tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post1062765077239980492..comments2024-02-29T11:41:18.634+00:00Comments on Needles of Steel: How to knit a hybrid fairisle sock on the knitting machine / CSMsteel breezehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-16704925195708112642022-02-28T08:09:21.422+00:002022-02-28T08:09:21.422+00:001.5 hours is pretty good if you compare it to what...1.5 hours is pretty good if you compare it to what it would take by hand. These ar fidly on the knitting machines but the result is worth it. FIBER FOLLIEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584847711190279725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-89550718178981251502020-08-16T11:55:23.427+01:002020-08-16T11:55:23.427+01:00Thanks - I did a pair previous to this completely ...Thanks - I did a pair previous to this completely on the CSM - the pirate socks here - (https://needlesofsteel.blogspot.com/2013/12/fo-secret-xmas-knits.html) and the fairisle took 1.5 hours per sock - I didn't have a spare mast at the time :) So I know it's possible, but very time-consuming! :) Plus the recipient doesn't even wear them much! :D steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-53670138439422883112020-08-15T23:48:10.374+01:002020-08-15T23:48:10.374+01:00Actually you can do fair isle right on the csm wit...Actually you can do fair isle right on the csm without needing to transfer it by hand by manipulating the stitches and color. There are several ways to do it but helps if you have a second mast. Here is a you tube video . https://youtu.be/-ecaMRlDRP4 You can also do what in regular machine is called knit eave to get the second color . Or get a lamb csm that has the capability for fair isle and 2 color knitting .<br /><br /> <br /><br /> FIBER FOLLIEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16584847711190279725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-59479297760391798792020-04-26T21:16:00.872+01:002020-04-26T21:16:00.872+01:00You're welcome! Alas I didn't record which...You're welcome! Alas I didn't record which buttons turn the pattern upside down, but it's definitely possible on that machine. The original pattern was going to be xmas trees...! :)steel breezehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18066511414876475930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14180815.post-8563384965339660252020-04-26T20:02:44.077+01:002020-04-26T20:02:44.077+01:00It is so nice to see you posted this information. ...It is so nice to see you posted this information. I am a machine knitter and a sock knitter. I was thinking of doing what you just posted but then I thought how hard it was going to be to match tensions from the knitting machine to the sock machine. It is so much easier doing fairisle on a knitting machine than on a sock machine. Beautiful job!! Thank you!cckittenknitsnoreply@blogger.com