But I've nothing to show you, except the bits of knitting machine experimentation I've done in fits, starts, dribs and drabs over the last week or two.
I've made a (seriously flawed) set-your-teeth-on-edge-squeaky acrylic rainbow scarf with a small girl. 
I've tried cut-and-sew experiments with cotton yarn.
I've tried throwing the cut-and-sew experiment through a clean-it-or-kill-it cycle in my gung-ho front-loader.
Despite a few fluffy ends poking through, it looks like it'll survive. I'm going to try a tighter, wider overlock and give it another go. This area has enormous potential..... (insert little squeal here...).
And then there was a spot of experimentation with food colourings and machine-knitted lengths. This piece (below) was knitted in cream coloured yarn. I gave it a food-colouring bath and turned it budgie-green (eek!). Another bath (this time with RED in it) resulted in a tweedy, mossy green. Lovely. (Insert more squeals). 
On Thursday night, the incredibly generous and kind Angela showed me how to clean and service my machine. She loaned me a new sponge bar and showed me how to do some fancy-schmantzy stuff.
On Thursday night, the incredibly generous and kind Angela showed me how to clean and service my machine. She loaned me a new sponge bar and showed me how to do some fancy-schmantzy stuff. 
I'm a bit excited about the prospect of being able to create shape on the machine, but so far the wee girl and I are trying out pattern cards.... great fun.
Next week, I hope to have more results on the surface of things as well as some bits of yarny fun on the side.
Next week, I hope to have more results on the surface of things as well as some bits of yarny fun on the side.
But I'm pretty sure there will be a fair bit of yarny fun on the side.
10 comments:
If you use cotton for your pattern card experiments you will end up with a pile of beautiful face washers ready for teacher (or other people) gifts at the end of the year :-)
Oh and my word verification was: reate. All it is missing is the C at the beginning :0-)
How exciting!
The potential is enormous.
Have fun. x
Wow, that is all looking serious. Oooooh, that green is beautiful.
Oh that looks like so much fun! Loving the green, hope you come up with a good use for it. :-)
Rockin the machine! Impressive, very impressive!
How fun! I bought a knitting machine about 3 yrs ago but haven't given it much time, unfortunately. You've given me a little inspiration :)Do you have some goals in mind for projects?
Cheryl (cherylsneedlecrafts at gmail dot com)
You look pretty busy to me. I like the thought of machine knitting. So far this week (and it's the end now so that's my week gone) I have only managed to do one row of an owl cushion I am doing. Oh well hopefully will fit in more knitting next week. x Leah
the green looks lovely now, but I'd probably have liked the budgie green anyway!
Cheers,
AJ
Love all this squealing bizzo happening in your neck of the woods. Feeling a bit of sympathetic teeth-on-edge over the squeaking thing though.
I'm having knitting machine envy. ;o) Excited to see what you come up with next - all that yarny goodness knitted up seems like pure magic.
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