Hi everyone! Thank you all so much for your incredible interest in this project, it has truly blown me away! I've received many questions about releasing it as open source, and I do plan to share it under a CC BY-NC-SA license. The next video is also in progress, but since my free time is sadly limited, it's taking a bit longer than I'd like. I promise, though, it’s on the way! Thank you so much for your patience!
That's a noble thing to let the public be able to tinker with your wonderful project. Wonder if Creality or Prusa could use this idea... Does this project run on Marlin firmware?
@@israelsantos6473 I think they are busy making 3D printers, so that leaves it up to me! It runs my own very simple firmware, since all that is needed is reading the pattern from an SD card, stepping some motors, and checking some sensors 😀
It’s like the fast food of knitting; fast turnaround, easy-access, and a quality that is “close enough” compared to the handcrafted artisan alternative. Wonderful work!
Congratulations! I will line up to purchase a prototype and test. Keep in mind, this is how Kniterate started. They went down the crowd funding route about 12 years ago. They attrached more than 6 times their funding goal... The market it out there. Let us know!
Thanks for the support! I think I’d prefer to try and grow it more organically than through Kickstarter, since such a campaign can easily fail due to external factors beyond your control. I would hate to be in a situation where I couldn't deliver on a promise because of an earthquake in Asia or something. As far as I know, Kniterate is still working hard on fulfilling their original promise even years later.
@@MartinMakesThingsif you start selling kits or finished products, or even just a detailed list of parts and instructions I will would *love* to support this!!!
So AMAZING....this is the perfect example of taking an already great machine (loved by millions) and lighting it UP! Thank you for this video. I'll be watching.
As a rug tufter, I have to suggest one small thing. You should start rolling your own balls of yarn from the skeins. Also try and find the yarn from the inside of the skein as opposed from the outside. The yarn won’t jump around if you get it coming out of the centre. Otherwise, a very cool project! I love it.
@@MartinMakesThingsfor twisted skeins, do you open them up and run them on those collapsible spinners used for rewinding? Are there problems with inertia and it spinning too much? Curious about the details of the setup!
For the general circular knitting machine user, we buy the yarn ball winder that produces a shorter, fatter, rounder ball that becomes much easier to use the yarn from inside the skein. Just google yarn ball winder it's only a small gadget.
Man, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for! I have a Sentro and I have been searching TH-cam for this kind of project for years litteraly, I am sooo excited to see what you’ll come up with in your next videos! Please keep posting updates :)
I was actually looking at the Sentro for the build, but from the photos, I couldn't see any easy way to attach things to the top of the machine. But where there's a will, there's a way!
@@MartinMakesThings My first thought is that if you can't attache the thing onto to Sentro, attach the Sentro to the thing. I wouldn't know the details, or if it would be too much materials, but I'm thinking the machine would be the kitchen aid main machine and the knitting loom would be the bowl.
Please continue your work no matter how many subscribers you have because as they saying goes IF YOU BUİLD İT THEY WİLL COME! This type of work also inspires others who like to try and improve on things that inspire them, through this method humanity evolves. God Bless.
While I don't disagree that the person in the video is intelligent I am wondering if they are really breaking any ground with this which makes me question the second part of your comment :)
Your yarn tensioning solution is so smart! I was scratching my head how to solve it on a project of my own. I needed a constant tension force, so as an ad hoc solution I used two pulleys and a weight as F = mg = const. so I could vary m as needed. The relationship to tensile force Ft is found by some simple geometry (two pulleys + weight is a triangle). With the right parameters dFt is approximately zero. ...but you used a spring with a very long arm orthogonal to the spring's principal axis. This means that the dX of the spring remains small, and so dF = -kdx -> 0 meaning you achieve constant tension force! So smart!
Thank you for your comment! It’s not 100% constant, but I think it’s good enough for this purpose. That said though, there's still the issue of the yarns angle against the plastic hooks, which significantly affects the tension at the knitting end depending on the arms position. I’m considering replacing the hooks with small bearings with deep V-grooves to help minimize that effect.
@@MartinMakesThings Bearings sound like the simplest solution! It turns static shear on the string to torque on the bearing. If that doesn't work, some thoughts: Excess tension needs to be compensated by slacking the string. Option 1: put the yarn on spools and the spools on axles. Then you can control the feed via the rotational angle of the spool. Then dynamically couple the angle to yarn tension. Option2: alternate the spring constant dynamically, eg by twisting the spring (attach one end to gear). Note: You can use sound to measure string tension. At a set Ft0 it will have it's resonant modes. Send that frequency, measure response. The lower the response, the greater the deviation from Ft0. Correcting algorythm should maximize reponse (gradient descent).
You might know by now, but that kind of tensioning is usually called a "dancer arm" and it's widely used, but if you're searching for more broad ideas then that might be a better spring board to start off from! Depending on your application a set of capstans can also be used for some good tension, however that relationship is typically more complex imo.
I'm so glad the algorythmus showed me this video! I RAN to the living room to tell my husband about it haha. I was thinking about buying a knitting machine, now I will just wait till you drop this 😊
@@MartinMakesThings Please don't stress yourself. I'm working in Design, and know that processes need to be fully thought-through. Also greetings from your southern neighbor germany! 😄
It is actually possible to operate it completely manually. I was even playing with the idea of making a version without any electronics at all but with a button for switching colors and a counter that would reset for each color change, so keeping track of things would be easier.
So awesome! Many non-industrial flatbed knitting machines have patterning capability like this, but only one that I know of can do circular patterning and it’s very expensive. It’s going to be cool to watch you progress with this!
Incredible! Loved hearing your process. Congratulations on a superb machine! This is truly NEXT LEVEL! You’re so smart. Thank you so much for sharing. Wishing you all the best in the future. And, like other commenters - looking forward to more. And, would totally buy this if it goes into production.
Great stuff, knitting machines have gotten my interest in the last few weeks, this is exactly what i would like to have too. I cant't wait to see where this project is going!
this is amazing! i'm a knitter and crocheter, and was really thinking about buying a knitting machine, but the flat bed ones are incredibly expensive. addi machines are more reasonable, and if i could more easily do colorwork knitting like this, i'd be in love. great job!
Hi! Please keep in mind that flat bed knitting machines and these plastic machines are two very different things. These plastic machines are more like toys 😀
I like hand knitting rather than machine knitting, but I also like machines and watching the design and manufacturing process so this is pretty cool. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on the patterns alone...I saw some really cool patterns there.
I'm planning to make them available on my website (work in progress). But if you can't wait and have a throwaway email, drop it here, and I'll send them to you.
This is such a beautiful, brilliant feat of engineering!! I look forward to following along and watching this project as it develops 🥰 I would love to buy a kit from you to mod my Addi machine someday!
Loved it, even if I don’t knit. Too many videos that only show the final output, love these kind of videos where people really explain everything including the problems that arise.
This is awesome. I’d be interested to look at the Arduino code and also see how this project progresses. It would also be nice to see an Arduino controlled sewing machine for cost on embroidery. I know a few exists already, but there doesn’t seem to be much information about them. Very cool project 👌🏼
Amazing! I cannot wait to see more! Would love to see more designs and even make my own when you release the tools. Love pixel art, i took up loom beading recently where you have to work with constraints on color and size of the project it is challenging but also very rewarding once you finish the project and get a cool design
I love projects like these. So happy TH-cam popped this in my feed. You have some good work here. Thanks for sharing. Will keep watching the progression. Good luck with the channel!
I need to build something like this for my sister, guess i won't do it on time for this Christmas :D Great work, I''m really interested, it looks like a great hardware/software project do make in free time. Definitely want more of this journey!
Thank you! I’m really glad you’re interested! 😊 I am planning to make the models available for free for non-commercial use in the future. But I didn’t initially design this project for release, so things aren’t quite in a releasable state yet.
This is amazing. I am blown over by your ingenuity taking this type of knitting to another level, can't wait to see (and follow) how you progress this and your software. Regards from Cornwall UK.
Hi everyone!
Thank you all so much for your incredible interest in this project, it has truly blown me away!
I've received many questions about releasing it as open source, and I do plan to share it under a CC BY-NC-SA license.
The next video is also in progress, but since my free time is sadly limited, it's taking a bit longer than I'd like. I promise, though, it’s on the way!
Thank you so much for your patience!
Looking forward to it!
I'm excited! I subbed for more updates 😊
That's a noble thing to let the public be able to tinker with your wonderful project. Wonder if Creality or Prusa could use this idea... Does this project run on Marlin firmware?
Thanks for the update! You’re amazing! Looking forward to your next video, whenever it comes out.
@@israelsantos6473 I think they are busy making 3D printers, so that leaves it up to me! It runs my own very simple firmware, since all that is needed is reading the pattern from an SD card, stepping some motors, and checking some sensors 😀
As a machine knitter and amateur stitch pattern designer, I am bowled over by your adaptation of the Addi machine. Brilliant +++
It’s like the fast food of knitting; fast turnaround, easy-access, and a quality that is “close enough” compared to the handcrafted artisan alternative. Wonderful work!
Genius! I hope you start selling these as kits!
Thanks, I have something in the works 😃
Excited! 😮❤
Can’t wait! Amazing 🎉
I would LOVE to be a tester in Canada 🇨🇦
@@MartinMakesThings I guess I'm not the only one waiting. 😂
Make sure to ship to Germany please. 😉
You’re doing such a good job Martin. 🎉
This is incredible! A wonderful fusion of craft and engineering. Well done!
Congratulations! I will line up to purchase a prototype and test. Keep in mind, this is how Kniterate started. They went down the crowd funding route about 12 years ago. They attrached more than 6 times their funding goal... The market it out there. Let us know!
Thanks for the support! I think I’d prefer to try and grow it more organically than through Kickstarter, since such a campaign can easily fail due to external factors beyond your control. I would hate to be in a situation where I couldn't deliver on a promise because of an earthquake in Asia or something. As far as I know, Kniterate is still working hard on fulfilling their original promise even years later.
@MartinMakesThings if you ever need a tester in Australia just let me know. Good luck and great stuff. Cheers
I would love to see you crowd fund this!
@@MartinMakesThingsif you start selling kits or finished products, or even just a detailed list of parts and instructions I will would *love* to support this!!!
So AMAZING....this is the perfect example of taking an already great machine (loved by millions) and lighting it UP! Thank you for this video. I'll be watching.
Well done sir; A brilliant execution! GOOD LUCK!
As a rug tufter, I have to suggest one small thing. You should start rolling your own balls of yarn from the skeins. Also try and find the yarn from the inside of the skein as opposed from the outside. The yarn won’t jump around if you get it coming out of the centre. Otherwise, a very cool project! I love it.
You are absolutely right! I actually do that for my Brother knitting machine, but this thing eats skeins so fast that I wouldn't be able to keep up 😂
@@MartinMakesThingsfor twisted skeins, do you open them up and run them on those collapsible spinners used for rewinding? Are there problems with inertia and it spinning too much? Curious about the details of the setup!
For the general circular knitting machine user, we buy the yarn ball winder that produces a shorter, fatter, rounder ball that becomes much easier to use the yarn from inside the skein. Just google yarn ball winder it's only a small gadget.
I’d buy this in a heartbeat if it were a possible add on to my circular knitting machine. Congrats 🎉 🧶
Amazing engineering! Looking forward to seeing how this prototype evolves.
Man, this is EXACTLY what I was looking for! I have a Sentro and I have been searching TH-cam for this kind of project for years litteraly, I am sooo excited to see what you’ll come up with in your next videos! Please keep posting updates :)
I was actually looking at the Sentro for the build, but from the photos, I couldn't see any easy way to attach things to the top of the machine. But where there's a will, there's a way!
@@MartinMakesThings
My first thought is that if you can't attache the thing onto to Sentro, attach the Sentro to the thing. I wouldn't know the details, or if it would be too much materials, but I'm thinking the machine would be the kitchen aid main machine and the knitting loom would be the bowl.
@@Casey-ip7ug I'm sure there is a way, I just haven't had a Sentro in my hands yet 🙂
Love this idea! Keep up the development :). The world needs this :)
Please continue your work no matter how many subscribers you have because as they saying goes IF YOU BUİLD İT THEY WİLL COME! This type of work also inspires others who like to try and improve on things that inspire them, through this method humanity evolves. God Bless.
Duuuuuude! When you get it up and running….Im so IN! I wish I had this kind of ingenuity! Genius!
Oh man! This is awesome! I already use brother kh910 with kayab. But this opens sooooo many possibilities😮
People like you help move humanity forward.
I wish it was so 😅
this is one of the coolest projects i've seen in a while. keep up the great work!
Thanks!
This is a really great video and I’m looking forward to seeing more of your projects 😊 👍
Thank you so much for watching 😀
Wow! Thank God there are intelligent people on this planet continually stretching possibilities.
We come from a creator where there’s NO LIMIT in possibilities! 😎❤️😉
While I don't disagree that the person in the video is intelligent I am wondering if they are really breaking any ground with this which makes me question the second part of your comment :)
Your yarn tensioning solution is so smart! I was scratching my head how to solve it on a project of my own. I needed a constant tension force, so as an ad hoc solution I used two pulleys and a weight as F = mg = const. so I could vary m as needed. The relationship to tensile force Ft is found by some simple geometry (two pulleys + weight is a triangle). With the right parameters dFt is approximately zero.
...but you used a spring with a very long arm orthogonal to the spring's principal axis. This means that the dX of the spring remains small, and so dF = -kdx -> 0 meaning you achieve constant tension force! So smart!
Thank you for your comment! It’s not 100% constant, but I think it’s good enough for this purpose. That said though, there's still the issue of the yarns angle against the plastic hooks, which significantly affects the tension at the knitting end depending on the arms position. I’m considering replacing the hooks with small bearings with deep V-grooves to help minimize that effect.
@@MartinMakesThings Bearings sound like the simplest solution! It turns static shear on the string to torque on the bearing.
If that doesn't work, some thoughts:
Excess tension needs to be compensated by slacking the string.
Option 1: put the yarn on spools and the spools on axles. Then you can control the feed via the rotational angle of the spool. Then dynamically couple the angle to yarn tension.
Option2: alternate the spring constant dynamically, eg by twisting the spring (attach one end to gear).
Note: You can use sound to measure string tension. At a set Ft0 it will have it's resonant modes. Send that frequency, measure response. The lower the response, the greater the deviation from Ft0. Correcting algorythm should maximize reponse (gradient descent).
You might know by now, but that kind of tensioning is usually called a "dancer arm" and it's widely used, but if you're searching for more broad ideas then that might be a better spring board to start off from! Depending on your application a set of capstans can also be used for some good tension, however that relationship is typically more complex imo.
I understood probably only 10% of all the technical talk, but the results are brilliant.❤
You are doing the Good Things. Please continue blessing the world!
My jaw is on the floor! This looks so good! Very well done, both the knitting machine addon and the software!
Thanks a lot! But remember that I'm hiding all the spaghetti code from clear view in the video 😄
Absolutely stunning and amazing work! Bravo!
This is incredible! That skull scarf has me drooling, I looooove that pattern!!!! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your amazing work!
Thank you so much for watching! If you want the skull pattern for your own projects, just mail me 🙂
Bravo!! Yes to more!! 😊 this demo was excellent, love the way to captured the closeup functionality
Glad you liked it! 😊 My cameras are old, so the image may not be as sharp as other TH-camrs. But I’m happy the close-ups still worked for you!
It's like listening to How It's Made again. I enjoyed your video!
That was one of my favorite shows, what a compliment 😀
Amazing, brilliant and wow, once it's up for sale, I will be buying.
I found it amazing, Martin. Keep doing your thing!
Thanks, I will 😀
I'm so glad the algorythmus showed me this video! I RAN to the living room to tell my husband about it haha. I was thinking about buying a knitting machine, now I will just wait till you drop this 😊
Well I'm very flattered, but I'm afraid I can't give any definite timeframes at this point, but I am working full time on this now 😀
@@MartinMakesThings Please don't stress yourself. I'm working in Design, and know that processes need to be fully thought-through. Also greetings from your southern neighbor germany! 😄
Absolutely thrilled about this, love seeing more machine Knitters! Just shared this video with my friends, more people need to see this.
Thanks a lot! Yes, we need to normalize machine knitting! People usually look puzzled when I mention that I knit 😄
Please keep updating us! This is absolutely brilliant 👏
Thanks, I will 😀
This is brilliant! I struggle to switch yarn by hand for Fairisle and you are giving me ideas on how to make it easier
It is actually possible to operate it completely manually. I was even playing with the idea of making a version without any electronics at all but with a button for switching colors and a counter that would reset for each color change, so keeping track of things would be easier.
Dude. I can’t wait what comes next. New subscriber here. Freaking love this
Your setup is so cool! As a fellow technology enjoyer, I find it very clever
Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it 🙂
So awesome! Many non-industrial flatbed knitting machines have patterning capability like this, but only one that I know of can do circular patterning and it’s very expensive. It’s going to be cool to watch you progress with this!
Wonderful idea!! Also you speak very clearly and that's important for this type of technical video. Thanks very much!!
Thanks a lot! I was worried that I was speaking too slowly or that my accent was too horrible 😆
@@MartinMakesThingsslet ikke! 😁🇩🇰
Incredible! Loved hearing your process. Congratulations on a superb machine! This is truly NEXT LEVEL! You’re so smart. Thank you so much for sharing. Wishing you all the best in the future. And, like other commenters - looking forward to more. And, would totally buy this if it goes into production.
Thank you so much for your kind words
WOW. This is amazing. I don't have an addy or any skills in construction, but I wanted to repeat it. The video is really inspiring.
you are genius, thanks for this well made, informative video, can't wait to watch more, and good luck with your project
This is so neat! Can't wait to see more!
That is rad! I love the tension plate you build.
I love the artstyle. Not just pixel art but your specific dithering and of course the application is really neat
That's an absolutely amazing endeavor! I'm also extremely impressed by your design software for the knitwear.
That is truly amazing. I’m definitely following to keep updated.
WOW 🤯 mind blown! You are designing a gold mine... Keep up the good work cause this is freaking amazing 🤩
I am so excited for more videos from you!!
Great stuff, knitting machines have gotten my interest in the last few weeks, this is exactly what i would like to have too. I cant't wait to see where this project is going!
this is amazing! i'm a knitter and crocheter, and was really thinking about buying a knitting machine, but the flat bed ones are incredibly expensive. addi machines are more reasonable, and if i could more easily do colorwork knitting like this, i'd be in love. great job!
Hi! Please keep in mind that flat bed knitting machines and these plastic machines are two very different things. These plastic machines are more like toys 😀
I love that skull pattern! I rarely wear skulls but I'd stick that on all the time
Provided the black was swapped for yellow
Have a look at some of the older machines for simple ideas for mechanics empisal cardomatick springs to mind... Love this
I like hand knitting rather than machine knitting, but I also like machines and watching the design and manufacturing process so this is pretty cool. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on the patterns alone...I saw some really cool patterns there.
I'm planning to make them available on my website (work in progress). But if you can't wait and have a throwaway email, drop it here, and I'll send them to you.
Yes! I love that VISITORS graphic!
This looks brilliant well done, hope it developes as you progress, good luck and looking forward to seeing more in the future 😊😊😊
Thank you so much!
How cool! I hope to see more of this!
This is such a beautiful, brilliant feat of engineering!! I look forward to following along and watching this project as it develops 🥰 I would love to buy a kit from you to mod my Addi machine someday!
This is really beyond genius! You are truly a brilliant person! 😮🎉🎉!!!
Amazing, I use the addi for hats, this is a brilliant video of what is capable using the human mind.
Thank you! I'm flattered, but I’m sure there are others who’ve reached higher peaks than this 😂
What a great project! Thank you for sharing. I'm definitely interested in deep dive videos on this.
7.76k subscribers, you've earned my subscription, hope to see more of what you enjoy doing on the future!
Thanks a lot! There will be more, but the timeline is unknown 😅
TH-cam recommended this video and I'm glad it did :^) Great project!!!
And I'm glad it did too, thanks for watching 😀
How on earth this channel has only one video and with this quality and contents? Mind blown.
I had to start somewhere 😅
Congratulations for the awesome work
Loved it, even if I don’t knit. Too many videos that only show the final output, love these kind of videos where people really explain everything including the problems that arise.
Very nice machine for a "labour of love" project!!
Great project!
This is incredible Martin, well done! You have a bright future ahead of you with new creations. I'm glad geniuses like you exist!
Thank you very much for your kind words
I would love to see a longer video about this ♥️♥️
this is beautiful! I hope you keep making many more videos! instant subscribe for this much competency & detail in one project.
def the beginnings of a great channel!
That’s a pretty cool build! Nice work!
So cool! The machine looks as amazing as the results!
This is awesome. I’d be interested to look at the Arduino code and also see how this project progresses. It would also be nice to see an Arduino controlled sewing machine for cost on embroidery. I know a few exists already, but there doesn’t seem to be much information about them. Very cool project 👌🏼
Yeah that would be an interesting project indeed!
Open source is amazing!! Thank you!
Oh this is so cool! I’m a ballet dancer, I’d love to make leg warmers like this! Please keep us posted!
Oh, that's brilliant! I was struggling to figure out how to use these tubes beyond scarves and hats! 😂
Amazing! I cannot wait to see more! Would love to see more designs and even make my own when you release the tools. Love pixel art, i took up loom beading recently where you have to work with constraints on color and size of the project it is challenging but also very rewarding once you finish the project and get a cool design
Super cool project! Subscribed to see the more in depth vid!
This was one of the best videos I’ve watched on YT. How you summarized this “labor of love” was perfect. Thank you sir!
What a compliment! Thank you so much 😃
Absolutely genius. This is the difference between a maker and someone who just prints 20 Benchies per month.
Really cool project, can't wait for another update!
this is an amazing mod, i am sure there are loads of people who would like to make their own, or buy the final product.
You deserve a Nobel Prize!
Yay! In the knitting category? 😄
@MartinMakesThings Not just a brilliant engineer and inventor, but a comedian too! 😜
This is a super awesome project!
Very well presented. I may not knit but can appreciate the effort and like your approach. I'm keen to see more of this kind of problem solving.
im only 1 minute in and i'm hooked. great job!
I love projects like these. So happy TH-cam popped this in my feed. You have some good work here. Thanks for sharing. Will keep watching the progression. Good luck with the channel!
Thank you so much for watching!
Very cool. I love seeing engineering love in the fiber arts community. ❤❤❤
Always wondered how you could build that diy style. Nicely done!
really cool project! would love to see a deep dive into the code and also how it progresses
Hi, glad you like it! The Arduino code is actually extremely underwhelming right now, but the image to pattern code is a bit more interesting 😃
Wowsers that's incredible, clever guy!
Amazing! I just witnessed a new youtube maker being born, keep on going!
I need to build something like this for my sister, guess i won't do it on time for this Christmas :D
Great work, I''m really interested, it looks like a great hardware/software project do make in free time. Definitely want more of this journey!
Incredible! I would happily purchase either the parts themselves or models to print
Thank you! I’m really glad you’re interested! 😊 I am planning to make the models available for free for non-commercial use in the future. But I didn’t initially design this project for release, so things aren’t quite in a releasable state yet.
Amazing. Cant wait to see new improvements
This is amazing. I am blown over by your ingenuity taking this type of knitting to another level, can't wait to see (and follow) how you progress this and your software. Regards from Cornwall UK.
Super cool project. Definitely interested in a follow up.
Love this!
More men should be interested in knitting
Indeed! No excuse not to 😀
Extraordinary! I want one!
Would gladly see more of this