Sadie’s MK Quiz

These responses come from Sadie Twit, the bane of all knit clubs.

How many rows will a 930 program for 200 stitches?

As many as you need, until the project is finished. Unfortunately, it thinks my project is only 68 rows long! I continuously have to keep re-programming a new pattern.

How many rows will a 940 program for 200 stitches?

998. This is a much friendlier knitting machine. I only have 24 more patterns to program until I finish my house cover.

Which button do you press on a 930/940 for an automatic G-carriage cast on?

You mean there’s a single button that will do all that? Wow.

How many models of Japanese machines are currently sold as new? Name them.

2: Mitsubishi, and Sony. But remember, I live in a small town in Iowa. Maybe some big place like Des Moines would be able to get imports from Japan.

How often should you change a sponge bar?

Change it into what? If the sponges like going to a bar, leave well enough alone!

Passap used to make pink strippers. What color are these now?

I would hope they’re still pink, otherwise the strippers need resuscitation. Poor things, what a hard life they lead. And now I hear Mr. Passap has something to do with the drug trade. I do hope he hasn’t forced these poor girls to do the work of his pushers, too. The government should investigate this horrible man.

Name three different cast-on methods.

Let’s see, there’s the cast-on-your-arm, the cast-on-your-leg, and the cast-on-your-foot. But all of these are the plaster method. I don’t get to the hospital much any more.

Name five different Machine Knitting magazines.

Vogue, of course, is the best magazine, and it was printed by a machine. Sometimes Ladies Home Journal has knit stuff in it, Reader’s Digest had an article about My Favorite Character that used to knit all the time, Land’s End is really a catalogue, but it does contain knitted golf shirts, and TV Guide when Bill Cosby was on the front cover with his sweaters.

Name five different sleeve types.

We only have 2 arms, why would I need 5 sleeves? Is this a Halloween item?

How many stitches are on a punchcard pattern?

How silly, all of them are stitches, of course!

What is the pattern number of the first pattern you program into a knitting machine?

This must be a trick question. Since #2 is always second, then it must be #1 for the first.

How many different technique numbers are there for knitting on the Passap E6000?

Only 2. The others are merely there to confuse and muddle my knitting.

Which side of the garter bar is toward you when you’re taking stitches off to turn around?

Why would I be turning around when I’m taking stitches off?

What’s the difference between a 965 and a 965i?

This is easy...the letter “i”.

Name three hard-twist dress yarns thinner than 3000 yards per pound.

I never wear dresses, so I never venture into that part of the store.

What is the thickest yarn that can be knit single bed, every needle, on a 4.5 mm, 5mm, and 6.5mm machine?

Twine works well on all 3, but only for about 3 rows before the knitting machine starts breaking the twine and creating an interesting new technique. I must admit that after laundering, it is much softer, but no one I know wants anything to do with the nifty present I’ve spent hours making.

Describe what the following Passap lock settings do: HX, UX, DX, OX.

HX: Obviously there has been several typos on my test sheet. This should be HEX, which puts a spell on your yarn so it will never drop stitches.

UX: Again with the typo. LUX is an old soap company.

DX: This should be DOX which is an abbreviation for Dachshund.

OX: This isn’t a setting. It’s served with ream heese on an agel!

Which rib pulls in more, 1x1, 2x2 or 3x3?

None of my ribs pull in! Are they supposed to? Do you think I should see a chiropractor?