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Mixed Double-Strand Socks on the Addi Express

For my next experiment, I used Lion Brand Wool Ease (a wool/acrylic blend) in forest green heather, with a blue Marage 4 ply fingering yarn (which came as sample yarn with a weaving loom. The Wool Ease is approximately the … Continue reading

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Double-Strand Sock on the Addi Express

Learning any new skill requires practice . . . a lot of practice. I did all of my initial learning on the Addi Express using single strand Gauge 4 yarns. But Addi says that socks are properly made with a … Continue reading

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Addi Express Sock Toe and Finish Cue Sheet 2

This is part 2 of a set of cue sheets to use when making socks on the Addi Express. Find part 1 here. General tips for using the Addi Express Loom are here: Addi Express Circular Loom Tips for Using … Continue reading

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Addi Express Sock Cuff and Heel Cue Sheet 1

Addi Express Machine Knit Socks (You may want to refer to Sylvie Rasch’s video and to the tips posts listed below before beginning. These cue sheets won’t teach you how to make a sock on an Addi, but will make … Continue reading

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First Socks on the Addi Express

The only thing I knew I wanted to make on my Addi Express was bed socks. It’s been quite a journey. The seventy-first and seventy-second casting-ons I did resulted in these: Not exactly socks, but sock booties. They fit perfectly! … Continue reading

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Tips for Using the Addi Express

Here are a few tips, summarized, for maximizing success while using your Addi Express circular knitting machine: Best tip of all:  There are nearly invisible numbers in front of each needle, all around the Addi. Take a marker, and make … Continue reading

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Tea

We’re not interested in holidays, or anniversaries, and we don’t remember our own birthdays, much less anyone else’s, but we do celebrate one tradition: a new year tea. Or maybe it’s an end-of-year tea. In any case, it’s how we … Continue reading

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