That was incredible to watch. It would have broke my brain to figure out some of those pieces but wow, it's amazing! I love your dream at the end. What a perfect way to love our garments we make. As always friend, this was amazing. Stay well! Kimberly
@marjorambee3521Күн бұрын
The bikini is so cool! I have been determined to knit a swimsuit for a couple of years now, despite being warned against it by some older women who can remember original knitted swimwear 😂 Luckily, I am stubborn enough to do it anyway. I was thinking it might be quite nice for wild swimming? I actually have that exact pattern that you showed a picture of: the blue and white, striped halter swimsuit. I have some sock yarn that I'm hoping will work well🤞
@emilykatemadethisКүн бұрын
Thank you! Oh it's good to be in like minded company 😉 I was also told not to but I ignore anyone who tells me such things haha Oh the halter neck looks so good... I'm almost tempted to start it soon so I can take it to Sweden but I have to remember that I don't need to buy more yarn and it can wait. I'll live vicariously through you for now 😉 Please show me whenever you do cast on 👙
@EileenK642 күн бұрын
You sure have stick-to-itive-ness (no idea how to spell that!) But it turned out amazing! Very cute.
@emilykatemadethis2 күн бұрын
Hahahah does sticktoitivneness have a correct spelling? 😆 I agree... It was well used for this project haha 😂 Thank you 😊 despite the rage and I am pleased with it 😄
@lisainbookland3 күн бұрын
I’m so enjoying your videos! How awful about the moth, I have a bad phobia of them so what you described is like a horror film for me. I empathise so much with what you say about not visualising things - I’m the exact same! Like when I read I would never see pictures in my head, even when I try. Hope things are looking up for you now 😊
@emilykatemadethis2 күн бұрын
Awe thank you :) I'm so pleased you're enjoying them. Oh goodness, moths are evil! EVIL things. And the worst thing is, they like the most expensive stuff too! So far.. I've not encountered anymore. I've put everything in those bags that you suck the air out of and I pray regularly to the wool gods that they won't find my yarn again!
@SheilaAalsburg-qq5mk4 күн бұрын
The bikini is absolutely adorable!
@emilykatemadethis2 күн бұрын
Thank you 😊
@petramanos4 күн бұрын
Very brave project, and the FO turned out fab 👍 You can't tell all the drama by the FO. I was wondering about your decreases, they looked jagged on the sides. Is that because you were not doing them fully fashioned like you described later? I was recently trying to figure out how to do k2tog and ssk on the purl side since I was knitting some double sided lace. Decreases on the reverse side seems like something that needs to be unlearned and relearned for knitting machine.
@emilykatemadethis2 күн бұрын
I can't remember which one is the fully fashioned... I watched a couple of youtubes on decreases and just went with that one. I can't believe I made the whole thing and only realised afterwards I'd been casting them all off instead of decreasing lol woops!! Yeah... I am really struggling with the fact that you only ever work from the purl side. Reversing everything in a pattern is still hard for me to grasp, but I do hope it becomes more natural in time. You'll have to let me know how you get on :)
@petramanos2 күн бұрын
@@emilykatemadethis fully fashioned is when the increases and decreases are done with increase and decrease stitches. Not fully fashioned is adding and subtracting stitches on the sides. My knitting machine manual says to get used to the adding and subtracting stitches method first but I'm keen to try shaping asap because I don't like the idea of hand seaming with the jagged edges.
@emilykatemadethis2 күн бұрын
@petramanos oh yeah... That rings a bell. I do both of those things depending on what I'm doing and where I am in the pattern. The fully fashioned decrease is what I will do when I want to decrease from now int..the other one is more tight and bind off-like for me.
@kathleenhenderson96634 күн бұрын
Looks great 😊
@emilykatemadethis2 күн бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@anciify4 күн бұрын
Wow, great job, what a fun project, and excellent outcome <3
@emilykatemadethis2 күн бұрын
Thanks so much! 😊 it did end up working out a lot better than I feared haha and the shorts are just great - I love them 😊
@meepiecrafts77994 күн бұрын
You brave woman, knitting a swimsuit❤
@emilykatemadethis2 күн бұрын
brave or mad.. who knows ;) I'm really excited to wear these shorts in the winter though haha
@meepiecrafts77992 күн бұрын
@@emilykatemadethis i bet, i would love to knit them to for in bed😅
I love your tenacity and resilience when it comes to your projects Emily! I always enjoy your episodes and seeing what you are creating. Always honest and always fun. I'm really glad you are up and running with your knitting machine and seem so comfortable using it now. You're an inspiration! 😊
@emilykatemadethis2 күн бұрын
awe thank you :) That's very kind of you. Oooh yes... this one definitely required resilience and patience haha I hope my next project is easier on my nerves ;)
@emilykatemadethis4 күн бұрын
Welcome to a new episode :) I call this a bikini throughout the whole episode but it is a two-piece swimsuit, technically ;) If you know where this pattern comes from, I'd love to know :) I hope I won't complain as much and get so confused on my next video haha
@EileenK649 күн бұрын
The cardigan is super cute!
@emilykatemadethis7 күн бұрын
thank you :) I'm very pleased with it
@anht83059 күн бұрын
Can you reform the stitches on your machine to create the ribbing?
@emilykatemadethis7 күн бұрын
Yes but it takes bloomin' ages! I've done it on a sock cuff and my... goodness... it's definitely more fun to knit the ribbing by hand. Especially when it's say, the body and you're hand manipulating 200 stitches lol it takes a surprisingly long time.
@anht83057 күн бұрын
@@emilykatemadethis i don't blame you haha. was mainly thinking about the pocket ribbing when I commented.
@emilykatemadethis5 күн бұрын
I'll see how much it annoys me and then decide if I'll change it haha 😆
@anht83055 күн бұрын
@@emilykatemadethis 😂
@anht83059 күн бұрын
Loving all the videos on your knitting machine
@emilykatemadethis7 күн бұрын
Thank you! 😊
@eKnitter10 күн бұрын
Well done, I love vintage patterns. I also like your colour choice. It suits you well. I just subscribed you.
@emilykatemadethis7 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! That makes me very happy :) Oh I just love vintage patterns too. Even just looking at them :) but making plans to somehow knit them all is somewhat of an additional hobby of mine ;)
@mynorthknitcorner10 күн бұрын
I admire your patience at figuring out your vintage knitting machine. And everything you do turns out so beautifully. Love your cardigan 🥰 And it looks great twining with your vintage top😍 Yay for you and your knitting machine👏🥳
@emilykatemadethis7 күн бұрын
Thank you so much! I'm very pleased with it. And I love my machine haha
@marilys354910 күн бұрын
Enjoyed the video. I had a toy knitting machine as a kid and just made squares with it. Seeing your machine in action was really a treat. Keep up the good work. Sewing up the seams with a Sewing machine is fine in my book. Anyway you seam it, you will have a seam. 😊
@emilykatemadethis7 күн бұрын
Thank you :) Oh that sounds like great fun! I'd quite like to make a bunch of squares and make a blanket, but I need to get more excited about seaming them together haha
@petramanos10 күн бұрын
Another thought from me, I struggle to make my sleeve caps puffy so we must be sewing them differently. I lay the sleeve cap and garment out sideways and then line it all up and then put clips every few inches. Then I seam clip to clip. This evenly distributes the fabric throughout the armscye rather than having fabric to gather at the top.
@emilykatemadethis10 күн бұрын
Well on every other sleeve head I've done, I've not had the same issues as with this one... and this one definitely through me off, being shorter in height than the others. I usually sew the forearm up and pop the sleeve into the jumper and then use clips at the bottom where the sleeve/body bind offs are and then evenly clip up each side until the top. Then i distribute the fabric that's usually either square (like my bow and chevron top) or the puff that I already made. It does still require a bit of patience to get it to look nice but his one however was just a mess haha I basically sew my knits like I sew the clothes I sew.
@petramanos10 күн бұрын
I love it! I think your crochet loops were just much too long, you don't have to give up on that strategy. The loop only needs to be as large as a single home button hole would have been. It looks great without buttons too 👍
@emilykatemadethis10 күн бұрын
Thanks :) Yeah those loops... they're playing mind games with me lol I made them so small.. just small big enough to get the button through, and then as soon as I attached them, they just streeeetched! This isn't even stretchy wool.. it's confusing me immensely..! I may just leave it buttonless and use a belt when it's cold...!
@petramanos10 күн бұрын
@@emilykatemadethis wow that would have been so unexpected!
@faithlinkministries11 күн бұрын
With the sewing machine join you need to lengthen your stitch length and take some of the downward pressure off your foot and that should solve your problem💕 Love your cardigan Emily
@emilykatemadethis10 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tip! I used a walking foot so I was hoping it would do the work for me haha but I did shorten my stitch length.... I will absolutely lengthen it next time and give it a whirl :)
@faithlinkministries11 күн бұрын
why don't you just hand knit your ribs and put them onto the machine it is sooooooo much easier would have worked for your pockets too - that is what I used to do on mums machine as I like the look much better.
@emilykatemadethis10 күн бұрын
Ironically enough I purchased the machine (with ribber) so that it could do the ribbing for me because knitting 4 inches of ribbing over 200+ stitches hurts my hands a lot AND takes about 5-7 days for me. But alas... I can't figure out how to get the ribber to work haha but I do actually love the look of mock rib. But you're right... for the pockets I could (and might still) take them off and do them by hand. They're not so long thankfully. I'll see where the mood takes me :)
@sarahrudd499511 күн бұрын
Lovely cardigan. As a hand knitter its so interesting aeeing how you get on with the machine knitting.
@emilykatemadethis10 күн бұрын
Thank you! 😊I'm definitely grateful for my vintage knitting patterns, because translating modern day hand knitting patterns to knitting machine language is a brainmelt-inducing game haha it's definitely a fun addition to hand knitting :)
@sarahrudd499511 күн бұрын
Regarding the buttonholes, have a look for videos/websites on afterthought buttonholes. I think this is what you need.
@thekindles118311 күн бұрын
Very very fun and cute! I'm so impressed with the knitting machine learning, haha. Set in sleeves scare me, haha, they're hard in practice. Hugs! Kimberly
@emilykatemadethis11 күн бұрын
Thanks :) I'm quite pleased with it :) oh knitting machines... they're amazing and stress inducing simultaneously haha but to be fair, it's usual human error that causes havoc haha yes.. set in sleeves are evil haha xx
@sandramoran-sx5sf11 күн бұрын
Your cardigan looks great, such a lovely colour too. I’d be tempted not to add buttons as it looks just right as it is. I’ve just finished the ‘ two colour jumper with a fair isle leaf yoke’ which I know you have too and at the end of the pattern it says in the ‘ professional finish’ the seams can be sewn by machine, so I think this may have been quite usual back in the day and makes perfect sense for a fine yarn. Come the cooler weather it’ll be a joy to wear 😊
@emilykatemadethis11 күн бұрын
Thank you :) Yes, this colour is everything... I can't believe that after 4 years of waiting to use it, I'll eventually finish it and want more haha Ooooh I do love that jumper. I fear I will end up with 50 green jumpers though, because I almost always see the pattern and want it in green haha I'd love to see yours :) Oh look at that! I'm professional ;) that's so interesting. Thanks for sharing that :)
@stephaniegrace862311 күн бұрын
Hi Emily, well done, once again. If you want a straightforward drafting book, have a look at The Knitting Architect, it’s a classic. You might try snaps on the band, with knit interfacing in the fold. Prym makes some just for knits, or pairs of clasps as a Norwegian cardigan might have. I think Prym also makes them. It’s unfortunate about your hand, I like to crochet slip stitch my set in sleeves in place using a fine sock yarn, because of the nylon. You continue to inspire me, thanks so very much
@emilykatemadethis11 күн бұрын
Thanks for the tip! I will have to look that up. I think I have some knit interfacing that you iron on... although sewn on may be better.... my snaps are plastic and I'm pretty sure they'd look awful haha but perhaps I can find some that aren't bright green and they'd look a lot better... I'll have to try them out on a swatch... the idea of doing it wrong is frightening... *gulp* Yes, crochet slip stitch is great isn't it :) well.. aside from the pain... I really do wish my hands liked crochet... there are so many amazing things out there I want to crochet :)
@talitasmit933711 күн бұрын
Love knitting machines❤❤
@emilykatemadethis11 күн бұрын
They're amazing when they're not being naughty ;) I love my machine :)
@ranarakab168911 күн бұрын
Hello Emily why don’t you knit the sleeve from the top…. Picking up sts and do shortrows to fill the sleeve cap
@emilykatemadethis11 күн бұрын
Hey :) thanks for the tip! I'm not sure if it's possible to do that on a knitting machine .... but I could see about it by hand... I've done something similar when using a Fabel Knitwear pattern but that was a bottom up sleeve still... so much to learn :)
@ranarakab16899 күн бұрын
@@emilykatemadethis I have done few times on top down sleeves. You start by picking up stitches all around the armhole. Knit one row. Then determine the top stitches considering the shoulder-seam the middle of these stitches (in my very recent project was 20 sts out of the 76 total stitches ) then you knit to include those stitches plus one and turn for a shortrow. Purl back to the beginning of these stitches plus one stitches and turn. You continue in that fashion working the (double stitch in case of German shortrow, or the wrapped stitch in the wrap and turn method, or any other method in my case I did shadow wrap on the very recent project) until you have like 5 un wrapped stitches on either side and resume working in the round. You can adjust these numbers based on your gauge off course
@emilykatemadethisКүн бұрын
Thank you 😊 I have screen shot this and will definitely give it a go. I would love to find a few more tricks to try out for sleeve heads and this shall be the first 😄
@meepiecrafts779911 күн бұрын
It looks so good
@emilykatemadethis11 күн бұрын
Thank you :) I'm very pleased with it :)
@jespuppy19 күн бұрын
What a great video again! I love to watch your experiments with the knitting machine. I am a person who watch the complete video, read books from front to back and even magazines I start at the front and read everything to the back. That means that there are only few magazines I really enjoy, because it is dreadful to read everything when it is not interesting 😄
@emilykatemadethis10 күн бұрын
hahaha that's dedication to reading a magazine that you don't enjoy! I think I only did that on aeroplanes when I didn't have anything else to do... now I have discovered knitting :) But I also have to read books and videos all the way through.. otherwise I find I don't understand something and have to go backwards anyway to watch/read what I missed haha
@bevhat366121 күн бұрын
I watch from beginning to end 🙂Just finished my pink socks, so now I can cast on something else...hehe... I still have James' second sock and the reading shawl to finish though...so maybe get one of those off my needles before another cast on🙂Loved this episode Chuck...I will soon meet your knitting machine.....
@emilykatemadethis10 күн бұрын
Very productive woman :) I'm excited for you both to meet heehee I could use your arm muscles ;)
@EileenK6423 күн бұрын
You make me laugh every time Emily Kate! I watch the whole video! Never heard of just skipping to the end. And I HATE seaming. I don’t do it. 😃
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
I'd not heard of it either. It's kind of the point to watching a youtube... to watch it.. right? haha Hahaha yeah seaming is... not so fun... to say it politely haha I did try doing it on a sewing machine but it wasn't as nice on the inside.... I just have to suck it up and learn to enjoy it haha
@jessikaoliviaskapar25 күн бұрын
So fun socks! Would love to try on my machine in the future! 😀
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
My Frankenstein socks of happiness :) They're crazy but they're fun. Oh yes - definitely give them a try :)
@meepiecrafts779926 күн бұрын
That is so cool
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
fun aren't they :)
@marilys354928 күн бұрын
Mmmmm pull out knitting needles. I know a couple of friends with sock knitting machines but I've never seen the results.
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
I think hand knitted ones look a lot nicer, but equally, these are my first pair so I shouldn't judge all machine knit socks based off of these haha I've made half of another pair and they look a bit better.. it's fun to experiment :)
@thekindles118328 күн бұрын
I do what your husband does with books and I only do that with knitting things if it's Stephen West, hahaha! - Kimberly
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
haha yeah? I would not be able to do that with a book.. it would make me stress out throughout the rest of the book Interesting.. I've never watched any videos by Stephen.. but I'm certain I'd watch through as well haha
@petramanos28 күн бұрын
Oh btw I watch from beginning to end and don't skip anything, but I might be unusual in that regards.
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
we're not alone.. lots of people watch to the end it seems :)
@petramanos28 күн бұрын
I think it's good you used the self striping, because then you don't have to take them too seriously on your first attempt. Could you have used less yarn if you had switched over to a tighter gauge, or was it just the length that was the issue?
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
the gauge was correct, I think 8st.. 9... I can't remember now, but I think maybe the leg was longer than I usually make them.... but I say this... I've made a pair for a mans foot and had not issues with the yarn running out so I have no idea... it just somehow ate more yarn... *shrug* knitting machines eat yarn differently it seems...! I shall just have to make more and see what happens with different brands :)
@boxerdogsmom28 күн бұрын
Where you live and what place you prefer is your business and nobody else’s.
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
agreed!
@boxerdogsmom28 күн бұрын
I watch the complete video always
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
me too :) According to the analytics.. most people have the attention span of about 8 minutes, so I'm curious how many really do just skip to the end..!
@sandramoran-sx5sf29 күн бұрын
Wow that is a lot of work for a pair of socks! At least you have a fun pair to wear. I always watch your videos to the end🥰 I enjoy the process as much as the end result, thanks for sharing!
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
I know haha so many hours..! But now that I understand the construction, I'm sure the next few will go faster :) well I hope so at least haha Thank you for watching :)
@mynorthknitcorner29 күн бұрын
Your socks got character. I think their fun🤩 .. I always see the whole episode from start to finish. No spoilers for me! 😁
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
Character... yes... that's a good description for them haha ah good, I'm not alone there then... I also always watch to the end :)
@anciify29 күн бұрын
Instead of ribbing, not just when one has issue with knitting ribbing, garter actually makes a SURPRISINGLY nice sock edge (e.g. Troll socks by Maja Karlsson). Interestingly, the term "garter" in knitting comes from German word (Guertel) for the sock edge and sock tie bands knitted in garter stitch.
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
I have been meaning to make some socks with a rolled edge but somehow I just never have. I may just have to try it with another machine knit sock :)
@janatherton919429 күн бұрын
I had the same issue trying to make a sock on my LK150, they were too big even though I used similar yarn to the ones I knit by hand and the same number of stitches - I usually knit a 56 stitch sock, so I think I will have to reduce my tension and maybe use a kid's pattern instead! I'm glad you found the cast on rag helpful too, I think you get a better finish that way, as the rag holds the weights and the first few rows don't get damaged, or distorted by them.
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
It's baffling isn't it?! I don't think I ever noticed the difference so much between different sock brands. I just knit them all with 2.25mm needles and they fit, but they somehow behave differently when knitted flat. I tried another pair with 56 st and they are fine, so... I'm blaming the yarn haha
@jo-annefalconer628029 күн бұрын
Yes check out the sockmatician toe up sock with heel flap. On ravelry
@emilykatemadethis22 күн бұрын
thanks :) I'll have a peek
@strawberryemeryАй бұрын
I watch all the way through but I’m mostly using videos as a background screen when I’m doing my own crafting (currently quilting). Website “abstract knit factory” has a pattern generator for a single bed sock that I’ve used successfully , KZbinr is knit factory impl
@jerribrown3844Ай бұрын
The answer lady is the other. You also might try the knit factory
@jerribrown3844Ай бұрын
Diana Sullivan is one. Can’t find the other.
@jerribrown3844Ай бұрын
I have seen someone make needle selectors from old credit cards. Let me lo9k for her name.
@emilykatemadethis29 күн бұрын
Really? That's an interesting concept... I will certainly look them up. Thanks 😆
@stephaniegrace8623Ай бұрын
Good for you Emily, a sock is a pretty intense knit👏🏼
@emilykatemadethis29 күн бұрын
Thanks 😆 I like a challenge haha I've made another in a plain colour and toe up and it was a lot easier and made much more sense 😆