11/23 Outside the topic of this post, ArahPaint 6 and its tool Guess Weave from Grid has become my preferred method for converting published design repeats including those intended for punchcard machines for use on electronic models. Two samples: A black-and-white published card repeat isolated using ArahPaint, the 24X48 PNG and, from the Russian … Continue reading Numbers and GIMP: online punchcard patterns to electronics 2
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
WORK IN PROGRESS In the FB machine knitting groups questions about tuck-lace trims have once again surfaced with regards to their design and use as edge finishes or decorative details. Some automated potential details have been covered in previous posts “Crochet” meets machine knitting techniques: tuck lace trims (and fabrics 1) Tuck lace trims (and … Continue reading Tuck trims 4 and other edgings
I have written extensively on mosaics and mazes, color separations required for drawing their motifs, and visualizing the resulting patterns while planning slip stitch or tuck repeats. A recent exchange with a knitting friend, Tanya Cunningham, brought up her idea of using Gimp to investigate the potential of self-drawn tuck patterns becoming pleasing mazes or … Continue reading Visualizing maze or mosaic potential from tuck or slip stitch repeats
My blog is a live document. At times I return to previously published posts and there have been software updates in the interim, and/or my familiarity with using multiple tools has grown. I preserve the contents of the original post, they reflect where I began and the evolution of my approach to learning software navigation … Continue reading Numbers and GIMP: online punchcard patterns to electronics 1
WORK IN PROGRESS 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 slits aka horizontal “button holes” 11/16 “Buttonholes” and “make many – increase” “lace” 5/15 hand-knit CABLE STITCHES A return to plaiting and double bed hand transfers 5/23 Visualizing … Continue reading The start of a blog index
The main difference between the 2 stitch types is that in tuck stitch the strand of yarn on the non-selected needle is held in the hook of the needle forming a loop, while in slip stitch the strand of yarn bypasses the non-selected needles as the row is knit, forming floats between stitches Symbols commonly … Continue reading Single bed tuck and slip stitch fabrics 1
Over time plying yarns and the resulting color distribution come into question, which often leads to discussions on plaiting. The plaited knit can be reversible, traditionally the main color will dominate the knit side, the contrast the purl. The two yarns are threaded in separate yarn masts, with the thicker yarn on the right. Plaiting … Continue reading A quick review of plaiting on Brother machines
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
My first DBJ tests from a previous post on knitting with elastic. used an axometric shape, with the tentative repeat worked out and in turn, elongated X2 and tiled to check alignment. Until doubled in height the original repeat is composed of an odd number of rows in height. Usually, double bed knitting relying on color … Continue reading Knitting with “unusual” fibers/ elastic 2