mamapez
02-10-2005, 03:00 PM
Pam, rather than hunt down a post where we were talking about the Ultimate Sweater Machine, I figured I'd post here, since it is a helpful hint.
The USM comes with a long thin sticker to help mark needles in groups of five. I found it easier to use if the blocks (not the lines) were over the needles. Also, as a hand-knitter, I am used to stitch markers, and I wanted to mark certain stitches for my patterns. However, the only way to do that was to either write on the sticker or place something on it that could be easier knocked off, or moved.
So a lightbulb came on and I went back to Michaels for an adhesive magnetic sheet (just 5" x 8"). I cut it up to the width of the sticker (I had to piece it because there are two stickers that are 19" long each), and put the sticker on the non-adhesive side of the magnet. Then I placed the now magnetized needle counter on the machine to see whether it was easier for me to line up the lines or the blocks. Once I had it how I wanted it, I peeled the paper off the adhesive side of the magnet and stuck it to the needle bed of the USM.
Then I cut out little squares of the rest of the magnet sheet to the size or smaller of the blocks on the sticker. I drew symbols on each square and voila, I have removable, but won't blow away with a breeze stitch markers. :D I was going to use a magnet set I had bought for my fridge, but they were all images and too big for the blocks.
I felt brilliant that whole day. :pink
Anyway, I thought that might help you out.
The USM comes with a long thin sticker to help mark needles in groups of five. I found it easier to use if the blocks (not the lines) were over the needles. Also, as a hand-knitter, I am used to stitch markers, and I wanted to mark certain stitches for my patterns. However, the only way to do that was to either write on the sticker or place something on it that could be easier knocked off, or moved.
So a lightbulb came on and I went back to Michaels for an adhesive magnetic sheet (just 5" x 8"). I cut it up to the width of the sticker (I had to piece it because there are two stickers that are 19" long each), and put the sticker on the non-adhesive side of the magnet. Then I placed the now magnetized needle counter on the machine to see whether it was easier for me to line up the lines or the blocks. Once I had it how I wanted it, I peeled the paper off the adhesive side of the magnet and stuck it to the needle bed of the USM.
Then I cut out little squares of the rest of the magnet sheet to the size or smaller of the blocks on the sticker. I drew symbols on each square and voila, I have removable, but won't blow away with a breeze stitch markers. :D I was going to use a magnet set I had bought for my fridge, but they were all images and too big for the blocks.
I felt brilliant that whole day. :pink
Anyway, I thought that might help you out.