Prym 624145 Knitting mill, blue, purple

I already had one of these which didn't seem to be working and I thought was broken so I bought a second one. It also didn't seem to work and by this time I was thinking this is a dud product. I had the first one for weeks and no joy. Followed the instructions to the letter, watched instructional videos online, and still it would not work, always dropped stitches, jammed etc. I even watched a video of someone using it with a power drill and going a gazillion miles an hour with it, and still mine wouldn't work using the hand crank very slowly. So I gave up on it deciding it must be a dud and bought this one. The same thing happened. I gave up on both of them. It was too late to do anything about the first one but the second one that I bought from amazon I thought I would return since it obviously didn't work. I left it a few days and then before starting the returns process I thought I would give it one last try - and it worked!! I didn't do anything different but it worked. I even plugged it into a drill and it whizzed off really fast. Then I got the first one out and it worked too!!! So now I have two functioning knitting mills, and I have tried them with various yarns and cords and they now work every single time without fail. I didn't do anything magical to them (I read somewhere about lubricating them but I didn't try that) and they are both working perfectly. So I would say, if you are having trouble, don't give up, or at least maybe put it aside for a few days and then give it another try. I can only think that maybe it does just need to loosen up a bit. It's a great little machine.

I bought this knitting mill as a quick way of making i-cord. I can do that with double-pointed needles or a knitting dolly, but either way is mind-numbingly tedious. Once you've got this machine started, it's a fairly smooth process to make long lengths of i-cord. There are a few issues, though: 1. It's fiddly feeding the yarn through the tension slot at the base of the transparent top section. 2. The transparent section is glued in place. This makes starting the cord a bit fiddly. It also means that it's impossible to correct mistakes 3. The instructions say that it's only for use with yarn suitable for 3mms or 3.5mm knitting needles. This limits it to 4ply yarn. I've been using slightly stretchy double knit and it's been fine. I'll have to see if it does cope with other yarns. Over all I'm happy with the knitting mill. It could turn into a real stash buster for my double knit yarns.

It does exactly what I bought it for - to make a knitted cord. After a few frustrated false starts I got the hang of it. Go slowly especially for the first few rounds, making sure the latches are moving and catching as they should. I also found the working yarn attached to the ball needs to have some slack too rather than having a too tight tension. Good value for money for what I needed it to do. Instructions aren't amazing, but there is a YouTube tutorial if you search the brand. Can't comment on durability but I can't see it being an issue if it's stored properly and used carefully

Not worth buying. The hooks don’t open and close evenly. They stick, causing dropped stitches or the yarn then gets jammed and gets knotted. This is a waste of money. Do not buy.

Really confusing at first, not best quality item because it does sometimes loose stitches and not grab them the best so does a decent job.

Well....this little machine is a great little device. It allows you to churn out yards and yards of i-cord in no time at all. Doing the same amount of knitting would take days and days, but this machine can hammer out the cords in a fraction of the time. However - it is so tricky and finicky - it can be a real headache. If you're using DK or a light weight yarn, you'll be fine. Once you master the art of 'casting on' - take your time for the first 10cm or so and keep a VERY close eye on what the catches are doing, if they're not opening or catching the yarn like they should, you will have to manipulate it by hand until the machine gets into a groove. Go ultra slowly for the first few cm, and you should be ok. If you want to use a heavier yarn like I did, I hope you have lots of patience! I use aran cotton yarn on this, and to say its frustrating is an understatement. Its forever sticking, clicking, splitting the yarn and only half catching the stitch, and always dropping stitches....it does work, but it's frustrating and slow going at times. Randomly - a heavier dyed yarn sticks more and is more problematic than a lighter dyed yarn! Pro Tip: if you are using a heavier grade yarn, put extra weights on the rope as you're knitting - it drags the whole thing down more and stops bunching, so makes it all flow a bit better. I'd also advise using a bulldog clip or a grip of some description if you plan on knitting a whole ball of yarn. If the weights hit the floor or table, and there's no drag on the cord as you're knitting, its game over.

I was quite impressed with this little machine when I first got it. I didn't find it too fiddly to set up and it produced good results. However, after only a week (approx 1m of knitting), it's started to go wrong: dropping stitches making it impossible to start a piece, dropping stitches in the middle of a piece and the mechanism doesn't move as smoothly as it did. I've used it as per the instructions, so I'm very disappointed. I don't know if this is representative of other people's experiences, or whether I've got a faulty one. Either way, I'm disappointed and down £14ish pounds

This product is a true gem and at this great price a steal. It’s the only and most important tool you need to start your very own business of knitting cord or for simply decorating your home with it. I found it very easy to use and it’s very well made which have me great confidence when finding my rhythm with it. The weight included is the only way to make it work and when attached properly you will be flying. I would suggest having tweezers at the ready just to help untie twisted wool at the beginning, to not break the needles. From one ball of wool, I got ampere amounts of strong beautiful cord. I didn’t use expensive wool either so was worried it would snap, but it didn’t at all. Another best trick is to stand up and allow the weight to full work as she turn. Not only do you get your steps in but the needles are far less likely to become tangled due to the extra gravity.

A little tricky to get started, but amazingly fast when you get going.

Ik kocht twee breimolens. Deze werkt perfect. De andere is duidelijk een kopie ( 5 euro goedkoper maar werkt niet naar behoren)

Partiamo col dire che di uncinetto ci capisco poco e niente quindi questa macchinetta mi è sembrata la giusta soluzione per creare delle catene tricotin. Il prodotto è abbastanza plasticose e all'inizio potreste avere qualche dubbio sul reale funzionamento, in realtà fa il suo lavoro egregiamente, basta far attenzione all'inizio che tutti gli aghi si aprano e chiudano bene per prendere il filo. All'interno della scatola arriva il mulinello completo del pesetto. Per partire ci sono diversi tutorial su YouTube, basterà far passare il filo nell'apposita fessura, avviare il primo giro e poi girare la manovella fino a che non otteniamo la lunghezza voluta. A me serviva essenzialmente per delle catene in cui inserire il filo di ferro per creare delle scritte e devo dire che il risultato è perfetto. L'unica accortezza che dovete avere è quella di tenere sempre in tensione il filo che fuoriesce sotto e per questo il pasetto non deve mai toccare il pavimento ( nel caso di una catena particolarmente lunga potete piegarla su se stessa e fissarla momentaneamente con un elastico). È indubbiamente un prodotto che consiglierei sia alle impedite come me sia a chi ha dimestichezza con l'uncinetto perché trovo sia molto più veloce la creazione di catenella.

Perfecto y resistente

Bottom line this WORKS!!... yes it has a learning curve to it but it actually works. It took me like 10min to get it and even watched a video on it. The set up is easy and as you start winding the handle make sure u tug on the weight every turn of the handle. So set it up, and slowly turn, stop and tug and do this the first 6 times or so, when u feel that the handle us stuck and won't move TUG on the weight. After a good 10 turns or so It works really good. Also the weight its not heavy enough after a while. After getting it to work the first time it became super easy. REMEMBER TUG TUG TUG thats the key.