i recently acquired a gently used compuknit 4 brother knitting machine, and i’m having issues with casting on. i have to create even more tension when casting on to even get the needles to catch the yarn and i’ve trouble shooted as shown in the manual. all of the needles are in perfect shape and nothing seems broken. i do know that the sponge bar is very deteriorated and i’ve ordered a replacement. i just want to know if there is anything else that could be causing this issue. i also notice that when i am successful with casting on and knitting a few rows, stitches get stuck on the gate pegs. sorry for the paragraph but im brand new to machine knitting.

Hi! I just purchased an Addi Express Kingsize Knitting Machine in the hopes of making some cool tubular swings for my niece and nephew. I've been inspired by Toshiko Horiuchi MacAdam's crochet playgrounds.

I'm thinking about using a 95 Paracord, which has a diameter of 1/14" (1.8mm). I assume the thin paracord is best, but there are thicker options available, like the 2.38mm and 3mm types.

Has anybody tried this before? Any advice?

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i’ve been interested in getting a knitting machine for awhile, but have am having a hard time finding where to purchase one good for beginners. i have a sentro, but would love to expand

Does anyone know anything about this machine? I recently got one and can't find much information about it online

Hi friends! I have a brother KH830 punchcard knitting machine that I love, but the punch cards only span 24 stitches, and I would love to knit patterns that are wider than that. For example, I would like to do text on a raglan t-shirt that spans 58 stitches, and there's no way to do this on my current set up, unless I duplicate stitch the text or do it manually. Is there a knitting machine, perhaps electronic, that can knit fair island across a whole panel?

Edit: Thank you all for your answers!!! I'm looking into a Brother KH940 now. What is a reasonable price for a working one? I'm seeing listings around $1k-1.5k...Bonus points if you can direct me to any vetted listings!! <3

My carriage jammed as I was trying one of the pattern stitches. I removed the sinker plate and sponge bar with no release. It will not go into release or normal mode either. Frustrated

I've bought a Prym Maxi Knitting Machine, but it came without the tension guide part.

I've looked on ebay and Amazon for spares but can't find any. I've even looked on Prym website and their 'Contact Us' link doesn't work.

Can anyone help with where to find spare tension ring please.

In UK if that matters.

I'm expecting to purchase an SK155 soon, and I found the manual online. It describes patterning with punch cards, which is the main use I think I will have for it, but I'm wondering how one would do manual patterning without a card. By contrast, another punch card machine, the Brother KH893, uses by punch cards by selecting needles into WP or UWP the row before it's knit based on the punch card, so I figure on that machine one would just select the needles into UWP before knitting each row. But on the SK155, it seems that instead, the carriage memorizes the pattern for the next row and then knits accordingly. So my question is what one would need to do in order to manually select a pattern for the row about to be knit?

For example, if I wanted to knit some arbitrary 2-color fair isle pattern for which there's no card, or doesn't divide a 12-stitch repeat, is there a combination of carriage settings and needle selections that would let me just knit that row across once with the two colors fed, as I would for punch-card fair isle?

Hi guys, I'm new here😊 Lately I've been approaching my knitting machine's punch card system, looking for patterns online. I found a very pretty one and recreated it on Sandbox. However itis too big to fit into the card. I thought I could just draw two rows, one white and one blue, and repeat them (no clue if this is actually possible and if any machine can make that); if I can't repeat the pattern then there'd be an empty space.

The stitches for every colour are 7, so, 7x3=21 + 3 stitches of waste. What can I do in order to recreate this? Help pls 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

Hello everyone. I recently bought a 22 needles knitting machine and i would like to get some suggestions/ideas on what can I make.

I already checked some youtube videos, most of them are about baby beanies and socks. I'm not interested in making baby accessories and i think 22 needles are not enough for an adult size foot.

I made a headband and it tured out great. I also tried making a scrunchie but it was too small for my taste.

I still haven't mastered making panels with it yet, but i would appreciate any ideas.

Thank you in advance.

Does anyone know how I would go about knitting a simple I-cord on my Knitmaster 700? I've seen a video tutorial here : https://youtu.be/rvZUY6Ur2NA?si=UhlphsIDtwWyovnO , but it looks like she has a Brother machine. How would I go about selecting on my carriage so that it only knits stockinette in one direction?

I am a total noob to machine knitting. I do knit by hand. I told my mom that i was interested in machine knitting and she just gifted me this knitting machine that she has had under the bed for 20 years. I didn't even know she had it! It is new in the box and looks like it has the ribber and the lace carriage and another carriage. There are lots of punch cards.

Any hints where I should start to learn more about this machine?

Thank you for any wisdom you have!

Edited to add: The machine is an F 370 K and has the FRP-70 attachment and FLC 370/270 attachment.

Hi, is there a place to buy a used CB2 and DAK set up for my Brother KH970 knitting machine? The machine was expensive so I am hesitant to spend another lot on the 2 computer connections. Any tips on where to buy used subscriptions?

I found a stand for sale that the seller says was used with a brother electronic machine (I'm assuming KH9XX but didn't ask), a metal hurdle-looking one with a couple arms the machine sits on. Are those stands interchangeable with other machines? Would a KH893 for example work on it, and will it accommodate a ribber as well?

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Is any one using one? Are they any good? I have a KH 260 with a ribber - should I just learn to make socks on that?

Do I really need to buy the one that is for sale at half price near me?

It has the ribber.....

Hey guys, I'm looking for your favorite/best rib cast on. I remember I used a method with waste yarn and circular ravel cord but can't really remember how to do it, it was my favorite as it helped completely avoiding the wavy edge you normally get. If you know how to fix that wavy edge after completing a piece, let me know.

Thanks in advance and happy knitting y'all

I’m sure by now lots of you have downloaded the scanned 2 part copy of “Jones 8 stitch patterns” book. Since the page numbers correlate badly to actual pages and there seems to be no instructions, can anyone tell me a good way to find a particular pattern from the colored pictures? Thanks.

Anybody out there who got time and the knowledge on deep necklines, wholegarment blazers (Including weaveknit) and all the advanced stuff which is doable on an XS machine?

I'm teaching myself more or less on my own for five years in part time (shima support in my region is rather not existant), I'm doing all structures, intarsia, jacquards and even a hoody with pockets... But I'm taking awfully long time, I think I'm around 80% of the knowledge but the rest 20% will take me another 5 years like that.... and I'm sooooo frustrated by the Apex software in between. Got the 3.4...

So I'm looking forward for somebody helping me on a regular basis. I'm paying decently.

My MIL has really gotten into machine knitting recently and I wanted to get her some accessories, add ons, etc that will help her knitting experience be excellent!

We were talking earlier today and she already has a needle beetle extra weights, and a winder, and she is looking for a longer garter bar than the ones she has, but are there any other things I could get for her that would make her projects easier and/or more fun?

Shes been struggling with consistency in pattern sizing results on her sweater projects if that helps with suggestions.

She is using free patterns at the moment so if there are any good paid patterns I can get for her that would be great too!

Also, she’s been working on finding the best weight for the lk150, are there any specific brands/types/weights that are optimal for the machine?

Thanks in advance for your suggestions. I’m looking to spend about $100 all in.

i just purchased this and can't figure out how to select B mode. when cycling through the mode options, it just skips right past B, when it shows all the mode letters B is missing.... do i have a faulty calcuknit? please any help is appreciated thanks.

faulty?

If I need to buy replacements separately, how specific are they to the brand/machine?

Hello! From what I can find the silver reed SK280 says it takes “some light DK yarns”.

Just wondering if anyone has successfully used DK weight yarns on it? Or if it’s possible to be more specific about the weight of DK useable - like using the NM yarn count or something?

Thanks!

Consists of 8 tubes, 12 color blocks per tube, 38 rows for each color block

hello! i recently was gifted this machine Toyota KS950, along with another Brother and when cleaning them both up I noticed some rust on the needles. I put both sets of needles in some vinegar, whilst one of the sets came out amazing, the Toyota did not and are now unusable.

I quickly found out via google that they are rare and not as easily bought as other needles. But my question is can I use something else? Any suggestions welcome!!

I experimented by trying one of the Brothers that I had to hand and its about 2mm off and has a slightly different shape at the non hook end - but it did go in.

I'm of the impression that if could find something close enough it would be fine but does anyone know if this will further impede the use of the machine?

Thanks to your terrific advice, I have successfully swatched on the Passap and am getting ready to do my first single-color sweater on my Passap Pinkie! Now I have a color-changing question -- I want to incorporate some of that into this project if I can.

I have a four-color mast I pilfered from a garage sale (turns out, it's for a Brother machine, but it has a clamp stand that does okay on my table behind the machine and works well enough). I can't for the life of me find a color changer or eyelet holder for the flat Pinkie eyelets for sale online, but I love doing intarsia and fair isle.

TLDR, the question:
To do manual color changes, I believe all I'll need is the Pinkie's flat eyelet holder. I don't really know what I'm looking for, unfortunately -- maybe I missed it in the manual. Can anyone point me toward the piece(s) I'll need or a 3D printing file I can buy online to print my own? Also open to other avenues to do some colorwork on my machine!