Long Buckby Machine Knitters

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  • 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

  • April 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

  • Dolman Top

    Dolman Top

    Dolman Top Click on the picture for the pattern Read more

  • Tuck Lace Scarf

    Tuck Lace Scarf

    Tuck Lace Scarf Read more

  • March 2013

    March 2013

    March 11th 2013 For the third month in succession, the snow tried to put us off, but it was business as usual at Long Buckby! The theme was Open Work, and there were different kinds of lace on view. Pat started us off with the latest news: which culminated in a preview of our GMK… Read more

  • February 2013

    February 11th 2013 We came within a whisker of having to cancel again, but the committee and many members pulled together, and drove through the snow, to make this a very successful meeting. Fran demonstrated joining shoulders on the knitting machine. Pat demonstrated the Hague linker: joining seams and finishing edges, as well as attaching… Read more