Ribbing Alternatives - Replay Live Archive
Break out of the ribbing rut! Your cuffs and welts don't HAVE to be ribbed!
Machine Knitters have lots of alternatives to ribbing. Let's explore a few and expand your horizons
Machine Knitters have lots of alternatives to ribbing. Let's explore a few and expand your horizons
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Live Replays about Hems
#87 Cast on | Bind Off | Hems
#62 Curved Hems
#34 Hung Hems are Ugly .. NOT!
Classroom Mentioned:
Hems for all Occasions
Trims Books
Machine Knitting Trims and Edges - Single Bed
Machine Knitting Trims and Edges - Double Bed
"Knit the hem at the same time as the Body of the Soft Sideways Cardigan?"
Weekend Tee Pattern 00:02:24 - Hems
00:03:18 - Full Needle Rib Hem (Ribber only)
00:04:57 - Ribbon Facing Option (Thanks, Nancy!)
00:05:44 - Decorative Edges
00:09:16 - Cables in Rib
00:09:49 - Lace edges
00:11:19 - Picot Hem
00:12:36 - Scalloped Hems
00:17:55 - MK Terms Glossary in Different Languages
00:19:13 - Subscriber Knit-Along: Soft Sideways Cardigan
00:25:36 - Soft Sideways Cardigan: Perfect Fit
00:27:50 - Sawtooth Edges
00:28:35 - Picot Edges
00:28:35 - Weekend Tee
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Cynthia P it is an app |
Aly T How do I get Zoom? |
Jennifer J Will we get an invite? |
Jennifer J Thanks Sue sorry for all of the questions everyone |
Jean Schwan So glad to be back...Thanks again Sue! |
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Phyllis K D Yes, Friday at 10am Sue Standard Time! |
Jennifer J Thanks Maryann! |
Judy P thanks, from me too |
Dawn W Thank you, inspiring as always! |
Magda C Have all a nice week. :) |
Mary Ann B Jennifer it is the for the knit along. |
Aly T Thanks Sue!!!!! |
Suzanne S Great info today. Thanks! |
Leo B Thank you Sue |
Jennifer J What is a zoom session? |
Jean Schwan Friday's Zoom session at 10 AM? |
Patricia H Thank you Sue |
Mary Ann B Thanks for today. Looking forward to Friday! |
Cynthia P thank you so much for today's program |
Magda C It always a great pleasure to hear you Sue, xxx |
Matthew F Sue - do not just cut the stream at the end let it run for a couple of miutes for the people on delay |
Phyllis K D See you Friday for the Zoom session! |
Leo B Great patterns |
Judy P thanks, yes - have bulky and she is so complicated. |
Nancy M on the needles skipping several loops between needles |
Nancy M the yarn |
Mary Ann B Jennifer, the perfect fit is part of the yearly subscription. |
SANDY W Judy - Joyce Schneider |
Nancy M I did a shawl that I used the self ruffle novelty hand yarn as the cast on edge, just by hanging |
Judy P sandy - whose pattern ? |
Jennifer J Congratulations Sandy W! |
Judy P knit it on as you knit |
SANDY W Just finished my first yoke sweater. Just beautiful! Just don't give up - I restarted a few times and glad I hung in there |
Phyllis K D Ruffled cardigan: a sweater and scarf in one! |
Jennifer J Is perfect fit part of the subscription? |
Catherine Z I feel a challenge coming on about a yoke sweater! |
Nancy M then there's Bonnie's trim edging books! |
Jennifer J Thanks! |
Jean Schwan Love the sawtooth edges. |
Annie L Yes |
Jennifer J Annie L. On a machine? |
Jean Schwan If I put my fingers on the right keys its much better...soryy. |
Annie L Search Gini Knits for some great round yoke patterns. |
Jean Schwan Kive tge sawtiitg |
Judy P how to knit on a ruffle |
Jennifer J Pretty! |
Magda C ok Phyllis... |
Jennifer J After years of knitting on a machine |
Judy P oops |
Judy P doing one now and so frunstrated |
Jennifer J Yes for the yoke! |
Cynthia P my yarn has slubs so i am only doing stockinette |
Phyllis K D Thanks, Magda, perhaps upload a picture of the result of the hanging the sleeve back on to lengthen it to the forum? I'm sure others would love to see the result. |
Julia M Can the sleeves be full length? |
Jean Schwan yes |
Jean Schwan yes |
Magda C thanks Phyllis, will show you the result. This time I will wash the rest of the wool before knitting. :) |
Leo B Yoke sweaters maybe a course??? |
Wilma T Same here Marie-Jo, I know the English better too (than Dutch in my case) |
Phyllis K D Magda, I don't know how it might look, haven't done it for sleeves. I've done it in other things and it was good. |
Jean Schwan When we knit the sleeves is it possible to knit the cuff and bottom half in lace and the rest in full knit? |
Marie-Jo C I know better the knitting vocabulary in English than in French !! |
Judy P what a face ? priceless |
Magda C Phyllis, I thought to do that, undo and rehang and re-rib 1/1... it doesn't' look bad by rehanging ? |
Jennifer J Or at least a hand knit equivalent |
Phyllis K D If sleeves get too short, maybe open the seam and hang the edge on the machine and knit extra rows to extend it? |
Jennifer J Yes Jean! |
Jean Schwan it really is like learning a new language when you first start knitting....then when you lare learning to machine knit its like a secondary knitting language |
Jennifer J I would love to help you with a list of terms to help new machine knitters |
Marie-Jo C When knitting sideway garment, I'd like to knit the edge at the same time |
Jennifer J Oh no! |
Magda C I think my daughter washed it to hot.... |
Judy P knit down, hold every 4th ndl,7 rows, i row plain bo. |
Jennifer J Pretty! |
Magda C thank you.... |
Jennifer J Sounds like I just need to learn the names for the techniques. I have done the hung hem in hand stitching but it isnât called âhungâ |
Judy P pick up, knit down with fancy end |
Karyn B A classroom on these ribbing alternatives would be awesome |
Mary Ann B Add a trim to lengthen the too short sleeves? |
Judy P my signature finish is 8 row scallop |
Magda C Hello everybody. sleeves to short after washing, how can I do longer. ? thank you. Sue. :) |
Sherrie B That cabled rib treatment is so beautiful. |
Phyllis K D Raleigh NC, checking in late, hi there! |
Nancy M love those xabled cuffs! |
Jennifer J Love that sleeve cuff! |
Jean Schwan sorry....Love that cable cuff!! lol |
Leo B Cables as ribbing |
Jean Schwan Kive tgat cabke cyff!!! |
Karyn B LOVE this! |
Cynthia from New York State So, if we have no ribber, full needle rib is not needed |
Jennifer J Thanks |
Cynthia from New York State I was wondering the same thing, Jennifer |
Sherrie B We are all machine knitters. No one understands technical difficulties more than us, Misss Sue! |
Lola P Hello from Milton Keynes in the UK |
Jennifer J Sorry, new machine knitter |
Sherrie B I love the edge on that green sweater. |
Jennifer J What exactly is a full needle rib? |
Jean Schwan would love to work with a lacey sleeve |
Nancy M the first one i did that way in '73, the ribbon just recently started falling apart. |
Jennifer J What exactly is a full needle rib? |
Mary Ann B I just finished a sweater that I used a lace pattern on the hem and sleeve hems. It's lovely. |
Aly T Petersham |
Leo B Yes never thought of doing fnr as a hem |
Jennifer J What about a lace edge? |
Betty B Amen!!!! |
Margaret W Totally agree with you |
Ken S Amen |
Ritta K not sure what a full needle hem is |
Mary C Mary Clark SaddleBrooke Az. |
Marie-Jo C Hello from France and Marie-Jo |
Nancy M fastest is to face the edge with a sturdy fancy ribbon. |
Nancy M I have used non ribbed treatments. |
NEW Linda M Mcfarland Wisconsin new |
Catherine Z I have machine knitted socks with my handspun yarn for years! |
Cynthia P I am 75 and atarted knitting my hand knit socks on 2 needles at 11 and them graduated to knitting in the round now i love machine knit ones. ps i am 75 |
Matthew F That would be a great new course! |
Wilma T everything about socks is great, I love to learn more |
Mary Ann B Swan sock would be good, I'm just not fond of having to sew seams in socks. |
Deborah F Debbie from Noble Ok |
Pat A Sedona has finally reached 70° |
Jean Gillrie Schwan I've got the Swan book as well, haven't had a chance to work from it yet. |
Jennifer J Love to see socks knit on a machine! I have knit 50+ by hand |
Brenda H Yes to the swan socks |
Cynthia P I have the swan book so i would love to see how to make them |
Margaret W Margaret from Malvern ready and waiting! |
Betty B Betty from Sunny Michigan |
Karen P Good morning! |
Pat A Pat from Sedona, back from vacation |
Jennifer J Anyone know where to get a table/stand for a brother machine and ribber? |
Jean Gillrie Schwan Good Morning (finally) from the West Kootenays |
Dawn W Good from sunny Ohio! |
Marylynn B Mary Lynn here from SC |
Lyn R Good morning from Texas |
Gio R Hi, from the Netherlands! :-) |
Patricia H Patricia from Louisiana here |
Mary Ann B I would love some info on doing the sock heels without gettin holes. |
Wilma T I owe my grey hair to it ;-) |
Ritta K Hello from the gulf coast of Florida Only 67 degrees. On vacation but I couldn't miss the show. |
Lorrie B Made an afghan in Fisherman rib with self-stripping yarn |
Sherrie B Sherrie from Seattle |
Nancy M Hi! Nancy Mangeri in Kansas here... lovely day today. |
Jody A Good morning from Alaska |
Wilma T Planning on joining the sideways cardi KAL and working on flat bed socks. Tried 2/1 mock ribbing. It look very nice. |
Hi from Sycamore, IL |
Hearing alot of static, does anybody else hear it |
Patricia C Hi from So. California. New to machine knitting. |
Mary Ann B Planing a sweater for a friend and socks for a grandson. |
June H Hi Sue! Hello from Shelton, Washington. |
Jenny M B Hello from North Wales, everyone! |
Matthew F I love that Yarn tree! |
Maryse D Hello Sue, Iâm so happy to be with you today, I have a cold so Iâm staying home. From Sherbrooke Québec Canada |
Aly T HI SUE..Aly from Dublin |
Betty E J its short weather here in Alabama |
Leo B A cotton sweater for my grandson |
Terri S Hello from Vancouver, Canada! |
Hello from Alberta Canada |
Marianne P Hello from Tromsoe, Norway. |
Leo B Hi from a very sunny Portugal |
Hello from Bradford England |
Joan W Good morning from New Zealand |
Wilma T Hi from the Netherlands |
Cynthia P hi matthew |
Mary Ann B Sound and video coming in fine. |
Sandra from Montana |
Cynthia P hello from Oshawa, Ontario Canada, |
Machteld V Hi from Belgium |
Brenda H Hello from Alberta Canada |
Catherine Z Hi from Salt Lake City! |
Jennifer J Hi! Jennifer from Maryland |
Karyn B Hi from VA :) |
Mary Ann B HI! From Sunny Minnesota. |
Matthew F Hello everyone we are starting the live event |