Knitting machine - Homemade

[nightmiztrez]

so, could i possibly pay you for one of these? or one of the newer ones?

[palmas5678]

!Excellent!! good job. Greettings from Lima-Perú.

Palmas

[Benivator2]

that thing is slow!!!

[natashaecharles]

Hehe, this made me chuckle, cute

[vanaphil]

Can it knit garter stitch?

[honey30la]

aaaaaaaah i love it

[twilightlover937]

so cool



[MrAirshot]

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg kotsh te tkotsh arrrrrrrrrrrrrrghh

[anikpavlova]

i love this!

[Elijahbabyluigifan]

boy: hey where's my blanket?

cat: you can't have it back!

boy: fine, I'll make a new one.....

(2 hours later)

boy:oh crap I didnt turn it off! its...its...

cat: 5 MILES LONG!

[felderup]

my brain done gone and formulminated a way to make a knitting machine, without servos, or computers, or electronics, would be fun.

[ydna2]

ima impale myself on this

[intarsia80]

interesting, this machine should be able to do the 'float' but not the 'tuck' ...

[nullquible90]

Awesome vid. If you are a newbie knitter like me there is some great content at at ebeginnersknitting (.) com

[jdaviescoates]

Excellent! Look forward to your how to video! :)

[slechka]

VERY NICE WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IN GERMANY THEY COST ABOUT 400- 3000€ for home knitting machines i dont know hor much they are in other countries.

cu

[MSnoobiest]

so cute lol ^^ I never knew knitting machines exist lol

[sandrawallace]

You are a sheer GENIUS...wonderfrul !!! Thanks for sharing this.

[OMGoshYouDidWhat]

Love the exposed nails, guy could get use to that.

Awesome Machine..

[teceyS3]

omgsh that is SO cool ! ! !

[aspenedgewalker]

awesome!!

[PINKLUNAMOON]

amazing =)

[brad828]

Its amazing what you can do with Picaxe chips :D

[malikricsi]

Great machine! And not slow! 5/5

[RautjarviProductions]

haha wtf xD thats nice!!!

[kemold]

Wow, that is very cool, even has a finished product ,proof that real men knit!

[MrsStaciWinter]

Great job! That'd be an A+ at any science fair project.

[honeybcrazy]

WOW .... all I can say is wow ... very cool!

[catalina6]

Too cool! Mesmerizing to watch. What cleverness & patience to construct this.

[ListenToTheRain8]

this is indescribably fantastic

[deknac]

I like it!! I have used knitting machines for a long, long time. Unless you have a motorised one, you have to move the carriage back and forth but this one appears to go back and forth by itself. Now if you could expand the bed, and make if a little faster, you could be in business.

[Bunnies4wool]

Very clever design, but not really comparable to commercially made knitting machines, which do 200 stitches in one swipe (about 1-2 seconds). But A for inoovation!

[Desiitaliangirl]

OMG! Wow....you should sell these...make a big business...i know people will buy it!

[DLowryVA]

Now that's just cool!

[FLjock01]

That you got those latch hooks to work so well is quite amazing. Really nice job!

[amandabstewart]

this is the most amazing homemade thing I've EVER seen--YOU ROCK

[TexasToast09]

this is like watching an old person die. slow and painful.

[whisperingsage]

Wow this is a man's solution to boring knitting! Now Tim the Toolman Taylor would make it Turbo!

[attilavirag]

sounds like a rap beat

[racedinghy]

first rate

[GermanFrankenstein]

This is just great! I used to operate professional knitting machines during my study. I know how hard it is to make them work reliable...

This one is not fast, but obviously it works and does the job. Thumbs up!

[asleepordead686]

how the fhuck does someone make that

[lblanco93722]

That is so cute!

[googiesmom]

The latch hooks are sometimes called chrochet hooks.

[RatmanCooli]

A latch hook is not the same thing as a crochet hook. A latch hook has an extra moveable piece that a crochet hook does not.

[asiandragonnet]

Where did you get the latch hooks? I can't seem to find ones like them over the net.

[correx37]

Lots on eBay UK just enter 'machine knitting needles'

[felderup]

@correx37 hook rug needles... now i'm thinking of how to do multiple colours.

[abbikins]

I spy latch hooks!

[3x10tothe8th]

Duuuude, that is awesome. :P

[schultzee4748]

cool....

[klonk98]

wow!!

[axebeakjack]

Pure genius

[ryobie1]

Show us how to make one.

I wish I was smart :D

[kraftymomma1979]

Do you sell plans for it? i love it!

[correx37]

Sorry I have no plans, however I intend to upload a video of how to make a hand knitting gadget which uses machine needles.

[mattie523]

@correx37 make the video!!!!! i want one

[MasserZerg]

@correx37 can you make a tutorial

[CandyLV72]

That is just facinating, what a mind!!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment.

[yelirjp]

WOW! Thats AMAZING! And your knitting turned out beutifully! WOW!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment - I must admit the knitting turns out a little curly but I think that is normal for conventional knitting machines.

[nis3r]

thats incredible nice work!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment

[SciFiFemale]

This is great, as a machine knitter and gadget lover myself, I want one!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment. If you intend to build one checkout the video of my mk2 machine it uses a drawer runner as the main slide and operates a little faster.

[wolffenhaus]

it sings nicely

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment

[KarmaGhost22]

I was thinking the same thing. :3 It has a nice rhythm to it.

[asteroidphobic]

Very clever!!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment

[mateoarv]

now make it faster :D

[correx37]

Please checkout my Knitting machine - Homemade Mk2 it's a bit faster.

[nero20066]

Amazing!!!! Congratulations on your design!!

[correx37]

Appreciate your comment.

[NJKatwoman]

Holy cow...that is WILD!!! Dang....set it and forget it! lmao!  And have a new sweater in the morning! lmao!!! Fantastic!!!

[correx37]

Wow, what a comment, it's not really that good.

[NJKatwoman]

Well, I suppose it's all a matter of perspective.  I'm blown away at the genius who made this...he thinks, "its no big deal"....On the other hand, I play something that I find relatively easy on my five string banjo, and somebody else may think I'm a musical prodigy! lol! It's all perspective. :)

[USAfoakicks]

Hey, What do you do for the initial wool setup before you turn on the machine?

[correx37]

Hi, I use the standard cast on technique used on knitting machines. You will find a video showing this if you enter Bond Cast On Comb

[0677iseric]

superbe machine ! Elle a l'air très rapide pour executer des tricots et j'aimerais savoir ou on peut la trouver. Merci.

[correx37]

Merci de votre commentaire, je ne vendent pas les machines que j'ai juste fait un comme projet.

[lexlex1994]

that is the most amazing thing ever i caint belive u made that. u should make other stuff like that u could make a living of of selling things like that

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment.I have actually made a small weaving loom with a magnetic shuttle drive and servo controlled heddles.

[gmochih]

Hello, i will like to more about the machine. Do you sell this machine? or do yo sell the machine plans?

[correx37]

Hi,thanks for your interest but I am afraid I do not sell the machines or have plans for them I simply made it as a one off project.

[cherylsterling]

That has to be one of the most awesome things I have seen in a while. Very clever.

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment  I have viewed all your machine lace videos, they are excellent, you are very talented.

[szpakna]

This is bloody awesome! How much did you spend making it?

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment Cost - difficult to say as most of the parts I had in my hobby workshop but the machine knitting needles cost around £10 per pack of 20 the Picaxe 18 project board about £15 and the two servos around £30

[wildmick8]

hi brian its michael thats an asome machine thats one way of using a spear printer

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment Michael

[cierra384]

how did you make that?

[correx37]

Hi, not sure how to answer your question but if you Google Picaxe Microcontrollers you will see how they can be programmed and used in lots of projects. I hope this is of help.

[opu]

Suggestion: you may be able to eliminate the need for weights if you devise a mechanical take-up spool under the needle bed to maintain the appropriate tension between the finished stitches and the working stitches, kind of along the lines of a weaving loom take up spool. I think you might be able to make it sprung with a simple wind-up device, but you seem the type of person that would make a motorized spool.

I really liked your demonstration! I hope you continue to improve the prototype!

[correx37]

Thanks for your suggestion, yes, I had thought of designing a take up spool but decided a hanging weighted bar across the width of the knitting gives a more even pressure, is more reliable and simple to manage.

I have made a number of modifications to the machine you see in the video, which has allowed it to run at around twice the speed.

[rosewood513]

Pure genius, I love it! A tad slow but genius~~Great job I wish I had one like that.

[correx37]

Not sure about genius? But I have redesigned the machine shown in the video to operate at around twice the speed.

[USAfoakicks]

Can you buy the hooks anywhere? what are they called?

Really amazing!!

[correx37]

The hooks Yes, you can purchase them they are Machine Knitting Needles.

[USAfoakicks]

The nails that are sticking out, are they connected to the aluminum or the wood i.e. which side of the nail does the scarf form?

[correx37]

The nails are attached to the main wooden base of the machine, they just act as spacers to keep the stitches apart.

[joesmoe71]

Thousands of angry grandmas with half-finished sweaters will be marching on your house soon

[correx37]

Thanks for the warning.

[joesmoe71]

In all seriousness, that's an awesome gizmo

[tribeon]

How did u fo dat this is cool i want to know for i can make one

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment, Im afraid I have no plans or drawings that could help you, sorry.

[weberly2]

you are a genius! better not to have it too fast as you can catch a mistake quicker (and less likely to have any). it's so gadgetty awesome!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment, but it really is a very basic engineering control project.

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment. I had never thought of making Dr. Who scarves.

It's a very good idea I shall have to give it try, I normally just produce a few scarves for the family and use rainbow coloured wool.

[greygrey2003]

Your machine is wonderful!  You mentioned the hand held knitting machines that go faster, apparently they constantly drop stitches, it looks as though your machine does not drop stitches. Bravo!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comments. I have found that to keep the machine reliable it is important to add weights to the length of knitting which hangs beneath the needles.

[dhale3c]

Congratulations. Love your machine! Sounds like you already have a customer base for selling the plans.

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment.

[PhxSt0rmz]

Lazy way to do it, but awesome! Ever try speed hacking it just to see what happens? or is it limited by motor speed :(

Also, ever tryed an advanced thing like a circle? :O

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment.

The knitting machine you see in the video has now been modified. I have replaced the servo which operated the needles with a motor driven device with reed switch positioning. It now runs nearly twice as fast.

You are quite right, I am limited by the stepper motor which drives the carriage along, I am sure if I invested in a more powerful stepper the whole machine could be much faster. I can program various stitch patterns, don't think a circle is possible.

[EezyWay]

dat is really cool! how long did it take to make?

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment. I guess it took around a month to complete as I made it in my spare time.

[AlexeiKowalski]

Awesome you must be very intelligent :]

[rorionstar]

Cool machine is there anyway you can tell me how you built it, i would love to have one, I can crochet but i dont knit very well thanks in advance

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment, I made the machine really as an engineering control project using bits and pieces from my workshop, I am not sure it is a very practical knitting machine as it only produces a finished width of about 8 -- 9 inches and is quite slow. Have you looked at the Innovations Knitting Machine?

It is hand operated and can produce widths of up to 17 inches.

I hope this is of help.

[juliayg77]

what brand of machine is this and where they sell it?

[correx37]

There is no brand name as the knitting machine is homemade, so I am sorry to say it cannot be purchased.

[xamnius]

This is amazing. I'm so glad you made this, because I was really wondering how these work

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment

[condiNyc]

Very intelligent! How you make it? If you put the hook closer then the stitch will be closer. Make it more warmer. I know you can do that!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment. Yes, you are right, my needles are spaced at 9 mm apart and should be 4.5 mm for the type of wool I was using in the video. I now use 3-stranded wool, which I believe is called chunky wool and have produced a couple of warm tightly knitted scarfs.

[steelbreeze23]

Love it! Really cool!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment

[woolnellie]

That's so clever! Reminds me of the Brother g-carriage that forms the stitches one at a time. You must own some regular knitting machines in order to have thought up this amazing invention? Thanks! Well done!

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment.

No, actually we don't have a regular knitting machine at home, I'm just a retired engineer that enjoys making small machines and gadgets operating via microcontrollers.

This Brother-g carriage you mention sounds interesting, I shall have to find out how it operated.

[fabrabbit]

Thats brilliant, did it take long to make?

[correx37]

Thanks for your comment.

I guess it was around a month from my first design concept to the finished machine, the needlebed was the most time consuming part to make as I machined it from olive wood.