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Pin Cushion

A small pin cushion knitted using holding position to create circles – click picture for pattern Read more

14th Aug 2013
July 2013

July 8th 2013 Beryl Jarvis was our visiting demonstrator today and the subject was Knitweave. She showed us how to set up for weaving, then used weaving with Card 1 in various ways. As ever, she was adept at describing how the machine works, and we were able to see her work at weaving with Read more

10th Jul 2013
Cropped Cardi

This is a 4 ply waist length cardigan. You can knit it as I have done, with no front, like a shrug, or with a V-necked front. Most 4 ply yarns are suitable, you may have to adjust the KM tension – I knitted it in Shamal and used T6 [the pattern says T7, which Read more

12th Jun 2013
June 2013

June 10th 2013 I-cord and circular knitting We demonstrated how to make an i-cord, using hand knitting [double pointed needles], French knitting [as in 4 nails in the top of a cotton reel as with this supplier click this link for more details, or a more modern version which does it automatically- click Read more

12th Jun 2013
May 2013

May 13th 2013 Gadgets We had a very busy afternoon looking at various accessories often left in the cupboard! Members demonstrated, amongst other things: Ribber transfer carriage Garter bar Cast off linker De knitter Various transfer items And lots of hints and tips. And we finished with a show and tell – and we Read more

15th May 2013
April 2013

April 8th 2013 Sue Booth – Intarsia Sue did not disappoint with this comprehensive look at intarsia and related skills. She used various methods to knit with several colours in each row: · an intarsia carriage · knitleader/ holding position/ slip stitch/ knitting pieces separately and then joining whilst knitting/ and · using Read more

9th Apr 2013