After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. To manage the outcoming tube better, you can roll it around the weight into a ball and pin with a safety pin. I really couldn't believe how good this was. Thus breaking the yarn and spoiling work. 5. I would say once you start, keep going until you have reached the length of cord you need. Other advice still stands – small Addi Express or set of round looms would probably work better for you. They all come out the same size, more or less. Getting Started with the Prym This is a pattern for a simple scarf knitted on the Prym Knitting Mill Maxi machine. Measurements To fit adult Circumference: 26 cm (10 inches) Length of scarf: 130 cm (51½ inches) Materials Prym Knitting Mill Maxi machine Stylecraft Special Double Knitting Shade 1128 charcoal Hi! See all details for Prym Mini Knitting Mill, Purple, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. I've given this gadget 5 stars because it works beautifully, BUT, it is fiddly to get going, you need to follow the instructions (however odd they look) carefully. Amazing Maxi Knitting Mill created by Prym for quick and easy knitting. I ordered it last week, it arrived on Monday (hail my delivery lady, she calls my mobile to ask when I’ll be at home) and I’ve already tried it out. Also, avoid yarn that is too easy to separate into strands, hooks will damage it. I ordered it not expecting much having read the reviews but it works brilliantly and as someone who remembers doing this with a cotton reel and four nails this is so fast. Churning out metres of the stuff now, have to admit it's quite addictive. Thanks. Can we do diffrent stiches or only purl? Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. The tubes produced by this mill would be useless as socks for anything bigger than ants, I’m afraid – this is 4 stitches around. I’ve tried using a “french knitting doll”, but the process was about as fast as manual knitting, so the only gain was that it produced a narrow tube. Most are of the 4 nails in a cotton reel design, but this one looked different. I’d say no thicker than 180m/100g, if it’s normal wool. I followed the instructions and watched a you tube video, but the item was not doing as it showed on the video. Create small I-cord tube I used multiple big safety pins to get the right pull and make the tube actually go down the mill, but not make the stitches overly stretched. Still, not satisfactory. Approved third parties also use these tools in connection with our display of ads. New Year Offer Prices Now AvailableRRP £64.80 | Empress Price £32.50 – You Save 49% Great product, excellent customer service, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 April 2012. 4. If you feel resistance when turning the handle from time to time, the yarn may have differing thickness and parts are too thick. The Prym Comfort Knitting Mill makes it easy to knit I-Cord tubes for embellishments, weaving, accessories & more. If you cast 40, then the mill will stop you after each row (not allowing you to ovetshoot ;) the edge). Before you get half of your yarn collection through the mill for the sheer pleasure of getting a nifty outcome, stop and think how you’re going to use these tubes. It also analyses reviews to verify trustworthiness. You could cast less, but you will find it a bit harder to turn then. Try again. I will never go back to knitting i-cord by hand again!! Also, it’s cheaper. Prym Mini Knitting Mill, Dark VioletOK, so having read all the reviews was not expecting it work initially and I wasnt disappointed it didn't . They add an extra just typed sheet of hints and tips including buying a wool unwinder. 250m/100g if it’s acrylic yarn (acrylic is usually fluffier/lighter). The stitches get very long (“tall”) and tube looks ugly. When you want to pause for a while I suggest using an elastic band to hold the yarn tightly to the body of the mill - I found out the hard way when a loop came of the needle because the tension was relaxed too much. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. Now PRYM has a Maxi model and just-a-mill model. Returned for a refund. Mill will do it and nothing can stop it. The other mill I reviewed is the 40 stitches one. Secures to table or can be used in hand. It grows quickly so you do need to keep stoping and more the weight. Tangles easily. I am considering making a few tubes into cushions so as to use up some of the huge amounts of wool I have. Go ultra slowly for the first few cm, and you should be ok. 3. It allows you to churn out yards and yards of i-cord in no time at all. The mill works well with most yarns suitable for hand knitting, including fashion yarns. As my collection of yarns is growing, sometimes in leaps (Finland), I have way more meters of wool, acrylic and cotton than I can process manually. I just came back after some time and saw that your comment was actually under the post about the small knitting mill. Thinner yarns (very thin, like 400/100), or slippery threads don’t work well with the original weight supplied with the mill. Prym. ( Log Out /  We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. I could knit an icord quicker on DPNs. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 January 2017. * move easily through the “input guide” on the side of the mill The mill knits tubes with a diameter of up to 33cm and flat panels with a width up to 43cm. Don't use 'thick or rough' yarn. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2018. Aim for yarns that have a good, stable structure with no fuzz and small risk of parting in the middle (mill’s hooks will catch half and either see point 1 or you’ll get a clog). This is very useful, thank you. Sorry, there was a problem saving your cookie preferences. If you don’t, you will get a big knot of both tangled together, as the outcoming tube spins all the time. Tax) Quick view Pre-Order Now. Save prym knitting mill to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed. Thank you for taking the time to write this :). It certainly wouldnt cope with anything thicker than DK. However - it is so tricky and finicky - it can be a real headache. 6. As my collection of yarns is growing, sometimes in leaps (Finland), I have way more meters of wool, acrylic and cotton than I can process manually. The knitting mill is initially a bit tricky to set up (I had to retry a couple of times) but once you get the hang of it, works a treat and super fast. I will be returning the item. Poor product design. If you start the second round, with the handle, and it’s even a tiny little bit hard to turn, or you hear “unhealthy” clicking sound – don’t continue. ( Log Out /  I had a knitting pattern that required a great amount of I-chord, and I thought of French knitting and looked at all the options. Instructions are not clear and images appear in jumbled up order 1-4 then 11 and two more unnumbered images, then 5-15 including yet another number 11. Hague Knitting Accessories. Hague Knitting Accessories. This info should have been in the product description. Please make sure that you've entered a valid question. Don’t use wool that is easy to pull apart. Once you master the art of 'casting on' - take your time for the first 10cm or so and keep a VERY close eye on what the catches are doing, if they're not opening or catching the yarn like they should, you will have to manipulate it by hand until the machine gets into a groove. If hooks have problem “closing” during first round, when you’re just starting the work, it’s way too thick. They are more like a thick cord. Mill doesn’t get stuck, doesn’t seem to be easily breakable (of course if you try smashing it on the table, it will give up) and is a very simple construction all in all. So, my choice is PRYM, which offers similar machines way cheaper, they look to be quite ok quality-wise and can be found on YT to check how they work (in some countries distributed as “Innovations”). I tried sock and DK thickness yarns in non-splitty smooth yarns but I spent more time either unpicking or sorting out where a stitch hadnt been knitted correctly. Therefore I considered buying a knitting mill. As a rationale for the first one may be “it will do the same as I, but faster”, and is not exactly a powerful justification for 50 Euro expense, the second one makes something that is painful to get manually, so I bought it with much easier conscience. Would this be possible on this one machine? Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Use with lightweight, smooth yarns for best results. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay in touch. Handle turns in either direction for right or left-handed use. If you're using DK or a light weight yarn, you'll be fine. It’s only one stitch all the time – looks like knitting all time around OR purl/knit/purl/knit flat knitting. I made a few tubes and made them into ‘worms’ with crocheted eyes for my nephews a few years back – they were very large and the act as draft stoppers. Doing the same amount of knitting would take days and days, but this machine can hammer out the cords in a fraction of the time. This is very helpful in making my decision. 1. I stopped half way and found it a bit tricky restarting again. 1,475 global ratings | 947 global reviews, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 January 2018. I just bought myself a present, a knitting mill. In your case, I’d advise probably either one of the smaller mills (Addi has http://www.amazon.co.uk/Addi-Express-Knitting-Machine-Black/dp/B000XT3OPG/ref=pd_cp_kh_2 – smaller size, I haven’t had a chance to test this one yet) or a set of round knitting looms – working on these will be significantly slower, but they come in 4 and more sizes (depending on the set) and are much more versatile as far as stitches are concerned (you can doubleknit, to get a tighter tube, or use much thicker yarn). The first one is like Addi bigger option, makes either flat panels or tubes (40 stitches wide and 44 stitches around, respectively), the second however produces a narrow, 4-stitches tubes. Imagine knitting on 1cm needles, 40 stitches. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. Keep your weighted tube far away from the incoming yarn. ( Log Out /  But it definitely didn't put me off. How chunky do you think one can go with this? Hi :) Glad you found it useful. 2. They were of the opinion that it was faulty, as the latches were not opening as shown on the video. So if you are thinking of purchasing be patient and all will be fine, just remember to ensure that the yarn is free to run, if it gets too tight thats when it can go pear shaped! + Update your shipping location 7 S 0 P O N S O A R P A 7 E E D-1-1 U J-1 0 F J-1-1. Item Number: 57109 The Prym Comfort Knitting Mill makes it easy to knit I-Cord tubes for embellishments, weaving, accessories & more. It's perfect for my craft project and I'm really pleased , Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 April 2019. OK, so having read all the reviews was not expecting it work initially and I wasnt disappointed it didn't . The mill you have to just unpack, put the handle in, take your yarn, cast it on two opposite pins, weight so that it properly progressed through the mill and… start knitting. Always make sure there is a lot of slack in the incoming thread (pull lots from the ball in advance), there are no knots (push them through manually) and that whatever weight you apply is not already flat on the floor. Sep 26, 2020 - A selection of patterns and inspiration for circular klnitting machines such as the Prym Knitting Mill Maxi. So. Really small print.