Gadgets and Goodies - Making life easier with your CKMs

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If there’s a way the make things easier… I’m going for it and that means loads of gadgets! I’ve picked up a few along the way on my CKM journey and I’d like to share my opinions on them with you.

From yarn winders to tensioners, I want to try them all.. the first gadget I got was a yarn winder. I’ve had one since the 1980’s as I did flat bed machine knitting then. The manual winders are excellent and I always make a point of winding the yarn before I start knitting as it makes the tension more even. I upgraded and got an electric one too. So I can wind two balls at the same time! 😂 I actually have 4 winders so I can get the whole family involved! 😁

I managed to get my hands on an electric motor for the Sentro machines. I got it second hand on Vinted. Now this is a game changer! Some might say it will wear out the gears quicker and this may be true, but I still love my motor, although I don’t use it all the time. I have had two machines going at once, hand cranking and motor cranking. You can also get an adapter to go on your handles and use it on a drill or electric screwdriver but again, there’s the risk of the gears wearing quicker.

I got some fork tensioners for the Addi machines, they also fit the small spaceship Sentro and the small Knitting circle. I got the Addi brand ones as the ones I got from Amazon were rubbish and didn’t fit properly! You get what you pay for!

What’s your favourite gadgets? Tell us here

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