Need Help?HK patterns for Machine Knitting - Replay Live Archive
You found the perfect hand knitting project. How to knit it on the machine? Ask yourself 3 questions:
- Is it possible?
- Is it practical?
- Are you willing to do what it takes to "translate"?
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Course: Use a Hand Knit Pattern for Machine KnittingGauge Conversion Tool
00:01:32 - What's the attraction?
00:05:15 - Is it Possible?
00:06:55 - Is it Practical?
00:08:47 - Are you willling to do what it takes?
00:14:17 - Big Hug Course: Use a Hand Knitting Pattern for Machine Knitting
00:15:21 - Method 1: Translate to Machine Knitting
00:22:05 - Method 2: Convert the pattern using math (ratios)
00:28:40 - Method 3: Identify the shape and use a Knit it Now Perfect Fit Blueprint
| Marie-Jo C Thanks a lot, Sue. That's what I'll do ! |
| Sue Jalowiec @marie-jo don't forget the pattern is Perfect Fit .. you can adjust the length for the number of needles available |
| Sue Jalowiec @marie-Jo ... you can always add a decorative p;anel at the bottom to lengthen it |
| Sue Jalowiec @kathy Mitered squares ... yes and no ... traditional mitered squrares are garter stitch, but we can do something similar |
| Rosalee T Thanks so much, Sue |
| Marie-Jo C .. I'll try another one !!! |
| Lyn R Bye |
| Nina L ditto on Great Info!!! |
| Kathy W Can you do mitered squares on mk? |
| Marie-Jo C Unfortunately, my slip stitch swatch is not long enough for the sideway garment ! I'l |
| Mary Ann B Thanks! Great Info. |
| Jean S Another great Tuesday get together...thanks Sue and Matt! |
| Sue Jalowiec bye bye! |
| Cynthia P sorry just for hand knitting i think |
| Laurel M Good job Sue! |
| Jean S Thanks Cynthia P! |
| Cynthia P i just researched McCalls patterns for knitting machines. they have lots of them so next week i will let you know if they are still available. |
| Maryann B and some with pieces still to be joined |
| Cara B I made a pattern for a queen sized "blanket" I try to find for next week |
| Teresa F Thanks! I have a lot of hand knit patterns I'd love o try. Apart from the maths, I may give them a go!! x |
| Jean S It also uses up some of your "stash" leaving room for more yarn....lol |
| Marlene D Dan I knit a scarf with short rows from a pattern I never a book |
| Nancy R Are they cut and stitch? |
| Cynthia P i wonder if they still have those patterns since you can often buy old patterns from years ago |
| Maryann B yes I have some |
| Michelle E I have a bunch of those |
| Nancy M we need to exercise our imaginations as we analyze patterns |
| Michelle E Used on the knit leader |
| Cynthia P you can do top down with raglan sleeves. you do the neckband first. |
| Cara B I meant with a ribber, duh, sorry guys. |
| Michelle E Used a stretch and sew pattern back in the day |
| Cara B I think top down could, with a lot of fuss, you have enough needles. And sometimes can do a top down. No a lot of f. Once you get to the divide row, then easier to knit Parts"un |
| Phyllis in Raleigh I have to have a pattern with schematics - otherwise it's hard for me to visualize what I'm going to need to do. |
| Teresa F my brains gone numb!!! ill have to sit and think about that for a bit!! ^o^ |
| Marlene D Annie, thank you. I can hand knit the ribbing. Eliminate the curl |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Mary, of course, it is Rita's fault that I am here - and really enjoying Knit it Now. |
| Mary K I like patterns which schematics too. I'll use HK patterns but often make changes to adapt to my figure, simplify, sometimes changes to parts that I don't like. I get a lot of ideas from store bought garments |
| SUE E Audio if fine for me, in fact it's perfect on my end |
| Nancy R You can reverse engineer a top down sweater so it is knit on the machine from the bottom up. I do the yokes by hand and they come out great. |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Mary, yes, I suspected you were the Mary from TMK! |
| SUE E Hi Mary, I'm in Rhode Island |
| Laurel M Yes, I often take the schematic and mark stitch count and row count at every place there is shaping called for. |
| Darcy W sorry finger hit enter button,I meant I couldn't get gauge |
| Mary K Mary K. Im in Chapel Hill. I belong to the TMK group |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Hi Mary K, where are you in NC? |
| Laurel M You're right, mid gauge is most popular but also sometimes bulky & my Passap |
| Jane N More than once I have reversed engineered a schematic from written patterns |
| Nina L not so many km patterns out anymore, so converting a lot of necessity; have one on the machine now |
| Mary Ann B Thanks for the hint Cara B. I've now done the same. |
| Nancy R Love that term - hybrid knitting. :) |
| I agree with Marianne M... need schematics |
| Nancy R I do the same as Annie - Hand knit some parts, and machine knit others. |
| Marlene D Iâve made two childrenâs dresses from knitting book. Marlene from MI |
| Marianne M I won't buy a pattern that does not have schematics and then I am choosy about their quality. Some are just as useless as not having them. |
| The gals in Minnesota do an amazing job with hybrid knitting |
| Mary K Mary K - - North Carolina. Hi. |
| Jane N Hybrid knitting (combination hand and machine) common in Minnesota |
| Annie L I love to hand knit some parts, machine knit the stockinet parts and add a little crochet. I love the challenge. |
| Mary Ann B I have translated a HK pattern for jumper for my granddaughter. Mostly stockinet with some rib for shaping. Used my Knit Leader. She loved it! |
| Michelle E Have used a very basic hand knitting pattern on machine |
| Marelda C Have used hand knitting patterns |
| Nancy R Yes I do |
| Laurel M You know I do it constantly :) |
| Wilma T I do too. Or make hybrid sweater |
| Cara B Sometimes i knit a "blank" with a sewing pattern and serger. |
| Nancy M occasionally use both sewing and hand knit patterns. |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Matt to support your comment, my iPad is getting better video and audio than my laptop - and the iPad is on a different, faster Wifi. |
| Darcy W I couldn't get the gauge to match |
| Marianne M Use hand knitting patterns all the time |
| Cara B for the glitch, I chose a different speed |
| Nancy R I do all the time |
| Laurel M Suggestion--choose a HK pattern with schematics to minimize math |
| Darcy W I couldn |
| Maryann B no big deal Matthew |
| Matthew F guys there is nothing we can do with the stream access - this is based on our input feed (which we can not control) and your internet connect to pull the feed in. |
| Maryann B no count down on mine . 00:00 |
| Marelda C Video and audio freezing. Countdown clock is still on. |
| Nancy R NancyR Cape Cod |
| Maryann B not a big problem |
| Rosalind in So Cal |
| Carol D Hello from the sunny Catskill Mountains of New York |
| Matthew F No the audio is good! |
| Audio is fine from here x |
| Ana from NYC |
| Larry K Larry in Georgia |
| Annie L Same here. |
| M M Maryanne in Wester Ross, Scotland - Hello Everyone :-) |
| Maryann B video/audio is glitching |
| Deborah H Deb in Idaho |
| Cara B Cara in Beautiful PA |
| Maryann B Oregon Coast --Sun on east side of house and rain on the west |
| Jan K Hallo from Liechtenstein |
| Darcy W Blizzard tomorrow in Colorado, first time here, Hi Sue |
| Dawn W Some freezing glitches... |
| Catherine Hi from Salt Lake City! |
| Nina L hello all! Nina in Florida |
| Cynthia P are you wearing the yarn you showed us last week |
| Lynne J Hi...Lynne from Vermont |
| Matthew F timer is still on |
| Shari from Michigan, hoping we the big snowstorm doesn't make it here! |
| Kathy W I'm new from Jacksonville, Oregon |
| Marie-Jo C The sound is better now ... |
| Shari M Hello! I am Shari from Bakersfield, CA. |
| Maria Ann Y Twin Cities here. We are supposed to get 12" on Thursday! |
| Jane C All good in east Sussex england |
| Liz J Liz from London here, 1st time I have been able to watch |
| Nancy M we might het winter back for a couple days later this week |
| Amybeth D Minnesota is due to get 12-20 inches of snow tomorrow. Not kidding. |
| Dawn W Everything fine here! |
| Mary Ann B Sort of sunny in MN but we are expecting snow on Thursday. |
| Matthew F YOU ARE GREAT!! Video and Mic is great |
| Erin P sounds good here |
| Teresa F no problems on this end!! Hi from Lancaster UK |
| Marelda C Hello from California |
| hola from Spain - running smoothly here x |
| Jenny M B Hi everyone - all good in North Wales! |
| Tracey R you're coming in clear to me with no issues |
| Nancy M you're just fine here |
| Marie-Jo C Sound is not as good as usual ... |
| Chris from snowy Elliot Lake ON Canada |
| Amybeth D Audio sounds great to me |
| sounds good here! |
| Jean S Audio is great. |
| Mary Ann B The sound is better with this mic. I'll put up with the stutter. |
| Matthew F Audio is great! |
| Laurel M Good Morning! |
| Maryann B no audio or video hiccups here |
| Renée A Renée A. Hi, Sue, So glad you are doing HK to MK. |
| Marie-Jo C I'm seeing you now, Sue ! Marie-Jo and France here.. |
| Phyllis in Raleigh Checking in from thunderstorm central...! |
| Ritta K You sound great! no hiccups. |
| Wilma T O Lorrie youâre so fortunate! Congrats |
| Jean S The last view wasn't lagging but this new stream is breaking up. |
| Linda Y Linda Y. From Burlington, Ontario Canada. |
| Matthew F Mic is good! |
| Nancy M Nancy Mangeri in Kansas here! Balmy 70º |
| Lorrie B A brother electronic bulky 270 |
| Aly T The stream is jumpy |
| Mary Ann B Audio is breaking up.. is that my stuff or yours. |
| Jean S Lorrie B...what kind of machine? I just got anpther machine as well. - LK 450 |
| Patricia B Good morning from Santa Rosa, CA |
| Matthew F Promise to get the map better next week |
| Michelle E Hi from Holland Michigan |
| Matthew F Not yet |
| Lorrie B I went on vacation last week and came home with another knitting machine! |
| Matthew F LOL love all the tools we have build to deal with this crazyness we doing this live events |
| Diane M Hi from Illinois |
| Aly T Hi from Dublin |
| Mary Ann B Yahoo too!!! |
| Jean S Your back...great! |
| Maryann B yahoo! |
| Matthew F Ok we have a new stream |
| Maryann B and now you are gone...so sad... ;) |
| Mary Ann B You seem to be live here. Good Morning! |
| Jean S Live here as well... |
| Maryann B Your live here |
| Jean S Hello from Castlegar, BC |
| Lynda B I am in Bakersfield, CA. |
| Matthew F one minute!!! |
| Matthew F Guys we are going to start a new stream to make it live |
| Cynthia P hello everyone from Oshawa Ontario Canada |
| Lynda B Hello Sue and everyone else! Love these, but still not set up for knitting with a machine. |
| Dawn W Good afternoon from SW Ohio. |
| Sue Jalowiec @Lorrie Thanks! |
| Sue Jalowiec I need to find the right glasses ... |
| Lorrie B And you do a great job! |
| Matthew F We make it look easy but there are 100 things we need to do - to do the live show LOL |
| Lorrie B Anxiously waiting! |
| Matthew F Hello anyone there? |
| Matthew F we are getting started.... |
| Matthew F Welcome Everyone |
