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Why should a hand knitter need a knitting machine?
Before my baby was born, I was never interested in knitting machines. I didn’t even know how they look like. I like knitting as I like the tactile experience. Then my baby came and I had almost no knitting time left. The few knitting time I had I was knitting exclusively baby things in stockinette stitch using fine yarns. Not exactly what I would like to knit. But I needed those clothes for my fast growing baby. Then I’ve got my first knitting machine, a much dated Brother KH 830 standard gauge machine. It suits my needs perfectly. The knitting machine does the boring stuff and I could finally knit…
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Free Pattern: Motorcycle moebius scarf
Disclaimer: This is an old pattern published in 2008. It has not been updated since then and does not reflect my current style of pattern writing. This scarf is inspired by the neck warmer of motorcyclists. Yarn: Worsted weight (shown here: Noro Aurora color #02, 1.5 skeins) Gauge: 26 sts and 30 rows = 10x10cm in 1×1 ribbing, blocked Finished size: 46 cm along the center of the scarf (the “circumference”), height: 23 cm Needles: 3.75 mm circular needles at least 80 cm long Tubular Set-up Use the Tubular Method to cast on 256 stitches. Make 2 full twists before joining in the round. Round 1: [Knit 1, slip 1…
