I received a Needle Beetle at our family Christmas gathering and I was so excited to try it! This accessory for the mid-gauge (and some other non-patterning machines) is really great. I did learn to knit on the LK 150, but I must admit I did not use it much due to the lack of patterning capabilities. The Needle Beetle is not quite like a punch card or certainly an electronic machine, but it does make the mid-gauge more usable for me. I got into a rhythm and it did not take long to knit the hat at all. I made the ribbing on the standard machine and then transferred it to the mid-gauge after ending with ravel cord and waste yarn. The Needle Beetle instructions had a pattern and that is what I followed for this Tuck Hat using the knit side as the outside. My pattern notes are in the files above under Adult Hats if you want to see how I did the hat. Since I sold my bulky machine and ribber I am down to the mid-gauge and the standard and this will encourage me to use the mid-gauge more and use up some of that yarn stash! https://www.kriskrafter.com/product-page/needle-beetle-needle-selector
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