24 Hour Sock Knitting Challenge (zero experience) | Passap Duomatic 80 Knitting Machine

[@Creative-Chaos]

I really enjoyed this. You gave yourself grace while using humor. I bought a Passap, but I haven’t used it yet and I’m watching videos in preparation.

[@Nerd_with_internet_access]

Dude, 0:37 is so accurate, I have an unholy amount of yarn, so much so that at one point I have two full extra large garbage bags. And I still bought more! Because as everyone knows, you always need the very specific color you don’t have for a project. it’s a problem…

[@darcyfabre]

Yes! And by the time the yarn comes in for the project I want to make, I'm already thinking about a different one. It's a problem, indeed.

[@cynvision]

I've kept myself to two totes of yarn. But sometimes get carried away with buying a second colorway for a project. These days I don't count on the yarn type and brand being at the store when I get done with the first colorway. I think it is a matter of delusion of how many projects I have time for.

[@mazziesteenkamp7617]

I just recently got a Passap Duomatic, and the number of times I forgot to put the strippers in after restarting!!! Love the video! ❤

[@darcyfabre]

It's sooo easy to do. I hope you enjoy your machine!

[@buffienguyen]

I don't know how to knit or have a knitting machine (crocheter) but this seem insanely hard and impressive haha

[@darcyfabre]

Thank you! I don't know how to knit either 😅

[@MabelOnP4wz]

Great job! I have a CSM and the struggle is real.

[@darcyfabre]

Thanks so much! The learning curve is steep, but that's what I love about these kinds of crafts. I find CSMs fascinating. Knowing me, I'll probably be on the hunt for one soon.

[@MsDeonM]

Thank you sooo much for this video and the cleaning video! I too bought a passup duomatic 80 with no clue what I’m doing ✋🏻

[@kywire._]

The finished socks look really awesome :~) thank you for sharing! Knitting machines are so fascinating to me and I'm excited that more people are making KZbin videos about them. Have you seen continuous sock knitting on the machine? I'd love to try it someday!

[@darcyfabre]

Hey, thank you! (and thanks for commenting, it means a lot.) I watched Engineering Knit's binge-knitting socks video where she did continuous knitting on her CSM. That video was partial inspiration for this one, but the "continuous" part is beyond me, I think. I'm not even sure about the logistics of taking things off on waste yarn yet. I'm excited to keep learning. I hope you get a chance to try it soon!

[@rhiarnevans9420]

You are so amazing, so calming. Loved watching you learn a new skill!

[@darcyfabre]

Thank you so much!! This means a whole lot!

[@piaundmops3932]

b😅 super Video. Ich habe meine Strickmaschine vor 2-3 Monaten wieder aktiviert. Ich habe bestimmt 2 Wochen gebraucht um eine ordentliche Socke am Doppelbett zu schaffen. Aber jetzt klappt es. Viel Spaß noch!

[@veggieview2264]

Darcy, you are getting some good experience. Sock yarn from the craft store is a bit too thick for the Passsp machines. This yarn is better suited to bulky knitting machines and hand knitting. Reach out. I will help you find the correct yarns and things for your projects. It is enjoyable watching your video work.

[@veggieview2264]

Also need to suggest, these machines need caked yarn from a cone winder or cone yarns to knit from. Never balls of yarn. You need the yarn to feed smoothly. I hope these suggestions will help make the learning curve less frustrating.

[@darcyfabre]

Hi! While I had trouble with some of the yarn I got from the store, most of it seemed to knit fine. There were differences in thickness, even between colorways of the same type of yarn. The Patons Kroy in Blue Striped Ragg was thin and squishy, but the other colors were thicker and more sturdy. Those wouldn't knit well. If the locks move easily and smoothly and there are no dropped stitches, is it still a problem to knit with the yarn? I always wound the yarn into cakes before I used it. The cake/ball terminology is confusing because the contraption I have is called a "ball winder" even though what it produces is most often called a cake. My issue was that I was using the yarn from the outside of the cake and not the center. Thanks for your tips!

[@celestedouville2529]

Love your videos (minus the support of a corporation that is founded on misogyny ). My stash is enhanced twice a year at a huge textile center garage sale in my area. The amount of yarn I have on hand is nuts. I knit, crochet and weave (floor, table, rigid heddle and inkle).

[@Nerd_with_internet_access]

Hey, this question is totally random, but I am just curious why you use a machine, vs traditional knitting. I personally knit by hand, and it seems easier that this, but I have also been doing it for years, so I am probably biased. I am genuinely curious how you got started on this, and I would love to learn more!

[@darcyfabre]

Hey, great question! I've considered myself primarily a weaver for the past few years, but I started off with crochet and got into spinning and dyeing as well. One day, I got it in my head that I wanted to weave a blanket that was a smooth gradient in both warp (vertical) and weft (horizontal) directions. I tried to dye gradients by winding small interconnected hanks, but wasn't really satisfied, so the only other option I could find was to dye knitted blanks. Of course, it's much faster to machine knit a blanket-sized knitted blank than it is to hand-knit one-- enter the knitting machine. I tried to learn hand knitting years ago and remember it to be quite difficult and frustrating as well. I never got the hang of it. I'd love to try again in the future.

[@Crocs4cats]

I don’t know how anyone understands any of it!!! My poor brain is fried just watching 😅 My mum had a knitting machine that ended up being an expensive clothes hanger.

[@rell1023]

0:46 LOL

[@darcyfabre]

I may have failed to mention, and show, that I even went back for more 😅 What size shoe do you wear? Asking for a friend...

[@rell1023]

@@darcyfabre i may or may not be replying a month later but i wear a 5-6