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Techniques and videos by machine brand and subject matter

PDF = PDF video= video

Machine-specific techniques: Bond | Brother | Knitmaster | Passap
 
General Videos and Techniques by Subject Matter:
  • Buttonholes
  • Cables (single bed)
  • Cables (double bed)
  • Casting off (single bed)
  • Casting on (single bed)
  • Casting off (double bed)
  • Casting on (double bed)
  • Cut and sew
  • Designaknit
  • Doublebed jacquard
  • Edgings & joins
  • Gauge
  • Increasing and decreasing
  • Lace
  • Maintenance
  • Making up
  • Miscellaneous
  • Online Tools
  • Patterning (single bed)
  • Patterning (double bed)
  • Ribbing
  • Shaping & shapes
  • Short-rowing
  • Tools
  • Training & basics
  • Useful articles about machine knitting
  • Tools
  • Yarn
Bond
  • Attaching the Bond row countervideo
  • Bond cast on using just the weightsvideo
  • Bond keyplatesvideo
  • Bond magicord machinevideovideo
  • Bond mock rib hem part 1, part 2, part 3
  • Bond rag hemvideo
  • Bond ribber cast onvideo
  • Bond videosvideo
  • Bond video club CDsvideo
  • Cables on the Bond ribbervideo
  • Changing a needle on the Bondvideo
  • Cheryl Brunette TV - Bond and handknitting videosvideo
  • Cleaning the USMvideo
  • Creating a cast on comb option 1, option 2 part 1, part 2video
  • Creating tools for the USMvideo
  • Creating weights for the USMvideo
  • Ewrap cast onvideo
  • How do I get started?video
  • Putting a sponge in the Bond knittervideo
  • Slip stitch on the Bondvideo
  • The Bond ribbervideo
  • Two carriage fair-isle on the Bond
  • Welcome to the USMvideo
  • USM lesson 2 - setting upvideo
  • USM lesson 3 - start knittingvideo
  • USM lesson 4 - set up tipsvideo
  • USM lesson 5 - carriage tipsvideo
  • USM lesson 6 - fixing a dropped stitchvideo
  • USM lesson 7 - ripping out a rowvideo
  • USM lesson 8 - knitting edge stitchesvideo
  • USM lesson 9 - knitting helplinevideo
  • USM lesson 10 - more stitch workvideo
  • USM lesson 11 - increasingvideo
  • USM lesson 12 - decreasingvideo
  • USM lesson 13 - more tipsvideo
  • USM lesson 14 - chain stitch cast offvideo
  • USM lesson 15 - back stitch cast offvideo
  • USM lesson 16 - closed edge cast on (e-wrap)video
  • USM lesson 17 - ribbingvideo
  • USM lesson 18 - lace or eyelet stitchvideo
  • USM lesson 19 - fairislevideo
  • USM lesson 20 - cablevideo
  • USM lesson 21 - picture knitting (intarsia)video
  • USM lesson 22 - helplinevideo
  • What types of yarn can I use?video
  • Why do stitches sometimes drop?video
  • Why is my machine jamming?video

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Brother
  • Brother motor drivevideo
  • Changing a g carriage needle and repairing dropped stitchesvideo
  • Cleaning and lubricating your Brother card readervideo
  • CK35 in actionvideo
  • Disassembling a garter carriage for cleaningvideo
  • Dismantling and deep cleaning a Brother carriagevideo
  • Fascinating inner workings of the Brother punchcard machinevideo
  • Finding the dirty spots to clean in your garter carriagevideo
  • Garter carriage in actionvideo
  • Garter carriage on speed (funny!)video
  • Hacking the Brother 930evideo
  • Inputting larger pattern into KH940video
  • Inputting pattern into KH940video
  • KRC1000video
  • Lace without a lace carriagevideo
  • Learn how to cast onvideo
  • Lubricating the garter carriage after cleaning video
  • Installing the ribbervideo
  • Intarsia on a knitting machinevideo
  • Knitting machine set up part 1, part 2video
  • Repairing dropped g-carriage stitchesvideo
  • Replacing the FB100 floppy disk drive beltvideo
  • Ribber brackets for Brother/Knitking machinevideo
  • Ribber transfer carriagevideo
  • Taking a ribber carriage apartvideo
  • Threading your knitting machinevideo
  • Turning up a hem with the cast on combvideo
  • Using the Brother cartridgevideo
  • Using the FB7 cable and your Brother machinevideo
  • Using the cast on comb to turn a hemvideo
  • What to use to lubricate a garter carriage and whyvideo

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Buttonholes
  • Buttonhole in 2x2 ribbed band
  • Buttonhole in 2x2 ribbing
  • Buttonholes in knitted band
  • Buttonhole techniques
  • Garter stitch button band *NEW* video
  • Gerda's easy buttonholes
  • Horizontal ribbed bandvideo
  • Kitchener buttonhole in vertical folded band video
  • Passap buttonhole
  • Passap buttonhole for double band
  • Passap no-neaten buttonholes
  • vertical band for a sweater or jacket
  • Single bed slits aka horizontal buttonholes
  • The perfect buttonhole
  • Vertical buttonholesvideo
  • Working buttonholes into the bind offvideo

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Cables (single bed)
  • Cables
  • Cables and lace
  • Cable type patternvideo
  • Chunky woven cablevideo
  • Faux cablesvideo
  • Hand-tooled cable 3 waysvideo
  • Helix cablevideo
  • Joining two panels with a cable (video)
  • Machine knit wide cablevideo
  • Machine knitting cables, single bed
  • Mock cablesvideo
  • Passap cables knitted super easy
  • Supersize cables
  • Visualizing knit cables in color with Excel

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Cables (double bed)
  • Full fisherman's rib and reversible cables
  • Machine knit reversible cables

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Casting Off (single bed)
  • Back stitch bind off (knitfits)
  • Back stitch bind off (S Guagliumi)
  • Figure of 8 cast off and graftvideo
  • Learn how to cast off around gate pegsvideo
  • Learn a simple cast offvideo
  • Loose bind off on plastic machinevideo
  • Looser latch tool cast on and cast offvideo
  • Smiles and frowns cast offvideo
  • Tapestry bind offvideo

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Casting On (single bed)
  • Another cast on video
  • Auto-cast onvideo
  • Crochet cast on for the knitting machine
  • Double e-wrap cast on
  • Double e-wrap cast on video
  • Double ewrap machine knitting cast onvideo
  • E-wrap cast onvideo
  • Hanging a cast on combvideo
  • How to cast on and cast off
  • How to hang a cast on ragvideo
  • Knitting needle cast on
  • Latch tool cast onvideo
  • Learn how to e-wrap cast onvideo
  • Machine knit hems 1
  • Machine knit hems 2
  • Modified e-wrap cast on
  • Ravel cord cast onvideo
  • Reverse e-wrap cast onvideo
  • Ribber cast on comb/open stitch single bed cast on
  • Ribber comb used on the single bedvideo
  • Single bed reformed rib
  • Useful cast ons for machine knitting
  • Weave cast on
  • Weaving cast on (photo tutorial)
  • Weaving cast on and e-wrap cast onvideo
  • What is a cast on rag?video
  • Why scrap and ravel?

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Casting off (double bed)
  • Hand-sewn bind off for 1x1 rib video
  • Hand-sewn bind off for 2x2 rib video
  • Passap new twist bind offs
  • Rib bind off from scrap yarnvideo

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Casting On (double bed)
  • 2x2 ribbing circular cast on
  • Beautiful neat ribber cast on
  • Bond cast on - can't possibly work but does - pdf and video PDF
  • Broken toe cast on for 2x2 ribbing
  • Centering your ribber cast on combvideo
  • Cheat sheet - how to cast on in rib with Brother and Silver
  • Double bed circular hem
  • Double bed e-wrap cast onvideo
  • E-wrap cast on for ribbing
  • Hand-knit look for double bed cast onvideo
  • Passap broken-toe cast on
  • Racked ribber cast on, tips
  • The perfect ribber cast onvideo
  • Transferring stitches from bed to bedvideo
  • Tricks to eliminate ripply ribbing cast on edge

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Cut and Sew
  • Cut and sew necklinevideo
  • Using your sewing machine on knitted fabricvideo
Designaknit (DAK)
  • DAK custom palettes video
  • DAK graphics studio video
  • DAK8 lace tool video
  • DAK8 method of knitting video
  • Designaknit - what is it?
  • Machine knitting and DAK - an experiment in converting photos to fairisle
  • Using DAK to print graph paper

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Double Bed Jacquard
  • Double jacquardvideo
  • Double bed cheat sheets (Brother and Passap)
  • Double bed cheat sheets (Brother and Knitmaster)
  • Ladder-back DBJ
  • Reversible DBJ, reversible DBJ with pictures
  • Semi jacquard
  • Two colour DBJ
  • Using double-bed jacquard to control floats in a design
  • Vertical striper backing on Brother
  • Vertical striped backing on DBJ

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Edgings and Joins
  • Adding a triangle to sweater bottomvideo
  • Add mock ribbing to the end of a piecevideo
  • Afterthought trim for machine knitters
  • Attaching a ribbed neckbandvideo
  • Banded again - how to attach bands
  • Bell bottom trim part 1, part 2 video
  • Bouillon trimvideo
  • Bulky rick-rack edge on the standard knitting machinevideo
  • Cabled edging (Diana)video
  • Cabled edging (Marg)
  • Cardigan bandsPDF
  • Crochet finishes for knitting part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7 video
  • Crochet-like edge trims
  • Crochet-look edging for v-neckvideo
  • Cluster edging *NEW* video
  • Cut and sew commercial neckbands
  • Cut and sew neckbands
  • Decorative no-roll edge video
  • Doubled-over neckband
  • Easy casing
  • Folded over trimvideo
  • Foldover edge trimvideo
  • Fern-leaf edging
  • Fisherman rib edgingvideo
  • Free neckline trim
  • Fringe edged machine knittingvideo
  • Fringes
  • Fringe two waysvideo
  • Icord bind offvideo
  • Icord join and trimvideo
  • Intarsia cable joinvideo
  • Judith Duffy's cabled edging video
  • Knitted in bias trimvideo
  • Knitted in lace edgevideo
  • Knitting in the cardigan bandsvideo
  • Knitting machine edgingvideo
  • Lace hemvideo
  • Machine knit a scalloped hemvideo
  • Machine knit crochet like trims
  • Machine knit fringevideo
  • Machine knit rufflevideo
  • Making waves neck edge shaping techniquevideo
  • Mitred rib in the roundvideo
  • Mitred rib trimvideo
  • Mitered v-neck band method
  • More edge trims
  • No-roll slipped selvedge (PDF), HTML PDF
  • Picot hemvideo
  • Ribber edgings
  • Ruched cable trimvideo
  • Ruffles
  • Scalloped edge for garments
  • Scalloped ribbingvideo
  • Sandwich bands for cut and sew edges
  • Short-rowed rufflesvideo
  • Side casing for a bagvideo
  • Slip stitch edgingvideo
  • Super-easy decorative no-roll edgevideo
  • Tuck foldover scalloped border
  • Twisted fringevideo
  • Two diagonal trimsvideo
  • What stitches to pick up for a folded hemvideo

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Increasing and Decreasing
  • Decreasing and casting offvideo
  • Increasing on the kmvideo
  • Increasing using transfer toolvideo
  • Increasing without dropping stitchesvideo
  • S2K1psso by machinevideo
  • Streamlined increases and decreasesvideo
Gauge
  • Converting between machine gauges
  • Converting sweater patterns to fit your swatch gauge
  • Estimating knitting gauge using WPI
  • Gauge conversion using Excel
  • Gauge hints
  • Gauge: The truth about gauge, the vagaries of gaugePDF
  • How to knit a gauge swatch
  • Knitting gauge tutorial
  • Patterns for machine knitters (how to check gauge against a handknit pattern)

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Knitmaster
  • Attaching the SRP50 to the Knitmaster 321video
  • Cables on the Knitmaster 321video
  • Casting on and using the Studio electronic machinesvideo
  • Changing the front foot of an SK150video
  • Disassembling and assembly the Studio 150video
  • Extending the LK150 knitting machinevideo
  • How to install the SR860 ribbervideo
  • How to thread a Silver knitting machinevideo
  • Installing the SR155 ribbervideo
  • Intarsia on the Knitmaster 321video
  • Knitmaster 4500 stitch patterns - 192 videosvideo
  • Knit radar part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8video
  • Knitting fashion lace on a Singer/Silvervideo
  • Lattice ripple lace on Silver Reedvideo
  • LK150 two colour slipvideo
  • LK150 manual slipvideo
  • Patterning on the SK155video
  • PC10video
  • Point cams and N1 camsvideo
  • Removing Singer carriage covervideo
  • Removing the end caps from the Knitmastervideo
  • SC3 Linkervideo
  • SK150/1 fairislevideo
  • SK155 punchcards and their usesvideo
  • Studio AW1 weaving armvideo
  • Studio/Silver electronic card readervideo
  • Taking apart the sinker plate and cleaning part 1, part 2video
  • Testing a Studio knitting machine for needle selectionvideo
  • The rib transfer carriagevideo
  • Transferring patterns from DAK8 to PC10video
  • Transferring patterns from DAK8 to PE1video
  • What is EC1video
  • What is PE1video

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Lace
  • Converting HK lace to MK lace
  • Drop stitch lace, japanese machines
  • Fan lace tutorial (video)
  • Fern lace (video)
  • Hand to machine lace symbols
  • How to avoid dropped stitches in lace
  • Lace - Tony Bennett PDF
  • Lace knitting - a lifeline can save the day
  • Lace knitting without a lace carriage
  • Lace: the artful arrangement of holesPDF
  • Scalloped-edged lace (video)
  • Short-row shaping of lace video
  • Squiggle lace for Japanese or Passap machines
  • Thread lace alternatives
  • Using lace cards on the Brother bulky machine

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Maintenance
  • Changing the number strip on your knitting machinevideo
  • Changing the sponge bar on a knitting machinevideo
  • Cleaning your machine
  • Disassembly and cleaning of a Brother machine
  • DIY sponge strip for KX machines
  • Does my spongebar need changing?video
  • Easier way to replace needlesvideo
  • Fixing a carriage that sticks going in one directionvideo
  • Help with "my machine was working when I put it away" part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4video
  • How to adjust a Passap 4 colour changer
  • How to assemble a Passap Duomatic knitting machine stand
  • How to deep clean a Passap Duomatic
  • Lubing the carriage undersidevideo
  • Preventative cleaning and maintenancevideo
  • Removing the ribber joiner and drop levervideo
  • Repairing broken plastic on a knitting machinevideo
  • Replacing a sponge stripvideo
  • Replacing a sponge barvideo
  • Replacing the sponge barvideo
  • Ribber adjustmentvideo
  • Taking apart the sinker plate and deep cleaning part 1, part 2video
  • Troubleshooting a clunky ribber carriagevideo
  • Troubleshooting a knitting machine
  • Troubleshooting tips

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Making Up
  • 50 ways to love your linker
  • Bickford seam (two methods)
  • Cut and sew
  • Faster, flatter mattress stitchvideo
  • Flat seam in 2x2 ribbing
  • Garter stitch graftvideo
  • Grafting on the knitting machine
  • Grafting by handvideo
  • Grafting - knit side upvideo
  • Grafting on the knitting machinevideo
  • How to hang the edge of a garment
  • How to shorten a garment once it is sewn together
  • Kitchenering sock toes with waste yarnvideo
  • Knitting in pattern with 2 carriages, Brother punchcard machines
  • Machine sewing knitted fairisle floatsvideo
  • Row to row seaming aka matress stitch
  • Russian join
  • Russian join with video
  • "Seam-as-you-go"
  • Seaming
  • Seaming, joining, picking up stitches part 1, part 2
  • Seaming on the machinevideo
  • Sew as you go revisitedvideo
  • Sew knitted pieces on a sewing machine
  • Sewing or vertical graftingvideo
  • Sweater finishing 101 part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5video
  • The importance of washing and blocking
  • Weaving in the ends
  • Weaving in your ends
  • Weaving in the yarn tailsvideo
  • Weaving in yarn tails using a latch toolvideo
  • Wet blocking for knits
  • You can block acrylic
  • Zigzag panel joinvideo

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Miscellaneous
  • 2 teeth claw weightvideo
  • 3 ways to pick up a dropped stitchvideo
  • A closer look at the wool windervideo
  • Abbreviations used in knitting machine patterns PDF
  • Another way to do the thumb on a mittenvideo
  • Another way to measure your swatchvideo
  • Beading on km with wire
  • Charting - how to chart and proof straight line shaping
  • Charting in excel
  • Converting stitch and row gauge in knitting
  • Creating a pattern from a garment
  • Creating knit graph paper with a Mac and Excel
  • Customfit - design your own sweater online
  • Daisyknits hints and tips
  • Getting the second sock to match up
  • Hague linker looper set upvideo
  • Hobbyknitter's videosvideo
  • Home-made knitting machinevideo
  • Install a zipper into knitting
  • Interactex - some interesting MK techniques
  • Jim's knitting companionvideo
  • Knit1 tvvideo
  • Knitting machine hacking - how I helped bootstrap the movementvideo
  • Knitting machine tips
  • Knittsing's 100+ MK videosvideo
  • Lego knitting machinevideo
  • Lots of machine knitting videos in Russianvideo
  • Machine embroidery on knitted fabricvideo
  • Machine knitting videos (Russian)video
  • Matching gauges of knitting patterns
  • Narrow rolled neckband finish for a round neck
  • Reading an intarsia chartvideo
  • Reading a lace chartvideo
  • Silver needles electric cone windervideo
  • Sizes for making various items
  • Sleeve holes and armscye calculations
  • Slick tricksPDF
  • Striptease knitting
  • Susy Ranner's videosvideo
  • Swatching
  • Swatching for all machines
  • The weaver's knot - how to tie
  • Turn your knitting using a stiff wire
  • Using a large ball of yarn without rewindingvideo
  • Using a schematic to design your own patternvideo
  • V-bed basic techniques
  • V-Bed Techniques - 10 Gauge Universal Knitting Machine
  • Weights are not always necessary
  • Why knitting stretches and what to do about it
  • Winding yarn on a cardboard conevideo
  • Wool winder and cone windervideo

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Online Tools
  • Atkinson dithering tool - convert your photos
  • Auto-sloper - great tool for designing sweaters
  • Charlene's knitting swatch converter
  • Colour palettes for inspiration
  • CSM foot calculator
  • Estimate yardage when converting a knit pattern to a new stitch gauge
  • How to download Passap card reader techniques
  • How to take an image of a grid from a PDF and convert it into a bitmap plus an example
  • Img2trk notes
  • Intarsia generator - upload a PNG file
  • Jacquard punchcard generator
  • Knitting yardage calculator
  • Knitter's graph paper generator
  • Knitpro - upload a picture and make it into a chart
  • The magic formula
  • Passap card reader technique generator
  • Pattern generators - pullover, cardigan, poncho
  • Planned pooling - interesting program that can calculate pooling for instant fairisle yarns
  • Random squares generator
  • Random stripe generator
  • Sweater wheel
  • Triangle calculator

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Passap
  • Binding off around imaginary gate pegsvideo
  • Casting off on the Passap *NEW*
  • Casting off with the empty back bed needles (DE)video
  • Circular knitted cardigan bandsvideo
  • The Decovideo
  • How to use a decker combvideo
  • Knitting a four colour DBJ design from DAKvideo
  • Knitting a furry worm trim on the Passapvideo
  • Passap 1 - threading the machinevideo
  • Passap 2 - casting on in 1x1 ribvideo
  • Passap 3 - transferring stitches from rib to stockinettevideo
  • Passap 4 - increasing and decreasingvideo
  • Passap cast offvideo
  • Passap E6000 instructional video - part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8, part 9, part 10, part 11, part 12, part 13, part 14
  • Passap M201 with ribbervideo
  • Passap needle rulevideo
  • Passap raglan decreases
  • Passap simple single bed cast on video
  • Picking up dropped stitchesvideo
  • The pusher slide tool video
  • Threading up the E6000video
  • U100E Transfer toolvideo
  • Use your computer controlled die-cutter to cut your own Deco punchcards
  • Using Passap E6000 electronic cast onvideo

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Patterning (single bed)
  • 3D eyelets and nopsvideo
  • 8 ways to do garter stitch on a machine
  • Adding beadsvideo
  • Anatomy of a punchcard
  • Basketweave stitch on the machine
  • Beading on the machine video
  • Broomstick lace on a knitting machine
  • Chain stitch embellishmentvideo
  • Chevron patterns on the Bond
  • Craftsy class #2 - garter bar, entrelac and intarsia video
  • Designing words on a punchcardvideo
  • DIY sock blanks for dyeing
  • Doing it double - the double latch tool video
  • Double layer fabric on the main bed onlyvideo
  • Drive lacevideo
  • Easy machine knit bobblesvideo
  • Entrelac
  • Entrelac introduction part 1, part 2video
  • EntrelacsPDF
  • Entrelac pretender
  • Fair-isle on a non-patterning machine
  • Fair isle single bed float control
  • Fairisle without a punchcardvideo
  • Faux ribvideo
  • Floatless vertical fairisle (video)
  • Hand-manipulated lacevideo
  • How to knit a tuck stitch
  • How to make stripes on a vintage knitting machinevideo
  • How to make text without DAK
  • Intarsia 2 colour cable video
  • KH230 and Bond fairislevideo
  • Knitweave - the laying-in method
  • Ladders with lace part 1, part 2
  • Latched ribbing at the end of a piecevideo
  • Latching up stitchesvideo
  • Lengthening techniquesvideo
  • Lifted mesh stitch (looks a bit like crochet) Free Ravelry download
  • Lizard Ridge pattern
  • Loops and knotsvideo
  • Knitting machine yellowed? Make it white again!
  • Machine knit illusion knittingvideo
  • Machine knitted graphics using GIMP and DAKvideo
  • Machine knit zigzag fabricvideo
  • Machine knitting pattern definitions - main bed
  • Making waves technique on the knitting machinevideo
  • Manual fairisle part 1, part 2video
  • Manual slip stitchvideo
  • Manual tuckvideo
  • Manual tuck stitchvideo
  • Manual two colour slip stitchvideo
  • Manual weaving 1video
  • Manual weaving 2video
  • Mesh knittingvideo
  • Mirror image lace video
  • One row stripes
  • Picture knitting without an intarsia carriagevideo
  • Principles of formation of the elongated loopsvideo
  • Principles of knitting terry clothvideo
  • Punching a punchcardvideo
  • Punching a 12st repeat cardvideo
  • Reforming stitchesvideo
  • Ribbing without a ribbervideo
  • Rotini twisted stitches
  • Seashell stitchvideo
  • Seed stitchvideo
  • Shadow pleatsvideo
  • Simple transfer of stitchesvideo
  • Single bed quilting part 1
  • Smocking on the knitting machine (Knitnatters)
  • Smocking on the knitting machine (Knits for Joy)
  • Swedish weaving
  • Swung stocking stitch, hand-manipulated
  • Tartan PDF
  • The Every Other Needle toolvideo
  • Thrumming on the knitting machinevideo
  • Tips for motif knitting
  • Transferring stitches using waste yarnvideo
  • Twisted stitchesvideo
  • Two-colour tuckvideo
  • Tuck aran stitchvideo
  • Versatility of the punchcardvideo
  • Waffle stitchvideo
  • Wavy drop lace
  • Working with generated mazes in GIMP
  • Woven insert into the knitwearvideo
  • Wrapping an isolated motif part 1, part 2video
  • Zigzag ladder lace

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Patterning (double bed)
  • Basic double-bed ripples
  • Bubble pops fabricvideo
  • Carpet or pile stitch on Brother / Passap, part 1, part 2
  • Condo cables, or using the ribber to add more yarn
  • Double-bed drop stitch
  • Double-bed quilting
  • Double sided cable ribvideo
  • Embossed leaf lacevideo
  • Geometric shapes in drop stitch lace part 1, part 2, part 3
  • Knitting interlock on a hand knitting machine part 1, part 2
  • Ladderback jacquard - photo tutorial
  • Knit 2, purl 2 drop lacevideo
  • Machine knitting pattern definitions - ribber bed
  • Machine rib short rowsvideo
  • "Missoni" style zig zags
  • Mitred ribbingvideo
  • Mock garter stitch
  • Passap queen of diamonds
  • Passap vertical ripple racking pattern
  • Pile knitting dropped stitch tools
  • Pile knitting part 1, part 2video
  • Punch pile knittingvideo
  • Punch tuck ribvideo
  • Racked drop stitchvideo
  • Ribbed pleated folding fabrics
  • Shadow lace tool (aka Jaws)video
  • Sideways tuck zigzags
  • Simulated seed stitch on the Passap
  • Transferring stitches between bedsvideo
  • Transferring stitches between beds using 2 3 prong toolsvideo
  • Transitions in ribbing from EON to FNR
  • Unconventional uses for pattern cards
  • Vertical racking, fisherman's rib

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Ribbing
  • Gathered scallop ribbing
  • Mock ribbing
  • Ribber 101
  • Quick rib neckline
  • Ribber cast ons - what they look like
  • Ribbing seam in back of socks
  • Tips for learning your ribber

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Shaping and Shapes
  • Charlene Schafer's raglan shaping formulaPDF
  • Diagonal squarevideo
  • Knit both sides of a neckline at once video
  • Knitting a circle by machine - how to calculate
  • Machine-knit a yoke - standard and bulkyPDF
  • Machine knit round yokevideo
  • Mitred squaresvideo
  • Multi-directional trianglesvideo
  • Quarter-crown hat shaping
  • Recharting a wider sweater to fit on a knitting machine
  • Set-in sleeve knitted from the top downvideo
  • Shell shapes
  • Short-rowing / decreasing with ravel cord
  • Shoulder shaping 101
  • Slanted pockets video
  • Taking the magic out of the "Magic formula" *NEW*
  • V-neck raglan embellishments
  • Ways to shape beanie top

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Short-rowing
  • Another way to short-rowvideo
  • Charting shapes for short row knitting and shaping
  • Manual short row ruffles
  • Partial knitting
  • Short-row heels without holes
  • Short-row sleeves from the top
  • Short-rowing
  • Short-rowing on both sides at the same timevideo
  • Short-rowing part 1 - one side only
  • Short-rowing part 2 - diagonally
  • Short-rowing part 3 - both sides at once
  • Short-row trianglesvideo
  • Short-row triangle spiral stripsvideo

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Tools
  • Build your own mast
  • Cone holder
  • Cover for your knitting machine
  • DIY cast on comb
  • DIY decker comb
  • DIY transfer tools for midgauge machines
  • Home-made Bond yarn mast
  • Home-made cast on bar
  • Home-made claw weights
  • How to make a cast on rag
  • How to make a knitting machine weightvideo
  • How to make a needle holdervideo
  • How to make a leash for your bodkinvideo
  • How to use blocking wires video
  • Just another rag hem
  • Knit contourvideo
  • Knitting machine tilt standvideo
  • Knitting machine weightsvideo
  • Knitware part 1, part 2video
  • Labelling cast on ragsvideo
  • Labelling your knitting machine partsvideo
  • Make your own blocking board
  • Make your own garter bar PDF
  • Make your own swift
  • Making custom mylarsvideo
  • Making ribber coversvideo
  • Manual yarn changervideo
  • Turning your work with a handknitting needlevideo
  • Using a drill to make i-cordvideo
  • Using the Brother hinged comb on any knitting machinevideo
  • Using the de-knit toolvideo
  • Using the garter bar on the knitting machinevideo
  • Using the yarn brakevideo
  • USM cast on rag (video)

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Training and Basics
  • Beginner's machine knitting coursevideo
  • Beginner's ribber coursevideo
  • Garter bar coursevideo
  • How to use a knitting machine
  • Marking your swatchvideo
  • Measuring your swatchvideo
  • Picking up a dropped stitchvideo
  • Ripping out rowsvideo
  • Setting the overhead tension
  • Swatching for success
  • Tension matters
  • The sponge or needle retaining barvideo
  • Threading the knitting machinevideo
  • Threading the mast
  • Yarn, stitch size and machine gauge

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Useful Articles About Machine Knitting
  • Demystifying knitting machines
  • Garter bar tutorial
  • Handknitting and machine knitting - differences and similarities
  • How to alter knitting patterns
  • How to make a sweater on a machine, handknitter's guide - part 1, part 2
  • How to pick the best knitting machine for you
  • Introduction and basic techniques
  • Japanese pattern charting
  • Machine gauges - a rough guide
  • Machine knitting abbreviations
  • Machine knitting charts and symbols Ravelry
  • Needle positions on a machine bed
  • Pattern drafting by height
  • Selecting your knitting machine
  • Uses for i-cord
  • Weaving in the endsvideo
  • What is a knitting machine?

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Yarn
  • Different yarns for different knitting machines
  • Fiber burn chart - how to figure out yarn composition
  • How to calculate WPI (wraps per inch)
  • How to wind center pull balls *NEW* video
  • Some facts about yarns PDF
  • Yarn preparation
  • Yarn sizes demystified
  • Yarn tensions
  • Yarn thicknesses and counts
  • Yarn weight systems

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