Knitting Notes
This area of our site will contain notes, hints and tips from the members, some of whom are also teachers of machine knitting.
So far we have
- variations on stripes
- neckband with flaps to enclose a cut and sew neckline
- felting notes from September 2016 meeting
Choose from the Knitting Notes Menu at the top of the page.
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Programme During Covid-19 PandemicThe club is meeting regularly - online - we have monthly Zoom coffee mornings on the second Wednesday of the month at 10:30 where we do a "show and tell" session and keep up to date with our members.
Due to the age profile of the membership there is not much likelihood of us having any face to face meetings in the foreseeable future. But we are considering having more content in our online meetings.
If you have not joined in so far it is very straightforward, Margaret sends out an email with a link and you need to click on it. It may ask you for the password which is in the email. You will need a device with a working camera if you are going to show anything you've made. A laptop computer, tablet computer or iPad are best but even a smartphone is possible.
Useful Links- Andee Knits
Sells Machines, spares, accessories, Yarn and DesignaKnit software
- BSK - Bedford Sewing and Knitting machines
BSK Yarn Shop
- BSK Uk
Machines, spares, reparis, courses
- Doodle - arranging group meetings and events
Try this if you want to arrange a meeting or even for a group.
- Fleet Machine Knitting Club
A Surrey based machine knitting club
- Guild of Machine Knitters
UK organisation dedicated to keeping the craft of Machine knitting alive. Anyone can join who is interested.
- Heathercraft
New and used machines, spares, repairs, yarn, classes, patterns. Doug also has used Hague Linkers and thousands of useful bits and bobs as well. The place is an alladin's cave for machine knitters. Note opening times - not every day.
In addition to machine knitting classes given by Brenda, she also does lace making.
- Machine Knitting Monthly magazine
Only UK machine knitting magazine
- Maxine Wools
A long established wool shop in Carshalton Beeches, between Banstead and Carshalton.
- Metropolitan Machine Knitting
Suppliers of yarns, Books, Patterns, Accessories, Spare and Machines
- Middlesex Machine Knitters Club
A daytime club which meets in Hounslow
- Rectangles on Pinterest
- Rooster Yarns on Cone
NEW - Rooster Yarns. Luxury Natural Fibre Yarns
- Scanthecat
Get scanned copies of out of print manuals and patterns
- Search Results for rectangles
- Undy Yarns
Yarns Spares etc
- Uppingham Yarns
Well respected supplier of Hand Knitting Yarn, Machine knitting Yarn, Weaving Yarn, Spinning Fibre
- Variations on a Poncho
- Whichcraft Wools
Well stocked knitting and haberdashery shop in Cheam Village, Surrey
- Yeoman Yarns
Supppiers of wool to hand and machine knitters
- Diana Sullivan
Based In Austin Texas, Diana Sullivan has a large range of tutorials and YouTube videos as well as patterns both free and paid for, DVD's for sale etc. This is her blog which gives links to all her items.
- Susan Guagliumi
A well known US machine knitter who has some online Craftsy Classes as well as some excellent books, including those for those people who have simple or the plastic mid-gauge machines which have no patterning facility.
- Craftsy
An online learning platform for all creative people. These mainly paid-for courses cover a range of topics including machine knitting.
A very professional platform with the opportunity to take part in courses by asking questions of the tutor and posting your projects and photos.
- YouTube
A video platform where there is such a huge range of videos both amateur and professional that it defies description.
For machine knitters, search for machine knitting in the box at the top to get a list of items. You can subscribe to people you like to see more of their things and get notifications if you want to when they post a new item.
Note to newbies, please be careful - not everything is benign.
- Lichfield Machine Knitting Club
Formerly called Three Spires
- Andee Knits
Online sales of machines, spares, accessories, books and yarn. Good service.
- Guild of Machine Knitters Calendar and AGM on 9th
The Guild Website Calendar page giving events that the guild is attending.
- Machine Knitting etc.
Free pattern books, magazines and manuals. Most makes and models. All downloadable as PDF files. Highly recommended for all those lost manuals.
- Andee Knits
Sells Machines, spares, accessories, Yarn and DesignaKnit software
- BSK - Bedford Sewing and Knitting machines
BSK Yarn Shop
- BSK Uk
Machines, spares, reparis, courses
- Doodle - arranging group meetings and events
Try this if you want to arrange a meeting or even for a group.
- Fleet Machine Knitting Club
A Surrey based machine knitting club
- Guild of Machine Knitters
UK organisation dedicated to keeping the craft of Machine knitting alive. Anyone can join who is interested.
- Heathercraft
New and used machines, spares, repairs, yarn, classes, patterns
- Knit for Peace
A Charity that
- Machine Knitting etc.
Free downloadable manuals and patterns. Highly recommended
- Machine Knitting Monthly magazine
Only UK machine knitting magazine
- Maxine Wools
A long established wool shop in Carshalton Beeches, between Banstead and Carshalton.
- Metropolitan Machine Knitting
Suppliers of yarns, Books, Patterns, Accessories, Spare and Machines
- Middlesex Machine Knitters Club
A daytime club which meets in Hounslow
- Rectangles on Pinterest
- Rooster Yarns on Cone
NEW - Rooster Yarns. Luxury Natural Fibre Yarns
- Scanthecat
Get scanned copies of out of print manuals and patterns
- Search Results for rectangles
- Surrey Open Studios June 2019
Visit some of these and find interesting and new gifts and ideas
- Undy Yarns
Yarns Spares etc
- Uppingham Yarns
Well respected supplier of Hand Knitting Yarn, Machine knitting Yarn, Weaving Yarn, Spinning Fibre
- Variations on a Poncho
- Whichcraft Wools
Well stocked knitting and haberdashery shop in Cheam Village, Surrey
- Yeoman Yarns
Supppiers of wool to hand and machine knitters
- Andee Knits
Sells Machines, spares, accessories, Yarn and DesignaKnit software
- BSK - Bedford Sewing and Knitting machines
BSK Yarn Shop
- BSK Uk
Machines, spares, reparis, courses
- Doodle - arranging group meetings and events
Try this if you want to arrange a meeting or even for a group.
- Fleet Machine Knitting Club
A Surrey based machine knitting club
- Guild of Machine Knitters
UK organisation dedicated to keeping the craft of Machine knitting alive. Anyone can join who is interested.
- Heathercraft
New and used machines, spares, repairs, yarn, classes, patterns
- Knit for Peace
A Charity that
- Knit for Peace - Charity
Collects Knitted items as well as yarn and needles for distribution at home and abroad to those in need.
- Living Knitwear - the House of Lavene
The House of Lavene has a completely new approach to creating designer knitwear. Launched by ‘Anne Lavene in 1985 the House has become known throughout the world for it’s stunning knitwear designs
- Machine Knitting etc.
Free downloadable manuals and patterns. Highly recommended
- Machine Knitting Monthly magazine
Only UK machine knitting magazine
- Maxine Wools
A long established wool shop in Carshalton Beeches, between Banstead and Carshalton.
- Metropolitan Machine Knitting
Suppliers of yarns, Books, Patterns, Accessories, Spare and Machines
- Middlesex Machine Knitters Club
A daytime club which meets in Hounslow
- Rectangles on Pinterest
- Rooster Yarns on Cone
NEW - Rooster Yarns. Luxury Natural Fibre Yarns
- Scanthecat
Get scanned copies of out of print manuals and patterns
- Search Results for rectangles
- Surrey Open Studios June 2019
Visit some of these and find interesting and new gifts and ideas
- Undy Yarns
Yarns Spares etc
- Uppingham Yarns
Well respected supplier of Hand Knitting Yarn, Machine knitting Yarn, Weaving Yarn, Spinning Fibre
- Variations on a Poncho
- Whichcraft Wools
Well stocked knitting and haberdashery shop in Cheam Village, Surrey
- Yeoman Yarns
Supppiers of wool to hand and machine knitters
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Update from our recent speaker MariangelaMariangela will be showing in London and hopes some of you might be able to go and say hello. She will be at The London Artisan at the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane next weekend 19-20 October and then at Handmade Chelsea at Chelsea Townhall on 8-10 November.
Sherborne Vase 2018After last year's success, this year we got a Highly Commended. There were many more entries and only one highly commended so we were quite pleased.
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