How to knit your first sweater on the lk-150 | Free pattern

This is the easiest sweater you can make on a knitting machine. I made this drop shoulder boat neck sweater with two colors of Hobii Winterglow wool acrylic blend yarn.

The Lk-150 is a great knitting machine for beginners: it's still being manufactured so it's easy to find parts and tools, it works with category 2 and category 3 yarns, and it's easy to learn on.

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[deborahspencer]

Bravo! You are on the right track to making machine knitting more accessible, less intimidating, and just plain fun. I will definitely share your video with my students and encourage them to use the techniques and sources you provided. Thank you!!!

[llafianza]

This is wonderful. My only suggestion is to add chapters to make it easier to refer to key techniques.

[NZSaskia]

Hybrid knitting, that is combining some hand knitting to your machine work has not been explored much on YT. Worth looking at.

[anitam]

It wasnt as complicated as I thought it would be. Thanks for keeping it simple.

[TraceyWatts-je]

I have just found Machine Knitting, I did think it was a thing of the past until I started a new job at Silver Reed in the UK. I purchased my first machine at christmas, a Silver Reed SK280 and was fortunate to be gifted and LK150 by my employer. I have been practicing swatches, trying to make garments, searching for patterns. I have been very frustrated and have only managed a hat and a couple of scarves. I am guilty of wanting to run before I can walk. It is so exciting to be able to make a garment so quickly.
Until I came across your videos I was not being very successful. Last night I made my first sweater and I am so pleased with it. Your videos and patterns are very easy to follow. I love your pattern generator. Thank you for helping a new knitter feel accomplished.

[angelar]

Thank you so much for making this video! I bought my LK 150 about a year and a half ago and couldn’t find enough information out there to really explain it to me! I put it up in the attic out of frustration. I stumbled across your video today and I am so grateful to for all the details you give in your videos! I’ve subscribed to your channel and look forward to pulling my machine back out and actually figuring out how to use it to make beautiful things! Please continue your videos with different project! They’re so incredibly helpful! You have resurrected another machine knitter for sure!

[sheliad]

This is a great tutorial. I would love to see you make a blanket made of multiple panels.

[yasmarppo]

Thanks for showing ALL the steps. (This is my favourite how to knit a sweater video, since I'm a beginner and I don't know enough to just guess what to do and in what order.)

[sparksearcher]

I used your pattern and just completed my first sweater. It fits perfectly, and I'm absolutely hooked! Thank you for these fantastic tutorials and resources!

[mphailey]

Yea! I just received my LK150 - and made the picot hat from your tutorial last night. Can’t wait to watch and learn! Thank you so much!

[annetteavery]

Wonderful tutorial, too many people thing machine knitting is very complicated but it isn’t really, it’s just like any other project and needs to be broken down into manageable bits. Unfortunately so many newbies try to run before they can walk and want to use the ribber the next day. I have been machine knitting since the 1980’s and enjoy your videos as they are so practical and yes I am with you when you say you want to get more people machine knitting, it’s wonderful, very creative, very rewarding and I, at 5’ short, can make a sweater that actually fits me. Thank you and keep it going, it’s great 👍

[baerbelmadelung]

Ich bedanke mich recht herzlich für diese Anleitung! ❤

[michelewokoek]

Thank you, thank you thank you! I have searched high and low for someone to help with the LK 150. You’ll never know how much I appreciate your putting yourself out there on YouTube and helping us learn this craft better.

[katherinedelorme]

Thanks for your videos. You are really tempting me to buy this machine!

[divalea]

I finally found myself a machine comparable to the lk150 and now I can use my stash of worsted yarn and follow along with your tutorials! I’m STOKED.

[MostlyHarmless]

I've been trying to psych myself up to make something bigger than a hat, so this video really helps 😁 Thanks!

[debbiel]

I love the colors you choose. The striping is really nice, but the increasing and striping at the same time is a little to much for me. I will try this with one kind of yarn for the first time. Thank you again for breaking it down and making the calculator for us.

[markandersson]

Firstly, Hello from Liverpool, U.K xxx
I tried a zillion times on different pages/sites etc with absolutely no success at all.
I stumbled across your beautiful self, followed your instruction to the latter and made the first ever successful garment that I can actually wear!!!
You have unravelled my defeated mind and got me interested again because of your plain explanation throughout.
Yes, the jargon etc is important, I.e abbreviations, but to begin with it’s highly daunting.
You have taken the worries away with your programs and I sincerely hope to learn much more from you!!!

Thank you for restoring the faith in myself

[angieallen]

Great tutorial! Yes, please show to do the front and back in two pieces. My bed only has 100 needles and for my size I need more needles than that. I don’t know how to it in two pieces. Thank you so much!

[coolbombful]

Your videos are so easy to follow. You're a great teacher! Thank you! <3 from Australia