The Prolific Knitting Machine

Have you been to any estate sales lately? The unopened Chia pets and huge stereo speakers have been replaced by knitting machines in pristine condition! Why? Because they look really easy to use, but in fact they are quite complicated and when it gets to the finer points, most of us give up and go shopping at Target. This book helps you make use of your knitting machine to actually produce garments, hence the title "The Prolific Knitting Machine." If you want to learn about your machine, other reviewers, your manual is the place to do it. If you want to find a way to make garments well and quickly with easily produced knit yardage, you can't find a more entertaining read. The writing is clever and the illustrations adorable! If you're a purist who pooh-poohs using shortcuts, then what are you doing with a knitting machine? Get yourself a couple of pointy sticks and go to town!

I found this to be a charming informative guide to quickly knitting and sewing sweaters for any member of the family, without having to do elaborate machine shaping. No matter what machine, basic or elaborate, this book will instruct and entertain you at the same time. The illustrations are charming and fun. Machine knitting a garment should be fun, not boring and this can keep you chuckling while you are learning.

The author poses a new twist on the art of knitting. When searching for answers to most knitting machine questions, I found more help here than anywhere else.

The Prolific Knitting Machine is a wonderful guide for those of us that have knitting machines that are stored under beds or in basements. This guide explaines how to knit "fabric" and then using patterns, cut, serge, and sew complete garments -- while avoiding tedious shaping on the machine.