My process of creating a drawing in procreate, and then adding Knitting! #knit #knitting #knittingmachine #fiberart #art #artist #drawing #portraitart #portraitartist #artwork

So, this is really surprising to me, but today was a very productive day. I'm working on 4 projects:
1. Paul Scarf from the English tutorial on Ravelry. Oh my god, that's... unusual (more on that next time).
2. Started new socks because I want to try a new heel in a quick-knit yarn. I don't usually need a gusset, so I like the boomerang heel, but it doesn't look good with the striped yarn from the previous post.
3. Crochet squares according to plan: 4 left. Yesterday I hid the ends from the center, today I'm doing my first attempts at washing and blocking.
4. The tank top I knitted on the knitting machine, washed and blocked.

Knit print: custom knit fabric photographed and layered under a digital drawing #art #drawing #digitalart #portrait #draw #portraitart #procreate #Chicagoartist #portraitartist #portraitcommissions #artist #sktchy #museumbysktchy #knitting #knittingmachine #machineknitting #FiberArtist

My headscarf is ready! Knitted on an old Soviet knitting machine "Severianka".
Yarn: 90% merino and 10% cashmere.
Two options for wearing: first - with a dress in warm weather (it does not protect the ears much), second - more casual. I am so happy! It was difficult, but worth it.

Gestern endlich mal wieder meine Strickmaschine bewegt. Drei Mützen sind es geworden, heute zusammen genäht, entspannend.
@handarbeiten
#Strickmaschine #knittingmachine #Stricken

In February 2019, my friend Dawn gave me a basic flatbed knitting machine that was taking up too much space in her spare room. My first project on it was a big snuggly blanket. It's made of big soft squishy yarn and it's ridiculously warm. I'm cozied up under it right now :)

The thing I love about machine knitting is that I made this whole 72 x 60" blanket in a month of evenings and weekends, and I finished it before I could get frustrated or bored of working on it.

I think I would like to make a king-size bed-blanket using some kind of colourwork technique (probably double-bed jacquard), but it'll have to be thinner yarn than I used for this one, or it will be too warm to sleep under.

This was going to be the new sock leg, except for the mispatterning on the right side of the piece. I frogged it and re-wound the yarn. Then I inspected the machine and carriage, and found that a couple of the flippers underneath the carriage weren't flipping quickly enough. They've been re-lubricated, and the yarn fluff removed from the machine where it doesn't belong, and hopefully all is well now. I'll try again with this piece tomorrow.

My next concern is the length of some of the floats in this stitch pattern; I think I'm going to catch those or hook them up or something so they aren't quite so long.

Knit Art! Knit fabric photographed and layered under a digital drawing. The knit fabric was made on a vintage knitting machine and the drawing done in procreate. #knittingmachine #portraitart #knit #knitting #art #fiberart

This is tedious and yet incredibly satisfying at the same time.

Today, instead of working, I got started on a new sweater. It's a machine-knit project, so it's going to go fast - if it goes well, that is. Otherwise it will just go badly, fast.

I knit one of the sleeves first, but when I held it up to a previous sweater it seemed like it was a little long. Did I measure the gauge swatch correctly? I re-measured... four times. And then I threw the sleeve in the washer (on delicate) and dryer (on medium), because I'm using superwash sock yarn for this sweater (muahaha).

When it came out of the wash, the stitches had fluffed up nicely and the sleeve was a much better length... so I knit the second sleeve and then the back. I will try to get the front done tomorrow, and then I can do the seaming over the weekend.

I don't have any pictures of the sweater pieces yet, but I did try to get a quick video of the knitting machine. The carriage movement isn't entirely smooth here, because I'm trying to hold the camera still while I knit. It's usually a little less jerky than this, but you can see that it does take some effort to move it.

It's time for the knitting machine! My mom gave me her old Soviet knitting machine "Severianka". I'm so happy and excited! So far I've knitted a lot of samples, this one is for a hat or beret. I hope to do all the calculations as soon as possible and start the project.

Thanks to the magic that is a knitting machine, I made a hat in a day! (It looks too big for me because it’s meant to go to someone whose head is bigger than mine.)

https://www.knittingpirate.com/2024/10/20/in-which-the-pirate-knits-a-hat-in-a-day/

I will not buy a mid-gauge knitting machine, I will not buy a mid-gauge knitting machine, I will not--

Swatching for a hat on the standard gauge machine: https://www.knittingpirate.com/2024/10/19/in-which-the-pirate-stashbusts/

Used a hacked 1980’s knitting machine to knit fabric with my logo! #art #artist #logo #knittingmachine #knit #knitting

Found an original instruction video for how to work with a punchcard knitting machine... this is fascinating both for the mechanical aspects of the machine and for the production of the video.

They are working on a KnitKing KK93, which is the same machine as a Brother KH891. I have a KH890 - the only difference is that the 891 has a built-in "knitleader" (a patterning device that uses mylar sheets). The punchcard functionality is exactly the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgTjQjXQwbA

Teaching knitting machine class in The Arts Garage. #art #knitting #knittingmachine #teaching #artwork #fiberart

Knit Art! Knit fabric photographed and layered under a digital drawing. The knit fabric was made on a vintage knitting machine and the drawing done in procreate. #knittingmachine #portraitart #knit #knitting #art #fiberart