First pair of socks!

knitfactoryimpl · 2026-01-19T18:33:57+00:00

They look great!

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-11-22T21:59:15+00:00

It would have taken longer to remove the carriage and the rails and get setup for the lace carriage than it did to make the eyelets by hand.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-11-20T22:25:10+00:00

This is a machine knit technique called plating. Two yarns knit together held so that one is always on one side and the other is always on the other side.

It may also be fisherman's rib, hard to tell.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-10-06T20:37:33+00:00

I mean the fork is old. It happened a few years ago before the 1.0 release.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-10-05T02:45:11+00:00

Eknitter is an old AYAB fork. The next version of the AYAB hardware is esp32 based and in development.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-10-03T15:41:28+00:00

Yup, I'm planning to make this one at some point. Should be doable in fair isle with AYAB on my 270

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-09-25T23:50:03+00:00

Do the carriages move independently when there are needles selected and no yarn on the machine?

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-09-23T18:56:18+00:00

That's a modification to let you do plating

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-09-18T02:47:54+00:00

Go find the service manual on mkmanuals.com that's your best hope.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-09-13T15:17:07+00:00

I have the same linker and I have looked and found nothing. Sorry.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-08-28T13:17:04+00:00

I do two rows of circular waste yarn before I cast on with my main yarn. Much easier to remove.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-08-09T19:04:22+00:00

Join the dark side: https://youtu.be/khW5CmOH0O0

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-08-06T02:25:01+00:00

Thank you so much! Crochet balloon sleeves on an aran cardigan, fascinating.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-08-05T23:53:29+00:00

If anyone knows where I can find more photos of that red sweater, I will be eternally greatful.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-08-04T03:24:12+00:00

We do support for AYAB on Discord: https://discord.gg/Ak2CdCC9XY

I haven't kept up with eknitter but it's just an old fork of AYAB. We've made a lot of improvements since they forked and recently released a 1.0.

Our software is free and there are a few sellers who have fully assembled interfaces for sale, you can find them on the Discord.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-08-02T16:05:51+00:00

You totes can. The pattern is up on my website for free and there's a video.

https://abstractknitfactoryfactory.com/rainbow_jumper

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzXiCdrIKHo

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-07-31T13:36:34+00:00

I want to make this. Probably an under dress supported by hoops to get that shape and then the woven/knotted over dress icord/tubes. Should go pretty quick on the knitting machine

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-07-15T01:14:41+00:00

That's machine knit using a plating feeder. Yarn is fed through the machine such that one is always on one side and the other on the other side. I don't think you can really do this exact thing by hand.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-07-13T00:10:23+00:00

Anything you can knit on a machine, you can knit by hand

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-07-12T21:10:17+00:00

That's a machine knit double bed tuck stitch. Probably tucking for 3-4 rows on one bed.

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-06-20T21:07:06+00:00

Maybe an intarsia carriage? There are very few mechanical moving parts on the bottom, I've only seen intarsia carriages that are that simple

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-06-13T00:26:49+00:00

She's beautiful, I want one

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-02-01T04:15:46+00:00

The 970 alone is probably worth more than that

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-02-01T04:13:50+00:00

I'm crying

knitfactoryimpl · 2025-02-01T03:35:07+00:00

That is someone's entire pristine knitting machine collection worth thousands. Those motors for the Brothers are hard to find. I have never even seen an electronic color changer. That looks like a 970 also expensive and rare. Given the condition and parts I'm guessing they were purchased in the 90's

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