Sometimes months or even years go by before I revisit previous posts. As I review the information, it may occur to me to think about it further, and /or to present it in a slightly different way. I find it hard to believe how much time has passed since 2013/09/06/more-knit-bubbles/ got published. Here is another … Continue reading Revisiting knit “bubbles” brother KM
I was written an email asking about the possibility of creating bubbles in hand knitting, this is my attempt, may serve as a starting point for DIY. Below a small sample serves as an illustration of my first attempt. It was knit in acrylic, steamed to the point of death, but shows the type of … Continue reading “Camino” bubbles, hand knit
This is a Superba drop stitch fabric, using the same principles as those in the last post, with a rib stitch outlining the alternating drop stitch shapes on the purl side directions from the manual In my knit sample the ribber does all the knitting every row and patterning is accomplished on the main bed, … Continue reading A bubbles cousin
The topic of “those bubbles” has recently turned up again on Ravelry, where another forum member (Tanya /It makesyousmile) had come across a Russian video by Anna Kovin, with results that closely resembled those in the blue sweater and blankets pictured in my previous post, and poses a great solution for knitting the alternating, the same … Continue reading More knit bubbles
I encountered a photo of a commercial sweater not too long ago while knit surfing the web and a bubble blanket available at Nordstrom’s during 2012 I had already been considering laces other than transfer ones for yarns that have been too crotchety to knit in that particular technique, and my Passap has been knitting … Continue reading Knit bubbles and “stitch ditchers/dumpers”
Whatever the goal in DIY, when automating designs, black pixels or punched holes are selected and knit, while white pixels or unpunched holes are not selected, and used to produce textured, color-patterned knits, or serve as guides to added actions when combined with the knit carriage cam settings. Depending on the structure, there may be … Continue reading Geometric shapes in drop stitch lace 5, combined techniques
IN PROGRESS Single bed slip stitch vs ruching included a highly textured sample with a 64X96 repeat that could serve as the start of subsequent explorations. The plan was to introduce FI or FI-like patterning to the fold areas of the design. However, those areas must be knit in slip stitch as well, otherwise the … Continue reading Single bed slip stitch vs ruching 2
D sliders, also known as P carriages in Studio-Silver Reed language, only move/ push the needles; they do not manipulate any stitches. The needles are pushed to various working positions, B, C for Studio, D for Brother, depending on the starting position of the needles. Drop stitch “lace” is also referred to as drive lace … Continue reading 3D printed slider, drop stitch lace review
The companion blog post: Reviewing single bed ruching, new designs shares repeats, and samples knit lifting sinker loops or ladders to form knit folds and textures. In planning programmed machine knit designs, no matter which cam carriage settings are chosen, unless the carriage(s) are set to knit, N is king, the black pixels and punched holes … Continue reading Single bed slip stitch vs ruching
Punching cards for tuck patterning involves lots of holes. Punched areas knit, unpunched ones tuck or skip selected needles. There are many ways to experiment with color changes, sometimes in yarns of different thickness, using familiar repeats such as this punchcard design. In this test swatch, the red yarn is a 2/18 silk/wool blend, and … Continue reading More fabrics with knit bed tuck patterning