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September 2016
ACCESSORIES This meeting was arranged to demonstrate some different kinds of machine knitted accessories, in time for knitting a few gifts for Christmas, perhaps! Various items knitted from patterns on this website were on display and being demonstrated, as well as Erica Thomson’s method of wire knitting. A few items of jewellery were demonstrated,…
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Fringed Cowl
Fringed Cowl Easy to knit with the weaving technique. Use a fine base yarn, and a textured yarn to weave, or try something new! Based on an idea by KrisKrafter, but, where she uses a garter carriage, this uses knitweave. On a Knitmaster with an automatic weaving yarn it is very quick to make,…
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July 2016
Knitting in different directions Before we started with the main event, we watched a slide show of the Guild of Machine Knitters annual meeting, and had a presentation to deliver, as Lynn Timmins stole the show with her wonderful knitting: seen below, she won the Alison Lee Award, the Creativity Cup and the Members’…
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Peacock
Peacock A crescent shaped shawl, knitted in tuck lace, in one piece, from side to side,
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June 2016
June 2016 Yarns We started with a brief look at yarn and its composition, then Pat showed us different ways of twisting yarns to combine them. She also used the Knitmaster automatic weaving arm to do a little Knitweave. Kathy followed on with a look at plating, specifically looking at using the feeder to make…
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May
May a raglan cap sleeved top with waist shaping and a gently curved hem Knitted in Yeoman Panama [but could be any suitable 4 ply yarn] it took about 300g for the second size
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May 2016
May 2016 Holes We demonstrated lace knitting on both Knitmaster and Brother machines. Knitmaster machines are able to do transfer lace via a lace carriage which knits and transfers in the same pass, as well as fashion lace, which requires a bit more thought. Pat did show this, but we all felt it was quite…
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April 2016
Charting Devices We discussed how to knit a tension swatch, then measure it for setting up the different machines and charting devices. On show were a Knitmaster with Knit Radar, a Brother electronic with a full-sized Knitleader, and a Brother 881 with a built in half-sized Knitleader. We demonstrated how to use the charting device,…
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Charlotte – a longline jacket
Charlotte: a long jacket with a lovely ribbed collar/shawl edge. Large size took about 700g of King Cole Superwash wool click to download pattern
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: March 9th 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
Long Buckby Machine Knitters 