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My First Knitting Machine

Thank you super-much, Victor.


A friend of mine was generous enough to give me his knitting machine.  Yes, he gave it to me!  So generous!!

Turns out he never got the chance to run it.  The machine's history is somewhat blurry, as it was given as a gift, and handed over from one person to the next until it landed in my studio.  My hands still hurt from carrying the heavy case, but in my excitement, I didn't feel it.  The only hitch- Empisal Knitmaster 324 came without a manual.

I found lots of great resources that probably didn't exist a few years back, and I found the manual for the 326 which is basically the same.  It's adorable!  It's really easy to put together, and it's incredibly dusty.  I'll have to take it apart and clean it, then put it back together.  But, before I invested time into doing that, I couldn't help myself.  I knit a swatch.

Here it is.  My first knitting machine swatch.


So excited!  Do any of you have knitting machines?  Do you have any tips on how to clean it?

Happy Thanksgiving!

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You have to hold your mouth right

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Today we did the bulk of the shopping for our Thanksgiving meal. We’ll get a couple of the really perishable things on Wednesday at the last minute. As you can see, the turkey with her brine takes up an entire shelf in the fridge. It’s nice and chilly this week so most likely it’ll be refrigerator temps outside and the turkey can loll about in her bath out there. When her fridge was this full and I was standing trying to find a spot to put something away, Grandma always advised, “you have to hold your mouth right”. I’m making my turkey stock today and spreading out much of the other prep over the next few days in hopes of having a more relaxed Thanksgiving day with time for parades and dog shows and family time.