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This project is to make a classic sweater for my 7-year-old boy. The same technique can be used for any size of sweater. I use the cut and sew technique for most curve lines to keep the project simple. Basically, I knit big rectangles with a knitting machine and finish up with a sewing machine and a serger (overlocker). For the neckband, after cutting up the curve, I hang it back on the machine and

You can design your own pattern and create unique knitted pieces easily for hand-knitting or machine knitting. If you have a punch card knitting machine, it is worth the time to punch out a card and reuse it again and again in the future. It looks complicated, but it is actually simple once you have the right tools and how-to. You can find blank punch cards and punchers on eBay. You do not need to

When we think about knitting a sweater or vest, the most challenging part is usually shaping the neckline or adding the ribbing. It does not have to be that way. There are easier designs to simplify all the different shaping and finishing techniques. For this project, I chose the rolled neckline by simply binding off the stockinette stitches. For the arm openings of the vest, I hand manipulated the ribbing on the knitting machine directly,

The Entrelac is a special knitting technique creating a diamond or basket weave-shaped pattern. It can be done with hand-knitting or machine knitting. You can find a lot of tutorials on the internet for the proper techniques. But, they all look kind of complicated to me with so many steps to remember. Here we are trying to keep it simple and knit individual squares and triangles first. And sew them up later. It is like

The weather is getting cooler, kids are getting ready to go back to school in person. Time to sew more masks, so they always have extras. The one style our kids like is the basic surgical style with 3 folds in the center. The filter pocket is not used often, and even the nose wire is not really necessary. So this version of the mask is the simplified version. No pocket, no wire, and with