How to Knit I-CORD on your Addi Knitting Machine | Yay For Yarn

[@justanotherreseller351]

i have seen lots of youtubers using wasted yarn and 4 weight yarn on the I cord and it comes out just fine.

[@jmh6823a]

WOW!!! THANK YOU!!!! You saved me $40 bucks!

[@nicolemaneth5147]

This is so smart! I was attempting to make a 3 stitch wide panel going back and forth, which of course isn't a tube.

[@shaytoner5412]

What great possibilities you’ve opened up for me. Thanks

[@sassegranny4700]

This is a great tutorial, thank you for doing this show. The date of viewing is August 19, 2022

[@grace-knits]

Thank you! I've seen videos that require going back and forth like a flat panel. But when I try that, the stitches at the side leaves huge loops. This is so much easier! Thank you very much!

[@heatheryarbrough5255]

Fantastic idea. You are so clever. Thanks. I will definitely be using this method

[@dianacline1462]

Tricky but it works. Have to watch every stitch to make sure it doesn't fall off using bulky yarn but way faster than using a hand spooler. I just got my Addi Prof. today and this was the first thing I made since I wanted to automate what I had been doing by hand. Great tutorial. Thanks.

[@YayForYarn]

Thanks, Diana! I'm so glad the video was helpful to you!

[@juliasturdevant9289]

Excellent idea. I was happy to come across this. Just wish you had used a yarn color other than red or black. Hard to see how the yarn works up when on the needles.

[@northcoastize]

🌷🌹🌼Great technique! I love how you are so thorough with your explanations! Thks for sharing!

[@mr.p.2023]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. My husband would flip off I bought ANOTHER knitting machine just to make icord lol

[@debbietucker9812]

Oh wow! 😃 Thank so much, that is so cool 😁 I will definitely be trying that 😊

[@ReneeStevens98]

Amazing Addi solution! I was looking for a fast way to make icord to embellish my Addi Kingsize hats using the same weight of yarn. This is perfect and I don't need to buy anything new... MANY THANKS!!! ✌❤️😊

[@YayForYarn]

You are welcome, Renee! I am so glad the video was helpful. Enjoy making your I-Cord!

[@SaffyFoo]

You are brilliant

[@theyellowshoe]

Oh my, WOW! Thank you for this wonderful tip!

[@merilwen]

This is brilliant! Thank you for this video!

[@thisisyourbrainoncrafts9212]

Brilliant! Wish I would have seen this video before I bought the Addi Egg!

[@christinamiddleton961]

what do you think of your addi egg? I have been thinking about getting one.

[@reginacampbell4618]

Genius!! Thank you so much!!

[@Kyddoemiko13]

Most awesome 😎🙌

[@ParchCraftAustralia]

Omg. Brilliant. You’re so creative and clever ...thanks can’t wait to try!

[@YayForYarn]

Thanks so much, Lindy!

[@sfolsen421]

This awesome and so clever, thanks so much!

[@teresaoswell2685]

Hi this is great as you said it give another option to what yarn too use Thank you.

[@YayForYarn]

Thanks Teresa! I am glad the video was helpful!

[@valeriewinters6508]

THANKYOU SOOO MUCH

[@rosie01ism]

Awesome thank you so much.

[@mm238-q1f]

Thank you so much. My hand is weak from usi g a loom😊

[@ClaudiaVieiraCruz]

Estou aprendendo tudo Aki com vc!!!!

[@mayllufrio9325]

Muchas gracias por compartir y bendiciones

[@brandiw7795]

This will end up being a small tube? I want to make wire name crafts with icord

[@YayForYarn]

Yes, this technique creates a fairly small tube. It is thicker than I-cord made from an I-cord machine like the Embellish-Knit machine, but it could probably work for wire projects. I hope this helps!

[@karlaesta4843]

Thank you this is so very helpful

[@YayForYarn]

You are welcome, Karla! Thanks for watching!

[@justanotherreseller351]

can i use my sentro 48 needle knit machine?

[@YayForYarn]

Hi. I do not have a Sentro machine, but it seems to work similarly to the Addi. It should be possible to use the same techniques on the Sentro machine. I hope this helps!

[@Terrilene6]

Awesome, thank you for sharing.

[@YayForYarn]

You are welcome, Terri!

[@murielm4308]

Génial merci

[@aishahyro]

Do you have any tips on making a 22 needle tube on a bigger machine (without making panels). Have sentro 48 and 40 and dont want to spend the money on a 22 needle right now. Just curious

[@YayForYarn]

Hi. Unfortunately, there is not a way to make a 22 needle tube on a larger machine without making flat panels. The reason it works with the I-Cord is because the yarn does not have to stretch very far when you bring the yarn back across to work the stitches in the same direction again. With anything larger than a few stitches, the yarn would have to be stretched across a larger distance to bring it back to the first needle, so you would have a large, ladder-like gap in the tube. I hope this helps!

[@alohacaligurl]

Can you use more than 3 could you possibly do 4 or 5 to make a thicker cord ?

[@YayForYarn]

Hi Stephanie. A 4-stitch I-cord would be possible, but as you add more needles, it creates a gap in the cord where you bring the yarn across to start the next row. A wider cord would have a larger gap between the stitch columns, which, once it comes off the machine, makes the stitches of the cord looser. Feel free to try this technique with more needles, and see if you like how it turns out. I hope this helps!

[@Henry-n7n8]

thanks for the info

[@YayForYarn]

You're welcome!

[@marisas4094]

Can you do this on more than 3 needles? Say 6 like the addi egg? I just ordered the addi egg, but have heard it's difficult to use. I have the addi professional if I could do cording on there I might as well return it. Thanks

[@YayForYarn]

Hi Marisa! For knitting I-Cord, I would only recommend making it up to 4 stitches wide. Since the cord is made by bringing the yarn back across to begin again at the other side, if the cord is too wide, you might get a gap or loose area where you bring the yarn across. This method makes a narrow cord, but if you need a thicker cord, you could use a thicker yarn (up to #5 Bulky weight). I hope this helps!

[@Sylkis89]

so with a large machine like that I could still adjust the size for smaller things? Could I make a cord that would be just the right size to fit on top of a 15mm crinoline tube? Or whatever else size of a tube I'd find?

[@YayForYarn]

Hi. If you were to use this method to make a tube larger than I-Cord, but smaller than the machine, you would end up with a section that is just horizontal strands of yarn instead of knitting. Those strands would be from when you get to the end of the row and bring the yarn back across to the beginning to start the next row. With I-Cord, because it is so narrow, you don't get that section of horizontal strands. If you made a larger tube, you could use a crochet hook to make several stitch columns from the section of horizontal strands, using the same method you would use to fix a dropped stitch. Just imagine that section is several stitches that have been dropped all the way to the cast-on. Hope this helps! Thanks!

[@Sylkis89]

@@YayForYarn oh so it will not be like on a small mill like addi egg or on the tiny prym mill? So I cant adjust the size of the cord to whatever liking, because it will have this dropped stitch with horizontal lines? Too bad :( will need to look into the right size mill then...

[@YayForYarn]

If you were to pick up those strands as if fixing a dropped stitch, that would turn the horizontal strands into stitch columns, and you might be able to make it work. If I try that and can get it to work, I might do a tutorial on that in the future. Thanks!

[@Henry-n7n8]

whats the biggest yarn this machine can use? great tutorial

[@YayForYarn]

Thank you! The Addi can use up to #5 Bulky Weight yarn. A #6 Super Bulky is so thick that it won't fit into the hooks on the needles without being split. Hope this helps!

[@Henry-n7n8]

could you show how to do a 6stitch icord

[@YayForYarn]

Hi. With the larger Addi machines, a 6 stitch I-Cord is not really possible. Because the I-Cord on these machines is worked flat, and you have to stretch the yarn across to knit around the cord again, with 6 stitches, the yarn would have to be stretched across too far, leaving a gap all the way up your cord. This can cause the stitch columns on either side to end up being very loose and stretched out. You could try it, using the same method shown in the video but with 6 stitches, and see if you like the results. However, I wouldn't really recommend making a cord any wider than shown in the video. I hope this helps!

[@jeannieakaproverbs31yarn]

hi I have a question have you tried the addi agg machine ?

[@YayForYarn]

Hi! I have not tried the Addi Egg. It only has 2 more needles than my Embellish-Knit machine, which also makes I-Cord. However, if it's similar to the larger Addi machines, then it would be able to do thicker yarns than my Embellish-Knit. The Embellish-Knit only works with yarns up to #3 DK weight, whereas the Addi machines can safely use yarns up to a #5 bulky weight with the right amount of tension. Sorry I don't know any more about it, but that is a machine I don't have yet. Hope this helps!

[@Julie-os6ru]

Trying this technique but it keeps bunching on the third hook...what am i doing wrong?

[@YayForYarn]

Hi Julie! You want to make sure that when the needle comes up, the stitch already on the needle goes down to the base of the needle. If the stitch does not go down all the way, it will get caught in the hook when you go to knit with that stitch and appear bunched. The needle should come up, the stitch on it should drop all the way down, then the needle should grab the new yarn and pull it down through the old stitch without grabbing the old stitch at the same time. I hope this helps!

[@brendad8605]

Can you use Cotton thread for this?

[@YayForYarn]

Hi Brenda. I have not tried to use cotton thread on my Addi yet. It would probably work for this I-Cord, but because the thread is much thinner than worsted weight or bulky weight yarn, the stitches will be very open and you will be able to see through the spaces in between the strands of thread. The resulting I-Cord will also be much thinner than it would be with worsted or bulky yarn. Hope this helps! If you try making I-Cord with cotton thread, please let me know how it turns out! Thanks!