Lichfield Machine Knitting 2026
February 2026
Tension Swatch
February Meeting we learnt how to make a Tension Swatch
March Meeting will be using the tension swatch to create a garment
Show & Tell:
June had been busy once again making blankets for charity
March 2026
At the EGM it was agreed to adjust membership fees to £5 per annum and £5 per meeting
Using a tension swatch, and a calculator, we measured a garment to ascertain the number of stitches and rows to knit to the same size.
Along with working out when to decrease for armholes and either round neck or V neck.
Calculating how many rows between decreases to reach the correct number of stitches at the top of the garment.
Show & Tell:
This month June had been busy making hats and booties for a local premature baby unit.
Di had made and wore her round neck jumper
Chris had knitted a childs intarsia jumper knitted on electronic machine using DesignaKnit
April 2026
This month we leaned about different Sleeve settings,
Lidia outlined the different types of sleeve you could use for your garment,
e.g. Set in Sleeve, Drop Shoulder, Raglan, Raglan with a Saddle
We then all made samples, using Raglan, but, individuals used variations, of Fully Fashioned eyelets.
Show & Tell:
June had made two different designs of premature baby hats for charity
