4 Feet In 4 Minutes
I had breakfast on Saturday with a neighbor I haven’t talked to in months. Toward the end of the meal, she reminded me that I had borrowed her Ultimate Sweater Machine quite a while ago and asked if I’d made anything with it. Um, the answer would be no. But embarrassed by the gentle reminder, I pulled it out the other day and started fiddling with it.
Wow, you can sure knit stockinette stitch fast on this thing. I knit up a whole skein of Lion Brand Fishermen’s Wool (465 yards!) in the time it takes to brush your teeth.
The obvious question is, “What the hell is she going to do with that?”
Don’t worry, I have a plan. And I’m sure the observant among you know what it is.
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Susan | knitting, felting, dyeing
I can see by your subject tags that you’re going to dye it, rip it, and reknit it into something great and then felt it.
*Excellent* use for that machine!
uhm…cut it, sew it and sell it to Forever 21 as tube dresses?
I can’t wait to see how the dyeing and reknitting turns out. I’ve always liked that idea.
Oh, per Beth’s comment - that’s going to be a very dye cool effect.
Now why didn’t I think of that? Not that I actually have one of those contraptions in my posession, but I’m sure I could come across one if I looked hard enough (freecycle, thrift store maybe?)
What Beth said.
I agree with what Beth said about dyeing it and ripping and reknitting. Makes great self striping yarn. That’s about the only thing I use my USM for ;0
*I* think you’re going to pleat it and turn it into a giant Amigumuri bunny. Close?
LOL at Marie in Florida!
The dyeing part I get, but not the felting. Hmmm.
Dye, dye, dye! I’ve been wanting to try that method. How much longer do you have the machine?
It amazes me how fast a machine can turn out stockinetee! :0)
It looks like you’re getting yourself a sail boat!!!!
A scarf for a giant?
I think Beth’s got it in one!
Perhaps dyeing, then ripping and then reknitting so you get strands of variegation? That’s what I borrowed my sister’s ultimate sweater machine for, but it wasn’t working with the laceweight yarn. I was too impatient, I think.
Yup, yup, yup! I agree, knitting, dyeing, ripping, reknitting, felting. I want one… wahhhhhhhh!
Ummm, maybe a curtain for the window that’s letting in all that gorgeous sunshine??
Yes, you’re gonna dye it, frog it, and reknit it in some fabulous fashion to dazzle us all!
I would love to know what you make. I have the sweater machine too and haven’t ever made anything I am really happy with. Right now I sticking to knitting by hand, but if there is a quicker way to do it and be happy with the result I am all for it.
It will be cool to see the finished product.
Dude. That’s a lot of stockinette. Whoa. (I’m feeling very Bill and Ted tonight after the sock class.)
I have a project knocking around in my own little mind that a machine like this would be useful for. I want to make a short (almost cropped) toggle coat-jacket by first knitting oversized pieces, felting them individually, then cutting them to the exact size and shape of the pattern pieces, and sewing them together. It will be awesome!