I played around with my new Addi Express knitting machine. There’s good news and bad news.
The bad news is that it knits worsted weight yarn too loosely to make a usable fabric, unless you want air and drape. The good news is I think I can make slippers and mittens in aran and bulky weight yarns. I could use scraps and quickly knit these for myself and my family. I really need to work on my afterthought heel, though, as it’s too shallow.
The other bad news is that the machine is persnickety about which yarns it will knit successfully. I will have to experiment, but I think it prefers a smoother yarn. I don’t knit with acrylic, so it will be interesting to see if I can make it work with my wooly scraps. I’ll keep you posted!
Snakes & Cranes 
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Interesting, I look forward to hearing more about your experiments with this.
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Interesting! I used to machine knit – one double knit machine and two four-ply machines, one which would take a garter carriage. They were all much bigger than the Addi Express though and took up a whole room! I don’t know anything about the Addi ones – can you change the tension?
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No, but I am messing around with the yarn carrier and holding the yarn differently, and that seems to make a difference.
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Once you figure it all out you will be going to town with it! I can’t wait to see more “socks”! You go girl!
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Wondering if you could do a loosely knit slipper and then felt it? Seems like there’s enough gauge openness that might work too….
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Well it would be cool to make quick slippers and mittens as gifts. I didn’t know a knitting machine could do this! That yarn is lovely!
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Happy experimenting! Hope you find the most use for your machine. How much more quickly does it knit compared to your usual speed?
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It knits really fast. I think it took me half an hour to knit that tube, even with the messed up stitches I had to fix.
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I’ve seen people use some weights to help with tension on the circular machines, did yours come with any weights or tips to get more even tension? There are sections where it looks good and then others where it is very loose. I like the other comments about felting what you make. Worth a try maybe?
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Think back to when you first learned to knit. I’ll bet the quality of your work wasn’t where you expected it to be. There is a learning curve but you’ll get there:)
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I hope you figure out how to make the knitting machine work the way you want it to without too much trouble! A friend of mine had one, and while it was neat to watch her work with it, it always looked like more trouble than I wanted to deal with. But there’s no denying that they’re a lot faster than I can knit myself!
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Still – cool first sock! Can’t wait to see your next project 🙂
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Looks like a good first project – I’m sure you will crack it!
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