I spent most of the January 2025 Swatchathon experimenting with the capabilities of the LK150 knitting machine, now that I have one in both of the places where I knit with machines, at home and at my daughter’s house in Wisconsin. Unlike the machine I learned the basics on, the Brother KH965i electronic machine that … More Cats and Mice and a Red Beetle
When my daughters’ birthdays came around at the end of November and December, it was an awkward time for me to embark on the elaborate, full-grown sweaters that I usually make them for their birthdays. My abstemious younger daughter said that she didn’t really need a sweater anyway, since I have already made her so … More Calculate, Knit, Recalculate, Frog, Repeat
I’m kind of timid, or possibly lazy, or both, when it comes to expanding my machine-knitting skills. That’s probably because machine-knitting is only one of my interests, not an exclusive obsession. I can’t seem to make time to sit down and watch a video, then practice the skill until I master it. (But the January … More From Witch to Jester
The Interior of My Brain: A Knitting and Fiber Arts Blog 