Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos! I just found them and am going through them one by one. I would like to make this exact hat but double thickness. Do you have a suggestion for how to modify it? On an Addi circular knitting machine, a long tube is knitted and then one end is pulled through the other. Both ends are gathered as you show in the video, and then the two are secured together. I'm not quite sure how to accomplish that on this Duo80 pattern though. If you have any ideas, it would really make my day. Thank you again!
Hi Kris, Thank you for the comment! You can make the hat in the same way as on the Addi machine. You have to make a tubular, open cast-on. (You can see how it is done on page 45 in the manual). Then, you just knit a long tube and finish the same way as on the Addi machine. You can see this video in which Barbara makes such a hat: Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/cM7342r1ty8/v-deo.html Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/Q2_2_Zujniw/v-deo.html Happy Holidays! 🎄
Thank you again! I'm sorry to ask but I am a beginner at interpreting these patterns and learning to use my Duo 80. Is there a way to make this so it looks like the plain ribbed men's stocking cap / beanies with a good up brim that you can buy at the store? I tried to attach a photo but it I can't seem to find a way to do it yet... 😳
Hello again, I don't know how to attach the image of the hat also. I am not sure it's possible here. You can knit a ribbed hat on the machine. The hat looks like a rectangular piece that you sew like a tube and gather at the top. This is the easiest way to do it. There are such hats everywhere in my country. At this link, you can see what such a hat looks like and download the instructions: drive.google.com/file/d/1krew0JG776nTjOu0uZDue-vOdfDFyhjH/view?usp=sharing A little more complicated is the one with the automatically sewn hem. It looks very good. After making the automatic hem, you can continue it by knitting an image, rib, or a pattern from the little book. You can see the instructions for it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1KcfziPQpOJqI_mmtgqkEIHSJpDIX17MB/view?usp=sharing These are the hats I can knit for now. The videos are ready, but I plan to make them public by the end of January. If you like any of these hats and want to watch the vides, leave me a comment and I will share them only with you. I hope this helps you.
Yes! The Classic Ribbed Hat you sent is EXACTLY the one I'm trying to make for my husband. He likes that style best and none of the Addi machine hats fit him as neatly as this style does. The instructions look very straight forward but, yes please, if it is not too much trouble, I would also love to see the video when it's convenient for you. I have had such trouble figuring out how to create things on my Duo80 from the manuals alone until I found your videos online. Now I'm beginning to figure out exactly what the written instructions from the manuals are directing me to do. Thank you so much for the clear video instructions and the written instructions to match. I can't tell you how much of a difference that makes to a visual learner! Please keep doing what you're doing!!!
That's fantastic to hear! Both videos are available to you. You can open them by clicking or scanning the QR code in the bottom right corner of each file. I am also a beginner, and I am going through the same difficulties in understanding the patterns of the magazines and learning the machine. Happy knitting!
On the Duo 80, 'HX' functions similarly to 'BX' (slip stitch), but with the front lock knitting only when moved to the left, and the back lock knitting only when moved to the right (tubularly). If you're inquiring about this particular hat, it can be easily replicated using the CX/CX method. Utilizing the circular cast-on will create a similar edge appearance, causing it to roll up just like the hat demonstrated in the video. For varying patterns, you'll need to manually alternate between the locks GX/BX and BX/GX every row to match a design intended for HX settings. However, since each pattern differs, there may be simpler approaches available for some.
@@ArtOfClay thanks for the info, it seems very complicated... but for you it's like a piece of cake "',-)) Maybe after a dozen of testcases I can do it °, -I Your video's are really a big help
I'm glad the videos are helping you out! 😊 Don't worry, with a little practice, you'll make it. Here's a video about making the cast-on for this hat using only CX on both locks: ua-cam.com/users/shortsAdaFr79fKB8 . Knit the cast-on very slowly. It's best to learn to make the cast-on using one strand of yarn, but if you are using a thin yarn and need more strands, you may manually twist several inches of the beginning so all strands can be caught by the needles. On the first rows, pay close attention to the yarn in the hooks. If the strippers can't push it down under the latches, you may help bring it down with the orange tool. This is only for the first 3-4 rows. The cast-on is the hardest part of the hat. I remember three years ago, this hat was a big win, and maybe the first project I was very proud of making. In no time, it will be a piece of cake for you too!
Hi, I guess it has to do with the stitch size. You need to play around a bit until you find the perfect setting for the yarn you are using. Look at the knitting and decide if it is thick or loose. Then you will decide whether to increase or decrease the stitch size. (Maybe you will have to increase it just a bit). At first, I also had one or two dropped stitches in the last rows. Also, you can check the following: The lock has to slide easily when knitting. Make sure you do not move the lock too fast. If you know the ideal stitch size settings for your yarn, try using them instead of the ones I showed in the video. That's all that I could think of right now. Hope it helps! Happy Holidays! 🎄🎄
You're a star, really good information video. Thank you! My passap doesn't seem so daunting now.
Thank you VERY much for your positive comment! You just made my day! 😊
Thank you so much for taking the time to make these videos! I just found them and am going through them one by one. I would like to make this exact hat but double thickness. Do you have a suggestion for how to modify it? On an Addi circular knitting machine, a long tube is knitted and then one end is pulled through the other. Both ends are gathered as you show in the video, and then the two are secured together. I'm not quite sure how to accomplish that on this Duo80 pattern though. If you have any ideas, it would really make my day. Thank you again!
Hi Kris,
Thank you for the comment!
You can make the hat in the same way as on the Addi machine. You have to make a tubular, open cast-on. (You can see how it is done on page 45 in the manual). Then, you just knit a long tube and finish the same way as on the Addi machine.
You can see this video in which Barbara makes such a hat:
Part 1: ua-cam.com/video/cM7342r1ty8/v-deo.html
Part 2: ua-cam.com/video/Q2_2_Zujniw/v-deo.html
Happy Holidays! 🎄
Thank you again! I'm sorry to ask but I am a beginner at interpreting these patterns and learning to use my Duo 80. Is there a way to make this so it looks like the plain ribbed men's stocking cap / beanies with a good up brim that you can buy at the store? I tried to attach a photo but it I can't seem to find a way to do it yet... 😳
Hello again,
I don't know how to attach the image of the hat also. I am not sure it's possible here.
You can knit a ribbed hat on the machine. The hat looks like a rectangular piece that you sew like a tube and gather at the top. This is the easiest way to do it. There are such hats everywhere in my country. At this link, you can see what such a hat looks like and download the instructions: drive.google.com/file/d/1krew0JG776nTjOu0uZDue-vOdfDFyhjH/view?usp=sharing
A little more complicated is the one with the automatically sewn hem. It looks very good. After making the automatic hem, you can continue it by knitting an image, rib, or a pattern from the little book. You can see the instructions for it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1KcfziPQpOJqI_mmtgqkEIHSJpDIX17MB/view?usp=sharing
These are the hats I can knit for now. The videos are ready, but I plan to make them public by the end of January. If you like any of these hats and want to watch the vides, leave me a comment and I will share them only with you.
I hope this helps you.
Yes! The Classic Ribbed Hat you sent is EXACTLY the one I'm trying to make for my husband. He likes that style best and none of the Addi machine hats fit him as neatly as this style does. The instructions look very straight forward but, yes please, if it is not too much trouble, I would also love to see the video when it's convenient for you. I have had such trouble figuring out how to create things on my Duo80 from the manuals alone until I found your videos online. Now I'm beginning to figure out exactly what the written instructions from the manuals are directing me to do. Thank you so much for the clear video instructions and the written instructions to match. I can't tell you how much of a difference that makes to a visual learner! Please keep doing what you're doing!!!
That's fantastic to hear!
Both videos are available to you. You can open them by clicking or scanning the QR code in the bottom right corner of each file.
I am also a beginner, and I am going through the same difficulties in understanding the patterns of the magazines and learning the machine.
Happy knitting!
:-) It's very nice, but the Pinky machine doesn't have a H , it goes from A to G . Is there an alternative do you think ?
On the Duo 80, 'HX' functions similarly to 'BX' (slip stitch), but with the front lock knitting only when moved to the left, and the back lock knitting only when moved to the right (tubularly). If you're inquiring about this particular hat, it can be easily replicated using the CX/CX method. Utilizing the circular cast-on will create a similar edge appearance, causing it to roll up just like the hat demonstrated in the video.
For varying patterns, you'll need to manually alternate between the locks GX/BX and BX/GX every row to match a design intended for HX settings. However, since each pattern differs, there may be simpler approaches available for some.
@@ArtOfClay thanks for the info, it seems very complicated... but for you it's like a piece of cake "',-)) Maybe after a dozen of testcases I can do it °, -I Your video's are really a big help
I'm glad the videos are helping you out! 😊 Don't worry, with a little practice, you'll make it. Here's a video about making the cast-on for this hat using only CX on both locks: ua-cam.com/users/shortsAdaFr79fKB8 . Knit the cast-on very slowly. It's best to learn to make the cast-on using one strand of yarn, but if you are using a thin yarn and need more strands, you may manually twist several inches of the beginning so all strands can be caught by the needles. On the first rows, pay close attention to the yarn in the hooks. If the strippers can't push it down under the latches, you may help bring it down with the orange tool. This is only for the first 3-4 rows. The cast-on is the hardest part of the hat. I remember three years ago, this hat was a big win, and maybe the first project I was very proud of making. In no time, it will be a piece of cake for you too!
@@ArtOfClay You're very helpfull, thanks 🙏👍
Hi question, my machine is dropping stitches. What does that mean? What am I doing wrong
Hi,
I guess it has to do with the stitch size. You need to play around a bit until you find the perfect setting for the yarn you are using. Look at the knitting and decide if it is thick or loose. Then you will decide whether to increase or decrease the stitch size. (Maybe you will have to increase it just a bit).
At first, I also had one or two dropped stitches in the last rows.
Also, you can check the following:
The lock has to slide easily when knitting.
Make sure you do not move the lock too fast.
If you know the ideal stitch size settings for your yarn, try using them instead of the ones I showed in the video.
That's all that I could think of right now. Hope it helps!
Happy Holidays! 🎄🎄
Great info but please, no music!