November 2021 Meeting

An interesting meeting on Circular Knitting.  Frances demonstrate the technique using a standard Brother machine with a ribber.  Most members have a suitable machine and could emulate the things that Frances showed us.

Lyn brought along her Addi Express King size which can make scarves, hats and other items.  For machine knitters this was the first time this circular machine had been demonstrated at club and there was some interest – however the limitations were apparent to everyone familiar with knitting machines as there was no tension facility and so only a limited number of yarn weights could be used successfully.  That said, it is very easy to use and ideal for those knitting large volumes of hats and scarves for family and friends or for charity.

 

Lyn Leventhall

Currently - webmaster for Bookham Machine Knitting Club. Previous roles - webmaster and technical support for INCE Europes "Wind Turbine Noise" conferences and "Low Frequency" Noise conferences. Formerly; e-learning researcher and lecturer at Kingston University in Maths and Computing. e-learning support at Imperial College IT support at University College of the Arts Lecturer in mathematics at Kingston University Computer officer at Chelsea College of Science an Technology, University of London. Dynamics Engineer at British Aerospace. Qualifications: BSc Mathematics (London) MSc Computer Graphics