Thank you so much for the encouragement & the link. I printed the manual out and was happy to see it also has instructions on the attachments (which I got about 8 of, all wadded up in old mtl & lace in the fully stuffed drawers). I was turning the knob to the right! And it's really hard to turn, so I put oiled it. I tried turning to the left and the stitch is somewhat smaller, but I can't seem to get it to the original length. I think I many have gone full circle with it, but will keep plugging along.