The addi Express Kingsize is a hand-cranked circular knitting machine with 46 needles, sold here as a bundle with a take-off needle and a pick-up hook. It knits tubes and flat panels quickly: the maker reports a two-meter tube scarf in 2 to 3 hours, worked with two or three strands held together. It suits crafters who want fast, even stockinette without hand-knitting every stitch, and who accept that the machine sets the gauge. Against smaller addi Express models it makes chunkier, wider tubes; against hand knitting it trades stitch control and pattern variety for speed.
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The maker's own account is positive: scarves in mohair and sequins come out even and quick, with a two-meter tube done in 2 to 3 hours. The recurring caution is yarn tension, which has to be held steady by hand.
The addi Express Kingsize is a hand-cranked knitting machine for making large-stitch knits such as tube scarves. It has 46 stitches. This bundle includes the machine plus two helper tools: the Take-off lifting needle and the lifting hook.
The machine knits in the round, and it can also knit in rows. A booklet with instructions comes with it, and more material is available in the addi2go app and on YouTube. A tube scarf made with 2-ply Mohair Luxe can come out over 2 meters long, and a scarf takes about 2 to 3 hours.
Always crank forward only, or the stitches slip off the needles. Hold the yarn slightly taut for even tension. Practice first with leftover yarn to find the right cranking speed. Knitting the first 3 rounds with a contrasting waste yarn is one way to start, and it is unraveled at the end. Leave about 1 meter of yarn at the end to join the second side. The stitches can be lifted off with the hook or the Take-off needle.
