Hand y Machine Knitting

Events
Crankers Of Wonderful Socks July 14-18 - search on FaceBook or contact me
Stitches Expo at Home August 5-8
Michigan Fiber Festival August 18-22
Techknitters Machine Knitting Club
InterKnit Machine Knitting Guild 

Acquisitions
An Illustrated Handbook of Machine Knitting by Janet Nabney (can sometimes be found on eBay for a reasonable price)

Hand Knitting
Veste Everest by Veronique Avery
Pirate’s Cove by Hilary Latimer

Machine Knitting
Starpunzel converted it for machine knitting
My green hoodie/vest
Anatomy of dropped ribber stitches - a step by step fix it pdf
Things I want to do this year

1. Test White 1502 patterning
2. Chenille + other fair isle or stripe
3. Jacquard
4. Tuck lace
5. Thread lace, so much rayon thread to use
6. Fine lace
7. Reversible cables
8. Fair isle sweater for E
9. 1RT drop shoulder pullover
10. Fair isle vest for me, subtle colors
11. Veste Everest
12. Mohair + multi color fingering weight yarn
13. Something with the apple green Wool Crepe Deluxe yarn
14. Baby blanket - cotton
15. Twin set
16. Something with the thin white rayon from Forma
17. Something with the off-white WCD type yarn from PP
18. Linen on the ribber
19. Test FB100
20. Try the 1000E yarn changer 
21. Sideways garment with gores and MAO’s neckline shaping
22. MK version of Granito - Nancy Roberts’ project
23. Take an old bag shopping, tips for making one on a Brother machine

Bygones
No error in the Baby Surprise Jacket machine knit conversion
Sorry about the lack of music last month

Resources
Non-roll edge - here’s something similar by the Answer Lady
How I organize articles and other stuff related to knitting
Increase the friction!

Rant: Jasmine tea
Rave: Neutrogena Rainbath liquid bath soap and body oil

VMVM
Thaw frozen food on a sheet of aluminum or other metal plates. Cooks Illustrated has a quicker method.

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This is a Bonus Interview Episode with Nancy Roberts. It was recorded on March 23, 2021 and edited for publication on April 20, 2021. 

“I can’t even remember learning to knit. I started spinning and dyeing over 40 years ago. Five years ago I bought a knitting machine as a tool for dyeing. I make yarn with long repeats of color by machine knitting undyed yarn, dyeing the knitted fabric, and re-knitting it. I have written articles in Spin-Off and Knitwords magazines and I teach this technique at my studio in the SF Bay Area and at guilds and conferences around North America. For more information about me and my work, please visit my website: www.machineknittingtodyefor.com"
- Nancy Roberts

Dharma Trading Co

Pro Chemical & Dye

Circles Cardigan

Slanted Rib Jacket

Wave Theory

The Chronicle

Stripes within Stripes

Midgauge Cardigan

cormo yarn from Elemental Affects

Kriskrafter garter bar for mid-gauge

Norah Gaughan

Iris Bishop’s patterns here and here

Susan Guagliumi

Bill King designs

Some information about Sarah Etchison

Svetlana Gordon

I am annejeneer on Ravelry and Instagram.

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Episode 77 - Trials and Triumphs

Events
Michigan Fiber Expo April 10-11
COWS July 14-18 - search on FaceBook
Stitches Expo at Home August 5-8
Michigan Fiber Festival August 18-22
Techknitters Machine Knitting Club
InterKnit Machine Knitting Guild 

Acquisitions
Cleaning out excess knitting needles, stitch markers, tapestry needles

Hand Knitting
Ladies House Slippers pattern by Monique Rae
Cashmere insoles

Machine Knitting
Elizabeth Zimmermann
Baby Surprise Jacket
Susanna Lewis adapted it for machine knitting for MACKNIT MACKNIT issue with the BSJ article, $550 ?!?
Knitting Editor for that issue magazine Spring/Summer 1986
BSJ MK version (mine)
Dr. Laura
Machine Knit America magazine- no longer available
Circular Sock Machine: Beyond Basics by Lucy Best
For the Three Wedge Heel instructions- contact me directly at juliebknitterATgmailDOTcom
Sockease yarn
Sock yarn ratios
Ravelry thread with the photo of what looks like a CSM disaster
LK-150 carriage repair - tiny adjustment of the metal flange

Resources
Sock yarn ratios of meters to grams  
Russian website full of downloadable punchcard designs in .png or .jpg formats
Reduce the friction!

Rant: Are my feet really getting bigger?
Rave: Deep Questions podcast by Cal Newport

VMVM
Corned beef at home, colcannon, boiled carrots

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Episode 76 - Absolute Certainty

Events
Michigan Fiber Expo April 10-11
COWS July 14-18
Stitches Midwest August 5-8

Hand Knitting
Joji Locatelli’s The Easy Bulky One
Noro Kochoran yarn
Felted Mocassins
Ladies Felted House Slippers
Wool of the Andes worsted weight wool yarn
Cascade 220 Heathers worsted weight wool yarn
Kidsilk Haze mohair
Spray on Plasti Dip for non-slip slipper soles

Machine Knitting
Jenna II - the gold cardigan 
Super Warm Sweater (Jenna I, bulky gauge, alpaca yarn)
7 Prong transfer tool (images)
Brother 930 Repair project

Resources
Machine Knitter’s Guide to Creating Fabrics by Susanna Lewis (no longer in print and copies are very expensive)
Tami Nobuyki Knitting Machine Workbook #1, Basic Techniques (also no longer in print and very expensive)
Mary Anne Oger’s website (buy her book directly from her because the paper quality is much better than the one sold by Amazon)
Carol Scott - Ravelry link

Bygones
Clara’s woven dishtowels - [email protected]

Rant: ghosting
Rave: reading together the book Thunderstruck by Eric Larson

VMVM
Movie night with popcorn
Green Book
The Hollars

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Events
Michigan Fiber Expo March 10-11
COWS July 14-18
Stitches Midwest August 5-8
Sewing Expo November 11-13

Acquisitions
Noro Rainbow Roll
spongebar.com

Hand Knitting
Joji Locatelli’s The Easy Bulky One
Felted Flower Bowl
2020 HK Projects

Machine Knitting
2020 MK Projects

Resources
No-Show Heel Tab Socks
Search FB for the new garter carriage group.
Guard against static charges when using DAK interactive mode.

Rant: furnace cycling
Rave: my brother the diagnostic wizard

VMVM
Hoppin John - Serious Eats has a version here.

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Episode 74 - December Project - Non-garments

Events
Michigan Fiber Expo March 10-11
COWS July 14-18, 2021
Stitches Midwest August 5-8

Hand Knitting
Entrechat by Lisa Chemery, patterns for worsted weight, DK weight, and fingering weight yarns - sold separately
Matching bonnet pattern
Felted Flower Bowl

Machine Knitting
Sock Ease yarn
Kroy sock yarn
Rectangle Mitts by Carol Scott - ask me for the pattern
My Polar Vortex Mitts
Mitts for Shari
Barcelona
Norolona
Noro Kochoran yarn
Inspiration - Melmarin’s project 
Joji Locatelli’s The Easy Bulky One
Inspiration pillow using Embossed Leaf Lace
Throw Pillow Cover

Resources
Super Tips for Machine Knits by Angela Gordon 1989
The Technique of Knitweave by Kathleen Kinder

Rant: Awkward book recommendations
Rave: Package from Mom

WWRS
Cheryl’s mom’s lasagna - I’ll send you the recipe if you really want it.

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Episode 73 - November Project - Noro November

Events
All Fiber Retreat in Traverse City, MI November 12-15

Knitting Related Acquisitions
Sold Knitcircus watermelon yarn

Hand Knitting
Entrechat by Lisa Chemery

Machine Knitting
CSM Heel Tab "No Shows" Socks pattern by Sue Vunesky
The “Boiled Wool” vest by Nance B. Keenan (no link found)
Garment Designer software
Peter Patchis yarns
Barcelona
Norolona
Noro pattern ideas here
Paton’s stretch sock yarn
Noro Kochoran yarn
One version of the Russian join
Spouse's Sweatshirt
Turkish socks using Noro - these developed holes quickly  

Resources
Reader's Digest Knitter's Handbook by Montse Stanley

Bygones
Clara’s dish towels

Rant: wrinkled hems on flat sheets
Rave: GBBO - view on Netflix in the US.

WWRS
“Who is going to stop me?”
Ayn Rand’s Fountainhead

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Episode 72 - October Project - Knit + Fabric

Events
All Fiber Retreat in Traverse City, MI November 12-15

Knitting Related Acquisitions
Brother 930/940 update
colourmart.com
Peter Patchis Yarns

Hand Knitting
Red scarf
Entrechat by Lisa Chemery

Machine Knitting
The “Boiled Wool” vest by Nance B. Keenan (no link found)
CSM Heel Tab "No Shows" Socks by Sue Vunesky
September Project - The Vest
Dr. Bronner’s castile soap
Left Wheel by Berroco Design Team
Four Quarters Pullover by Pam Allen
Vinca yarn

Resources
Aussie Wool Mix for Woolens
1/2 lb or 300 g pure soap flakes (Ivory)
1 cup or 200 ml methylated spirits (methyl alcohol)
1 small bottle or 50 ml oil of eucalyptus 

Mix methylated spirits with soap flakes. Add oil of eucalyptus. Use 1 T per garment. Dissolve in hot water and pour into the lukewarm washing water. Hand or machine wash on wool cycle - no rinse unless it’s white. The eucalyptus oil preserves wool. Squeeze water out and roll in towel or spin out in washer. Lay flat out of direct sun.

From Manon Salois in her CMS Workshop materials.

Ribber cast on comb/ open stitch single bed cast on on the alessandrina.com
Listen to the interview on this bonus episode
Get service and operating manuals on machineknittinget.com

Rant: trite sayings - Great question! Make no mistake. We take XXX very seriously. I’m not going to lie.
Rave: Red Rose Teas responded to my complaint

VitaMeataVegeMin
I’m doing the grocery shopping now.

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Episode 71 - September Project - Vest

Events
Michigan Fiber Expo October 10-11 near Ann Arbor, MI
Good Karma virtual crank-in

Knitting Related Acquisitions
Brother 940 restoration update

Hand Knitting
Scarf to Calm the Nerves
Classic Elite Commotion 2 yarn

Machine Knitting
August Project - Ribbed Garment (Paris Poncho)
September Project - The Vest
The “Boiled Wool” vest by Nance B. Keenan (no link found)
Best of Both Tunic Top by Sally Melville
Stylish Blends book (#51) by Sandee Cherry
Dishcloth, Tuck Striped, 2 Carriage, MK by slisen
My Tuck Dishcloths
Barcelona - revised (mid-gauge)
Ireland Sideways Sweater

Resources
Carol Scott at [email protected] showed the Interknits group how to transfer a design from Garment Designer to DesignAKnit.

Rant: Daylight Saving Time
Rave: Brooklyn 99 television show

VitaMeataVegeMin
Squash soup - don’t throw away the stuff from inside the squash.

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Episode 70 - August Project - Ribbing

Events
Michigan Fiber Expo October 10-11 near Ann Arbor, MI

Knitting Related Acquisitions
Brother 940 + 850 ribber
Tilt stand

Machine Knitting
July Project - Garter Carriage (Notched Hem Tank Top)
August Project - Ribbed Garment (Paris Poncho)
September Project - Vest discussion thread
One, Two, or Three-yarn Asymmetrical Vest by Sally Melville
Veste Everest by Veronik Avery
Axis by Shellie Anderson for Shibui Knits
The “Boiled Wool” vest by Nance B. Keenan (no link found)

Resources
Super Tips for Machine Knits by Angela N. Gordon. Copyright 1989.
Australian & New Zealand Cast On video link
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Rant: Red Rose tea bags
Rave: Better storage for soft cheeses

VitaMeataVegeMin
Roast Chicken Dinner
Twenty by Michael Ruhlman

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