Choosing Your First Piece

The first purchase tends to be over-specified. Twenty patterns are twenty things to learn; two good ones are enough.

Three questions

• What material is it, named exactly?
• How quiet is it, honestly, in a shared home?
• Can it be cleaned completely, and charged without a proprietary cable you will lose?

Budget where it shows

Spend on material and motor. Packaging, colours and app connectivity are the first things you stop noticing.