These images provide partial views of garments shown in a recent Facebook MK group post, followed by the “how-to” question A quick analysis leads to a list of assumptions that both are double bed fabrics, with stitches subtracted or added to create moving shapes on a striped ground. A color changer will be in use, … Continue reading Ribber fabrics with stitch transfers between beds 1
A reminder for Brother machine users. When automating any pattern by programming the top bed, if there are any needles out of work, end needle selection must be canceled, or stitches on either side of the empty needles will knit, not tuck, slip, or knit in the proper color, altering the planned design. This latest … Continue reading Revisiting double bed knits with stitch transfers between beds
Some of the previous blog posts containing applicable samples: Ribber fabrics with stitch transfers between beds 1Slip stitch patterns with hand transferred stitches, double bedBrother shadow lace, rib transfer carriage Combining knit carriage needle selection with racking Racked patterns 5: Passap/Brother 2 directions and samples from manuals including racking on tuck stitch and other … Continue reading Double bed embossed patterns
WORK IN PROGRESS: The random changes in font size are something I have not been able to edit so far; they do not reflect significance or content merit in any way BUTTONHOLES: also see SEAMING, JOINING, FINISHING Long vertical button holes/ slits in knit fabric 1: intarsia 10/22 More “buttonholes” and slits 10/22 Single bed … Continue reading The start of a blog index
Nearing the end of another year, reviewing previous drafts, I find myself coming across posts that were never quite completed or published. This content began to be brought together in 2022. The term brioche in knitting is used loosely at times in any references to tuck stitches. Designs may be worked in single colors, or … Continue reading A review of brioche patterning
Machine knit hems 2 and Machine knit hems 1 discussed picking up stitches to form hems across full needle widths. “Wisteria” meets hems introduced small hems in combination with short rows. Slip stitches may be formed and brought to the front of the knit; they tend to get elongated in proportion to the number of … Continue reading Adding hems to varied knits
The term brioche in knitting is often used loosely in any references to tuck stitches. Here the term refers to vertical designs specifically produced with hand techniques, moving groups of stitches on the top bed. Designs may be worked in single colors, or with more complicated planning, they may be executed in 2 colors. For … Continue reading Geometric shapes on ribber fabrics formed with tuck stitches 4
This post was begun in 12/2020, but never published. You can find a list of blog posts on lace knits by searching for specific topics or using the lists of related links provided in the “start of an index.” The term lace is often used in machine knitting publications referring to fabrics created with techniques … Continue reading “Lace” patterning terms
Reviewing Brother carriages: I am drawn to published pattern books for different brand machines at different periods of time and enjoy the puzzle of converting their designs to machines I have ready access to. At this point in time most of my swatches are produced on a 930 using img2track to download files when needed while … Continue reading Cross brand pattern interpretations: Dubied to Brother
This content, on a topic I intended to expand on further, had been “tucked” away as a draft last March. Ripples in knits are created by knitting an unbalanced fabric, with one of the beds knitting more rows than the opposite bed. Depending on the design, the fabrics may share similarities with blistered stitches DBJ. … Continue reading Pintucks 2, ripples in knits using the ribber