machine knit The cut and sew method

Yesterday I used the domestic knitting machine, at first it started playing up, dropping stitches and created a tough tension. It didn’t help that I was getting frustrated because it was my final, but when Aly suggested give it some loving it then ran smoothly. I was only able to cast on a few stitches width wise, instead of the whole width of the machine, therefore I had to knit up such a long piece. Here is a photo of the piece I knitted and laying up and cutting out.