Thanks for this and your videos I just got my sweater knitting machine and waiting till I finish crocheting two blankets I’m working on until I start working on the machine. So I’m working to learn how to use it and basics before I get it out of the box. I’m so excited.
Thank you for this!! I was confused about how this could be done on both sides, but you answered my question on if that one row made a difference.. and even how to make it perfect if I want to. Soo helpful, I'm relieved lol
Thanks! You can use this method in tuck stitch, but there are a few complicating factors (that also have work arounds). The multi-stitch decrease in tuck would be basically the same thing. Where it gets tricky is the increase, because you're putting all your increased sts out to D position while you knit the first few rows (to build up enough cloth to put the weights on). You could just put them out, but not QUITE in D position - this way the sts are still far enough away from the end of the needle, so they don't jump off, but the needles aren't all the way in D. If they WERE all the way out to D, your machine would treat them as tuck sts. The other option is to have a scrap piece of cloth already made, hang it where you want your increases, cast-on the increases on top of that cloth and hang the weights on the scrap cloth. You'd have to cut it off (or attach it with ravel cord) when you're done. Of course, if you can plan your increases inbetween rows of tuck, you could put the cam dial back to 'O' for the increase rows, then hang your weights, go back to tuck and you're off to the races. Hope that made sense! I may get a video up one day that explains that better :)
I just got my vintage machine I bought online in working order and started my first sweater project. Perfect timing!
Yay for you!!!! Congrats on the new machine!
Thanks for this and your videos I just got my sweater knitting machine and waiting till I finish crocheting two blankets I’m working on until I start working on the machine. So I’m working to learn how to use it and basics before I get it out of the box. I’m so excited.
Thank you for this!! I was confused about how this could be done on both sides, but you answered my question on if that one row made a difference.. and even how to make it perfect if I want to. Soo helpful, I'm relieved lol
Yay!!
Thank you!😀
great video, thanks! can you use the same methods when knitting in tuck stitch?
Thanks! You can use this method in tuck stitch, but there are a few complicating factors (that also have work arounds). The multi-stitch decrease in tuck would be basically the same thing. Where it gets tricky is the increase, because you're putting all your increased sts out to D position while you knit the first few rows (to build up enough cloth to put the weights on). You could just put them out, but not QUITE in D position - this way the sts are still far enough away from the end of the needle, so they don't jump off, but the needles aren't all the way in D. If they WERE all the way out to D, your machine would treat them as tuck sts. The other option is to have a scrap piece of cloth already made, hang it where you want your increases, cast-on the increases on top of that cloth and hang the weights on the scrap cloth. You'd have to cut it off (or attach it with ravel cord) when you're done.
Of course, if you can plan your increases inbetween rows of tuck, you could put the cam dial back to 'O' for the increase rows, then hang your weights, go back to tuck and you're off to the races.
Hope that made sense! I may get a video up one day that explains that better :)
@@rachelmacmachineknits995 Thanks so much for this reply - really helpfull :) Love the scrap cloth idea! I will do some tests...