Long Buckby Machine Knitters

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  • December 2018

    December 2018

    Annual Celebration We began with our first Annual General Meeting, which introduced our new membership scheme, whereby, for £5 a year our knitters are now officially members. In addition, we heard reports from the Chairman, Pat, the Treasurer, Brenda and the Membership Secretary, Kathy. All were well received, and the current committee continues to run Read more

  • October 2018

    October 2018

    Ribbing by Sue Booth Sue Booth demonstrated using the ribber in fine style: from the basics of attaching the ribber, through setting it up and adjusting it, to basic ribs and more complex uses. Her little ‘asides’ come from a wealth of experience, and offer both beginners and experienced knitters some practical tips which make Read more

  • September 2018

    Stitch Pattern Technology This meeting started with a presentation illustrating the anatomy of machine knitted stitches, and illustrations of the main stitch patterns available. This was followed by a more open format, with various different machines on show and available to try, with most opting to look at the tuck/slip combination, which we all admitted Read more

  • Heart of England 2018

    The information and patterns kindly donated by Jill Brownjohn and Hazel Green can be found here: Knitweave Bag by Hazel Green Triangular Shawl by Hazel Green Slip Stitch Edging [and three needle bind off] by Jill Brownjohn Read more

  • August 2018

      Colour and Design Our August meeting was less well attended than usual, lots of people being away, but we had a good discussion of colour schemes, how to machine knit with colour and dyeing and painting garments. Our newsletter is available here Read more

  • July 2018

    July 2018

    We had a lovely, albeit very hot, open meeting, sharing our crafting interests outside machine knitting. Crafts included were:   Hand knitting Weaving Spinning Crochet Jewellery Screen printing Card making   For more, and better photos, visit our Facebook page here   Newsletter available here Read more