How To Use Your Addi Egg - I will show you how to use it and how to change colors! ❤️

[@rachellefoster1011]

You are such a fun person to watch. So sweet.

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Thank you Rachelle! I’m sure there are times you are laughing “at” me rather than “with” me! Hahaha

[@0djinlove0]

tank you so so so mutch!!!! Your explanation was really nice and clear. I live in the Netherlands and just received my Addi 30 minutes ago. Already finished my first icord. So grateful for your video❤❤❤❤❤

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

You are very welcome 😍

[@winniepeg9869]

My daughter has all 3 Addi machines. I haven’t grasped the idea of I-cords. Over the weekend she was making some lettering with the egg using wire inside the knitted tube to put up in her classroom. She also said that looking around a craft fair over the weekend someone was selling knitted lettering baby names for ten quid!! I can only think people have too much money to spend on tat ….. But the other Addi machines …. now they’re worth the investment! I’m making hats, ear warmers and headbands on mine to sell for the local animal rescue centre to raise much needed funds. I subscribed to your channel a few weeks ago when I got my Addi. Great ideas, tips and clear instructions .. thank you!

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Hi Winnie Where are you from? I’ve never heard of “quid”! Lol I’d like to find out what that is in Canadian $$ just for fun!

[@winniepeg9869]

@@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet Hello there in Canada! Quid is pounds Sterling in the UK! My daughter lives in the UK and I live in Brittany in France where we have the Euro of course. Just off to bed as it’s 10.33pm …. Zzzzzzzz …..

[@lighthousefan5538]

Looking forward to seeing addi egg ideas. Mine is on the shelf collecting dust. 😂 The cruise idea is awesome!

[@ozbarnes]

Thank you had to replace a needle your video was oh! So helpful! I will add that it does take a few tries of fiddling to line everything up just right did it 4 times then got it! Thank you your the only video I could find! From northern NM

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

I’m so glad I could help. 😍thanks for watching.

[@joyalinerajamani678]

Amazing video 👍🏼 your video was very helpful. I too prefer using with out the cover gives, helps to keep a close check on the stitches.

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Thank you 😊

[@fjolliff6308]

For longer cords: use a drop spindle with a hook so you can wrap the cord around it when it gets longer. You can also drop the egg weight off of the opposite side of your table to give you more length before you move the egg. You can also just tie the egg weight to the cord with a spare yarn to prevent the holes from the egg hook tugging on it weirdly.

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Thank you so much for all your wonderful suggestions.

[@lindamacdonald510]

Thanks Shelly just order one. i am making one of your yip yip bags love the group. and i am leaning so much.

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Please show us when you are done! ❤️

[@jeannebeverly1244]

I've seen letters in script writing done with an i cord. Really pretty.

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

I’ve seen that too and I agree, it’s very nice!

[@casey9619]

You could use a small piece of. Yarn and tie one end to the egg and slip knot around the cord and just move it up the cord as you gol, moving it up the cord. No need to stand. Love you video

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Yes, that is very logical! Haha

[@destresswithyoga]

I’m truly amazed of your knowledge of all of your videos. I’ve have the 2 Addi’s, a Sentro and a few Icord makers, (including a very vintage one). I’ve had them for about 10 years. Back when I used mine for the 1st time, there really wasn’t much available on KZbin. How did you figure out so much information and adorable makes? Did you have knowledge from using a round manual loom, knitting or anything? We are very that you share so much with us!!!!

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Thank you so much! I come from a very crafty minded family (so to speak). Both of my parents and my siblings are very crafty. My mom is gone now but she was a brilliant knitter and crocheter. I did a lot of looming before I got my machines and I am also a crocheter. I have very minimal ability with knitting needles! Lol My mind is always thinking about the next project and I get inspired by all sorts of things. I’m just a creative person I guess and when I do a craft I learn it to the best of my abilities. Thanks for your kind words. 🥰

[@Yarnballer]

I so hope the purpose of I-cords is one day delivered unto my brain. They look interesting but how do you use them?

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

I have coasters on my channel and another tutorial coming in the near future.

[@Margo1968]

Thank you!!! Maybe you could do some macrame using the 1 ply yarn?

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Possibly 🥰

[@VondaInWonderland]

I can't find the needles :/ is this what I would expect from other Addi machines? I have Sentros and they work so well ❤

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Everyone seems to hate their Addi eggs when they first get them. Many send them back thinking they are broken. Perhaps some are but I would think most are not. If you got yours from EBay then it isn’t brand new and maybe the previous ones was rough on it. Undo the screws at the top and take out the needles. Check them all and if they are good put them back in and try again. Good luck! 🥰

[@VondaInWonderland]

@@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet Thank you! I'll try that :)

[@shelleys.9466]

What is the blue netting, and does it work for the night machine. Thank you

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

It is a rubber drawer liner I buy at the dollar store. Just helps with grip.

[@marybethtanner959]

Thank you so much for doing this. It is better when somebody else does it helpful hints help but unfortunately I think I got a bad egg.

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

So many people say they have a bad egg. I did too, but mine clearly had a cracked needle. It wasn’t the machine. It’s like the bigger machines. So many say they come faulty and they send them back. I am convinced that 99% of them are not faulty. There is a learning curve and the proper yarn needs to be used in order to have better running machines. 🥰

[@melissaholgate4905]

Hiya shelly I'm having trouble with my addi 22 snagging evey type of yarn I use I go slow but it is still happening what shall I do. Thank you

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Use a bit tighter tension and that may help. Some yarns split easier than others. Avoid those brands unless your willing to go slow like I have done in this video.

[@randanleo]

I broke a needle in first egg. Cannot find the needles since they are different from my other Addi needles. Had to purchase a second egg. Can you tell me where to find the extra needles. Thank you for all you do

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

I bought mine off Amazon. I can’t find them there now. Do a Google search and I am sure they will pop up on a sellers site.

[@BeaErickson]

I am a sewer. Often times the thread is wound in a certain direction and if you take it off the spool or the cone wrong, you’ll have tangles and it will not work for you. I am just wondering, if someone would take a skein of yarn and rewind it on their yarn winder, that it might be smoother and easier to handle on the machines? (Different direction)

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

@@BeaErickson I have a yarn winder and when i use it I am never sorry. The yarn definitely releases better when it’s made into a cake.

[@carolewright1929]

Where can you buy the centre part for addi eggs thank you

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

I really don’t know. Try Amazon

[@shantelleholeton3212]

Can you use a #4 weight yarn in it?

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Yes that’s all that I have used.

[@starrspoter]

ok mine was going so well for a bit now it wont go past one hook for some reason why would they be? it is all in front ect

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

Maybe check and see if the needle is broken.

[@vikkiknit]

Can someone tell me how heavy the egg weight is? I have lost mine and can't seem to find the right weighted thing to replace it.

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

I googled it and it is .2 kg / .4 lbs

[@vikkiknit]

@@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet Thank you. I also Googled it and found 0.2kg, but when I weigh the whole machine and subtract its weight from 0.2kg the weight would be less than 50g, which is not heavy enough to do much pulling down of stitches for me. Would you be able to weigh your egg weight and let me know how heavy it is, then I can make one of the right weight for myself as they are not available as a spare which is a shame. I'm having major problems with stitches building up and not sliding off the red posts despite trying lots of different yarn.

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

@@vikkiknit it is 3 oz / 85 g. I just put it in my food scale.The Addition egg is very finicky. You have to go quite slow when you are knitting.

[@vikkiknit]

@@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet Thank you so much. I have threatened it with the bin once because it was so annoying. I will now make a new weight and hopefull it will be a lovely little machine for me again. That it only likes some yarns is most annoying - I have several smaller i-cord machines and they will work with any suitable wieght yarns. I appreciate the time you have taken to make a video and then reply to me so fast!

[@starrspoter]

omg so fiddly how do u get it to stay in the one and behind the others

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

It’s a chore! I have come to like my Clover Wonder Knitter better.

[@moniquedebeer1315]

Monique de beer

[@starrspoter]

whats the point of the handle and the weight fall of so easy

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

It can be a bit of a challenge

[@starrspoter]

i tried to follow the book didnt help nuch

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

It takes a bit of practice. Hope the video helps.

[@grannycrafteredna]

don't think my nerves could handle the addie egg,

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

It takes a bit of patience for sure. 🥰

[@jkbarber99]

What a frustrating little machine, hopefully I will figure it out but not today.

[@koalaknitsandknacksaddicrochet]

I know exactly what you are saying. It can be a tough one for sure. I think we have to use 3 weight yarn.