Need Help?Machine Knitting Blankets: Tips, Patterns, and Inspiration - Replay Live Archive
Blankets on Your Knitting Machine is all about helping you create beautiful, functional blankets—even if your needle bed size feels limiting. We’ll explore simple techniques like modular knitting and joining methods to tackle larger projects with confidence. I’ll also share some of Knit It Now’s favorite blanket patterns and classroom resources to inspire you. Plus, we’ll talk about knitting blankets for charity—a wonderful way to give back while doing what you love. If you’ve ever wanted to master blanket knitting on your machine, this is the perfect place to start!
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Links mentioned in the Meeting
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Classroom: Sew as you Go
Classroom: Blankets on the machine
Classroom: How Much Yarn do I need?
Sizing Chart for Blankets
Crochet edge Inspiration:
Every Which Way Crochet Borders
BLOG: Your personal Library
KnitPicks Snowdrift lined fairisle blanket
| Nancy E Thank you. Enjoyed it. Catch you all next month... |
| Pauline P I've enjoyed it - thanks Sue. So interesting and so much to try out and knit. Big hug to you! |
| Christine L Thank you Sue for all the inspiration! |
| Cherie S Thank you Sue and Matt! |
| Margaret G This was very helpful and fun. Thanks. |
| Doris H Thank you Sue |
| Maurie H Thanks and now onto my hand knitting group see, you next month |
| Sue J happy knitting! |
| Nancy D thank you |
| Matthew F Thank you every one |
| Sue M Have a great week everyone! |
| Cathy R Thank you! |
| Betty E J Itâs in the 70âs here in Alabama |
| Brian H Thanks! |
| Matthew F Please... email me off line... matt@knititnow.com |
| Cheryl Anne D thank you :) |
| Karin R If you are into cut´n´sew you could actually knit a tube and cut it open |
| Elaine R Thanks, Sue! |
| Elaine R Matthew, how did you want to connect about discussing the YouTube/Firefox shennanigans! |
| Shirajoy A Might you be doing another live bridging session? |
| Mary Ann B Working now. |
| Mary Ann B SorryI seem to have stopped it. |
| Nancy E Yes |
| Karin R sound is still fine |
| Matthew F I can hear you fine |
| Mary Ann B Video seems frozen as ell |
| Mary Ann B Cannot hear you. |
| Margaret G I can hear you |
| Shirajoy A Is there a lesson on sew as you go? |
| Doris H I can hear you |
| Elaine R I can see the Right Angles Blanket |
| Christine L can still hear you |
| Matthew F the video was just locked |
| Maurie H yes |
| Brian H Yes |
| Cheryl Anne D yes we hear you |
| Jen K yes |
| Karin R sound is fine |
| Elaine R I can yhear you |
| Matthew F we can hear you fin |
| Karin R your pic is frozen |
| Alison P Sent the blanket by DM through Heartbeat... |
| Brian H I'm seeing it fine |
| Pauline P I would use my Hague linker - easy and time saving! |
| Sue M so it is a tube? |
| Alison P Knitweave is less dense if put a few rows of stocking stitch in between a batch of woven rows. I've got a picture of one I made... I'll try to send it somewhere. |
| Elaine R Timothy D, I have some Caron Cakes baby blankets in my Ravelry projects with notes. elaineknits |
| Cherie S You mean I can throw out all of my written, scrambled notes? |
| Joette Z I sent a message, but I now can see Sue. Yippee |
| Matthew F https://www.knititnow.com/blog/1839/introducing-your-personal-library-save-and-organize-your-favorite-knit-it-now-content |
| Matthew F Here is a full blog about the new personal library feature |
| Timothy D Do you have a full photo of your Caron cake blanket? Your stripes seem pretty neat and I never can get them to match when knitting my rows. |
| Tina B see you clearly |
| Doris H I,m using Firefox and I can see the stream |
| Cathy R I am seeing the video, |
| Vicki K Seeing it fine, Matthew. |
| Matthew F Everyone.. Please tell me if you are seeing the video... just checking to make sure everyone is seeing the stream |
| Matthew F but we are not monitoring the chat on that page. |
| Matthew F https://youtube.com/live/VCwboMRse1w |
| Matthew F If you can not see the video currntly here is the feed on youtube |
| Cherie S I've been knitting baby car seat blankets and edging with Edie Eckman's "Around the Corner Crochet Borders" I've been working through my leftovers and the pile is getting smaller! |
| Jen K so I don't see it |
| Nancy E Screen is there |
| Matthew F you should be seeing the video |
| Matthew F Yes we are doing a live stream |
| Elaine R Well, I'm watching on Chrome now. |
| Matthew F elaine.... lets connect after the live and talk and test... thank you for your help |
| Jen K is there a video streming right now? I am on through firefox |
| Matthew F but I will look into this |
| Elaine R PC |
| Matthew F PC or Mac, I just tested firefox and it worked fine |
| Elaine R FYI, Matthew F, Firefox and Explorer will not play with an embedded You Tube. Chrome, will. That was today' discovery for me. I've always used Firefox in the past and it has worked. |
| Jen K ok |
| Matthew F Jen.. sign into what? you are currently signed in to knititnow.com |
| Sue M This is very informative for larger bodies as well. Great to navigate the math and get creative |
| Jen K how does one sign in? |
| Matthew F prefect!!! |
| Matthew F YES |
| Colleen W Hi from Michigan |
| Sue M YES!! |
| Cheryl Anne D https://www.knititnow.com/knit/DynamicPattern/2333/basic-diy-blanket |
| Tina B Hei, Tina from Norway |
| Matthew F sue you did not share your screen just then |
| Matthew F screen |
| Sue M I am not seeing what your are showing, Sue |
| Matthew F sue not sharing the correct page |
| Pauline P Nothing to hide Sue. They'll probably be jealous of your expertise. |
| Dee H Hi Denise from England |
| Nancy E I like crocheted edges too |
| Cherie S Good morning from the Pacific Northwest! |
| Natalie I Hi from Alberta, Canada. |
| Sue M I love a nice crochet edge, controls stockinette rolling and makes a really nice finish |
| Cheryl Anne D pretty Sue |
| Cheryl Anne D nice been there its wonderful |
| Maurie H HI from Mississauga, Canada |
| Pauline P Sunshine here all day and all week - makes a change! |
| Priscilla D yes |
| Jane L Stuart on the East Coast. |
| Cheryl Anne D Jane what part of Florida, I am in St. Pete |
| Jane L Plenty of sunshine here in Florida! |
| Mary Ann B Susan B I hope you were away from the tornado. |
| Cheryl Anne D hugs and love to everyone |
| Nancy E I can hear you |
| Shirajoy A Will you be doing a live on bridging anytime soon? |
| Shirajoy A Nope, no sunshine . . . |
| Pauline P Joy, enjoy your dinner. |
| Matthew F FYI... firefox works.. .not 100% sure what the issue is |
| Susan B Hello from Oklahoma |
| Shirajoy A Hi, Sue! |
| Joy G Pauline, I'm cooking mine now, will be ready shortly, 7pm France |
| Cathy R Good morning from Tacoma WA |
| Margaret G Now I hear you. Yay |
| Matthew F Sure I can look at firefox |
| Matthew F Matts in the house!! |
| Pauline P Hello Sue, Matt and everyone, Pauline here from Surrey UK. Great to be here again. It's 6pm here and I'll be having my dinner afterwards! |
| Sue M Hello everyone! |
| Nancy D Nancy D from FL. Hi |
| Doris H I can hear you! |
| Mary Ann B Hi from snowy Minnesota |
| Nancy E Hi from Central Texas. Here to see what I can learn.. |
| Elaine R I'm still getting a message that says: Sign in to confirm you're not a bot |
| Christine W Christine from Vancouver, WA |
| Margaret G I don't hear anything yet. right? |
| Margaret G Hi. It's Margaret from Virginia |
| Priscilla D Priscilla in Vancouver, WA says Hi. |
| Doris H Hi Sue it's Doris from Ireland |
| Vicki K Sounds great |
| Jacqueline O sounds great |
| Joy G ðð» |
| Karin R Now I hear you |
| Joy G Hi Sue, is there any sound yet? ð¤ Thanks |
| Sue J I'm sorry, that's a browser thing .... please try a different browswer or you can view it on Youtube, but I'm not monitoring tthe chat on youtube |
| Elaine R Let me try another browser... |
| Elaine R I'm getting this message: Website will not allow Firefox to display the page if another site has embedded it |
| Sue J no don't sign into youtube.. you should be able to just watch from the knititnow.com/live page |
| Elaine R Do I need to sign in to YouTube also? |
| Elaine R Hello from North Dakota! |
| Sue J Hi Karin, thanks for joining us! |
| Karin R Hi from Germany... from an early bird! (Just kidding, it´s 7pm around here) |
| Sue Jalowiec Welcome! We'll be starting in about 15 minutes |
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