Jumping from machine to machine for awhile. Then it was watching more training than doing. Now I just don't have time and then I forget in between what I was doing. I need to just make fabric and practice with a good audiobook.

I haven't used my Brother KH970 machine for so long. This summer I knitted some very simple stockings, without a pattern: now I finally want to knit a sweater or cardigan with a pattern. But I've just realized that I need to practice the basics. It's good that I've found such simple and great patterns here.

@Shanna, The only reason your knitting will fall off is if the yarn isn't in the yarn feeder correctly. If the machine doesn't have yarn available to form loops, the needles will just pull out and drop all the stitches. I'll contact you privately.

I'm a beginner so still doing a lot of practicing. Every time I thread nylon cord into the feeder and knit across, it doesn't knit and my swatch falls off. What am I doing wrong?

It's been a very, very, very long time since I've machine knitted...I bought my first knitting machine when I was very young & lived near someone who could show me what to do. That was more than 50 years ago & I lost it in a move. I then purchased my current 2 machines in the past 8 years & have done nothing on them or with them. Needless to say, I'm overwhelmed. When I bought the KH930, I also was given a store load of coned yarns, books, accessories...I have recently retired from full time work & I have been hand knitting like crazy...I'd like to also re-learn how to machine knit. So my biggest question is, "Where do I start?" I need to get the KH930 set up. I have a metal stand I received with the machine & ribber (KR850E). So once I get the machine on the stand, what's next??? I have been looking forward to joining this group for a very long time. So I guess this is my biggest mistake that's holding me back...It's good to be here!!!

Today i learnd my lesson, but I am still ambitious, and finding adorable (not-so--)knitables i still use much time to aproach the design. Once i tried all patterning devices from knititnow to dak to dryknit to handknit for understanding the pattern construction....I got it eventionally. Took me at least a year...

Jumping from machine to machine was the biggest issue. Looking videos gave me a good understanding for what is possible,. But it seriously was part of buying more machines. Needlebed limitations? Buy another bond and make it broader. Latchopening, round counter, tension spring...wow, other machines have patterning capacities? A punchcard machine . ....and so on. Buying different yarn because you do not know what to like, and do not forget the yarn stash i already had and was NOT suitable for my machines.... For the handknitter: Stokkinette is boring, i thought. liking complicated stitchpatterns i was way too ambitious.And machineknitting is cheating, so noone should know, nothing should tell.