Colour Checker

Not sure if two yarns will work together in colour-work? This tool takes the guesswork out of colour pairing for machine knitters.

Choose your two yarn colours using the colour wheels, adjust the depth and richness with the sliders, and the Colour Checker will tell you how well they work together — scoring each pairing on contrast, colour harmony, and tonal value.

You'll also see a small colourwork preview and a greyscale check, so you can judge whether your motif will read clearly before you cast on a single stitch.

It's a quick, practical way to feel more confident about your colour choices — whether you're planning a simple stripe, a bold fairisle, or your first proper colourwork project.

Every project, in context

The machine, the problem, the fix

• Knitting Machines explored

• Machine Knitting problems noted

• Machine Knitting stages shown

Brand and model, stated plainly

The snag that nearly stopped it

Finished or mid-row, both count

Dropped stitches, tension miscalculations, carrier jams. Members post what went wrong alongside what finally worked—find the resources you need within the classroom.

Every shared project names the machine it came off—domestic, industrial, or vintage. No gatekeeping on which setup is the right one.

A tension swatch deserves as much space as a completed garment. Showing the in-between is how newer makers understand what progress actually looks like.

Your machine is waiting.
So are we.

Machine Knitting Hub is a warm new community for domestic machine knitters — beginners and the beautifully stuck.

You bought the machine. Maybe you even got a few rows in. But somewhere along the way, it got complicated — and now it's gathering dust while you wonder if you'll ever really crack it.

Machine Knitting Hub is built for exactly where you are. A friendly, no-jargon space where you'll get the guidance, the community, and the confidence to finally make the knitwear you've been dreaming of.