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What are the Single Motif Cams and how to use them on a Brother knitting machine? Watch our videos on the CreativeTien YouTube channel for a demonstration: https://youtu.be/PGUr1IZT58Q Wrapping the yarn to prevent gaps The single motif cam is useful to isolate part of the punch card design. You can place it on the back of the needle bed, and it will not have a pattern outside the motif cams. To avoid the gap between
We knitted a pair of fingerless mittens on an LK150 in the previous video (link here: https://youtu.be/WswYE3ch6CY). Now we can knit a flap over the top and turn the fingerless mittens into convertible mittens. Watch how I knit the mitten flaps, mock ribbing for the thumbs, and kid-size fingerless mitten here: https://youtu.be/pIN2m0mB1sI Basic knitting process for the mitten flaps and thumb mock-ribbing Basically, we hang the stitches on the backside of the mitten to the
The basic construction of the fingerless mitten You can knit a quick pair of fingerless mittens on an LK150 knitting machine or other flat-bed knitting machines. I use self-striping sock yarn to add interest. The cuff and top edge are mock ribbing. The thumb is created with a full-fashioned increase. This mitten is knitted from the cuff up. I started by casting on every other needle for the mock ribbing, then increased on both sides
A dog sweater is a fun project for machine knitting. The size is smaller, so you can experiment with different designs and color combinations. If it does not work out the way you like, it is easy to just start over. We can also match the machine knitted dog sweater with the human sweater, so the owner and the pet can have the matching set. In this project, I am using a Brother 260 knitting
There are many variations of names for this type of garment. It can be called a cocoon sweater, poncho, shrug, bolero, cardigan, and so on. This is one of the easiest sweater garments you can knit by hand or knitting machine. It is basically a rectangle or square and folded in 4 corners toward the center. Seam up a few inches for sleeves and that is all. Easy and quick cardigan knitting Since the construction