Diana natters on... about machine knitting

Oh, I know I've been quiet.  Awfully quiet here, for a chatterbox like me. I've been busy and had a series of issues that kept me ...

Here's a simple, built-in I-cord edge:

After a long history of no luck with African violets, I am having real success with a windowsill in my office and self-watering pots.

This little video shows how very simple shadow pleats are to make:  -

For my last Knit Natters demo, I came up with a tuck lace afghan on my bulky machine.  I saw an idea in a magazine, then swatched, fiddled,...

I'm teaching at Knit Knack Shop's Spring Fling next weekend! Have you been to Spring Fling?  Put on by Charlene Shafer's Knit...

Here's my April video: This is one you can do on any main bed - no ribber required. 

If I owe you an email or if you're just wondering about me being MIA the last few days, well, we took a vacation and cruised with old fr...

Today was our Austin area machine knitting club meeting, Knit Natters.  We meet at a church in Leander. Today Delpha showed us her brand n...

A few years ago, when I bought a new computer for my knitting, I took the old computer apart, and it has sat in a corner of the room now for...

For March, the new YouTube video is a scalloped hem that you can do on any flatbed knitting machine.  It's just some tuck stitch along w...

I just finished writing my instructional materials for the upcoming Spring Fling seminar at the Knit Knack Shop in Peru, Indiana.  The semi...

Check out this article and video about an octogenarian man who has made over 10,000 pairs of socks for shelters: http://www.cbc.ca/news/ca...

She's doing some beautiful things with tuck stitch and punch cards: http://ozlorna.blogspot.com/2017/02/tuck-stitch-baby-blanket-with-...

Really cute Mardi Gras socks - and I am on a sock knitting kick, myself: http://www.rhythmoftheneedles.net/2017/02/ready-for-mardi-gras.ht...

Here's February's video: This is a very basic ribbed band that is reliable for cardigans.  The ribbing stabilizes the edge, and t...

As I create a video to upload each month, I'm trying to have a wide mix of machine knitting topics - sometimes a small project, sometime...

Happy New Year!  I wish you every blessing in 2017! Here are my favorite picks from my 2016 posts.  I stuck with my discipline of pu...

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mi...

I've done so many things with I-cord. Haven't we all?  It's good for edgings, trims, drawstrings, handles, and straps.  I've...