Tulip I-Cord Knitter Machine-

Works well and has made making icord for projects much faster. A few teething issues getting it to work right but once figured out its effortless and easy. First test it took maybe 5-10 minutes to cord up an entire regular size skien of wool which normally would have taken an hour or more to do my hand.So long as you remember to adjust the weight up when needed you can easily turn and forget about it as your winding it.Good value for money and a sturdy product

As another reviewer said - this is the one, you don't need to try any others to get perfect icord. Worked right out of the box (getting the hang of starting off took me 2 or 3 goes but once I did it was pretty easy)It won't handle much heavier than double knit and I found i got the best results with the less fluffy 'shiny' synthetic DK's (like Divante yarn at The Range)My only complaint is that I haven't been able to identify any way to replace the latch hooks if one were to break which given the machine cost, seems unreasonable.

After buying and trying a couple of this type of gadget from amazon I came across this one and thought I would give it a go as it had some great reviews, I wanted something to make lettering on bobble hats, I almost gave up and thought about buying the old french knitter that we used to have as children but that would have been too time consuming, this on eBay took a while to arrive as it came from America but it was definitely worth the wait, it is so easy to use, the instructions are really clear and simple,, the quality is fantastic and it worked perfectly the first time I tried it, I got so excited with the quality of the cord that came out of it that I had to keep trying different wools and yarns, each one was perfect, I am absolutely thrilled with this little gadget.

This is a far bulkier product than some of the knitting mills available, and yes, it's quite pricey by comparison - but quality shows. It's quiet, fast, and the whole mechanism is smooth, efficient and the i-string even and really lovely. It also handles magic knots as if they didn't even exist... The weight is a little tricky to master, but it will happily clasp a single yarn piece or the knitted i-string very cleverly. I would recommend using a rubber band to secure the feed thread to the clear cylinder, if you need to pull the weight up, or gather the long i-string up to stop it twisting and snarling up. Use the recommended yarn - nothing too fluffy or bulky - but it handles everything like a dream. Now? How to curb my addiction to knitting all these cords...?!

Brilliant. Knocks the socks off others

French knitting is very fast & fun with this i-cord machine. It's very easy to use - my grandchildren love it too.

I used it the first month, made a cord or two and left it packaged up in my cupboard. Come to find after a couple months it just won't work anymore. The hooks don't react at all, they seem to have just unattached themselves to the rotator so nothing happens when I wind it up

This is a sturdy little machine. It is a little fiddly to use to start with but easy once it has been done once or twice. It knits a cord very quickly and neatly though won't knit with anything thicker than dk. I would definitely recommend this product, the time it saves certainly makes up for the cost. It might be a bit more than some, but it feels good quality and long lasting.