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Irene Woods
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Приєднався 4 січ 2015
Afghan Seam Scarf Pattern
This is a pattern for Lesson 3 in the GK 370 beginner series. It is not limited to the GK 370, but can be made on any midgauge or bulky machine. It is very easy to knit and finish. The afghan seam is faster to complete than mattress stitch for most people and it provides a bit of decorative trim to a plain stockinet scarf.
A PDF for the pattern can be downloaded here:
Afghan Seam Scarf clearwaterknits.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Afghan-Seam-Scarf.pdf
I hope you enjoy making this scarf.
Irene Woods
A PDF for the pattern can be downloaded here:
Afghan Seam Scarf clearwaterknits.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Afghan-Seam-Scarf.pdf
I hope you enjoy making this scarf.
Irene Woods
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Lesson 3 for the GK370 Midgauge Knitting Machine
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This is Lesson 3 in the GK 370 beginner series. In it we learn to e-wrap cast on over waste yarn and ravel cord, use waste yarn as a stitch holder, join vertical edges with the afghan stitch seam, and make mock cables. Knitted and crocheted blankets and throws are also known as afghans in the US. I do not know how they got that name, but it has been a common term for at least 70 years. This sea...
Lesson 2 Easy Hemmed Brim Hat Pattern
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This is the support pattern for Lesson 2 in the GK 370 beginner series. a PDF of the pattern can be downloaded from my website, Clearwater Knits, here: clearwaterknits.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Easy-Hemmed-Hat.pdf If you prefer to read it online, it's here: clearwaterknits.com/easy-hemmed-hat-2 This hat can be made on any midgauge knitting machine, and most bulky machines by adjusting the ...
Lesson 2 For the GK 370 Knitting Machine
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This is Lesson 2 for the GK 370 midgauge knitting machine. In this lesson we will learn how to cast on with waste yarn and ravel cord, use the transfer tool to make a folded hem and decrease the top of a hat, remove the stitches onto a threaded yarn needle, and sew the hat seam. In the pattern video for this lesson we will knit stripes, changing colors to knit them, and a trick for getting them...
Quick and Easy Baby's Roll Brim Hat
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This is a great beginner hat pattern. It is simple enough for a first project when learning to use your GK 370 knitting machine and can be made on other models, as well. The pattern is designed specifically to support Lesson 1 in the GK 370 knitting machine beginner series and provides a practical exercise in learning how to thread the machine, cast on, knit stockinet, backstitch bind off, and ...
Lesson One For GK 370 Knitting Machine
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This is the first lesson in a series for the GK 370 knitting machine. It operates similarly to the LK 150, but there are a few differences. If you have an LK 300 CeCe, these lessons will also apply to this machine. The only difference between the GK 370 and the LK 300 CeCe is that the CeCe has an additional 50-needle section in the bed. The carriages are the same, even though colors and brandin...
GK 370, LK 300 CeCe, and LK 150 Comparisons
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This is a side-by-side comparison of the Silver Reed GK370, LK300 CeCe, and LK 150 plastic flat bed knitting machines. It demonstrates how similar all machines are, and that the needle beds and carriages are interchangeagle.
Setting Up the GK 370 Knitting Machine
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Recently a new midgauge machine, the GK 370, has become available in several online marketplaces. Unfortunately, all documentation and instruction is in Japanese. This video tutorial will help you set it up and get it running. I show you how to get it out of the box, install all the pieces, then knit a small sample with DK yarn, and measure gauge using a hand knitters' gauge, the Susan Bates Kn...
Mitered V Neckband With Vertical Center Line
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This is a tutorial for the LK 150 knitting machine, also suitable for any basic knitting machine without a ribber and is meant for intermediate knitters. Some experience with transfer tools and decreasing is required. It is a complete step-by-step lesson on knitting a neckband for a V-neck pullover sweater that has a mitered band with a center vertical stitch that extends from the point of the ...
Grafting on the Machine With Knit Sides Together
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This is actually my favorite method of closing sock toes on the knitting machine, especially the ones that have toes shaped with transfer tool decreases, and only a small number of stitches at the tip. Most people find this technique easier to master than the one worked with purl sides together, and it can be used nearly every time knitted pieces need to be grafted. It does not work for the Rom...
Grafting on the Machine With Purl Sides together
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This video covers grafting on a knitting machine, with the purl sides of the fabric facing each other. This technique is a little more challenging to master than the one worked with knit sides together, but there are a few times it is the only possible way to graft two pieces of knitting. Practice on small pieces, like the 10-stitch wide ones shown in the video. If a midgauge or bulky machine i...
Grafting Method 1
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This method is worked similarly to a handknitting grafting method. I am showing it joining the beginning and end of a single panel. It would be perfect for joining the ends of a circle scarf, or the Double Thick Romeo Slippers, pattern available here: clearwaterknits.com/double-thick-slippers/ And UA-cam support videos here: Part 1 ua-cam.com/video/REmiNvcfcKA/v-deo.html Part 2 ua-cam.com/video...
Double Thick Slippers part 1
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Popularly called Romeos, because they resemble the old mens’ Romeo slippers. This is a very old pattern. It was originally part of my book, Knitting for Bazaars and Gifts, published in 1988, and was made using every other needle on a standard gauge knitting machine. Knitting worsted weight yarn was a little thinner back then, averaging 20 sts, 28 rows per 4”/10 cm, or 5 sts, 7 rows per inch. Th...
Double Thick Slippers part 2
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In this second part, I finish knitting the slipper and show one method of grafting the raw edges of the cast on and top of the slipper. There is also a close-up of closing up the holes that form on the sides, due to stretching while knitting all the short row pockets. See part 1 for the first half of the construction: Double Thick Slippers part 1 ua-cam.com/video/REmiNvcfcKA/v-deo.html The patt...
LK 150 Child's Cardigan Part 4 Wider Buttonhole Band
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To see instructions on joining and binding off the buttonhole band, please watch Part 3, ua-cam.com/video/-LFmuUEM_ek/v-deo.html I can definitely see uses for both versions of this buttonhole band. When knitting with a stable, stiffer yarn, possibly one with a good amount of cotton in it, I would try this on a placket for a ladies' or girls' top. A narrow band is usually better for those garmen...
Child's cardigan Part 3 Attaching the Buttonhole Band
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Child's cardigan Part 3 Attaching the Buttonhole Band
Child's Cardigan Part 2 Measuring Gauge and Knitting the Buttonholes
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Child's Cardigan Part 2 Measuring Gauge and Knitting the Buttonholes
LK 150 Child's Cardigan Part 1 Picot Hem and Knitting Gauge Swatch
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LK 150 Child's Cardigan Part 1 Picot Hem and Knitting Gauge Swatch
Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan Front Bands part 2
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Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan Front Bands part 2
Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan Buttonhole Tutorial
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Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan Buttonhole Tutorial
Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan Sleeves
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Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan Sleeves
Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan, Fronts
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Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan, Fronts
Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan, Back
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Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan, Back
Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan, Tier 4 and Neckband
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Midgauge Fairisle Round Yoke Cardigan, Tier 4 and Neckband
Bulky Fairisle Round Yoke Pullover, Seams
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Bulky Fairisle Round Yoke Pullover, Seams
Bulky Fairisle Round Yoke Pullover, Hem Neckband and Add Short Rows to Back
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Bulky Fairisle Round Yoke Pullover, Hem Neckband and Add Short Rows to Back
Bulky Fairisle Round Yoke Pullover, Seaming the Yoke and Knitting the Neckband
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Bulky Fairisle Round Yoke Pullover, Seaming the Yoke and Knitting the Neckband
Bulky Fairisle Yoke Pullover, Tier 4
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Bulky Fairisle Yoke Pullover, Tier 4
Bulky Fairisle Yoke Pullover, Tiers 2 and 3
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Bulky Fairisle Yoke Pullover, Tiers 2 and 3
Bulky Fairisle Round Yoke Pullover, Tier 1
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Bulky Fairisle Round Yoke Pullover, Tier 1
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Very nice video Irene, perfect for someone just starting out, but a great technique refresher for any knitter. Thank you!
Thank you for your videos you are so helpful I would like to know if you can do one when you explain what the carriage functions and the levers on the side and the different tensions.
Yes, I am planning to do a lesson on the carriage functions and levers soon.
You saved me from a lot of stress ❤lol
Thank heavens I just found you on utube. Please continue giving lessons. I learned 35 years ago on the Knit King standard and bulky machines. Life happened and both machines went into storage. I am very much interested in relearning every thing I have forgotten and am very grateful for finding you. I am a very slow hand knitter so really need to go back to machine knitting if I ever want to finish a project in a timely manner. Thank you for helping all these beginners.
Thank you, Irene. Will you please teach a lesson on how to change the yarn for making multiple colors in a garment. I am new to machine knitting. Your videos are very easy to follow. Please keep these lessons going.
I will be making a video on changing colors in the next lesson. We are going to make a hat with stripes and a hemmed brim, so will be using the transfer tool as well.
@irenewoods8480 I'm excited, and thank you 😊
Thank you, much needed
Thank you so much ❤ love your series so much
You're very welcome! I'm happy you like the series.
As always great and clear instructions!
Thank you so much!
Omg thank you so much
Glad you found it helpful!
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This is great! I actually recently bought and restored an LK300 (via ebay Japan.) There is so little about this type of carriage (particularly aat this gauge.)
I was a little surprised when I got my LK 300 CeCe. The bed is exactly the same as the LK 150, but the carriage is like a blend of the LK 100 and LK 150. I can use all of the LK 150 carriages and parts on it, except for the yarn mast. There is a cut-out in the bed where the little square piece that holds the yarn mast connects. If you are able to find that piece, you could even add the LK 150 mast and upper tension if you wanted to. Of course, the yarn mast is not necessary in order to use the intarsia carriage and that's a great addition.
@irenewoods8480 I have also just acquired a Singer 700. I'm knitting a manual tuck stitch top on the LK300; they are placed on the two sides of a work bench. I turned the mast around on the 700, and it's working terrifically to feed yarn down to the LK300 carriage, more like the function of the LK150 mast. I'm trying to be "disciplined" to not over-buy accessories. (Somehow an entire 700 machine was a better idea than the parts for an LK150 mast? 😂)
Thanks for doing this video, Irene. I have been very curious about the GK370.
Thanks, Diana. There isn't much information available for them, and they are really great machines.
@@irenewoods8480 For years, I've been wishing we had an ideal entry-level, affordable machine. The best option is the LK-150, but the GK370 at about $100 cheaper, would be wonderful. However, for entry-level MKers to be comfortable, the labels and book need to be in English.
Hello and Happy New Year's I plan to buy the GK370 and I would like to know if you can do a video on that machine. I saw your other video and it didn't really help me understand the machine cuz I know the instructions come in only Japanese so I would like to know if you can go through the whole machine and explain to what the different parts of meaning like how to set the stitch on hole over things like that I hope I'm explaining it right. And a close-up on it. Thank you
Hi! Yes, I'm working on a series of lessons for this machine, beginner lessons, and taking it one step at a time. We're going to cover everything from threading the carriage onwards. Not having a manual in English is really difficult for most people, so I'm trying to get close-up video of all the steps.
I tried to google this. It looks like she is no longer making these. :( Do you know of anyone else who is?
En francais svp
I truly wish I could, but I don't speak French.
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The reason you are having trouble with your needle selector, is because your brake sponge needs replacing, I can tell by the slackness of your needles, because the sponge is worn, the needle butts are lifting, causing it to jam the selector and the main carriage a little bit.
How much prise this machine
That's a great little tool, where did you find it?
I love that pattern. I am planning on getting a knitting machine by the new year. LK 150 is what I have in mind. Just finished a multi colored hand knit front of a sweater, but the tension on a knitting machine is perfect, while mine is just okay. Will watch your videos for great ideas, thank you!
Nice!
Can I use Red Heart #4 Medium yarns in the LK150?
Thank you for your answer. Sincerely
Sorry but its SO boring you talk abort a needelpuscher for 6 min! And abort 4-5 minuts on the 1 video.. If you Mean People at newbeginner, its mayby if better to tell abort hos you made the piece you already made on the machine...
Where we can buy this machine plesae?
I'm sorry, I don't know where they can be purchased outside of North America. they are made by Silver Reed, a Chinese company, and I do know that they have international distributors. Try Googling Silver Reed LK 150 knitting machines.
Great ! And where did you buy this cart please ?
If you mean the knitting machine, I used to be a Studio knitting machine dealer. This machine is nearly 30 years old, and one I purchased from my distributor in the mid 1990s in the United States. They are currently sold under the Silver Reed brand, and are called LK 150.
@@irenewoods8480 Thank you for your reply. But actually I was talking about the Selector cart. I bought the LK 150 machine before and wish I could do even more with it.
@@323352 This selector carriage has not been manufactured since the 1990s, and the only way to get one now is pre-owned, from estate sales, eBay, Facebook sales pages, etc. KrisKrafter began selling an updated version of it about a year ago. It is called the Needle Beetle, and is red. It works nearly identically, except that it brings the selected needles all the way forward.
J’adore mille mercis
Thank you for the videos demonstrating the various ways to do Fair Isle on the LK150. The FC 6 Fair Isle carriage was manufactured but they are no longer produced, like wise the AG11 intarsia carriage was also discontinued. A shame really as the LK150 is readily available and very popular knitting machine.
Yes, it really is a great shame. I own both the FC-6 and the AG10, and love them. Since the FC-6 is no longer available, and extremely hard to find used, I did not include instructions for using it in this series. I might show a demo of it in the future, but for now, the purpose of this series is just to show various ways Fairisle/color work can be done with the main carriage, on both the LK 150 and KX 350 machines. You really are not limited to the method shown in the machine manual.
I like your style. You're taking your time and being very clear about everything. Subbed
I like this method the best! Thanks for demonstrating it, Irene.
I have one of those type boards and have used it with doing lace work on the KM
Thank you Irene,for this brilliant Idea,I’ve just build my own magnetic board😝 clip on a magnetic sheet onto a standup clipboard, available in office supply shops, cut a small strip of the magnetic sheet to use for front.Works well.I love your videos and patterns💖
Great idea! Thanks for sharing. Irene Woods