so I can use it on my current project. (more about that later) There are some all metal ones on the market. One of them has more gears than the other making it go faster. That was the one I was going to order, it was $42. The other one was $40. After looking around ebay some more this morning I found someone else selling the one with lesser gears for less money, $36.95 and they had a make an offer option too. Also, they had stated that they had tried the winders and found the two metal yarn feeders to be substandard as the finish on them was rough and they had replaced them with nicely chromed feeders.
I made an offer of $33 expecting it to be rejected but they accepted it and my wool winder is on it's way. I made the offer and then went out to mow. While driving around on the mower I was thinking I should just have paid the full price and be done with it cos they have 48hrs to accept or decline your offer. I had only been out about half an hour when my husband came out and called me over to say they had accepted my offer so he was going to pay for it. (We use the same ebay and paypal account lol)
Wow, I just checked on ebay to find the listing number to post and he has upped the price to $39.95. Didn't I do well?
Anway this is the item link
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Metal-Yarn-Fiber-Wool-String-Ball-Winder-10-oz-/390351167670?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae2be20b6#ht_735wt_997
Can't wait for it to get here.
Now back to my project. I have emailed my daughter in law to get up to date measurements for my granddaughter so I can make the correct size of jacket for her so will proceed with that when I get them later tonight. (She is out on a photo shoot right now, she is a professional photographer).
Tomorrow will be out all day at the VA hospital with my husband so will be Friday when i get back to it.
I wish I was as prolific with my knitting as some of my knitter friends.
I made an offer of $33 expecting it to be rejected but they accepted it and my wool winder is on it's way. I made the offer and then went out to mow. While driving around on the mower I was thinking I should just have paid the full price and be done with it cos they have 48hrs to accept or decline your offer. I had only been out about half an hour when my husband came out and called me over to say they had accepted my offer so he was going to pay for it. (We use the same ebay and paypal account lol)
Wow, I just checked on ebay to find the listing number to post and he has upped the price to $39.95. Didn't I do well?
Anway this is the item link
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Large-Metal-Yarn-Fiber-Wool-String-Ball-Winder-10-oz-/390351167670?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae2be20b6#ht_735wt_997
Can't wait for it to get here.
Now back to my project. I have emailed my daughter in law to get up to date measurements for my granddaughter so I can make the correct size of jacket for her so will proceed with that when I get them later tonight. (She is out on a photo shoot right now, she is a professional photographer).
Tomorrow will be out all day at the VA hospital with my husband so will be Friday when i get back to it.
I wish I was as prolific with my knitting as some of my knitter friends.
Monday, September 26, 2011
A disappointing afternoon
I was ready and eager to start on my next garment. I have a knit radar pattern I like, I have the yarn, I had a spare few hours. It was the perfect time.
I started off great. The ribbing went well, the transfer to main bed went well, I set up the tuck patterning perfectly and the knit radar was working wonderfully. I glanced at the carriage and misinterpretated what I saw. The lever was on tuck and to the left and opposite the 4 on the tension dial. I misread it as the tension being on 4 and I wanted it to be 6. I had only done a few rows in the tuck pattern so thought it wouldn't make too much difference to change the tension to 6. So what did I do???? I moved the lever back to the centre so it was opposite the 6 and continued knitting.
Duh! It was doing stockinette. I was confused until I realised what I had done.
Oh well, no big deal, just unravel it and start again. I wound it back onto the cone but did it too tightly and made it into a kingpin shape.
Oh well, no big deal until I tried knitting with it and it wouldn't unravel because of the bulge at the top.
Fortunately I had another cone so I set the new one up and started again.
This time the ribbing wasn't going well and when I dropped the main bed after transferring the stitches I could see that it had done it's weird thing that it does sometimes.
Oh well no big deal, just unravel it and start again. I also resited the ribber.
I started again, this time the rib went perfectly, the transfer to main bed went perfectly and it started knitting perfectly.
I was nearly up to the armhole shaping when I saw that something wasn't right with the pattern. It had started about 5 rows down in the middle. I thought that the knitting had caught on the gate pins but it wasn't that. I guessed it was a dropped stitch so was not recoverable as it is tuck stitch. After i took it off i could see that was exactly what had happened. It had dropped a stitch. Thinking about it I think I should have hung weights all along and not just at the edges. I still had the ribber cast on comb attached with weights on it but I think the knitting needed to be weighted too in the middle. Will try that next time.
This time it was a big deal. The afternoon had gone by and it was time for dinner.
Oh well, there's always tomorrow!
I do think I am going to like using the knit radar. Just have to up my inventory of patterns.
I started off great. The ribbing went well, the transfer to main bed went well, I set up the tuck patterning perfectly and the knit radar was working wonderfully. I glanced at the carriage and misinterpretated what I saw. The lever was on tuck and to the left and opposite the 4 on the tension dial. I misread it as the tension being on 4 and I wanted it to be 6. I had only done a few rows in the tuck pattern so thought it wouldn't make too much difference to change the tension to 6. So what did I do???? I moved the lever back to the centre so it was opposite the 6 and continued knitting.
Duh! It was doing stockinette. I was confused until I realised what I had done.
Oh well, no big deal, just unravel it and start again. I wound it back onto the cone but did it too tightly and made it into a kingpin shape.
Oh well, no big deal until I tried knitting with it and it wouldn't unravel because of the bulge at the top.
Fortunately I had another cone so I set the new one up and started again.
This time the ribbing wasn't going well and when I dropped the main bed after transferring the stitches I could see that it had done it's weird thing that it does sometimes.
Oh well no big deal, just unravel it and start again. I also resited the ribber.
I started again, this time the rib went perfectly, the transfer to main bed went perfectly and it started knitting perfectly.
I was nearly up to the armhole shaping when I saw that something wasn't right with the pattern. It had started about 5 rows down in the middle. I thought that the knitting had caught on the gate pins but it wasn't that. I guessed it was a dropped stitch so was not recoverable as it is tuck stitch. After i took it off i could see that was exactly what had happened. It had dropped a stitch. Thinking about it I think I should have hung weights all along and not just at the edges. I still had the ribber cast on comb attached with weights on it but I think the knitting needed to be weighted too in the middle. Will try that next time.
This time it was a big deal. The afternoon had gone by and it was time for dinner.
Oh well, there's always tomorrow!
I do think I am going to like using the knit radar. Just have to up my inventory of patterns.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Finally have a plan for my next project
I wanted to knit a cardigan for my grand daughter who is 4. I eagerly awaited the knit radar patterns arrival but was confused by them....for a while. In the meantime I had decided to knit her one from a regular machine knit pattern but when I was checking it out it wasn't going to turn out any bigger than the sweater I knitted for my grandson who is 15 months old so that was a bust! Also, I realized that my tuck stitch pattern didn't grow as quickly as stocking stitch does so knitting from the pattern I had it wouldn't be anywhere near long enough and whereas it isn't difficult to work out how many extra rows you need to lengthen the body part I wouldn't be quite sure how many extra rows would be needed for the sleeve shaping etc. I realized that the knit radar would be perfect because it is based on your actual swatch and moves the paper accordingly.
I went back to the knit radar patterns. I had eventually worked out about the sideways knitting but didn't want to try one of those for my first attempt, plus I am bound and determined to do it in tuck stitch and the patterns weren't suited for that.
There was a nice pattern however for a hoodie but it only went to a size 3 which wouldn't be big enough.
Then I had a brainwave. Well I think it is, but my knitter friends probably know all this and wouldn't think it was clever at all.
Anyway, here is my plan.
I am going to use a different size ruler thingy (heaven only knows what they are called but they are the things that slip into the knit radar part of the machine that gives you the number of stitches) which will give me more stitches and I will adjust the number of rows on the knit radar so that it doesn't go through the machine so fast. This should give me a bigger garment using the pattern.
I may decide to do just a regular neckband but probably not as it calls for a zipper which makes it more of a jacket than a cardigan so the hood will be appropriate. The pattern calls for a band across the top of the sleeve in a different colour so I might do that and make the hood the same colour as the band. I have blue yarn the same color as the sweater I knitted for my grandson and a lovely lilac colour yarn which will contrast with it very nicely and make it girly.
I am ready now to start. I am happy with my pattern choice and I have finally finished punching all the missing cards from the original set that came with the machine so there's nothing to stop me now........
except the mowing and the dozen other things that I need to get done but I will find the time, I am eager to try the knit radar.
I went back to the knit radar patterns. I had eventually worked out about the sideways knitting but didn't want to try one of those for my first attempt, plus I am bound and determined to do it in tuck stitch and the patterns weren't suited for that.
There was a nice pattern however for a hoodie but it only went to a size 3 which wouldn't be big enough.
Then I had a brainwave. Well I think it is, but my knitter friends probably know all this and wouldn't think it was clever at all.
Anyway, here is my plan.
I am going to use a different size ruler thingy (heaven only knows what they are called but they are the things that slip into the knit radar part of the machine that gives you the number of stitches) which will give me more stitches and I will adjust the number of rows on the knit radar so that it doesn't go through the machine so fast. This should give me a bigger garment using the pattern.
I may decide to do just a regular neckband but probably not as it calls for a zipper which makes it more of a jacket than a cardigan so the hood will be appropriate. The pattern calls for a band across the top of the sleeve in a different colour so I might do that and make the hood the same colour as the band. I have blue yarn the same color as the sweater I knitted for my grandson and a lovely lilac colour yarn which will contrast with it very nicely and make it girly.
I am ready now to start. I am happy with my pattern choice and I have finally finished punching all the missing cards from the original set that came with the machine so there's nothing to stop me now........
except the mowing and the dozen other things that I need to get done but I will find the time, I am eager to try the knit radar.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Help needed please
I received the knit radar patterns I bought off of ebay. There isn't one that is exactly what I wanted so will probably proceed with the other pattern.
A couple of the patterns show either the front and backs or the arms knitted sideways. Is this normal? Why would you knit a front or a sleeve in two parts? I am confused but that isn't hard to do these days lol!
Here is the girl's sweater pattern with the sideways sleeves :-
If you click on my photos they enlarge so you can see them better.
How do I do a sleeve? Do I start with just the few stitches at the narrow edge? What happens when AI get to the end of the first part of the pattern? Do I take the pattern out and turn it upside down and proceed so the sleeve knits in one piece? If so, why didn't they just show it as one piece?
All and any help will be appreciated.
Why do they make things so complicated?????
The other problem with this is that the tuck pattern I want to use won't work sideways. It is the one Alex posted and has vertical lines to mimic Arran knitting and I really want to use it. Besides I have 4 different swatches I made using that pattern to ascertain how many rows and stitches I needed so I know exactly what tension and what ruler I have to use now.
Another question I have is does the paper have to be exactly this wide? I have some blank graph paper sheets which came with the machine but it is narrower than the sheets that these patterns come on. Could I trace the pattern from these ones onto the narrower paper so that it feeds the way I want it to? I just want to knit a sleeve starting at the bottom. (Hope that makes sense).
Now wouldn't you just believe it? my camera battery went flat!
But! I was not to be beaten, I took this next one with my husband's phone so hopefully you can read it.
A couple of the patterns show either the front and backs or the arms knitted sideways. Is this normal? Why would you knit a front or a sleeve in two parts? I am confused but that isn't hard to do these days lol!
Here is the girl's sweater pattern with the sideways sleeves :-
If you click on my photos they enlarge so you can see them better.
How do I do a sleeve? Do I start with just the few stitches at the narrow edge? What happens when AI get to the end of the first part of the pattern? Do I take the pattern out and turn it upside down and proceed so the sleeve knits in one piece? If so, why didn't they just show it as one piece?
All and any help will be appreciated.
Why do they make things so complicated?????
The other problem with this is that the tuck pattern I want to use won't work sideways. It is the one Alex posted and has vertical lines to mimic Arran knitting and I really want to use it. Besides I have 4 different swatches I made using that pattern to ascertain how many rows and stitches I needed so I know exactly what tension and what ruler I have to use now.
Another question I have is does the paper have to be exactly this wide? I have some blank graph paper sheets which came with the machine but it is narrower than the sheets that these patterns come on. Could I trace the pattern from these ones onto the narrower paper so that it feeds the way I want it to? I just want to knit a sleeve starting at the bottom. (Hope that makes sense).
Now wouldn't you just believe it? my camera battery went flat!
But! I was not to be beaten, I took this next one with my husband's phone so hopefully you can read it.
Can anyone translate into idiot proof instructions the part about the sleeves.
Picture not too clear but this is what it says:-
Knit back
Finish the knitting by waste knitting
Knit front
Finish the knitting by waste knitting
Knit four pieces of the sleeve for back and front sleeves.
With waste yarn, cast on and knit several rows.
Work partial knitting by increasing stitches to shape underarm
Finish the knitting by waste knitting
Knit two pieces of yolk in a symmetrical pattern
*Before knitting yoke join the front sleeve to the armhole
Pick up last row stitches of front and sleeve and place them onto needles.
Knit the neckband
Knit two pieces of the cuff.
Thanks in anticipation.
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