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Very excited for this series

I’ll have a go and let you know how I get on, thank you for a great tutorial.

Already started my own sheet 😁thank you !

many thanks for these vids ♥

I hope you're thinking of making a pattern book 😉

I have just dropped aome stitches at the side and didnt notice bit worried.

Woohoo 🎉 thank you, I’m looking forward to putting this into practice, but will wait until part 5.

Thank you, this is very useful

Thanks for the video, it's very helpful. Is there a way of adjusting a machine knit pattern to a larger size? I've asked in lots of groups and they just say "add more stitches/rows" but how do you know how many to add and how do you calculate the neckline/sleeves/shoulders 🤷🏻‍♂️. Thanking you.

Thanks for sharing these informations. Very helpfull 😊

Fantastic! Thanks for all your hard work and being generous enough to share your work! Love your clear and inclusive videos.

Okay, this is wonderful, thank you! I have been using ChatGPT to help me convert patterns (because, as you mentioned, I do have Dyscalculia. Thank you for thinking of us!) but you have to be super careful with it (especially if you are not a hand knitter) because ChatGPT makes really big mistakes (not in only in calculating, but in thinking hahaha.) I am thinking going back to the basics is a good idea, so I have my own handle on the calculations without too much ChatGPT. Looking forward to both videos!

I have spotted 5 mistakes in this, by the way, which I will fix in the next video. Anyone want to tell me what they are?

many thanks, looking forward to the follow up video, cheers

Wonderful! Thank you! ❤

No link to the Google sheet?

This is great, thank you for sharing - looking forward to trying this.

Thank you ❤

動画をありがとうございます。 私が手に入れた古いKH-585のボタンが一部正しく動かなかったので、この動画を参考に内部を確認してみようと思います。

Appreciate the videos. Is there a trouble-shooting website to help with this machine? I was given one by someone whose mother use it years ago, and I don't think the needles are opening with movement of the carriage. (Hate opening all of the needles for each row).

Hi I have my mums machine but when I try to cast on the stitches keep coming of and wondered if I’ve set it up wrong. Would really appreciate your advise please.

Great information, thank you.

this video was amazing, i had no idea how push button machines worked and they’re super interesting!!!!

Thank you for these videos! Very precious since I’m a skilled hand-knitter but knitting machine beginner 😊 I have a question: I have the same machine Brother 588. Is it only a one bed or there is a possibility to ad also second bed for ribbing and if so which type should I search? And, honestly, does it worth? Thank you thank you ❤

I have an HK-160 - the MK70’s not-foldable sister. I have trouble finding new needles for it. Can you point me to at seller? My local knitting machine shop does not have them, nor do they know where to find any. This was actually my first knitting machine, that I found only a month or two ago. It was looking lonely and abandoned in second hand store, right around the corner. I got it for a steal (100kr~11£) and it works really well (after I have cleaned it and fixed it). Is the HK160 rare as well?

How did you know that this crossover is just perfect, I love KM and Narrowboats, thank you for sharing

i have a knitting machine like that, and it's called speed knitter, it looks like that, but i don't know how to put the yarn pole, can yung help me?

Thank you so much for this introduction / cast-on tutorial. I have been trying out my machine (basically the same but here in Germany mine is a Knittax M2) and have really been struggling with the only cast-on method I had seen others exlain (basically an e-wrap cast on, but the ribbing needles get cast on clockwise) So finicky and frustrating. I knew there must be an easier way. So thanks so much for this!!

Thank you, I enjoyed the tour. As a fellow ND and former off grid person (circumstances beyond my contol) it was lovely to see the familiar everyday things like the burner fan and charge controller that are not necessary for house living. I love the honesty of showing as is rather than fake show-home neat and tidy 😊

Hello brother i urgently need your help. I dropped my knitting machine carriage on the floor and now it won't work I tried reaching out to many youtuber but it was of no use. Please respond

Hi Charlie, great you're back! Are you planning to do any mobile machine servicing? I have a 950i , just plugged in and billowing smoke!

Good day - what is the make / model of this machine?

Goodday.... can you please tell me any information about that specific machine you using... I'm looking for the manual. But I need the name and module of the empisal...

I love how much knowledge you have of all the machines and their capabilities

I have owned many machines over the years, including punchcard and electronic machines. I just bought a "brand new" Brother KH 588" (unopened) push button machine and I am waiting to replace the sponge bar before starting to use it. I agree with you that the more sophisticated and automatic the machine, the less fun it is to use and so I am keen to get going on the more hands-on 588. I think I understand the principles on which the patterning features work but I do find the patterning diagrams in the manual quite confusing and hard t understand. I was wondering if you might be willing to walk us though how to read one these charts (if you know). Thanks for all the great tutorials. I have a friend living on a narrow boat on the Lancaster canal and stay with her quite often. Wonderful!

I was fortunate enough to buy a 588 in a charity shop for £20 a few years ago. I do find it a tad confusing though, so your videos are very helpful. I also have a KH 230 bulky with ribber & I tend to use that one mostly. But the 588 knits much smoother & the stitches are neater 👍

Hi Charlie. I just received a KH-587 that has never been used. When I took apart the carriage to check it out, I noticed 2 x 1mm springs that had broken. The spring metal is hair-thin, so I guess 60 years of atmosphere must have corroded the metal. Maybe it was stored near the coast. The springs help flip/pull the MC cams when the MC knob is turned. Do you know where I can get replacement springs? This video and your video about push-button machine advantages are awesome. I hope you can do more!

Brilliant news!

Hey, that's my machine! Brother KH-588 with the ribber. Glad to see it getting some love 😄

What’s the best way to contact you? I’d love to take up the offer of a machine to renovate and experiment with, assuming it is still available?

Thank you for making this video, it’s very helpful 👍🏻

Very interesting and useful! Thank you. Just missed out on a PC machine on eBay. Now I’m thinking starting with a push button is the better way to go anyway. Just starting my machine knitting journey and I’m loving your videos.

Thank you Charlie this is so simplifying how to do these things, the manuals do make these things complicated.

Thank you for this video, I can see exactly where I’ve gone wrong reinstating this card reader and will be putting it right at the weekend while watching your video again. One other problem I have is screws, according to the manual they refer to the screws as 3.18, what does that mean as my screws are getting impossible to use please?

Thanks for making this video. :-). Fascinating to see the mechanical engineering involved!

I'd correct your disclaimer to "don't take a card reader that works off" or "don't take it apart unless you are willing to make it irreparable" The whole "don't take it apart unless you know what you are doing" prevents the next generation from learning and so the ability to maintain will die with our generation.

A tip. IPA does do the job. But how it does it is by thinning the grease. If you miss some when cleaning it out, as the IPA evaporates, the grease will harden up again. If you instead use a hydrocarbon based cleaner like brake clean or something recommended to me on fb, napier gun cleaner, that actually dissolves the grease and you can easily just rinse it off.

How much grease are you putting on? Just a smear on moving parts? Is it a particular type of grease?

Facinating

But before then dobby looms right?