I am a Knitting Machine

The first sweater I have ever made! It turned out pretty good for my first one. Although the sleeves are different lengths and I had to unravel my knitting for about 7in. because I made it way to long above the arm wholes. This is why there is a bit of messiness around the neck. I am so happy to have it completed though....it took me about 40 hours...so hopefully the next one won't take me nearly as long.

A back view of my sweater.

These are all of the samples I have made so far in my machine knitting class. There are about 25 of them and they all use different knitting techniques.

These samples are various techniques. I really like how the gray one with the red turned out. I will be using that pattern for another larger project to come.

More samples! This one is a stripe pattern and then bunched together at various points.

A close up view of some of the samples. The white fabric is made by using pleating techniques and the purple one is using short rowing; which is where you put the machine on hold for portions while constructing it.

Various samples I have made on the machine knitter.

Machine Knitting

For the next six weeks it is winter session at RISD, which means everyone is taking one concentrated course. I am taking Machine Knitting, something I know nothing about, but am very interested in how knitting could effect my sculptural forms. The images below show what I have been doing this first week of class.

The machine knitting studio.

My knitting machine!

A close up view of the machine knitter.

The first attempt at my homework assignment...it didn't really turn out... there a lot of messed up parts you cannot see in this photo.

My first assignment still on the machine, in process...

My first assignment drying on a towel in my bathroom. Once you finish the piece, you wash it in the sink to allow the fibers to relax. The assignment was about making a stripe pattern and then repeating it three times.

A detail view of my first assignment for machine knitting class. We had to make a stripe pattern based off of an image of a landscape.