BK is an experienced, very technically inclined, machine knitter who has a plethora of older domestic machines. “Should I slog through selling my old beasts? Buy a ‘normal’ knitting machine? Buy a Kniterate? Do you have any advice for me?”
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An experienced hand knitter, Dagmar has a Pfaff E6000 with 2 color changer and no motor that she purchased 20 years ago. She tried to use it when she first purchased it and had no luck. She says that for her, it was easier and faster to knit by hand.
Yes, it's possible to knit both a garter stitch and a seed stitch on a knitting machine. This sample with garter ridge (a garter stitch variation) on top and the basket weave (a seed stitch variation) on the bottom were both knitted on a Kniterate, but each stitch is possible on a home knitting machine with some manipulation, the use of a transfer carriage, or by using a garter carriage.
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You’ve got machine knitting questions. I’ve got machine knitting answers… sometimes.
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