Patterns and Tutorials for Machine Knitters
Let Your creativity soar! the only limit is your imagination.Can I really make garments that look hand-knitted with a knitting machine? Yes! And if you prefer the look of fine gauge knits, there are machines for that as well.
Love lace? You can do it. This ladies’ top was made on an LK 150 basic knitting machine. The eyelets are hand transferred. Ribbing is done by converting stockinet to ribbing, but can be hand knit instead.
Learn more about this pattern, including a download link here.
Textured knits more your style? Cables and textured stitches make great garments and accessories. This cowl was made on a basic Brother KX 350 knitting machine.
You can find this pattern here.
Fabulous Fairisle. Work stranded colorwork automatically with punchcard and electronic machines, or read from a chart and hand-select the pattern, similarly to hand knitted Fairisle on basic machines.
Learn more about this pattern, including a download link here.
For garments that look truly hand knitted, many people find plastic midgauge machines provide the closest match. Don’t let the word plastic mislead; these are definitely not toys. They are made of top-quality, sturdy materials, still in regular use after knitting hundreds of garments over a 35-year lifespan. They are basic machines, and all pattern work is done manually.
For those who prefer garments made of thinner yarn, standard gauge metal bed machines are a great choice. The Fairisle yoke shown on the right was made with sock weight yarn on a standard gauge punchcard machine.
There are bulky gauge models for knitting worsted and aran weight yarns, and many bulky and specialty yarns can also be used successfully on a bulky knitting machine.
When beginning any new craft, there is a learning time. We have a great collection of tutorials to help you through this. There are also many free patterns, for all levels of experience. Please come in and look around. You’re sure to find something interesting.