Revisiting older posts often brings to mind new or slightly different ways of looking at and achieving the same tasks. Links to some related previous posts: DAK DBJ color separations, templates, and other software Revisiting Ayab_multiple colors per row DBJ 2 Revisiting Ayab_multiple colors per row DBJ 1 Img2track_multiple colors per row dbj, each color … Continue reading DBJ, more than 2 colors per row 4
Periodically the question of printing blank templates for DIY drawings or images from published sources to scale to produce traceable images used to mark cards for punching is asked in forums and very recently in Ravelry. I primarily use Apple and open-source free software in my work. Creating knit graph paper on Mac, using Excel … Continue reading Mac experiments on printing needle tapes and punchcard templates to scale and other tips
Present software makes automating textured designs in these families easier to plan and execute. This method is limited to single colors being used at any one time and does not allow for additional patterning through fair isle or end needle selection. Slip stitch in both directions results in black cells being knit sequentially, and the … Continue reading Revisiting “wisteria” 3D shapes and their possible automation
Just about a decade ago, I began one of my many temporary technique obsessions by finally attempting transfer lace knitting, and it continued for a few years during which I produced scarves and shawls for gifts and sale in galleries and craft shows. Leaf shapes held a particular attraction for me. That long ago I … Continue reading Revisiting lace leaf design repeats 1
Charts are included for repeats suitable for punchcards, where the designs must repeat in height to a minimum of 36 rows. Some reminders: the BW pngs here are intended for import into a paint program or image processor where they can be magnified to suit, with a grid view for counting cells to consider the … Continue reading Seasonal knits inspired by published repeats 2_hearts
I still surf Pinterest daily and often encounter published punchcard repeats that catch my eye. Many need some interpretation and editing for use in specific machine models. The first inspiration: is knit using 4 colors, alternating 2 rows of a base color, then rotating color changes for 4 rows for each of 3 contrasting ones. … Continue reading Swatches based on adapting random online published repeats
WORK IN PROGRESS I was lucky enough to begin knitting at a time when seminars were international and abundant, Susanna Lewis was teaching at some of them and hosting 3-day hands-on workshops, and Passap in particular hosted yearly “Passap University” events for a few years in different parts of the country. As pointed out in … Continue reading E 6000 info
In browsing through old photos I came across one of this swatch knit on the Passap eons ago, in a slightly textured unknown fiber, and a thin white one on a small cone with lost fiber markings. The find led me to attempt a similar knit using my 930. The flower image # 1228 is … Continue reading Long stitch Passap and Brother DBJ design using thick and thin yarns
The latest version of Gimp for Mac includes many small changes which come with no announcements and take a bit of sorting out to recognize or problem-solve. There are good collections of Youtube videos intended for use on much larger files, with fewer color restrictions than images used for knitting. A dock is a container … Continue reading Gimp 4, pattern fill, dithered portraits, and more.
PRADA knitwear often becomes a source for inspiration and discussion both in hand and machine-knitting forums. A recent sample: Developing proofs of concept can begin to be achieved by reducing repeats in size, making sampling quicker to achieve and evaluate. Larger automated repeats by default require electronic machine programming. Spreadsheets offer an opportunity to plan … Continue reading More slip stitch experiments inspired by commercial designs