Bond Buzz, Issue #5
September 5, 2003
Free from Bond America!

Dear Friends,
Welcome again all Bond Sweater Machine(r), Magicord(r) and Wyr Knittr(tm) owners to another issue of the "Bond Buzz" e-newsletter!!

What’s new?? School’s new -- at least for 2003-04. It’s also time to take out your Sweater Machine to create all those back-to-school sweaters that are selling for far too much money in the stores -- and to create those wonderful wire chokers using your Wyr Knittr. Want to make those great picture knits? Be sure to use your Intarsia Keyplate. No intarsia keyplate you say? Well, it’s time to join the knitting pros who can’tlive without it.

Here’s a tip you may not know: if you are knitting a number of scarves as gifts or other "repetitive" projects (especially gauge swatches), after you have knitted the 4 or 6 rows of waste yarn, knit a row of chainette – you know, the slippery rayon yarn used to make commercial tassels. Then knit more waste yarn, the project or swatch, and continue that way until you have completed your pieces. After you have removed your work from the machine, pull out the chainette. Then snip the waste yarn between the swatches or project pieces! This is how production knitters make their knitting go faster. You can find chainette with the ribbons in the trimming departments of most of the craft and fabric stores.

Until next time, HAPPY KNITTING!

Cari Clement
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