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A neck warmer is one of my favorite projects. It is small enough, so it knits up quickly, and I can try different knitting techniques easily. It is also practical to wear or give out as a gift. Construction of the neck warmer with ruffled edges This neck warmer project is very simple. The ruffled edge is the design focus. I knit the ruffles first and hang them back to the machine when knitting the

A different heel and toe For machine knitting, most standard socks have short-row heels and toes. Here I am trying a different design. I knit toes and heels first and then knit the main piece. This way, it is flexible to knit different shapes and textures of the heel/toe, and it is easier if you want to knit a continuous pattern of the main piece. I use double strands of yarns for the heels and

The circular knitting cowl One easy way to machine knit a seamless cowl or neck warmer is by using the circular knitting feature of a knitting machine. You will need a ribber for the circular knitting. Either a bulky or standard gauge knitting machine will work with this technique. You just need to knit a sample first and adjust the cast on stitch and row numbers. Watch the video tutorial on the CreativeTien YouTube channel

How to knit a large cable cowl or neck warmer on an LK150 knitting machine. This project is knitted sideways and sewed up later for double layers. Watch our video tutorial on the CreativeTien YouTube channel for the side-way cable cowl on an LK150 knitting machine: https://youtu.be/XduB_Ze4wYw. Basic construction of the side way cowl knitting This project includes 3 knitted pieces. 2 long pieces for the cable and one large rectangle for the background. Since

I made this pattern from scratch for the standard 24 stitch punch cards. This is a continuous Fair Isle pattern with 2 colored yarns. Try different weights and colors of yarns to see different visual results. Watch the video above or click the link below to learn how to punch your card and knit it on a punch card knitting machine on the CreativeTien YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/b2G3z0Ihjp0 Free Argyle punch card pattern download *** Free