I’m so glad you’re here. This community was created to help circular machine knitters move from overwhelmed and confused… to confident creators finishing projects they’re proud of. Whether you’re brand new to machine knitting or have been cranking for years, you’re in the right place. 📌 Your First Steps To get started, here are the first things I recommend: 1️⃣ Watch the Beginner’s Course (CMK or iCord depending on what you’re learning)3️⃣ 2️⃣ Introduce yourself in the community feed Tell us: - What machine you use (Addi, Sentro, etc.) - Your experience level - What you’re excited to learn 3️⃣Participate and earn rewards by liking and commenting on other's posts. 💛 As you engage in the community and earn points, you’ll begin unlocking rewards starting at Level 2. You can see all of the rewards in the Classroom section. 💛 Our Community Culture We work hard to keep this a supportive, spam-free community where everyone feels comfortable asking questions and sharing their projects. A few quick reminders: • No spam or outside promotions • Be kind and supportive to other members • While we love all crafts, please keep posts focused on Circular Machine Knitting This helps keep the community helpful and easy to navigate for everyone. 🧶 Membership Options Everyone starts with Standard (Free) membership which includes: • Access to the community • The Beginner’s Circular Machine Knitting Course with 2 Patterns • The Beginner’s iCord Course If you want access to more patterns and learning, you can upgrade anytime. 💛 Premium $1usd a month or $10usd a year • Beginner’s Pattern Library • Two new beginner patterns added each month • Yarn Reviews • Additional learning resources 🚀 VIP $10usd a month or $99usd a year Everything in Premium plus: • Full Pattern Library • Courses and advanced classes • Crafting hours with the admin team• Design and business training • Strategy support VIP is where many members go when they want to deeply expand their skills, design their own projects, or even start turning their knitting into income.

I’m excited to share a new benefit for our Premium members! ✨ You can now join our Social Crafting Hours ✨ ☕ What Are Social Crafting Hours? These are relaxed, come-as-you-are sessions where we: • Work on our current projects • Chat and get to know each other • Ask questions if we get stuck • Support and encourage one another There’s no formal teaching… Just time to connect, create, and be part of the community. 💛 Why This Matters Sometimes the most valuable thing isn’t another pattern or lesson… It’s having: • A place to ask questions • People to share your progress with • Encouragement when you feel stuck • A sense that you’re not doing this alone That’s exactly what Social Crafting Hours are all about. 🧶 Premium Members You are now invited to join these sessions 💛 Check the Calendar tab for upcoming Social Crafting Hours and come join us! 🚀 Want Even More? VIP members also get access to: • Skill-based crafting hours • Project classes and workshops • Full course library • Design and business training If you’d like to take your skills even further, you can upgrade anytime: 👉 https://www.skool.com/circular-machine-knitting/plans If you’ve been wanting a place to sit, knit, and connect… This is it 💛 Let’s keep the crank turning 🧶

Please join me in congratulating: ✨ @Wendy Merchant and ✨ @Barbara Amarillas on reaching Level 8 in our community! 🌟 What This Really Means Level 8 isn’t just about points. It represents consistent contribution and real impact. These two members didn’t get here by chance. They showed up by: • Posting their projects • Encouraging others • Liking and commenting regularly • Answering questions • Sharing ideas and experiences 💛 How the Levels Really Work Points in this community are earned when others respond to what you do. So when you: • Share a project • Ask a question • Offer encouragement • Contribute to conversations And others engage with it… 👉 That’s how you earn points. But here’s the powerful part: When you like, comment, and support others, you are helping them earn points too. So growth doesn’t happen individually here… 👉 It happens together. 🤝 The Community Responded Because of how Barbara and Wendy showed up: • Conversations grew • Members felt encouraged • New people felt welcomed • Confidence increased across the community That’s what true contribution looks like. 🧶 Welcome to the CMK Inner Circle With Level 8, they are now invited into: ✨ The CMK Inner Circle ✨ This is a group of members who: • Help shape the direction of the community • Provide ideas and feedback • Support and guide others • Help protect the positive, supportive culture we’ve built This is where members move from participating… To helping lead. 💛 Want to Get There Too? There’s no shortcut. It’s simply: • Show up • Share • Engage • Support others And let the community respond. Please take a moment to congratulate them below 👇 They’ve truly earned this. Let’s keep the crank turning — together 🧶💛