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  • Punchcard Pincushion

    Punchcard Pincushion This is an alternative way of knitting the pin cushion, using a punchcard and slipstitch. Click here for pattern. Read more

  • Felted Mohair Bag

    Felted Mohair Bag

    Felted Mohair Bag for the Chunky Machine – click for pattern Read more

  • September 2013

    September 2013

    September 9th 2013 Felting and Embellishing This month’s meeting involved a demonstration by Hazel Green, who featured on the cover of the latest Guild of Machine Knitters’ newsletter.  She brought us a huge collection of felted knitting, and showed us how she made various bags and other accessories, including embellishments.   Although the picture is… Read more

  • August 2013

    August 2013

    August 12th 2013 Knitting in Different Directions This was a very busy meeting, with Doris knitting the Bill King beret, Pat knitting her corkscrew scarf [click here for pattern], and Lynda showing circular cushions using the pattern on this website [scroll down for pattern], and a pin cushion made using the pattern for this month… Read more

  • Pin Cushion

    Pin Cushion

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

  • July 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