Further CSM progress

I did manage to actually knit several rows with my CSM this afternoon. I was quite pleased with myself, although there is still much to learn to keep everything turning smoothly. I am using some vintage fingering "dress" yarn, a wool/rayon boucle to practice with... the thinner the better at first, according to my mentor, Roxana. It seems rather stretched in the photo, but that is partly because you attach a weight to the bottom of your set-up, which helps maintain the proper tension. I figured out that going very slowly allows me to make sure I am getting the results I want at this stage... it is still impressively fast for a hand-knitter like me.


The light gray yarn is my effort; the dark purple below is the set-up bonnet provided by Roxana along with the machine... obviously my work has a long way to go to develop even tension.