tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post4471812891006942729..comments2023-10-25T06:11:02.424-07:00Comments on Machine Knitting is my Life: Knitting Stripes & Weaving in EndsSheryl Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13180029995668916084noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post-87711212612829534802014-05-26T09:25:45.243-07:002014-05-26T09:25:45.243-07:00Hi! Sorry I didn't get back to you before but ...Hi! Sorry I didn't get back to you before but just saw you question. <br /><br />If you are knitting stripes it is better to knit the rows in increments of 2. In other words the stripes must be an even number, 2-4-6-8 etc. Keep the yarn on the right hand side of the knitting. It helps to have a color changer but you don't have to. Say that you are knitting a 4 row stripe pattern. Knit the first 4 rows. then remove the yarn from the carriage & insert the 2nd color in the carriage. You can take the first color & hook it at the end of the bed on the right hand side, or hold it out of the way with your free hand. Knit the next 4 rows with the 2nd color. Switch the colors out with the 2nd color hooked at the end of the bed & the 1st color back in the carriage. Continue in this fashion until you have finished the garment piece, always ending on the right hand side of the machine bed. :) Sheryl Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180029995668916084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post-34825074883812020552014-04-27T14:59:43.010-07:002014-04-27T14:59:43.010-07:00You can't use this method if you are knitting ...You can't use this method if you are knitting circular. It just won't work. Sorry :)Sheryl Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180029995668916084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post-28799874425720371862014-04-21T10:04:51.001-07:002014-04-21T10:04:51.001-07:00hi would you by any chance have an in detail tutor...hi would you by any chance have an in detail tutorial of how to do this im very new to machine knitting and seem to get all tangled up when trying itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post-24934132451206576062013-06-19T11:49:52.518-07:002013-06-19T11:49:52.518-07:00This is exactly what I want to do! But my floats a...This is exactly what I want to do! But my floats are running along the outside of my fabric and not along the inside by the purl side of the fabric. I'm knitting circularly on a double bed machine. Do you know what I'm doing wrong?<br /><br />Thanks in advance,<br />EricaEricahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560954090966464797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post-15802628262017237052012-03-10T10:54:12.960-08:002012-03-10T10:54:12.960-08:00Stripes are really easy to do, esp. if you have a ...Stripes are really easy to do, esp. if you have a color changer. If you don't have one, or there isn't one made for your machine, just hold the extra colors out of the way (up to 3) in your left hand & knit with your right. Or you can hook them around the side of the machine too, when not in use. <br /><br />I make lots of stripes on my Silver Reed 860. It knits worsted weight yarns. I just hold the extra colors out of the way, while I knit the in-work color with my right hand. I bought an extra color changer to my SR 840 & am using the mast to it for my SR 860 so that I can use up to 4 colors with it. Works very well.Sheryl Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180029995668916084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post-35677188445841695502012-03-10T09:05:16.441-08:002012-03-10T09:05:16.441-08:00I haven't been brave enough to try stripes yet...I haven't been brave enough to try stripes yet, but you make it look easy. I've carried colours along the side in hand-knitting before, and your sweater looks great inside, Sheryl!Sandra Streifelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post-77044314846678052632012-03-06T13:42:45.262-08:002012-03-06T13:42:45.262-08:00I don't know how smart I am, but thx for the c...I don't know how smart I am, but thx for the compliment.Sheryl Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13180029995668916084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post-84363496365360502642012-03-06T06:11:45.306-08:002012-03-06T06:11:45.306-08:00You are so smart to be able to knit on a machine a...You are so smart to be able to knit on a machine and match stripes at the same time!<br />mjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7014957291166464837.post-48587502185714640432012-03-06T06:11:01.727-08:002012-03-06T06:11:01.727-08:00You are so smart to be able to knit on a machine a...You are so smart to be able to knit on a machine and match stripes at the same time!<br />mjAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com