Hand y Machine Knitting

Episode 42 - May 2018
Geezer Chicness

Events
June 9 World Wide Knit in Public Day

July 20–21 30th Annual Monroe Knitting Seminar, Monroe, MI Susan Adams, Charlene Shafer, Sandee Cherry [email protected]

July 28 Summer Wine and Wool at Sandhill Crane Vineyards near Jackson, MI

July 28-29 Founders Fest at the Textile Institute in Minneapolis, MN. It is put on by the Midwest Machine Knitters Collective. Mary Anne Oger is teaching.

August 2-5 Stitches Midwest in Schaumberg, IL

August 15-18 Michigan Fiber Festival in Allegan, MI

Acquisitions
Knitting machine cover (actually an electronic keyboard cover) on Amazon.com.

Hand Knitting
NoShow Socks by La Maison Rililie Designs with Lorna’s Laces Solemate yarn.

Machine Knitting
Geezer Chic (my project)

Resources
Helen Sharp’s blog
YouTube video - high end garment cut and sew

Rant: cottonwood tree debris
Rave: Salty Dog cocktail

VitaMeataVegaMin
Spouse and I are doing the 5:2 eating plan. Two days of very low calories and five days of eating normally.

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Events

I hosted Mary Anne Oger at my home for two days of instruction and hands on knitting. I recorded and released my interview with her in August 2107.

I went to the 40th Annual Spring Fling in Peru, IN. Arnetta Kenney recommended the Chart-Rite book by Bonnie Ralston and Norma Sweet. Look for it on used book sites.

May 25-27 Pacifically Passap, Pat Groves at knit-a-bit-oregon.com/

July 20–21 30th Annual Monroe Knitting Seminar, Monroe, MI Susan Adams, Charlene Shafer, Sandee Cherry [email protected]

July 28 Summer Wine and Wool at Sandhill Crane Vineyards near Jackson, MI

July 28-29 Founders Fest at the Textile Institute in Minneapolis, MN. It is put on by the Midwest Machine Knitters Collective. Mary Anne Oger is teaching.

Acquisitions
Silver Needles cone winder. I got an older model.
Sponge bars for the Brother 940.
We can all find some eight stitch repeat patterns from machineknittingetc.com.

Hand Knitting
Three Seasons in Scotland hot water bottle cozy pattern by Hanna Weibye.
NoShow Socks by La Maison Rililie Designs with Lorna’s Laces Solemate yarn.

Machine Knitting
Take an Old Bag Shopping by Pat Holbrook published in Knitwords #44, Spring 2008. Here is a blog post I should have read first about knitting it on a Brother machine.
Tiers of Joy skirt designed by MAO is in Knitwords #47.

Resources
Needle Selector tools for LK-150 and LK-100 machine are hard to find these days. Sorry!

Rant and Rave
Rant: rabbits ate our tulips
Rave: looooonnngg hug

What Would Ruthie Say?
She would say to B+.

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Bygones
Industrial rib looks like 2 by 1 rib on both sides but is actually a form of 1 by 1 rib. Here is Diana Sullivan’s video where she does a version that really is 2 by 1.

Rant and Rave
Rant: “It is what it is.” PIN number, VIN number, ATM machine.
Rave: Saying “Yes!” (or no) right away.

Events
I’m hosting Mary Anne Oger at my home for two days of instruction and hands on knitting. I recorded and released my interview with her in August 2107.

April 7-8 Yarn Con, Chicago, IL

April 10-11 MAO Uncensored in Grand Blanc, MI
contact: me at [email protected]

April 13-14 40th Annual Spring Fling Peru, IN

April 14-15 Spring Fiber Expo Ann Arbor, MI

April 27-28 DAK workshop Monroe, MI
contact: Cathy Reaume at [email protected]

May 25-27 Pacifically Passap
contact: Pat Groves at knit-a-bit-oregon.com/

Hand Knitting
Winter Forest Cowl by Anna Lange as heard about on the Knitting Pipeline Podcast. Link to mine.

Three Seasons in Scotland hot water bottle cozy pattern by Hanna Weibye. Link to mine.

Felted Moccasins slightly altered with Judy’s Magic Cast On. Here's mine.

Machine Knitting
A body stocking for my stunt double, Shela.

Resources
Amy Herzog’s Craftsy class Fit to Flatter.

VitaMeataVegeMin
No Fuss, No Sugar Added Berry Jam recipe by Melissa D’Arabian. I added some monk fruit sweetener.

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Rant and Rave

Rant: Sloppy “fitted” sheets
Rave: New Girl

Events
March 10 Cranky Knitter Rodeo, Lake Orion, MI
April 7-8 Yarn Con, Chicago, IL
April 13-14 40th Annual Spring Fling Peru, IN
April 14-15 Spring Fiber Expo Ann Arbor, MI
April 27-28 DAK workshop Monroe, MI
contact: Cathy Reaume at [email protected]
May 25-27 Pacifically Passap, Pat Groves at knit-a-bit-oregon.com/
July 20–21 30th Annual Monroe Knitting Seminar, Monroe, MI
contact: Cathy Reaume at [email protected]
August 2-5 Stitches Midwest in Schaumberg, IL
August 15-18 Michigan Fiber Festival in Allegan, MI

Acquisitions
Stuff that came in:
Frenchy aka White 1502 double bed knitting machine plus accessories
Noro Kochroan
Berroco Memoirs
SWTC Phoenix
cones of cotton, silk, and wool
She-La the dressform
Easy Short Rowing Techniques and Design by Martine Ward
Cool Tops by Kay Furtaro
Marion Nelson pattern cards
Chart-Rite, Curves, Curves, Curves, Armholes Plus, That Final Touch by Norma Sweet and sometimes Bonnie Ralston.
Going Places - Charting with your Calcuknit by Jan Wold and Jan Mills

Stuff that went out - hand knitting books

A place to sell your yarn - Destashio.com

Hand Knitting
Winter Forest Cowl by Anna Lange
Knitting Pipeline Podcast

Machine Knitting
Lots o’ socks on the Legare
JaWoll sock yarn
TrekkingUndershirt UFO
Summer top practice piece

Resources
Recordkeeping ideas
Juana’s CSM Log
Kathryn Ivy’s journals

VitaMeataVegeMin
Rosemary Almonds with Browned Butter

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Rant and Rave
Rant: DVD packaging
Rave: Gordon Food Service food storage containers

Acquisitions
Stuff that came in - two cones of rayon chenille, two cones of black Wool Crepe Deluxe, one cone of a wool chenille from Silk City, one cone of 90/10 wool/nylon sock yarn, duplicate Brother 350 knitting machine.

Stuff that went out - lots and lots of coned yarn given away, some books, some magazines, one video, LK-150 50 needle extension kit, KnitKing KHC 820 colour changer.

Hand Knitting
Linen and cotton dishcloth

Machine Knitting
Saddle shoulder cardigan

Marion Nelson Saddle Shoulder Pattern Cards for Machine Knitters
Non-rolling band from Machine Knitters Source and Colleen Smitherman
Angled hems as taught by Sandee Cherry
Short row shaping
Double roll neck as taught by Carol Scott
Uneven sides
Afterthought pocket by Lucy Neatby in Finesse Your Knitting 1
Needle out of work seaming
Yarn markers
Stable necklines as advocated by Sally Melville and Chris Bylsma
Magic formula calculator website GetKnitting.com.
Yarn from Peter Patchis

Log cabin demonstration

Susan Guagliumi’s Machine Knitting Hand-Manipulated Stitches Crafts class
Roberta Rose Kelley’s YouTube videos part 1 and part 2
Moderne Baby Blanket
Log Cabin Scrap Blanket

Resources
All about gauge
Gauge specific rulers
Diana Sullivan’s post
Susan G’s post
EstherKate’s post

VitaMeataVegeMin
Add diced avocado and supremed grapefruit to a salad with Asian dressing.

Asian Ginger Dressing
½ t garlic powder, 2 T grated ginger root, ¾ c oil, ⅓ c rice vinegar, ½ c soy sauce, 3 T honey, ¼ c water. Combine everything in a little sauce pot and warm to slightly liquify the honey. Let cool before dressing the salad.

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Merry Christmas to you and I wish you a happy and healthy new year!

Rant and Rave
Rant: My front loading washing machine smells - Ew!
Rave: Shake your hands after washing to reduce waste. TED talk here.

2018 Events
February 16-17 Knitting Pipeline Retreat in Washington, IL
April 7-8 Yarn Con, Chicago, IL
April 13-14 40th Annual Spring Fling Peru, IN
April 14-15 Spring Fiber Expo Ann Arbor, MI
May 25-27 Pacifically Passap, Pat Groves at knit-a-bit-oregon.com/
July 20–21 30th Annual Monroe Knitting Seminar, Monroe, MI
contact: Cathy Reaume at [email protected]
August 2-5 Stitches Midwest in Schaumberg, IL
August 15-18 Michigan Fiber Festival in Allegan, MI

Acquisitions
None!

I indirectly referred to the book Love Languages by Gary Chapman. Find out about the five love languages here.

We have a mostly giftless Christmas. Susan Ager inspired me years ago when she wrote for the Detroit Free Press.

Hand Knitting
Felted Clogs (AC33) pattern for men and women by Beverly Galeska. After two pair in quick succession, my hands ached for stretches recommended by Carson Demers.

Practical and cute headband knit out of Cascade Fixation yarn. I use the techniques out of Modular Knits book by Iris Schreier. I can make one during an episode of Call the Midwife.

Machine Knitting
The warm undershirt project is on-going. I used Garment Designer software to design it with zero ease, raglan sleeves, and a loose one row tuck stitch. The 1RT is a genius idea from Mary Anne Oger.

Socks on the Legare CSM. One with Opal Little Prince and one with Kroy yarn in the carbon colorway.

Build a Mitten by Michelle Goodhand (ridelikethewind on Ravelry).

Resources
DL1000 Linker video on YouTube featuring Susan Guagliumi.
Part 1
Part 2

VitaMeataVegeMin
Baked Caramel Corn recipe available by request.

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Episode 37 - November 2017

BygonesI said Easy Breezy Summer Top but it’s actually called Easy Breezy Tank - a great pattern by Michelle Goodhand (ridelikethewind on Ravelry).

Rant and Rave
Rant: Jeans with spandex
Rave: Jeans without spandex - Wrangler jeans

2018 Events
February 16-17 Knitting Pipeline Retreat in Washington, IL

April 7-8 Yarn Con, Chicago, IL

April 13-14 40th Annual Spring Fling Peru, IN

April 14-15 Spring Fiber Expo Ann Arbor, MI

May 25-27 Pacifically Passap, Pat Groves at knit-a-bit-oregon.com/

July 20–21 30th Annual Monroe Knitting Seminar, Monroe, MI

contact: Cathy Reaume at [email protected]

August 2-5 Stitches Midwest in Schaumberg, IL

August 15-18 Michigan Fiber Festival in Allegan, MI

Acquisitions

Books leaving the studio.

72 needle replacement cylinder for the Legare CSM. Contact David Lord on Facebook for all your cylinder and ribber dial needs.

50 needle extension kit for LK-150

Mini garter bars from a Raveler and a needle retainer bar from Kris Krafter for the Brother 350

Hand Knitting
Autumn Fusion scarf by Brigitte Elliott with Noro Silk Garden sock yarn and Heavenly contrast yarn. Here’s mine.

Check out Lucy Neatby’s free Craftsy sock knit along where I learned about a great cast on for top down socks.

Practical and cute headband knit out of Cascade Fixation yarn. I use the techniques out of Modular Knits book by Iris Schreier. I can make one during an episode of Call the Midwife.

Machine Knitting
Slippers! Try the Clog Slipper pattern by Karalyn Rainey.I used Garment Designer software to design an undershirt.

Try It!
Knit a blanket or afghan on a knitting machine.
Machine knitters ought to try the Felted Clogs (AC33) pattern for men and women and the children's pattern by Beverly Galeska.

VitaMeataVegeMin
Cure-You-Quick chicken stock. Saute a family size package of chicken legs in a bit of oil in a large stock pot. Add some roughly chopped onion. Reduce heat to low and cover to let sweat for 25-30 minutes. Add salt to taste and 2 bay leaves as well as water - 4 cups for double strength or 8 cups for full strength stock. Bring to a simmer. Let simmer without boiling for 30-45 minutes. Remove chicken and let cool until cool enough to handle to remove the meat from the bones and skin. Strain and de-fat stock. This freezes very well.

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What Would Ruthie Say?
Charity shops often have garments made with cool yarn that you can recover.

Bygones
I said Asymmetrical Vest when I should have said Color Bridges Vest in the last episode. Also I may as well apologize for the text alert sounds you heard in this episode.

Rant and Rave
Rave: Citizens’ Police Academy
Rant: Mail Thievery

Scary sounds by soundbible.com

Events
The next CSM crank-in at the Heritage Spinning and Weaving shop in Lake Orion, MI is scheduled for Saturday October 28.

Acquisitions
Brother KX-350 (video link)
Viking Rose sewing machine
72 needle replacement cylinder - I’ll link to this after I test it first.

Hand Knitting
Two color garter stitch washcloths (link to a cowl or gaiter with same stitch pattern)
Autumn Fusion scarf by Brigitte Elliott with Noro Silk Garden sock yarn and Heavenly contrast yarn.  Here’s mine so far.

Machine Knitting
Chenille two color stripe vest
Easy Breezy Summer Top by Michelle Goodhand (ridelikethewind on Ravelry)
Barcelona by Anne Lavene
My sister’s black wrap (stolen!)

Try It!
Knit a sock blank on a knitting machine.
Bind off your machine knitted piece by hand.

Resources
Susan G.’s Sinker Post/Gate Peg Bind-Offs
Forward Head Posture Correction by Dr. Paula Moore.

VitaMeataVegeMin
Canned tomatoes and green chile adobo sauce. Hey! They go together well!

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What Would Ruthie Say?
Get a colonoscopy.

Rant and Rave
Rave: So Bronze Professional Sunless Tanning
Rant: Icky paper in new books. Is it the way of publishing these days?

Mary Anne Oger’s Handbook for Manual Machine Knitters and Gretchen Rubin’s Four Tendencies books have this paper and the value of the content should not be judged by the paper.

Events
The next CSM crank-in at the Heritage Spinning and Weaving shop in Lake Orion, MI is scheduled for Saturday October 28.

Interknit Machine Knitter’s Guild October 14-15 seminar with knitwear designer Rebekah Younger in Glen Ellyn, IL.

The Fall Fiber Expo is October 21-22 at the Washtenaw County Fairgrounds.

Acquisitions
These are all out of print but check them out if you can find them. They might already be in your library if you’ve been machine knitting for some time.

Audrey Palmer’s Book of Linked Edgings & Finishings
Super Skirts - A Helping Hand from Linda Carver
Machine Knitted Skirts by Mary Weaver

Hand Knitting
Grandma’s Favorite Dishcloth this one is by Ruth Slate but there are others out there. I do a kfb increase to avoid the yarn over. I use 3.75 mm or US5 needles.

The Retro Rib Socks by Evelyn A. Clark from Favorite Socks - 25 Timeless Designs is going to be frogged. I’m going to reuse the Integrity yarn in the Dune colorway.

Machine Knitting
I made six pairs of socks at the Third Annual Lake Michigan Sock Retreat. Boot Socks for my sister was the first. Check out my Ravelry project pages for the others.

Erlbacher aluminum cylinders for Legare CSM. Beware that Aluminum + oil = black marks. This pair shows the mark I am trying to remove.

I’m still working on my vest project. I’ve been inspired by Carol Scott [email protected]. Regardless of which stitch pattern I use, I will be using Garment Designer. Cochenille is the company behind the software.

Try It!
English Rib + Knitting machine and ribber = Brioche stitch.

Fruity Knitting Podcast episode with the interview with Nancy Marchant.

Garter stitch is easier by hand than it is by machine.

Resources
Machine Knitted Skirts by Mary Weaver is a gold mine of information.

VitaMeataVegeMin
I’m making my own healthy recipe binder with 10 to 12 recipes that I will be able to cook from memory.

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Rant and Rave

Rave: Salads with Miso Salad Dressing
Rant: Satisfaction surveys

Events
The Grand Rapids Area Machine Knitters Club is having Diana Sullivan September 8-9. This is on the west side of Michigan. I only found one online reference and that is to their Facebook group.

The next CSM crank-in at the Heritage Spinning and Weaving shop in Lake Orion, MI is scheduled for Saturday October 28.

Interknit Machine Knitter’s Guild October 14-15 seminar with knitwear designer Rebekah Younger in Glen Ellyn, IL.

The Fall Fiber Expo is October 21-22 at the Washtenaw County Fairgrounds.

Knitting Pipeline Eagle Crest Retreat is November 8-11 in or near Washington, IL.

Anne Hanson of Bare Naked Wools has great patterns and beautiful yarns.

Michelle Goodhand, machine knitting instructor at City Knits.

Cochenille, the company behind the Garment Designer software has very informative webinars.

Acquisitions
KnitKing Calcuknit - you can find the manual at machineknittingetc.com and buy the Ragu Charting book at countryknittingofmaine.com.
Knitwords issues 38-53 on a disk
Knitwords issues 1-16 bought on eBay
Tami Nobuyuki machine knitting handbooks
Atlantique pattern by Anne Hanson of Knitspot
Bare Naked Wools Fresh Lace 65% silk and 35% linen
I bought rayon and flax yarn at Forma.
MAO’s Handbook for Manual Machine Knitters is chock-a-block full of great information.
“Look, if you feel guilty about pleasure, you don’t deserve to have pleasure.” said Nigella Lawson on Milk Street Radio.

Hand Knitting
I made the  Mitered Dishcloth by Bernat with a thick cotton yarn. We like garter stitch dishcloths because they are super scrubby.

I also made a pair of Duffers, a fulled slipper pattern by Mindie Tallack using Paton’s Classic Wool yarn.

Machine Knitting
Skirt made with a rayon and linen yarn - maybe not a great choice for a skirt

Kindred by Sue Corcoran from Knitwords #52.

Resources
The Detroit Experience Factory gives free walking tours of Detroit every Saturday. I love taking guided tours of great cities.

VitaMeataVegeMin
Pickled peppers is a refrigerator pickle recipe from the Thrift At Home blog.