I have played with excel (and Numbers) before to create charts for various fabrics requiring color separations. My latest efforts relating to this knit group have gone in a different direction; I have also attempted to simplify the technique in terms of following the instructions for knitting them. This sample began with the use of … Continue reading Illusion /shadow knitting DIY designs_HK
Designs may be developed to incorporate lines and grids by outlining motifs, filling in the results with grids or lines, and even color inverting the results. From an early 2013 post: Each number on the grids below represents 2 consecutive rows of knitting. The design may be elongated in the drawing of the final repeat … Continue reading Figurative designs in mosaic knitting
2023 The layers menu in Gimp 2.10.34 no longer offers the difference mode. From the manual: “If you need to stay compatible with older GIMP versions or you need to use the legacy layer modes for other reasons, look for the icon to the right of the layer modes selection. This drop-down menu will let you … Continue reading Using Layers in Gimp for color separations
Previous related posts: 2 color ribbed brioche stitch on Brother knitting machine 1 Geometric shapes on ribber fabrics with tuck stitches 1 Geometric shapes on ribber fabrics with tuck stitches 2; knitting with 4 carriages The last post on using Gimp: 2021/07/18/gimp-update-for-mac-2/ The method for color separation used for mosaics The sources of inspiration from … Continue reading Geometric shapes on ribber fabrics with tuck stitches 3
The latest Gimp update 2023: Threshold in version 2.10.34 is now disabled by default. To activate it or to add other tools ie curves to the tool menu, go to Gimp, Settings, and select Toolbox. In the Tools Configuration Window, active tools have a common icon to their left, new ones may be selected and … Continue reading Gimp update for Mac 2
9/18/21 There have recently been efforts to provide the Stitchworld I files for easy download for electronic knitting. The file is in progress, the work of Thomas Price, it may be found at https://github.com/t0mpr1c3/ayab-patterns/tree/master/kh930. Click on the main folder “ayab. patterns” and then click on the green button at the right top of the page (code) … Continue reading A return to Ayab knitting
This is not intended as a full tutorial, it presumes there is some familiarity with concepts for charting knits or proportioned graph paper using spreadsheets. I am sharing some of my recent explorations using the latest version of Numbers version 5.01 in Mac High Sierra 10.13+ OS. To my knowledge, there are no other specific … Continue reading Charting knits using Mac Numbers: color separations 2
After my recent attempt to resurrect my single bed color changer and frustration with my 910 behaving “flaky” when reading mylar sheets drawn using template marking pencils (perhaps, because over time of some of the marks flaking off the surface of the mylar, with changes their density as a result), I went back to the idea … Continue reading Knitting in pattern with 2 carriages vs color changer, Brother punchcard KMs 2
I touched on knitting with 2 carriages in some previous posts: 2011/03/30/knitting-with-2-carriages/ 2011/03/29/lace-meets-hold-and-goes-round/ 2015/03/31/combining-tuck-stitches-with-lace-2-automating-them/ If 2 carriages are in use for patterning extension rails are a must. For this discussion we are excluding the lace carriage as the #2, the intent is to use 2 knit carriages with each set to desired cam functions. As one carriage is put … Continue reading Knitting in pattern with 2 carriages, Brother punchcard KMs 1
Working with 2 carriages when both are selecting needles brings up some interesting issues. Studio machines are able in most instances to select and knit in the same row. Brother preselects needles for the subsequent row, and on that row, while knitting the preselection, once again, the preselection is made for the next pattern row to … Continue reading Combining tuck stitches with lace 2 (automating them)