I began to think about color separations again, in reference to pile knitting and returned to the chart used in the circular shape in the #1 blog post in this thread. While studying it, it occurred to me that the fabric might be created by releasing the stitches at the end of the knitting. Brother punchcard … Continue reading Geometric shapes in drop stitch lace 3, end release
Occasionally I do play with hand knitting and charting for it. A couple of years ago I wrote on the topic of illusion / shadow knitting. The repeat is 24 stitches wide, so it is suitable for use on punchcard machines as well. a chart from that blog post the resulting hand knit, on the purl side … Continue reading Geometric shapes in drop stitch lace 2, Brother KM
These pattern repeats may become quite large, and are suitable for designing and downloading with software. Testing repeats in a small section to start with insures methods and accuracy when planning the larger ones. Here I would prefer a wider, brick repeat, however, I am working with mylar on a 910 so in this test, … Continue reading Geometric shapes in drop stitch lace 1, Brother KM
This is the original lace working repeat as seen in previous post. It needs to be reduced in repeat width, with segments then moved to accommodate the required changes in height as well getting things down to 12 sts repeat width, eliminating sts and rows: easy task with software and virtual “graph paper”the segments, collaged together; … Continue reading A block lace pattern on KM 3 (punchcard, LC, HT)
A friend recently posted a forum query on a published pattern that has led to my exploring another hand to machine knit transfer lace. The “flemish block lace” design from the second treasury of knitting patterns by Barbara Walker, p. 270 seemed to be the lace pattern motif used. Here is a partial detail from the fabric that began … Continue reading A block lace pattern on the KM 1
Working with 2 carriages when both are selecting needles brings up some interesting issues. Studio machines are able in most instances to select and knit in the same row. Brother preselects needles for the subsequent row, and on that row, while knitting the preselection, once again, the preselection is made for the next pattern row to … Continue reading Combining tuck stitches with lace 2 (automating them)
Emulating the repeat in the post Studio transfer lace knit on Brother 910 and Revisiting use of lace patterns Studio vs Brother machines here is a chart for reproducing it as a hand knit, generated in Intwinedthe accompanying text generated by the programexecuting ssp from Knitters Brewing Company I tried the pattern as a hand … Continue reading From punchcard to hand technique or hand knit
This is a blog post I actually began working on in November 2013, and never quite completed. A Ravelry thread on a hand-knit lace to machine knit pattern translation made me think of it, so here are my working notes on one approach to charts designed for hand knitting that require transfers every row, with … Continue reading Hand knit lace to KM: combining different meshes, alternative methods
October 2021: I periodically return to old posts and find much has changed since they were written in terms of software or in my thinking on the specific technique. Rebuilding the working 24 stitch repeat from the colored chart here is now quick and easy. More detailed instructions on using both Numbers and Gimp may … Continue reading Lace mesh motif charting_ Mac Numbers_ a touch of Excel
this method works for studio simple lace patterns, wherein a single pass the stitches are both transferred and knit. There has been information published on using Studio punchcards on Brother punchcard machines using the KC to select, followed the LC, each making single passes. My two previous posts on the topic: 2011/05/18/lace-cards-use-on-the-brother-260-bulky/ and 2013/03/17/studio-simple-lace-punchcards-used-on-brother/. While working out … Continue reading Studio simple lace on Brother electronics