Just a bit of fun 😉 If your craft style had a villain origin story, what would it be? 👇

Hand knitters versus machine knitters — ever had to defend yourself? If you've told a hand knitter you use a machine, you may have got The Look. The slight pause. The 'oh, so it does it for you?' comment. Machine knitting has an image problem in some circles and most of us have a story about navigating that assumption. The irony being that machine knitting has its own enormous skill curve that takes years to master. Tell us your best 'defending the machine' story — and what you said that ended the conversation.

Something I hear a lot is: "𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦, 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘵." So I want to ask — what kind of patterns would actually get you knitting? Vote below, and then tell me in the comments — what's the one thing you'd love to make first? 🧶

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.

Welcome to the Hub, @Ann Yanes and @Glenna James ! It's wonderful to have you here. What I love most about this community is the variety of paths that bring people here. Different machines, and complete beginners all on different journeys — but always the same thread running through it all. A love of the craft and a want to keep growing. That's what we're built on. ❤️ So glad you found us, Ann and Glenna — looking forward to getting to know you!