ELY Knits

  • Yarn Review: Berroco Comfort

    Welcome to the first of many yarn reviews! In this series, I’m going to analyze each yarn for its compatibility with knitting machines, ease of use, ease of care, affordability, and much more. I’ll include pictures of my swatches along with notes on how the yarn performed, thoughts about available…

  • How I Swatch Yarn

    There are SO MANY different methods floating around about how to swatch your yarn, but the one I’m about to share with you is the best one I’ve learned yet. It can take a bit of extra time and scrap yarn (let’s be honest, who doesn’t have a ton of…

  • Review: Machine Knitting Monthly – February 21 – Issue 277

    Welcome to the first of many review posts! Today we’re looking at the February 2021 edition of UK-based Machine Knitting Monthly. This post will also be a bit of an overview of what the magazine has to offer. I’ve been a subscriber to this magazine for over a year, and…

  • So you’ve inherited a knitting machine… now what? Starting from Scratch with Machine Knitting.

    There are so many things to consider when you find yourself with a knitting machine. What even is it? It says it’s a machine that knits in the name, but how does it do that? What if you don’t hand knit? Where do you find the yarn? How much space…