Diane Palmer asked:


Do you love to knit?.. love to create?… but maybe its too hard on the hands?.. then why not try investing in a knitting machine?

Knitting, like any creating, is good for the soul, but can be hard for some people to do, and they end up with half finished projects laying around, and feeling stressed about it, which is the opposite of what crafting is suppose to do for the heart and soul!.
There are some great machines out on the market now, and there are a lot more patterns that are dedicated to machine knitting. The machines have been around for a while, but were basically reserved for scarves and blankets, but now there are some great machines with lots of features and you can make garments, sweaters, crafts and more.

You need to get a good brand name machine, that is heavy duty if you plan on machine knitting a lot, and search out some machine knitting patterns, they are popping up everywhere now as knitting becomes more popular, just make sure the pattern says for “machine knitting“ and you should be fine..

With the advance of the internet, it is now easier to find machines and supplies. If you love crafting and especially knitted garments, then why not check out knitting machines as an alternative to hand knitting. I personally would not totally replace hand knitting, as its a stress reliever for me!… but for those larger garments like dresses, knitted coats etc, you don’t want to be knitting for so long, you miss the seasons!.. Knitting has made a return as a great winter hobby, and there are so many great wools and supplies on the market now, especially the internet, that you don’t even have to leave home to get your supplies anymore! If you knit for your craft business, this would speed things up.

Get knitting, by hand or machine, and get creating!

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GARY

Muna wa Wanjiru asked:


Mankind is a lover of arts and crafts. There are many creative ideas that come out of our minds, like spoon knitting.

Spoon knitting is one of the products of human being’s creative mind. Spoon knitting is enjoyed by kids. The reason, its very easy and creative.

Knitting is a form of art. It can be done in different forms and types. It is very enjoyable to do. People can refer to knitting books for information.These are some types of knitting.
1. Continental Knitting

2. Fair Isle Knitting

3. Intarsia Knitting

4. Patchwork Knitting

Spool knitting is one of the types of knitting. Spoon knitting is also called corking. It is one of the styles used to make a cord. Spoon knitting is joyful activity among kids because of its simplicity. Did you ever observe a spider while weaving its net? You can see a great resemblance between Spoon knitting and weaving. A child who is a nature lover can grasp it quickly. The insect works in a spiral form on his framework of radiating lines to create the net. Spiral knitting is also similar activity. Here we will see the steps of spoon knitting. It is not only an activity. Kids will result enjoying and growing as individuals . It is the simpler than toy knitting.

You can create many accessories, like circular mats, balls for baby’s, doll’s muff, sweaters, hats, shawls, mufflers, school bags and teddy bears with spoon knitting machine. There are many books on spoon knitting which you can refer to learn more.

How to make a spoon knitting machine?

1. Take an empty wooden thread spool, or a cylinder of wool with a hole of diameter of 1/4 inches at its center

2. You have to hammer four nails around the hole at equal intervals. Keep in mind that nails should be without the heads.

3. Put the long thread out the hole and hold it with left hand.

4. You have to wind the yarn in a counterclockwise direction around each nail.

5. Now work in clockwise direction. Make the turn of the yarn around the outer edge of the next nail and lift the lower loop over the yarn and over the nail with the help of needle or small crochet hook.

6. You can form a tabular cord by working around each nail in a continuous circle.

7. you have to pass each loop over next nail, in a clockwise direction. In this way you will bind off.

8. You have to pass the end through of the last loop, when one loop remains cut off yarn. Pull it firmly.

Today is a world of machines. Spoon knitting is done by machines. These machines can give you different fashion items, like belts, butterfly’s, bracelets and more. It is easy to handle and operate even for small kids. What you have to do, is just turn the handle of threading the machine with any yarn. It includes four spools of thread, and heart shaped weight. Read the instructions carefully.

Thus spoon knitting is a great activity to do.



BUDDY

dmccallum_35111 asked:


The innovations knitting machine creates tubes or 17″ flat panels. The instructions also say it can create socks but I’m not sure I can see how. Has anyone done this successfully?

CRAIG

correx37 asked:

Homemade knitting machine using old printer parts, two servos and a Picaxe-18x microcontroller

RAYMUNDO