http://blog.lionbrand.com/2010/04/12/best-of-both-worlds-combining-machine-knitting-and-hand-knitting/ News, Ideas and Information for Crafting with Yarn Tue, 21 May 2013 00:48:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://blog.lionbrand.com/2010/04/12/best-of-both-worlds-combining-machine-knitting-and-hand-knitting/comment-page-1/#comment-15077 Liz aka FiberGeek Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:21:59 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=3718#comment-15077 As a long time machine knitter, I am so glad to see you combining it with your hand knitting and helping hand knitters give it a little respect. So many times, hand knitters look down their noses at knitting machines – which is a shame. The machine is a wonderful tool and can free you up for the parts of knitting that are fun.

]]> http://blog.lionbrand.com/2010/04/12/best-of-both-worlds-combining-machine-knitting-and-hand-knitting/comment-page-1/#comment-15073 Christy Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:37:33 +0000 http://blog.lionbrand.com/?p=3718#comment-15073 I knew a lady, years ago in my childhood who taught herself to knit (lace of all things!) whilst hiding in a dark room from Nazi’s in Poland. As an adult she continued her lace knitting on the fronts of absolutely beautiful sweaters, but would knit the backs by machine. I thought it to be ingenious – why not spend more time on the parts of knitting that you love? I have a knitting machine, but haven’t used it much – my current obsession being lace shawls – but I keep it just for the day that I may progress on to sweaters! (And it’s great for cranking out a quick scarf for a last minute present!)

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