Shoutout to all our May birthday members! There's a good chance your birthday has already been and gone this month — but we still want to know… how did you celebrate? 🥂 June birthdays — you're up next! Drop your name in the comments so we can cheer you on 🖤 New here? Leave your birthday month in the comments on this post 👇 — we love any excuse to celebrate our members!

Most knitters I know have more than one craft in their lives — and I think that's one of the things that makes makers so special. There's something about creative people that means we just can't stop at one thing! So I'd love to know — what else do you love to create? Sewing, crochet, embroidery, painting? Something completely unexpected? Tell me in the comments, I'd genuinely love to hear about all the wonderful things you make. And while we're at it… How many projects do you have on the go right now? 👇 (No judgment here — I think we all know which one I'd be picking! 😄) Drop your other crafts in the comments too — let's see just how creative this community really is! ✨

We started home educating, lots of creative days and I would love for us to pick up a knitting machine, for my children to learn to knit panels, and then for us to sew basic cardigans to start. How exciting! What machine would be recommended for children to use (with my supervision) for basic knitting and start up, also super easy for them incase of breakages etc. Already have a cardigan pattern that we can replicate, only 1 back panel, 2 front panels, and 2 sleeve panels, then to sew together. ☺️

A look at one of the most popular entry-level machines around. If you're thinking about buying your first machine — or you're already knitting on an LK150 and wondering whether to upgrade — this is for you. ✦ The Pros 🧶 Affordable to buy new — a lower-risk way to discover if machine knitting is for you 🧶 Lightweight and portable — genuinely easy to carry to workshops, events, or a friend's house 🧶 Beginner-friendly — simple to learn on, so you can focus on building skills, not decoding the machine 🧶 Works with everyday yarns — DK and worsted weight, the yarns you'll find in any craft shop or stash 🧶 Produces a hand-knit look — soft, natural fabric that's ideal for pieces you want to sell No sponge bar to maintain — one less ongoing task ◇ The Cons 🧶 Plastic bed — needs gentle handling; not as robust as vintage metal-bed machines under heavy use 🧶 No punch card or automatic patterning — if colourwork is in your future plans, this machine can't take you there 🧶 No ribber attachment — true ribbed edges require hand manipulation, which adds time 🧶 Fussy about yarn quality — best with wool, acrylic, or blends; inelastic fibres like cotton can cause problems 🧶 Limited room to grow — lace, fine gauge, and electronic patterning each need a step up to a different machine The LK150 is a lovely workhorse for what it is — and many experienced Makers keep theirs for years. But if colourwork or high-volume production is your goal, it's worth knowing from the start that you may outgrow it. As always, the best machine is the one that fits where you are and where you're heading! ❓Have you knitted on an LK150? Share your experience in the comments 👇 — let's build up a picture together for our fellow Makers.

This week, the Machine Knitting Hub officially opened its doors — and our very first Makers walked through them. I honestly couldn't be more thrilled. This community is something I've been dreaming about for a long time, and seeing it come to life (with you in it!) is a proper, full-on win for me. Now it's your turn. 👇 What's your win this week? 🔥 Big, small, or somewhere in between — it all counts. 👉 Drop it in the comments - A sentence, a few words, or even a GIF that says it all. Did you get outside? Sleep well? Browse knitting machines online? Tell us. There's no win too small in this community. We're here to cheer each other on. 🧶