The Answer Lady
Innovative Ideas for Machine Knitters
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Merry-Go-Round sweater is a 29 page book but is under individual patterns below because it is that, too. microspun mock cardigan   



HEART HEALTHY RECIPES. See what Jack is cooking click the link above, then scroll down the page it takes you to and look for the heart click here to see the Answer Lady's Herb Book A word about copyright A copyright means that only the person holding it has the right to distribute the work in any form whatsoever. For the books and patterns on this site, that means that you may make as many copies as you need for your own personal use. I know that I make notes on mine, spill on them lose them and print myself more. You may do so as well. I also permit readers to produce knitted items and sell them using my patterns. Passing on the patterns in any form is the prohibited action. I think most of my customers respect that fact and understand that if copyright is breached, it soon becomes un-worthwhile for designers to publish. If you are working for a charity, have a scout troup or some such thing, contact me privately. I often give special permission for such situations. If I do, it will be accompanied by a letter that you should save, formally granting you an exception so that there will never be a question of propriety.
BOND KNITTERS CAN USE THOSE PATTERNS THAT ARE MARKED WITH ASTERISKS IN THE INDEX BELOW. HAND KNITTERS CAN KNIT THE PATTERNS MARKED WITH # IN THIS INDEX.
INDEX The listings below are functional links.
BOOKS
The Answer Lady's Machine Knitting Notebook*
Can These Be Cables?
Knitting and Sew On
Great Knitted Gifts
Herbs: The Answer Lady Tells All
Socks of All Sorts
Fabulous Felted Vests and Jackets

INDIVIDUAL PATTERNS & VIDEOS
Bare Minimum Bikini
Bulky Pouch Purse*
City Suede Smarty*
Kangaroo Covers*#
GO FISH!* An intarsia sweater for mid-gauge (Bond knitters must match gauge and reform stitches to create rib)
Merry-Go-Round a circle sweater that flatters all figures
Inner Beauty Bag*
Casting on with the Answer Lady FREE instructions and $1 videos
Microfiber patterns
unisex wrap robe
Just for Bond machines: Making an extra-long machine and a special afghan


FELTING PATTERNS
Cut and Sew Carpet Slippers#*
Felted Mittens and Booties
Felted Bags and Hats of all kinds
Fabulous Felted Footwear and NEW VIDEO on attaching soles
Fabulous Felted Toys* for bulkies
Fabulous Felted Vests & Jackets*

OTHER KINDS OF NEEDLEWORK
FRAME KNITTING PATTERNS
CROCHET PATTERNS
TUNISIAN CROCHET
TOTALLY TUBULAR patterns and other things for sock machines

FREE PATTERNS AND ARTICLES
are numerous. Links that allow you to download them are scattered throughout the website. The index of free things farther down the page will help you locate them
OTHER USEFUL ITEMS
NEEDLES FOR KNITTING MACHINES
SHAWL PINS--extra special hand carved
TOOLS
YARN

The Answer Lady
The Answer Lady is Kathryn Doubrley. I write about the things that I love most and do best. If you are a machine knitter, gardener, herb enthusiast or seamstress, we may already be acquainted. Perhaps we have met at seminars. You may have read my articles. This website is a place where we can keep in touch and a marketplace for pubications hot off The Answer Lady Press. The tools and yarns I enjoy most are also for sale here, in case you like them too. I am available for demonstrations at knitting and gardening events by arrangement. If you have a machine knitting question, you may e-mail the address above and I'll try to help.



Introducing "Ask Jack"
The Answer Lady doesn’t know everything. Sometimes I have to ask Jack. Jack is my husband. His experience and expertise in all kinds of mechanical endeavors make him my first and best source of help when a mechanical question arises. Now you can ask Jack, too. E-mail him with your mechanical questions at askjack at the answer lady dot com [put it in the normal format--it is presented as it is to cut down on spam]. Describe your machine and your problem as clearly and fully as you are able. Send photos if you think they add to the clarity of the information. He will try to help you find the source of your problem and suggest a solution.
What's new in News and Views machine knitting magazine? click here to find out Some of my patterns appear in News and Views Magazine along with many other wonderful things for machine kntiters. The link will take you the the News and Views page. Consult the site map to find a list of issues Need Yarn? The Answer Lady enjoys Yeoman yarns from the new US dealer http://lovelisa.us
FREE PATTERNS AND ARTICLES and where to find them:
The free items are pdf files. Each one is listed on a link. The link will take you to a file sharing service. Follow the prompts to download and save the file.
Plenty of Purses..........The Answer Lady's Machine Knitting Notebook page
Machine Knitting Terms Defined............The Answer Lady's Machine Knitting Notebook page
Felted Mini-bag, ribbed scarf and tips for slippery pegs are all for frame knitters and are on the frame knitting page
Making your own machine knitting weights ...........on the Great Knitted Gifts Page
The Wrap-up on Ribbon yarns about machine knitting ribbon-type yarns.........on the great Knitted Gifts page
Fuzzy Logic--how to knit with fur yarns on the knitting machine..........on the Great Knitted Gifts page
Kangaroo pouch patterns are available in versions for knitters and sewers [accessible from the Knitting and Sew on page] and for crochet and Tunisian crochet and are accessible from those pages
Felted Potholders..............on the Fabulous Felted Vests and Jackets page
Making Center Pull Balls without a Yarn Winder............. on the Fabulous Felted Vests and Jackets page
Making your own cast-on comb........ on the Bond page
Making the most of microfiber plus a free microfiber wash cloth pattern....the microfiber page
Pocket scarf instructions..............on the page with the Bulky Pouch Purse
  

Great Links to Visit: I knit on all kinds of machines and encourage you to do the same if you can. From plain to fancy, old to new, fine gauge to bulky ALL knitting machines offer wonderful creative opportunities. I just can't buy the idea that any of them are worthless, though I have to acknowledge that they DO have their quirks. Still, don't we all? For more knitting inspiration, you might want to check out the magazines I enjoy. These links will take you to their home pages. NEWS AND VIEWS Knit 'N Style Magazine Another great source of good ideas and patterns is Maggie Andrews Even though she lives and works in England, click on her name to visit her site. US knitters can get the patterns surprisingly fast by mail. You'll also want to visit this website which is full of helpful things for machine knitters Scan The Cat