Knitting Machine Workshop

We learnt how to use the knitting machine. It was really complicated at first but once you get the hang of it it's so easy. I'm glad I never wasted my time learning to knit with needles!

So that you have a basic idea of what the knitting machine is like, here are some pictures:

 The knitting is basically done by wrapping the yarn around the needles (casting on) and then sliding the handle back on forth across the needles. This creates your basic knit, and you can go on to create all kinds of different knitting techniques. We only covered a few but it was really interesting and I am definitely going to be making people scarves for christmas!

A few of the techniques we learnt our shown below in my samples.

Basic knit 

Fringing

 Lace Holes

Ladder holes










Honeycomb