Long Buckby Machine Knitters

Long Buckby Machine Knitters

Long Buckby Machine Knitters is a club primarily for sharing ideas and expertise about machine knitting, although we also indulge in other textile crafts.

We welcome anyone who wishes to share with us, and anyone who would like to visit from other clubs.

We are also happy to visit other clubs, and share our expertise.

Please visit or get in touch!

Meetings are held at Long Buckby Community Centre each month from 2 – 4 pm on the second Monday of each month

Information about the venue can be found on the Contact page

Next meeting: September 14th 2026

Meeting costs: (annual membership £5, from July £3)
Meetings without outside speaker: £5 non members, £3 members
With outside speaker: £7 non members, £5 members

  • July 2017

    A multitude of machines We had a fairly comprehensive range of machines, from fine, standard, mid to chunky gauge, and from different brands.  Members strolled around, looking at them, trying them out, and chatting. Unfortunately, I was too busy to take pictures, but then, that is a good sign! Newsletter is here, with a list of…

  • June 2017

    June 2017

    Knitting with Wire This month we were fortunate to have a presentation by Erica Thomson, on knitting with wire. Erica described how she became interested in the medium of wire, and her many adventures with it. Even for those who are not intending to knit with wire, the process of experimentation was fascinating, but there…

  • Charted Patterns

    Charted Patterns

     Charting device/ Cut and Sew patterns   Sizing: Actual body measurement. Pattern allows minimum ease. Size Bust measurement [inches] Standard Misses 2 31.5   4 33   6 34   8 35   10 36   12 37.5   14 39   16 40.5 Standard Women 38W 42   40W 44   42W 46  …

  • May 2017

    May 2017 Cut and Sew Hazel Green was scheduled to be at this meeting, but, due to personal reasons, was unable to come, so Pat and Lynda were the main demonstrators. Pat demonstrated finishing a neckline with the Hague linker, and also showed her adventures with some yarn she had bought. This had biased, but…

  • April 2017

    April 2017

    Shapes This meeting covered knitting with different shapes, and Pat showed us how to knit a hem with triangles, as well as an interesting scarf with different coloured strips joined together. Then Lynda knitted a hexagon, with joining to others, as part of the hexagon afghan.   And we discussed using shapes as patchwork pieces,…

  • March 2017

    Knitting to Fit I missed this meeting myself, as I was away with the family, but I have heard it was well attended and went well. The focus was on correct measurement, which Pat demonstrated, along with knitting darts to accommodate rounder parts of the body! Kathy also demonstrated, as well as managing the equipment.…

  • Some of our patterns

    Some of our patterns

  • February 2017

    February 2017

    February 2017 February 2017 This meeting focused on different ways to cast off, finish edges and seams. Pat demonstrated on the Knitmaster and the Hague linker, and showed us how to cast off round the gate pegs, with a linker on the machine and with the Hague linker. She also recapped on the edging she…

  • January 2017

    January 2017 Happy New Year! And we started with a full house. Demonstrations included cord making and using cords for casting on, attaching to garments as trims, embellishing and other ideas: braid making using kumihimo and lucet; a cable edging and joining method; and attaching beads in a pattern. Information on the cord winder can…

  • Hybrid

    Hybrid

    Hybrid This is a standard gauge 4 ply pattern for a cardigan, which begins as a pair of sleeves knitted as one piece. Then a circular piece, a ‘skirt’ is knitted on. The first picture is with a handknitted skirt, the second a machine knit one. Other suggestions are included.