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Hand y Machine Knitting


Welcome to the Hand y Machine Knitting podcast.

Whether you knit fast or slow, you'll find a new episode each month to inspire and motivate you to get some knitting done!

May 23, 2017

Episode 31 - Helpful Accessories

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Events
The Michigan Machine Knitting Guild has a group on Ravelry. Our next meeting is June 12, 2017

A CSM crank-in at the Heritage Spinning and Weaving shop in Lake Orion, MI to be held on June 10, 2017

July 21-22, 2017 is the Monroe Machine Knitting seminar in Monroe, MI. Contact Cathy at monroeknitseminar@att.net.

July 29-30, 2017 is Founders’ Fest Seminar, Midwest Machine Knitters’ Collaborative, Plymouth MN.

Stitches Midwest is August 3-6 in Schaumburg, IL.

The Michigan Fiber Festival is August 18-20 in Allegan, MI.

The Grand Rapids Area Machine Knitters Club is having Diana Sullivan at their September 8-9 seminar. This is on the west side of Michigan. I only found one online reference and that is to their Facebook group.

Interknit Machine Knitter’s Guild October 14-15 seminar with knitwear designer Rebekah Younger in Glen Ellyn, IL.

If you know of any other events, near or far, let me know and I’ll add it to the list.

Acquisitions
I didn’t buy anything this month but I acquired some experience with my machine and accessories.

Hand Knitting
Looking for a travel project. Carl and I are taking a Craft Cruise to Alaska. Maybe the Monkey Socks by Cookie A.

Machine Knitting
Tuck Stitch Wonder

Eleven Tools & Techniques Sweater

  1. LK-150 machine
  2. Yellow gauge ruler
  3. Garment Designer software
  4. Roberta Rose Kelly videos
  5. Diana Sullivan DVDs
  6. KR-10 knit radar
  7. Back stitch seaming on the machine
  8. Short row shaping
  9. I-cord trim
  10. DL-1000 linker
  11. Rolled neckline treatment

Resources
In addition to the above for links to Roberta Rose Kelley videos and the Diana Sullivan Knit Leader course, here’s the lint to the Clearwater Knits website and their tutorial for the Knit Contour devices.