branchliz's profile

Addi Express Professional

I used to crochet hats for nursing home and homeless shelters and developed tendonitis. Because I wanted to continue with this work I purchased the Addi Express Kingsize a couple of years ago and loved it. I did not see a reason to purchase the smaller version until last year when we realized that some folks in rehab homes could not wear the hat for different reasons, but we did not want to leave them without a gift, so I purchased the smaller Addi Express to knit scarves, leg-warmers, and bed slippers for these folks. I've been working with it non-stop for two weeks and it has proven to be the same quality as the larger Addi. I chose eBay because I wanted to find the model with the LCD counter instead of the newer model with the mechanical counter that has a very loud click every time it counts a row. I have not had any problems with the digital counter in either machine using soft acrylic yarn. The counter, and machines, do not do good with the harder acrylic yarns. I love both Addis and would recommend it to anyone that does a lot of knitting. It is worth the cost.