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 learned 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
May 2026
This month we learned about different Necklines, (More information to follow)
June 2026
This month we tried a single motif using intarsia.
It was a fun meeting, albeit the results were not particularly good with a few dropped stitches, it's not as easy as you might think, but we tried our best
Instructions can be found in 'Lidia's How To's'
Show & Tell:
June and Marg had made more blankets for the Premature Baby Unit in a local hospital
July 2026
Our member Tanya gave an inspiring talk on how to think about colours and textures when designing a garment.
Tanya had brought garments she had made, To show the variations of colour and texture that can be achieved using different stitches and thicknesses of yarn.
Using a colourwheel to choose harmonius colours, members coloured in a design, with some amazing results.
Lidia is planning for us to make a garment from our design at a future meeting.
