tashamck

Great video Kelly!

jessicajane

that was pretty cool to watch....i need one now.

girlsavage

That was seriously cool!

Meowstro

that thing is nuts! so would you make a whole yard of knitted fabric and then sew it into a sweater?

asleeponatrain

wow. that was amazing.

MaidenGenevive

Knitting machines don't really feel "handmade" to me, since you are merely assisting it in it's functions, rather than actively creating. I've tried them, and I prefer conventional knitting, myself.

whitepaw

Anything that can speed up knitting gets a thumbs up from me... Although this machine looks like it needs its own guest bedroom ;)

kfarrell

MaidenGenevive -
Having done a lot of hand knitting as well, I feel like using a knitting machine is just as handmade as using a sewing machine. It's really an entirely separate process, but still very hands-on and labor intensive.

thymbyldesigns

A question about the video format - is the video supposed to be "jumpy" in regards to frames, or is it my machine that's hacking it into pieces?
It's very hard on the eye, and I had to stop it after about 40 seconds.

brepettis

Hey thymbyldesigns. It doesn't look jumpy to me, but I updated the post with an MOV that should look better.

http://blip.tv/file/get/Nycresistor-T...

raghousenternational

It was a great video. I am so glad to see the possibilities of what the knitting machine can do and also the mishaps as well. It is really fast. I love hand knitting though. Machines are a whole different concentration just like the sewing machine for me. I can just pick something up with my hands and get going. With machines I have to prepare my brain. I am a pretty fast knittig as well. I know a few places here in Santa Monica that will look at you sideways if you every use a machine! Thanks again for the article.

thecraftycrab

This is an extremely simplified view of using a knitting machine. There is much more to it than this video shows, as any knitting machine enthusiast would know. To show this to those who have never tried to use one, demeans the art and skill involved, and would give the idea to a prospective buyer of a hand framed item, that it was so quick, easy and mindless, that the seller had a nerve to offer the item for sale in the first place, particularly on a site where handmade is supposed to be promoted. Are you intending to simplify other crafts in this way too? It is only fair to knitting machine users that you do so. I can only hope that very few people see this video, and I wish I had not, as getting annoyed is not good for my high blood pressure.

Beadymonkey

I would think that the whole point of knitting, as with any thing made with your hands, is the tactile feel and patience it takes to create it... a machine seems to take away from that feeling.

SapphireChild

I also knit both ways (i.e. with sticks and with a machine) and I feel that a knitting machine is equally as much a "hand made" tool as a sewing machine. I think most crafters would not accuse a sewing machine to be a cheat object. I do not understand why knitting machines get such a social stigma. In order to make anything other than a strip of straight knitted fabric, there can be a significant amount of finesse, design, fussing, adjusting, tinkering, swearing... they are finicky machines. In many cases (especially lace knitting or other highly structured objects), I think knitting with 2 sticks is still the easier method. And there are things you cannot do with a knitting machine. Like any tool, it is great when used judiciously for tasks that it is good at.

littlebeancreations

Thanks for the video! It offers a quick glimpse at using a knitting machine and I think its wonderful that it didn't go completely perfect and am glad that it wasn't edited out.

crazyjaneknits

I have a knitting machine but it came with no directions. Thanks for the tips!! I love my machine! ;)