Machine Knitting Beginner Course by Diana Sullivan

Description

Beginner Machine Knitting Course
2 DVD Set
by Diana Sullivan
Warning:
These DVDs contain no car crashes or love interest, and no plot whatsoever.  There is absolutely no reason to view them unless you want to master your knitting machine.
As a matter of fact, this 2-DVD set of video lessons is exactly what a beginning machine knitter needs to become proficient quickly!
These 35 lessons have been filmed very close-up in sharp detail, and Diana works slowly and explains each step.  All the lessons except the standard gauge swatch lesson were filmed on a bulky machine with big needles to make things especially easy-to-see.  They are intended for people who never machine knitted before.   In other words, this is several hours of closeups of needles, yarn and hands.
How can you get the most out of this course?  Well, if you’re a beginner, work at least one lesson every day – watch it, then knit it.  Each lesson takes only a few minutes to watch and a few minutes to knit.  Your mind continues to process the information and fill in the gaps between knitting sessions if you do a little each day – it’s just something about the way we learn.  After a month or so, you’ll have all the hand and eye movements mastered, know the jargon, and be well beyond the beginner stage.  In fact, you will probably know more basic knitting techniques than lots of people who have knitted for years but didn’t have the opportunity to learn in a systematic way.
The DVDs are also useful for intermediate knitters who need a reference.  That is, if you need a particular technique, you can go to that lesson directly using the menu system on the DVDs and the table of contents on the back of the DVD case.
What’s included in the DVDs?
Lessons on Disk One:
Thread the Machine
#1 Open Cast-On
#2 E-Wrap Cast-On
#3 Diana’s Cast-On
#4 Latch Tool Cast-On
#5 Plain Hem
#6 Mock Rib Hem
#7 Picot Hem
#8 Shortcut Picot Hem
#9 latch Tool Bind-Off
#10 Tapestry Needle Bind-Off
#11 Tapestry Bind-Off #2
#12 Loop-Through-A-Loop Bind-Off
#13 Crocheting to Cast Off
#14 Transfer Tool Chain Edge BO
#15 Holey Bind-Off
#16 Increasing and Decreasing
#17 Short Rowing a Toe
#18 Short Row Shoulder Method #1
#19 Short Row Shoulder Method #2
#20 Short Row a Dart
#21 Carriage Jams, Ripping Out and Fixing Dropped Stitches
Lessons on Disk Two:
#22 Kitchener Stitch
#23 Mattress Stitch
#24 Shoulder Join Method #1
#25 Shoulder Join Method #2
#26 Idiot Cord
#27 Latched Ribbing
#28 Sew As You Go Seam
#29 Divide and Knit Neckline
#30 Gauge Swatch
#31 Turning a Cable
#32 Increase Several Stitches at Edge
#33 Decrease Several Stitches at Edge
#34 Gather Stitches
#35 increase Stitches Across a Row