Oh I find this fascinating! I have zero issues with you developing a design process that allows you to move through your creative needs as you see fit. It does make me wonder if I would enjoy a knitting machine...

Whilst I’m purely a hand knitter, I appreciate your honesty. I’m proud of the skills I’ve mastered, I enjoy adding to and maintaining my skills. I also understand that a person knitting for income would see things differently. ClaudiaSJI

Hi Ysolda Have just come across your spreadsheet for hats. Brilliant, love it. Is there any chance you could do the same for top down sweaters?❤

I struggle with my twin stitches being bumpy, do you have a troubleshooting video for GSRs or any tips? I literally can’t tighten the twinned stitches any more than I already do and it’s left me baffled and frustrated 😢

Colombia!!!!

So helpful - thank you! I love your videos! You explain things so clearly. A video of the next step, returning stitches to the needle would be great!

That’s NOT cheating!! That’s working smarter not harder❤

This is the best tutorial on German Short Rows that I have found. It is clear and to the point and the different sections are labelled. Thank you!!!

I appreciate you sharing your use of a knitting machine….GENIUS! I was writing sweater designs and the process of getting testers who give good feedback and make larger sizes was so daunting, I gave up. You do what you need to do keep your creative juices flowing. Wishing you all the best ❤

Back in 1981 I helped a friend meet her deadline of knitting 2 dresses for Glamour magazine. She wrote the patterns and did the finishing but I knit the body on my machine. (I am primarily a hand knitter, in fact I no longer have machines). They were on the cover and no one ever questioned it. I don’t know how to add a photo or you could see the cover (Whitney Houston was one of the models!)

I love this pattern. Thank you for it. I have made one, but I am planning for many more. It is warm and feminine and flexible and useful. Congratulations!!! And good luck!

Interesting that you're machine knitting flat pieces and seaming, because that's something I've taken an interest in mastering recently. One cardigan under my belt. I wish some designers would return to it. Certain fibers benefit from the structure and strength, plus sometimes it's nice to work on smaller pieces. Your design process is your business. You're responsibility to your customers is selling a pattern that works, if the instructions are followed correctly. You do you - enjoyed hearing about your process :)

what if it's P1, K1P1 to last stitch, then P1? in other words, what if it's 1x1 ribbing but the first 2 and last 2 stitches are the same?

I am a hand and machine knitter and I love doing hybrid knits. I think you are missing an entire group of hand/machine knitters that would love to see your hybrid methods, especially for your top down knits. There are a lot of us that would love to have more contemporary machine knit options. I do find it a bit of a challenge to match hand and machine gauges and would love to hear more about how you approach matching. I almost laughed out loud as while I was watching I was in the process of finishing my first Musselburg hat that I knit one half by hand, the second half by machine up to the decreases with the rest by hand.

I sometimes hear the comment, you are cheating , when I use my electric spinning wheel. I had a treadle wheel but I didn’t enjoy spinning. I found spinning that method hurt my back and hip. When people say that to me, I bring out my drop spindle and tell them I spin this way too. It makes sense that if you want to create lots of patterns, that a knitting machine would be the way to go. I like how you combine hand knitting as well as using your machine. Thanks for your creative designs

Love the pattern but having trouble when it comes to the decrease between rows 183 and194. Would appreciate any advice available.

Knit a hat: Beginner " tutorial" Just kidding, buy my pattern 37k views, but only 8 comments?? yeah, you're deleting comments not gonna buy your pattern, people don't like to be catfished like this, so Im most defintlay not going to give you my money Im a premium member, so you got paid by my view. I got nothing from this " tutorial" . Thanks

Thank you for part one..have started 2nd half of the hat.

Thank you for your tutorial and if you are a Nerd and love details, go you, I wish it would catch on. I will follow you anywhere since the Musselburgh Hat and the positive comments that I have had since knitting it.

Hey, is it possible to use longer cable needles instead of the 16"? If yes, how would one go about it? Thanks :)

This was a very helpful tip and I’m going to unknit the my first crown of the Musselburgh Hat and start over. You made the pattern and techniques very clear. Thank you.

So many tutorials stop after the turn with 0 explanation of what to do with the double stitches at the end. Thank you SO much, it's cleared so much up!!

Thank you!!! So clear and finally a reason given as to what they are actually used for. This will definitely be my Go-To tutorial. 😊

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Thank you for such a nice tutorial. I love the sweater you’re wearing. Did you make it? If so, what pattern did you use?

Having used a knitting machine, you still hand manipulate in many ways. Is using a sewing machine cheating? No, so the same is with a knitting machine. Thanks for your transparency!

What I know is that your designs are really well crafted, and I feel like it's up to you how you get there.

Using a knitting machine is fine as long as knitters know. The stitches will be more uniform & even & hand-knitters can look at that & feel inadequate because they won't get the same look hand-knitting with the same yarn. I was teaching in a yarn shop where they displayed socks supplied by the yarn company & I was asked why the socks looked so perfect (uniform stitches) & they were surprised when I said the socks were machine knitted. But if the garment looks the same hand-knitted as machine knitted that's fine.

I think that it makes perfect sense to use the knitting machine to aid in making your samples!

I love your videos! I started the anyday sweater...could you tell me how many inches long would the size 6 braid (selvedge strip) be? Thank you

I don’t think that it’s cheating at all. It’s just a different hand making knitting technique and tool. I’ve been very curious to see the process. Demystifying the machine knitting process is a great way to educate people.Thanks so much for your transparency.

I think it’s sad that society has become so judgmental that you felt nervous about sharing your process. Not sounds fascinating to me, and smart.

It is nice to see you back on you tube. I have found it hard to find the time to watch your other updates too. Life is kind of full and happening now. But I made the time to watch by pinning and cutting fabric while I watched and listened. I like hearing about what you are up to. It seems like there are going to be a lot of secret hush hush things that get slowly unveiled.

Thank you for sharing about your process. I find it really interesting that you are able to bring in a knitting machine. I especially appreciate your explanation about how this help you test out grading issues to make sure all sizes will look as intending. You focus on high quality patterns and this seems like a good balance to keep the quality to your high standard while making sure you don't fall behind schedule. Beyond saving time in your samples and testing, I could see the knitting machine decreasing the stress on your hands so that you can continue to knit for many years. I'm very impressed that you can match gauge between your hand knitting and the knitting machine to make a garment no one can tell was knit multiple ways.

Here is the question. What am I missing? So, the pattern I started shows Row 1(rs) - k4 M1L knit to last 4 sts, M1R, k4 Row 2(ws)- k4, M1R knit to last 4, M1L, p4 On Row2, after knitting 4sts, where I have to do M1R, the strand is doubled because what I did on the first row. It makes a little hole. Is this right to you? I am confused... The pattern does not mention anything about the double strands. Please help!

Please share all the machine knitting tips and books you recommend, I’m still learning how to cast on with my old singer double bed that was gifted to me.

I purchased the pattern and pdf but I can’t change to different sizes on my phone just wondering if I’m missing something Any advice would be greatly appreciated

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When is this striped sweater pattern going to be released! Can’t wait to knit it!!

YOU are the designer and how you go about preparing and testing patterns in a way that simplifies your process, especially as a neurodivergent person, is entirely up to you. I think it's fantastic, really, and I also think it's honourable and appropriate for you to not 'out' other designers who do this.

I love that you are working in such a way that enables you to do things with more efficiently! I totally trust you as a designer and love your patterns! Yay for knitting machines!!! ❤🐑♥️🐑♥️

It’s no different using a knitting machine in knitting than it is using a sewing machine for sewing.! It is all personal preference. Hardly any difference than having sample knitters or computers for that matter. Don’t worry about negative people. They are everywhere.

My opinion is that whatever works best for YOU in your design process and in your business is what you should do! Those of us (like me) who don't design can't fathom the number of hours that it takes to get a garment to publishing. Knitting machines are just another tool that people can choose, or not choose, to use. Also, I would be interested in seeing/hearing more about how you created your own functions in Excel to work for your note taking!

Dear Ysolda, the knitting machine is a piece of technology, just like a telephone, a computer, etc. All technology is valuable because it maximizes efficiency. You are a knitwear artist and using the machine does not take away from that. Don't sweat the small stuff! You're terrific~

Thank you very much and I can't wait to make my first one musselburgh hat this winter!

I don’t think it’s cheating. It’s an aid. I appreciate the design process and fitting

I don't think you need to worry at all about using a machine.......this is your business and it is a tool that aids in your products. You have wonderful patterns - patterns that are amazingly detailed and it's not like you don't hand knit at all. So it doesn't matter to me at all that you use a machine, it is actually a very smart idea.

Please don't ever feel you have to apologize for doing what is necessary to effect your creativity -- and by "effect your creativity" I guess I mean making samples and testing designs in the most timely way, most efficiently using your resources. It seems to me that you are really remarkably thoughtful about your designs and about people's ability to knit those designs. Using a machine to help you get there seems completely reasonable to me! To make another analogy: I am a hand tool woodworker (a very poor one), and I absolutely understand when an electrically powered tool is what I need to use in order to achieve what I'm imagining. Thank you for sharing your concerns with us, but trust me, I think you are utterly authentic!

Thank you so much for this and all the other Musselburgh-related videos! I cast on my first back in November and struggled hard with it, ended up frogging as I measured my gauge wrong. Now that I’m trying again I’ve watched all your videos and I feel much more confident this one will be better!

Oh yes, please share how you use your knitting machine. I have a LK 150 and would love to know how to better use it. No it’s not cheating. Don’t worry. Do what makes your design process easy. Just teach us along the way.