Be honest with yourself for a second. There's something sitting in your head — a yarn you wound, a pattern you bookmarked, a swatch you told yourself you'd try 'this weekend.' This is your nudge. Name it out loud. Saying it here makes it more real than keeping it in your notes app. Tell us: what's the project you keep putting off, and what's actually stopping you from casting on?

After chatting with @Jan Appleton yesterday evening on the live 'meet up' , today I knitted a small swatch with cables, using UK 4ply acrylic, T8 on my standard gauge machine. I left the stitches next to the cables out of work. I did the transfers every 8 rows. One photo shows the texture up better, and the other photo shows the colour better, very pale grey.

I still remember not really knowing what to expect — whether anyone would come, whether the idea of a proper pathway for machine knitters, from complete beginner to confident maker, would actually mean something to people beyond me. Turns out it did. In three months I've watched people knit their first rows on a machine they'd been scared of for years. I've watched people come back to a craft they'd put down and forgotten how much they loved. I've had conversations with members about problems I've spent decades solving, and had the genuine pleasure of watching that knowledge actually land and help someone. It hasn't all been smooth — building something like this on your own means every module, every video, every resource is built in the gaps of everything else, and there have been plenty of days I've wondered if it's making a difference. But then someone shares a finished piece they never thought they'd be able to make, and I remember exactly why I'm doing this. We've grown and changed a lot in three months, and there's a lot more coming. But today isn't about what's next — it's just a thank you. To everyone who's shown up, shared their wins and their stuck moments, and trusted me to help them along the way. This is only the beginning. 🧶

Meet @Gayle Lunau Sherman, one of our MkH members who started as a complete beginner and despite not having the correct accessories for the machine she's been loaned and the machine itself not in a pristine condition Gayle knitted her first rows. Gayle almost gave up on their machine before reaching out, the wrong tension mast for the machine was playing havoc with her stitches! We spent some One-2-One time going through the basics, and now look at this! It's a win ❤️ Gayle could have easily packed it all away, but she didn't — and we couldn't be prouder. This is just the start for Gayle! This is exactly why we do what we do. Every "I can't do this" can become an "I made this." If Gayle's story sounds familiar, you're in the right place. 💛 Tag a fellow maker who needs to see this, or share your own progress below — we'd love to celebrate you too.

Confession time. I want to share this because I think it's important for you to see that mistakes happen to all of us, no matter how long we've been knitting. After scouring my wool and creating my tension swatches, I always give them a light spin in the washing machine before drying them flat — it's part of my usual process. Except this time, busy mind and one too many distractions meant I forgot they were still in there. The next day, without thinking, I threw in a full wash. You can guess what happened to my poor swatches. Yes — they shrunk. Properly shrunk. Straight back to square one, and I'll need to knit them again. But here's the thing — they're not going to waste. I'm going to turn them into a couple of appliques, so even this little disaster gets a second life. If you've ever felt frustrated when something goes wrong with your knitting, please know it happens to every single one of us — even after decades at the machine. The difference isn't avoiding mistakes, it's what you do with them. 📷 In the photo you can see how the acrylic waste yarn is ruffled to the shrunken wool -one positive no floaters on the back of the plaid. Anyone else got a "well, that didn't go to plan" knitting story? I'd love to hear them below 👇