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RE: The Ultimate Sweater Machine - Trial Run
I read your post but the machine is still a mystery to me...😮 How does it change tension or stitches? I hope I will have a look at such a machine in real sometime, as this is so intriguing. Your knitted swatch is so neat, and going fast for bigger projects would be very helpful (can you already estimate how long you need for example a 40 x50 cm rectangle?
And I remember the @akipponn was interested in purchasing a knitting machine..... (@akipponn: have you bought one already?)
Hi @newmannsalva. The machine has 100 needles. There are several youTube videos on how to increase, and decrease stitches. The machine has different positions for working and non-working needles. This 46 second short video illustrates increasing.
This video illustrates decreasing.
The tension is handled by the carriage. As long as you have plenty of yarn loose, then the carriage moves freely.
I can easily knit a blanket in an evening. I did my knit sample from this post in a matter of minutes. I have seen some people complaining about this machine, but so far it is working for me.
Wooooooow I am amazed, so fast!!!! I am not sure if these machines are not common in Germany or just in my circle of friends. I remember that we have more needleworkes here who use machines and it is fascinating how many divers systems there are.
But the speed... Oh sigh, now I am also dreaming of such a knitting machine.
Thank you so much for the explaining <3
Do you have projects in mind? I saw this artful blanket on Ravelry today, but a blanket would need so much time.... but with a machine ...
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/intarsia-mountain