Open Cast on vs Closed Cast on
There are a variety of ways to begin knitting. Each approach has its own set of benefits and is divided into two categories: open cast on and closed cast on. All machine knitters should be conversant with a variety of cast-on procedures.
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Intarsia on the Machine
Intarsia (picture knitting) is a technique that allows color changes in the middle of the row without having floats across the back of the knitting
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Not Enough Needles
If you're knitting a blanket or a sweater, you've probably already found out that our knitting machines only have a limited number of needles to work with. This means we can only knit things that are a certain size.
Unlike hand knitters, we can't use a longer cable needle and make more stitches. We have to come up with new ways to knit bigger things on the machine.
Let's look at some possible solutions to the "not enough needles" problem.
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Machine Knit Neckbands: Jazz em Up!
Bands around necklines, armholes or at hems don't have to be boring!
It's easy to spice up a machine-knit garment by adding a little something extra where the bands meet the garment edge or along the turning row.
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Armhole / Sleeve Choices for Knitters
When you choose a sweater style, the first thing to think about is the armhole or sleeve style.
It's important to be able to tell the basic shape of any knitting pattern or even a sweater that you can buy.
Let's look at some common armhole/sleeve styles and the features of each one in terms of knitting skills and how well they fit.
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Knitting Machine Tension Mast tips
The tension mast on a knitting machine feeds the yarn to a carriage and controls how quickly yarn moves. When you look at swatches made with different tension mast settings, you can see how important this device is to good machine knitting.
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Tubing Your Knitting
Our knitting is stretched across the needlebed as we machine knit. We also hang weights. This can change the stitches. Many machine kntiters will "tube" their work to "pop" the stitches into place.
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Learn DesignaKnit: There are 2 non-selecting yarns at row ...
Is this DesignaKnit Stitch Designer warning something you've seen before? "Error in pattern. There are 2 non-selecting yarns at row ..."
Let's translate this cryptic message and take steps to resolve it.
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Knitting Machines Around the World
Many different knitting machines have been made and sold over the years. They've been sold in different parts of the world and under different brand names. Here's a quick list of the different names.
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6 Ways to use Ravel Cord
Ravel Cord is magical for machine knitters. It's a smooth, strong cord that has many uses. It is also called rip cord or cast on cord.
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