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Hand Knit to Machine Knit A session on ‘translating’ patterns and designs The session was introduced by pointing out various decisions to be made regarding yarn weight, as well as factors such as suitability and feasibility of using a machine to emulate hand knitting patterns. Various patterns on this site were shown, which were adapted… Read more

All Kinds of Machines This meeting was a little different from our usual format. We did have demonstrations, but they were short, and we invited members to try out a variety of different machines: Standard gauge: – Brother 950 electronic with garter carriage [which chugged away in the background for the rest of the meeting!]… Read more

June 2015 Rectangle Riot This meeting was all about easy knitting: take a piece of straight, rectangular knitting and see what you can do with it. Committee members demonstrated what they had made: Pat had a headband and a cowl, as well as our handknit pattern this month, Hand Knit Cowl. She also showed fingerless… Read more