Many knits are named referring to the resulting open spaces with the term lace. Links to more information on the technique are listed at the end of this post. Thread lace uses thick and thin yarns for the illusion of eyelets. Beginning with published designs can provide a springboard for DIY, an opportunity to observe … Continue reading Returning to thread lace, adding bulky knit samples
Tuck and slip stitches are commonly used to produce very effective textured surfaces, often accompanied by color changes. Those color changes require knitting with yarn always in the A position in the sinker plate, and color changes are made by replacing the yarn in that position by hand, or by using the color changer. Fair … Continue reading Revisiting fair isle, thread lace, 3D surface potential
A recent share in the Facebook machine knitting group led to this blog post by its author <https://www.knittingmachinemuseum.com/single-post/Knitmaster-580-Electronic> The inspiration fabric led to ideas for recreating it on a punchcard machine, and my own trip down that rabbit hole led me to think about the relationship between tuck stitch designs and thread lace ones. Not … Continue reading Tuck stitch meets thread lace repeats and vice versa
Mock filet crochet machine knit lace has surfaced in a Ravelry blog of late. The sample in question was made by Tanya Cunningham, using a hacked knitting machine and software to download the repeat. Sometimes, punchcard machines or early electronic users feel left out of creating particular fabrics. If one can settle for working with … Continue reading Unconventional uses for punchcards 2: thread lace cards for “filet” mesh
This post originally did not offer repeats for the designs, they are presented here in a 2024 review of content. Thread lace has also been called punch lace over the years. The “lace holes” are formed by knitting a fine thread with a significantly thicker yarn as the “second color”. When the fine yarn knits … Continue reading Thread Lace on Brother KM
A short while ago, there was a Ravelry thread discussing reversible, double-bed knits. I recalled a demo from eons ago that I saw at a machine-knitting seminar and decided to explore my memories and share them. The result approaches a “reversible” fabric, with imperfect results depending on the yarns used and other factors. There is … Continue reading Thread lace double bed, and punchcard knit carriage use on Brother 910_2
Yes, the 910 has no thread lace setting. I happen to also own a punchcard machine model # 892E (no idea why Brother chose to add the E to a punchcard model name). I remembered eons ago reading about someone on an Australian list actually getting a punchcard model carriage to work on an electronic … Continue reading Thread lace and punchcard knit carriage use on Brother 910_1
Ways to modify electronic and punch card published transfer lace designs looked at some ways to achieve lace designs on Brother models with single knit rows between transfer segments, which influences the number of total knit and lace carriage passes, changes the appearance of the spaces between the resulting eyelets, the height of the finished … Continue reading Revisiting adapting Studio punch card simple lace cards for use on Brother.
Recently, in the Machine Knitting Facebook Group, a post by Jeannette/eKnitter describing her method with an associated YouTube video on Transforming a Brother Stitch World Lace Pattern sent me down a new-to-me, what-happens-if-rabbit hole. Results for any lace designs vary considerably based on the yarn used and the number of rows of plain knit planned … Continue reading Ways to modify electronic and punch card published transfer lace designs
Decades ago, long before English language magazines intended for machine knitters were published, several Japanese language ones were available. I recall a particular dealer who used to attend seminars and made them available in the associated marketplace, occasionally with free issues for anyone able to execute and knit a “guess how this is made” handout. … Continue reading A tale of lace knit counterpanes