The beginning of this thread explores how lace may be interpreted from hand knitting pattern and charts, when hand techniques might be used to make the transfers and create the fabrics on the knitting machine. Going from charts to punchcards will be addresses in later posts. In hand knitting (unless knitting circular), because the work … Continue reading Hand to machine symbols 5: lace
The following begin to address cable translations. I posted some content on cables January 2012 , but this content follows the present vein. Blue dots continue to represent the hand knit symbol, below them the fabric as viewed on knit side. The pink dots and the images on either side of them the machine knit, … Continue reading Hand to machine, symbols 4: cables
In following series the blue dots and accompanying diagrams continue to represent the fabric as it would appear on the knit side if hand knit, or after the work is removed from the machine. The pink dots and accompanying graphics represent the matching stitch on the purl side and as it may be executed on … Continue reading Hand to machine, symbols 3
The symbol below usually represents a single increase. In hand knitting such increases may be achieved anywhere in any one row. In machine knitting however, this may only be done with any ease at garment edges. Machine knitters may be familiar with calling what is depicted below a full fashioned increase. To achieve the latter, … Continue reading Hand to machine, symbols 2
One of the critical differences in viewing work as it progresses on the knitting machine, is that the “front” view of the fabric unless the work is removed from the needles through a variety of techniques and turned over on the needle bed, is the purl side. Early machine manufacturer punchcard book publications made an … Continue reading Hand to machine knitting symbols1
Recently I have begun to look at lace edgings in a slightly different manner than in the past. I am looking back at my post from 2018, written while using the older version of Ayab software and working on a 910, and another including an edging written this month. Of late, most of my proof of … Continue reading Lace edgings on Brother machines- automated with slip stitch 2
WORK IN PROGRESS Hairpin lace, familiar to many crocheters, is based on a central column with side loops that can be produced in strips, in turn, joined together in different configurations to compose open inserts, shawls, garments, serve as trims and joins. A double-sided machine knit fringe can serve the same functions. My first swatch … Continue reading Machine knit fringes 2/ pretend hairpin lace
August 2020: I wrote this post (unaltered) in March 2018. I returned to the topic of automated lace edgings on Brother machines in July 2020. As often happens after some distance, details may be freshly observed or seen in a different light, and approaches may then in turn vary. Some of these edgings have been … Continue reading Lace edgings on Brother machines- automated with slip stitch
A number of variables need to be considered when adapting punchcard patterns for use on electronic knitting machines. These images pertain to Brother use, but the principles are shared between KM brands. I will add more information as time goes on. Online free downloads for magazines, manuals, etc. may be found at http://knittsings.com/knitting-machine-manuals/ http://toyotaknitting.blogspot.com/ http://www.aboutknittingmachines.com/ … Continue reading Punch cards to electronics: book symbols and samples
A recent Pinterest post got me searching out some of the fabrics in this group. In hand knitting, floats creating the butterflies/ bowknots are usually apparent on the knit side. For two such patterns please see http://www.knittingstitchpatterns.com/2014/11/butterfly-bowknots.html http://www.knittingstitchpatterns.com/2015/04/butterfly.html https://handlife.ru/vazanie/obemnyy-uzor.html caught my attention. Here we have a combination of knit and purl stitches, with floats formed on the … Continue reading Bowknot/ Butterfly stitch on the machine_ WIP