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Thank you all nine members for joining Machine Knitting Friends Group! It is a meeting place for creative people who enjoy fiber art, machine knitting, knitting, and crocheting. Our goal is to create a Machine Knitting Friends Magazine of fun to knit, crochet, and craft projects to inspire an interest in knitting and crocheting. Our secondary purpose is to share techniques and help others in the arts.
It was my intention to research industry trends for 2013 Winter season to determine what to make. A member stated rather than follow the industry create my own. I’ve heard this before! Why is it not sticking in my brain? Could it be that I never sat down to analyze me? What is my niche?
This is my narrative of how I found my niche so it will remain imprinted in memory and filed away for easy retrieval. First I need to answer the following questions: Continue reading
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My plans dashed (I had just the cashmere), I decided I would knit something that would have a longer life than a baby sweater set. After browsing …
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In the highlands of Peru, sheep are shorn. Their fleece is milled, spun into yarn and exported to a Seattle distributor, which ships the yarn across the continent to a knitting shop on North Fayette Street in Alexandria, Va.
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Join me on Facebook to comment on various knitting and machine knitting books. Many learn alone with their machine and book. One day browsing at the library this book was a treasure find and a pleasure to read.
One day while hanging out with dad browsing in one store my eyes gazed upon a particular sweater. Suddenly my legs stopped and a grin came upon my face because it appeared easy. Its image remained in memory as the car parked in front of the house. Immediately the Railroad Block Jacquard Design came to mind for the border, however with no ribber attached to the Singer chunky machine, the fabric would be too thick and probably look ugly on the wrong side. What about intarsia? Second thought it would probably be too thick as the Fair Isle. Yes! a tuck stitch pattern would be the best solution. In addition to a texture border what about a light brown rope design cascading around the center of the vest? Continue reading
