It is new to me. I bought it several years ago for my daughter-in-law because she took up knitting and made me a scarf. She is a young mother with a small baby and a toddler with no time for knitting right now. Since I am knitting now, I asked for the machine back along with some mohair yarn that I had bought in France years ago. I will make better use of the machine since I have time to use it. She didn’t mind giving it up and I even offered to buy her a sewing machine instead but she doesn’t have time to sew either. I can make various and sundry items for her and my grandchildren now. 😊