Machine Knitting - Understanding Tension and Gauge

[@dogandcrafterinaboat]

Amazing video! I was searching for the ways of understanding how tension works on my knitting machine. Thank you for this detailed video❤

[@schellywagoner8264]

I found this so helpful - I've just begun with both a standard and a chunky machine, and have experienced the loops at the end of the row. I appreciate your time and generosity in sharing your experience with us!

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

Thank you Schelly - enjoy your new hobby!

[@louise-emilyhirst6753]

I have just got a knitmaster 530 as I cannot knit and figured I'd learn the machine way instead. Was struggling for ages with why the first time I set it all up i got a reasonable swatch but every other time it jammed or was too loose. Watched this video and low and behold.... I forgot to feed the yarn through the actual tension disks (what an idiot!) Thank you! You"ve saved me a lot of frustration :)

[@anna-du2iu]

Grazie per i tuoi consigli, molto utili e dettagliati. I tuoi insegnamenti sono particolarmente validi perchè non si limitano solo ad istruzioni per l'uso della macchina, ma spiegano anche il funzionamento della macchina stessa. Brava!

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

Thank you!

[@mariacadorette1709]

Thank you your video is very informative! I am a newbie at machine knitting. This has given me a little courage to keep trying!

[@lorrainewisedale9317]

Hi Sally I have found this video most useful and simply explained I have a chunky and fine gauge machines and now understand why I have loops 🤪🤣 thanks once again Lorraine

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

Glad to hear it helped, thank you

[@lesleymcclureweick2863]

Great video.... I'm learning so much from you

[@theresahofstetter1339]

Thank you so much! This is really helpful.

[@terrydickson6468]

So happy you made this 🙏😁💃💃

[@AnnMidgley]

This was so so helpful. Thank you

[@flatbedlove]

Wonderful and detailed video. May I ask what the covered rectangular accessory is on the left side of the machine on the table

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

Hi, it is an EC1 pattern controller. It reads Mylar sheets for patterning on the electronic machines. The Silver Reed electronic system is modular - the machines themselves have no onboard electronics. The older models came with an EC1, and there are other more sophisticated readers too. These days if buying an electronic, you need an external programme like Designaknit to run the stitch patterns, but that programme does a lot more besides. It has full garment patterning capability and interactive knitting, so if you are technically minded, it’s a great thing. I’m still learning it myself!

[@alicetextiles]

Thank you! Can you pls make a video on how to save dropped stitches? I’ve gotten into some right messes before

[@lakegirlroxy9852]

Excellent video thank you 🙏

[@lakegirlroxy9852]

Thank you, very helpful 😊

[@JennyB-oj6sk]

Hello Sally, I have just bought a Singer 321 but I need a cast on comb. Are the Brother and others the same as the ones for singer? There seems to be a big difference in price on eBay. Regards, JennyB.

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

@@JennyB-oj6sk a cast on comb is not necessary (I never use one), but if you wish to use one, the Brother comb is suitable.

[@brendawho1]

Thank you

[@ClaudiaArnold]

Thank you very much for this video. I have the feeling that waxing the yarn has a strong impact - yarn I waxed during the heat wave tends to knit tighter than normal. Maybe it is overwaxed, and I need to set up my yarn winder and the polywax lumps in the cellar 😂. Also, it is astonishing for me as a beginner how much small deviations will add up and how rarely they cancel each other out.

[@JackieEwart]

Please can you help Sally. When I first started knitting I didn't put the yarn in the top tension properly and I could knit a lot of rows this way. Now I have correctly put tension right the carriage gets stuck a lot. Why is this? Thank you

[@denisewhitehead6199]

Thanks for your video very helpful but can you tell me what I should do if my tension shows stitches correct but I have too many rows?

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

Stick with that and knit fewer rows

[@myriamgimenez2625]

Hello Sally, I am French and one of your subscribers even though I don't speak English or American. I really appreciate your videos. I have a lace carriage for the Silver Reed SK280 knitting machine and I don't know how to make a neckline since it can't work in shortened rows. Could you please make a video. Thank you for your help, Sincerely, Myriam

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

Hi Myriam, thank you for your kind comments, I’m glad you find the videos helpful. A lace neckline is on my list of things to do, and I’m working on lace now, so it should be soon!

[@Habidabad]

Great video! Did your ribber come with the cover or are you using something DIY?

[@lothrop53]

Can you make a video on fairisle knitting

[@lothrop53]

Can you make a video of killing the yarn and how you press your knit swatch

[@elseblom768]

I see your yarn is on the cone and winds off from the outside. Cakes usually wind from the inside. Does it make a difference to the tension to the mast? Which one do you prefer?

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

Hi Else, I’m lucky enough to have lots of spare cones for my winder, and I prefer to leave them in and unwind from the outside. Even if I take the plastic cord out, I still unwind from the outside. Just a personal preference, it doesn’t seem to make any difference. If the cake gets a bit lively when there’s not much weight to it, I pop it in an empty tissue box to stop it leaping all over the table. I also keep my yarns on the table, because I have a double sided one. Again, 99.9% of the time it makes no difference.

[@elseblom768]

@@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts Thank you

[@BlueGreenEyedSoulSis]

@@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts Thank you for this idea. I must remember this before the next time I crush a tissue box for the recycler!

[@riadreyer2114]

where do you get the 10 cm. i have knit exactly as you describe in another video and my measurements is exactly like yours. but i don't understand the 10 cm part because if i measure my 'swatch it gives me 14x15 cm?

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

Don’t measure your swatch with a ruler! The green scale calculates the EQUIVALENT number of stitches and rows per 10cm. But that’s not the number of rows and stitches that you knitted so of course it won’t measure 10x10cm.

[@marionmcinnes2266]

Hi can you still get up to date patterns please

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

Yes, there are many available online, via Facebook groups, magazines and sites such as Ravelry.

[@gladysbeatrizdiaz3851]

Buenas noches como se usa el calibre yo tengo el verde .gracias

[@sallybutcherskalamundakrafts]

@@gladysbeatrizdiaz3851 look for my video on how to knit a swatch for the coloured rulers

[@colettemetayer9401]

Bonjour,vos vidéos sont très intéressantes.pouvez vous mettre la traduction écrite en français ? Ça serait si bien.merci.

[@marionmcinnes2266]

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