Happy New Year and a blanket design to go along with it. :). I am sharing the Designaknit .stp and a .bmp (Wincrea) of my own hand drawn pattern design. I knit my blanket with a Passap E6000 knitting machine, but this pattern can be knit on any electronic machine … Read More
I bought the book, “Making Marls,” by Cecelia Campochiaro when it was first released in 2020. I have knit several items using the marl technique. While this technique is not new, I found the book to be inspiring and full of ideas. The marl technique is a great way to … Read More
The “BABY” blanket is the blanket I knit the most for shower gifts. It is simple and you can either chose a color( basic pink, blue, yellow) or use a color to match the nursery decor. It is a simple hand drawn/written text I imported into DAK via Graphic Designer. … Read More
My cardigan was machine knit on Passap knitting machine with double bed. I used some stash yarn (2/30 grey and 2/24 blue doubled). I designed the pattern in Designaknit Standard Garment Designer. It is a basic round neck, straight sleeve cardigan with oversize fit in size 34. I did add … Read More
It is nice to be organized and have everything you need for knitting next to your machine. My favorite tool storage containers are my 3D printed tool basket ,which fits on the Passap E6000 tension mast, and the Harbor Freight magnetic tray, which sticks to the side of a metal … Read More
I have had a few people ask for a blanket pattern for a boy so I thought I would share this pattern file here. The shared file is blank (it does not have Wyatt on the bottom) but there is plenty of room to add text on the bottom border. … Read More
This month’s review is yet again another hand knitting book but an excellent resource for machine knitting. The book is 200 Fair Isle Motifs by Mary Jane Mucklestone . This book has a photo of knitted swatches with corresponding charts. There is a black and white chart stating stitches and … Read More
I have knit several Sunshine blankets for clients. It is a favorite for all ages even TEENS!! Since it is cold and wintery here, I think any sunshine would be nice!! This is my own hand drawn pattern I am sharing for free. This blanket can be knit on any … Read More
I am sharing a simple 3 color blanket design. The Designaknit and Wincrea files are for your personal use. This blanket can be knit on any double bed electronic knitting machine with 200 needles. This is a small blanket good for a baby blanket size. A fine yarn like one … Read More
We often camp with our horses. I designed a “camping theme” blanket for our horse trailer camper. This Passap machine knitted blanket has been very popular with my “camping” clients. I have listed this pattern for fee for anyone who wants to knit some blankets for “happy campers!” This is … Read More