If you've ever held two balls of yarn together and thought "𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬?" — only to knit a whole swatch and find out they don't — this one's for you. I've built a 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 tool, and it's launching today as a 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗿𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝟰+ 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 🎉 If you've reached Reading the Rows or beyond, this one's unlocked for you — and honestly, reaching Level 4 is no small thing, so consider this a little thank you for sticking with it and growing your skills with us - @Joy Green ⭐ @Auli Takala ⭐ @Claire Amelia ⭐ Here's how it works. You pick your two yarn colours using the colour wheels, tweak the sliders to match the depth and tone of your actual yarn, and the tool gives you three scores: 🔴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁 — how much the colours stand apart from each other visually 🎨 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆 — whether the hues sit well together on the colour wheel ⚫ 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 — arguably the most important one for colour work That last one is the thing most knitters don't think about until it's too late. Two colours can look completely different in the ball but almost identical once they're knitted up — because they're the same 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘩. The tool includes a greyscale preview for exactly this reason, so you can see what your pattern will look like to the eye before you commit. 🪄 It's not magic — nothing replaces swatching — but it gives you a really useful starting point, especially when you're choosing from a yarn stash and can't lay everything out side by side. 𝗧𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗿e Not at Level 4 yet? No problem at all — you'll find it waiting for you when you get there, and in the meantime keep liking and joining the conversation, that's exactly what gets you there. I'd love to know how you get on with it. Drop a comment below — have you ever been caught out by two colours that looked great together but didn't knit up the way you expected? 👇

We're so pleased you're here, @Mirijam Pasquini — we hope you settle in quickly and feel right at home. A couple of things to get you started: Say hello — introduce yourself in the community: Introduce Yourself Find your feet — when you're ready, head to the beginner module I've put together especially for new machine knitters: Begin Your Machine Knitting Journey And you won't be on your own — there are plenty of other newbie members in MkH who are right there alongside you. 🧶 You'll also find a Start Here section in the Classroom if you'd like to get the lay of the land first — and if you ever have a question, there's a dedicated questions category in the community posts. Clear instructions on how to post are in the Start Here module, so you're never left guessing.

❓What am I doing wrong? I’m working on a Brother KH-910 knitting machine using a foil pattern for a lace pattern. The machine knits the initial stitches perfectly until I program in the pattern. The foil runs to the start of the pattern, and I knit 2 rows with the knitting carriage. That works without any problems, but then the lace pattern carriage follows, and the foil doesn’t move any further. It selects the correct needles, but the foil doesn’t advance any rows. However, the foil feed is working; otherwise, it wouldn’t pull the foil in. I also make sure to press the RR button before starting, so that the pattern is set to the beginning. But the problem persists. Does anyone have any advice? 🤔🤷🏻‍♀️

Huge congratulations to @Auli Takala and @Joy Green, who've just levelled up — joining @Claire Amelia , who's been flying the flag at Level 4 for a while now (and no doubt cheering you both on as you caught up!). Getting here isn't about ticking a box. It's about showing up consistently — sharing your work, asking the questions, helping a fellow Maker when they're stuck, and just being genuinely part of this community. That's exactly what the three of you have been doing, and it hasn't gone unnoticed. Auli and Joy, welcome to the Level 4 Club. Claire, thank you for being such a steady presence while you waited for company! 😄 If you're newer here and wondering what it takes to climb — it really is this simple: turn up, be generous with what you know, keep knitting, keep asking. That's the whole secret. Congratulations to all three of you 🧶 Jan x

𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲'𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱. Machine knitting has a beautiful learning curve — and every snag, dropped stitch, or tension mystery is actually moving you forward. Even the most experienced makers still hit the occasional head-scratcher. That's not failure. That's the process. Whether you're just starting out, returning after a break, or already knitting regularly — there are common mistakes that catch almost everyone out at some point. Some show up early, others only appear as your skills grow. But they're all solvable, and none of them mean you're doing it wrong. Over the coming weeks I'll be sharing a series of '𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 — 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗙𝗶𝘅' posts covering the most frequent challenges machine knitters face — one problem at a time, nice and steady. No overwhelm, no judgement. Just straightforward help when you need it. 𝗟𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿. 🧶 💬 𝘐'𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘺𝘰𝘶 — 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵? 𝘋𝘳𝘰𝘱 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘸 👇 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦!