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Illustration showing the diagonal construction of a colorful shawl, with arrows indicating the knitting direction from one corner to the opposite corner, demonstrating the increase and decrease shaping
Knitting Machine Projects | Patterns
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The Ultimate DIY Shawl

Knitting diagonals is a common way for hand-knitters to make scarves, shawls, wraps and blankets. With a few considerations, machine knitters can join in the fun!

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Knitwear Design
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Slope vs Taper - Draft Angles for your Knitting

When drafting knitting patterns or just making adjustments, understanding the math behind angled shaping is important. Explore the difference between slopes and tapers. Do you struggle with math? Check out the Knit it Now tools to take the guesswork out of creating custom knitting instructions.

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Side-by-side silhouettes comparing correct and incorrect sitting postures at a machine knitting table. One woman demonstrates proper ergonomic position while the other shows poor posture
Machine Knitting Tips
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Machine Knitters: Save your Back and Shoulders

When machine knitting, your position at the machine is most important. Add to your knitting pleasure by being comfortable and protecting your back, neck and shoulders.

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Illustrated guide showing different sweater neckline styles for machine knitting, including crew neck, v-neck, scoop neck and boat neck variations
Knitwear Design
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Neckline Planning for Machine Knitters

When choosing a sweater style to knit, one of the many decisions is "what neckline style do I want?" For machine knitters, consider your skills, your machine, techniques and your yarn when making a decision.

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Demonstration of twisted cord creation showing loose yarn strands next to finished twisted cord
Machine Knitting Techniques
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Twisted Cord Fun

Use a kitchen appliance to create an easy, pretty and fun alternative to I-Cord for ties, straps, and embellishment. Turn strands of yarn into a strong cord.

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Machine knitted infinity scarf with diagram overlay illustrating how the reversible fabric is constructed and grafted together
Knitting Machine Projects | Patterns
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Machine Knit No Roll Infinity Scarf

Make it in a weekend! An Infinity (or Mobius) Scarf has no beginning and no end. Knit yours with your knitting machine in a gorgeous yarn in no time!

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Machine Knitting Tips
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Machine Knitting Terms Glossary

Don't let cryptic abbreviations and mysterious machine knitting terms discourage you. Use the Knit it Now Machine Knitter's Terms Glossary to understand vintage patterns and books. Use it for a refresher for the jargon used by machine knitters.

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Hand knitting pattern page with calculator and knitted swatch, showing tools for converting patterns to machine knitting
Machine Knitting Tips
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How to use Hand Knitting Patterns for Machine Knitting

Machine knitters: dip into the wealth of hand knitting patterns available from the hand knitting world. Explore 3 methods for "translating" hand knitting patterns to create knitting machine patterns you will love.

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Machine knitted sweater shown on model with overlay sketch highlighting the asymmetrical hemline design
Knitwear Design
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Asymmetric Hem for Machine Knitters

Adding a shaped hemline is an easy way to create a custom machine knit designer sweater. With just a little planning you can add this feature to any pattern and quickly knit it with your knitting machine.

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Illustrated guide showing various collar styles for machine knitted garments, including stand-up, shawl, and fold-down designs
Knitwear Design
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Creating Collars with a Knitting Machine

Adding collars to machine knitting patterns is easier than you think! Collars can be just as important as design elements as stripes and stitch patterns for enhancing your knitwear designs.

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Collage showing different modules and features of DesignaKnit knitting software, illustrating various learning paths
DesignaKnit Tips and Tricks
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LearnDesignaKnit: Where to Start?

Are you ready to put the power of DesignaKnit to use for your machine knitting? Learn step-by-step based on your interests.

If you are just getting started or have used DAK for a while, the courses at LEARNDESIGNAKNIT.COM can help.

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Adjustable height table for knitting machines, demonstrating height adjustment mechanism for ergonomic machine knitting
Machine Knitting Tips
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The BEST Knitting Machine Table

Knitting machines require a sturdy table that will accommodate not only the weight of the machine, but the back and forth action when knitting. This table checks all the boxes and is the perfect table for machine knitting.

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