Hacking A Brother 930 Knitting Machine - Andrew Salomone

I really like his innovative thinking. Andrew answered my questions about a month ago as I want to give this a go. Since my 930 is set-up in the studio which is not close to my Mac the wire would have to be long, very long. So, I will try this method using my KnitKing FDD. Much easier and no splicing of wires, an electrician I am not. Once I create the file I can then save it to disk allowing me to plug into the knitting machine and download. All I need is the cable to convert to the USB port.

While I muddle through it all you can check out the Q & A recently posted online in the UK:

Andrew Salomone Picture Knitting & Hacking A Brother 930

What Else Can One Say, It's Mary Anne Oger...

Mary Anne has done it all in our knitting machine world, check out her latest creations at her blog. She is amazing!

Mary Anne Oger's Blog

Phil's Beautiful Knitting

I can't say enough how beautiful Phil's knitting is and his attention to detail is awesome. Check out two of his latest sweaters.

Phil's "Adventures With Machine Knitting Blog"

Let's Keep Our Garter Carriages Alive!

Please visit my friend Diana Sullivan's blog to see how she and her husband John are trying to keep our G-carriages humming along...

Diana & John Garter Carriage Repairs

Today...One Of Those BAD Knitting Days!

So, I planned on making "Mikey" my puppy, another sweater as he has just about out grown the others I made him. I picked out a nice navy blue yarn (from the studio stash) and stitch pattern then off to get going. For this sweater I begin with some ribbing then short row for the back end. Well, I decided to try out my new "jaws" otherwise known as the shadow lace transfer tool. Success for the first 20 stitches I transfer then disaster, the stitches, wraps and ribbing dropped, what a MESS! So, start over as any knitter would. Make it past the short rows and start the tuck stitch, what I thought was a break was a manufactures knot that undid itself as I knit it off the cone. Managed to rescue the work and finished the pieces.

Okay, so now I rehang the body and transfer for 1x1 ribbing. There I sat happily knitting along and Mikey comes in, grabs the work from under the machine and all but 1/4 of the ribbing drops; eight rows from being done.

Now I'm done...there has to be a lesson here huh?

Check Out This Gorgeous Stitch At Art Machines

Wow, so easy and how beautiful! Picture this as a scarf. Make sure to watch the video, Anna is another gifted machine knitter!

Anna's Stitch Pattern

No Doubt About It...Phil's Got Talent!

Take a look at Phil's scoop neck cardigan. He truly has talent and a great eye for color and design.

The name of his blog is Adventures With Machine Knitting, he lives in the UK. To see the cardigan and visit his blog click below:

Phil's Scoop Neck Cardigan

Newly Designed Transfer Tools!

Check out the newly designed transfer tools (for machines 6mm and higher) from Kris Krafter!

I own Kris Krafter garter bars and love them. The design is perfect on these (similar to the garter bars)and prices are very good!

Click below to take a look:

Kris Krafter Transfer Tools

Knitting Socks On A Standard Machine - I Gotta Thing For Socks, Red Ones Too!

I have a sock mania.  Not just any old sock but squishy comfortable socks.  The below machine knit socks in a hand dyed wool/nylon blend are just that.

Warm, Red Squishy Machine Knit Socks

The only socks I wear at home are the ones that come off of my machine.  Haven't tried them yet?  They are so easy once you do it a few times; a pair can be off the machine in about 40 minutes (without rushing).

Now to graft the toes...

Yarn Weights

I just received an email form a new machine knitter asking about yarn weights and what is the best for her machine.

When I started machine knitting I had the same questions; do I use a 2 or a 3? Then with the fractions, example: 6/12 and etc. There is also the weights used in the U.K., example: 4-ply and use three ends, you get the idea. It can be a bit confusing.

Since I am here in the USA, here is a link to Angelika's website, she explains the US weights and also has the Yarn Council of America yarn weight symbols and what machine they work best on.

Angelika's Yarn Store