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knit and natter 2013
Long Buckby Knit and Natter 2013 This annual event was less well attended than previous years, but that left more room to move for the attendees, and they certainly used the space! There were activities around the theme of flowers, including flower looms, crochet, knitting and knitting boards, as well as clinics in…
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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.
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Felted Mohair Bag
Felted Mohair Bag for the Chunky Machine – click for pattern
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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…
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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…
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Pin Cushion
A small pin cushion knitted using holding position to create circles – click picture for pattern
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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…
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Cropped Cardi
This is a 4 ply waist length cardigan. You can knit it as I have done, with no front, like a shrug, or with a V-necked front. Most 4 ply yarns are suitable, you may have to adjust the KM tension – I knitted it in Shamal and used T6 [the pattern says T7, which…
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June 2013
June 10th 2013 I-cord and circular knitting We demonstrated how to make an i-cord, using hand knitting [double pointed needles], French knitting [as in 4 nails in the top of a cotton reel as with this supplier click this link for more details, or a more modern version which does it automatically- click…
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
Long Buckby Machine Knitters 