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: April 13th 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

  • Arch

    Arch

    Arch A ‘crescent’ shaped shawl, but with a square edge, so that it can be worn bandanna style, or as a traditional shawl.

  • Butterfly

    Butterfly

    Butterfly A small shawl which can be worn as shown, or the other way round, with the square part on the back, which will then stay put quite nicely.

  • August 2014

    August 2014

    August Our first event in August was a dyeing workshop in Lynda’s garden. Although we were a select group of three, we managed to dye a large quantity of yarn, both vegetable fibre [cotton] and animal fibre [wool and cashmere]. This is some of Kathy’s dyeing: And then we had our monthly meeting, the topic…

  • Ali

    Ali

    Ali A jumper with a decorative v neck, with a wide range of sizes, knit in Yeoman Panama.

  • Crescent

    Crescent

    A shawl knitted in two halves, joined on the machine, click picture for pattern  

  • July 2014

    July 14th 2014 Beryl Jarvis on Lace Although the holiday season is upon us and the attendance was low, Beryl certainly did not disappoint. Her definition of lace being any fabric which has intentional holes in it, she set upon showing us: Holding position lace Tuck lace Transfer lace And combinations of different techniques  …

  • June 2014

    June 2014

    June 9th 2014 Shape in Machine Knitting This meeting was a chance to look at different shapes in fashion knitwear, and suggestions about how to knit them. Our patterns this month are an attempt to make current shapes: Swoop: a cardigan knitted with an extended shawl collar and a bottom border which meet at the…

  • June 3rd

    June 3rd

    Sue Booth Workshop Sue guided participants in knitting a raglan jumper with special techniques in Joining the raglans on the machine Triple picot hems Hand manipulated patterns Crochet-like edgings as well as much more. Everyone learned a lot, and went away exhausted. We are already looking forward to seeing Sue here next year!  Thanks, Sue!

  • Flare

    Flare

    Flare size 34-44   This is a tunic with side seam inserts to create a flared hem.  Knitted in Yeoman Panama, but other 4 ply yarns would also do well.   Click on photo for pattern

  • swoop

    swoop

    Swoop size 34-44 This is a cardigan knitted with a long shawl collar, which combines with a wide bottom border to produce a swooping shape.  I knitted it in Yeoman Panama, but other 4 ply yarns would do just as well.   Click on picture for pattern