Great video! I have hand knitted for decades. But I feared I would have to give up my favorite hobby due to my severe arthritis. But the Addi has allowed me to continue my hobby without the pain. Thank goodness for these machines!
I have two circular knitting machines and they are tools to save time. It's no more cheating to use a machine for knitting than it is to use a sewing machine instead of hand sewing. I love mine and the more you use it, the more you want to learn to do different things besides hats. Love mine because they save me hours of hand work and I can always add hand knitting and crochet to my machine projects. Love them!
Great Video... I am not a knitter; but have opportunity to buy one of these at half price and you answered questions I wouldn't even have known to ask. Great! Appreciate your skill and knowledge.
Fabulous! Thank you for making such a great video showing how to use the Addi knitting machine! I will buy one definitely! Please show us more patterns how to use the machine to knit various items.
I'm seeing my nephew tomorrow who has been walking to the city bus in a windchill of -30°. He has no scarf and I have no time. This is why I definitely don't feel like this is cheating. He'll have his scarf before he works tomorrow. Thanks for the instructions!
Awe I love that about your daughter I know you were feeling such pride and happiness watching her enjoy that! Tell her, her cowl is adorable! Good job! And I always say feelvision on my fb! Love it!
I am so happy to see this video and look forward to more from you in the future. When I bought my Addi Express King Knitting Machine there were very few videos about it. I am a visual learner so the books that came with my Addi were not very much help. I have learned more from you just watching this one video of yours today, that is why I would like to see more from you. I have used kinitting needles to make ribbing for hats before I put them on the machine, I usually bind it off the needles before I put it on the the machine, it makes it easier to start that way.
This was very informative! Thank you and now you can add an electric adapter to this found on Amazon which makes it go so much faster, plus tension forks.
Fascinating, and I am hooked! I like to do a lot of charity knitting (hats, mostly, but some other things). I'm not a fast knitter, though, and am always wishing I could complete more. This would certainly enable me your do so.
I have recently bought and addi and pleased i have found your you tube channel . Thank you for your tutorials , how lucky you get free yarn with yours , i have been getting out different weight yarn to see what look best .i thought i had the big machine but i got it wrong , so i am thinking of investing in the larger one if i get on ok with this one . Your daughters little cowl is cute .
Wow! Yarn for free!, I didn't get any yarn with mine, bummer! It would be good to see more different things other than beanies and cowls or scarves. Cheers!
I started crocheting years ago and I love it! I prefer knit wearable items, though. I can't knit so I started loom knitting. The time consumption is agony! I can crochet an adult beanie in about 2 hours. I've been working on this loom knit beanie for a few weeks now and if I hadn't promised it to someone, I would have long since given up. I'm shopping for a knit machine so when people look to me for a hand-knit product, I'm not ready to jump off a bridge by the time I give it to them. ^_^ It's also murder to people's hands. Women who have RA, I bet a knit machine is life saving. People who gate-keep knitting are monsters. lol
I know this is an old post, but, you might want to check out Continental knitting. I learned to crochet first and could never figure out knitting. My friend, who learned in Germany, taught me Continental. Knitting was a piece of cake doing Continental!
I bought this machine in the uk, nothing for free ,no books,which I saw on a you tube video in US, free yarn again in US . But here in UK you get machine and nothing else.
Yes please did you ever show how to do a flat panel. I just got a 22 needle and would love to know more things to do and make. Thanks know this is very late.
I think that looks amazing for doing quick knit projects. Could you use a circular needle to slip the stitches from the machine instead of a threading the needle through? Then you would be able to just bind off or decrease as needed from the circular. I may have to get one to make scarves with. I start out with good intentions and end up making a cowl.
Love this machine could you please show to knit flat pieces and Chang colour please. Also can I use any thickness yarn. If you have time a video of a knitted hat on this would be great. Thank you
Hey! Just found this video on my investigation of knitting machines. Will you host a video for how to knit flat panels using the machine? I tried looking at older videos but didn't see if you'd already made one? So glad I found this channel!
Hello Vickie, I have really enjoyed watching your broadcast. I have ordered an Addie Extra large today with the wish to knit jumpers for rescue dogs and rescue hens. This I imagine will need the "flat" knitting mode. Also I dont use animal products so what would be the best quality wool option to choose? I live in the UK . Thank you for any advice.
Hello, thanks so much for making a video. I have a question, what weight yarn and type of yarn blend that has at least 10% wool could I use? I heard worsted weight 10% to 25% wool yarn (the rest of the percent of the yarn is acrylic) works well with the Addi machine. Is that right?
Do you have a video on how to use the Hikoo Simpli Cria in an Addi Express? Also I just got my machine and I am so so so frustrated that it keeps skipping or dropping stitches. It is NOT at the same needle, and it does it if I am going slow or faster! Frustrating! Is my machine faulty?
Have you tried finishing with a ribbing? I'm thinking you can remove the stitches onto a circular needle, then knit a few inches of ribbing. No idea what needle size, though.
Say..for example... I'm knitting a PANEL on the King-Size Abbi. A few rows require 45 needles, and other rows require only 40 needles. Am I at risk of breaking the machine if I try to knit only 40 needles, when the machine is set-up to finish a row at 45 needles? (I hope no one thinks it's a dumb question. It's my first time using a knitting machine. And I don't want to break it.)
Ok, had to reach out to Skacel for an answer to this one. Here's what came back: "When knitting panels, you can knit anywhere from 3 sts to 43 sts. There will always be 3sts that do not knit. There are row stoppers that come with the American units in general. The European ones do not come with them, but they can be purchased. These are small red clips that you pop over the needle dividers, and stop the machine in the appropriate place. You can also do this without stoppers. It would take far too long to describe the whole process in an email. Best way to check it out is in a video. I find this one very good and refer people to it frequently. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-m-kKv2x_aCA.html " HTH!
Betty Capps. Sometimes this happened to me when using polyester yarns because of static electricity. To prevent, I wrap a dryer sheet around the yarn where I hold it next to yarn holder or counter. Hope it helps.
Question can I make a blanket on this machine? Can you still use all of the knitting techniques and crocheting techniques too ? If I order the instructions book how do I know that it will be in English?
It's based on length of your work. I see there's been no reply from the video poster, so go to this youtuber for info - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MNF42R2olmw.html
I'm not sure what effect you're using on your camera but it's kind of making me sea sick. Can somebody respond to this comment and let me know if her newer videos have this same weird zoom wobble effect? I like her and the content but I'm going to get sick.