I have always found 2 or more color patterned brioche stitches executed in hand knitting as inspiring and complex challenges to admire, but have not been tempted to actually attempt to execute them in any way. I have not knit on a Studio KM in more than a decade, have been asked whether this fabric … Continue reading 2 color ribbed brioche stitch on Brother knitting machine 1
More than 6 years ago I produced a series of scarves that were double-sided, reversible, and were considered “manly” by some of the customers at my shows. Some were one color, some in 2. I found an early post with no clear instructions for them, but with this image and that of a punchcard marked … Continue reading Fisherman_ English tuck stitch rib 1_ checks patterns_ Brother, Passap
Lace on the machine can render beautiful fabrics that closely resemble hand knitting, but programming very long repeats is a challenge both in placing every hole in the correct square in a punchcard and in programming individual pixels on a mylar or as pixels for download correctly. I found the “leaf lace” repeat below shared … Continue reading A complex published transfer lace to electronic repeat for download/ GIMP editing
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
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
I am often surprised when I return to visiting past ideas and discover how long I have actually been blogging. My temporary obsession with lace leaves began in 2011. In 2016 Vogue knitting published what appeared to me to be an interesting pattern for a leaf lace variant combining dropped stitches and lace transfers. Below, … Continue reading A new “leaf” lace
My first encounter using a ribber cast-on comb for open edge single bed knitting was in using the Passap machine. Its use for this purpose is possible on other brands as well. It provides an easy way to deal with waste yarn and weight application on ribbed fabrics. I like using ribber cast-on combs when knitting single-bed to distribute … Continue reading Ribber cast on comb/ open stitch single bed cast on
A Ravelry question on the possibility of executing a particular fabric on the machine has led to the experiments in this post. The pattern that led to the discussion is a free hand knit one, shared and published on the Purl SOHO website and on Ravelry. The gauge for their project is 4.75 stitches = 4 inches … Continue reading Tuck and garter stitch: from hand knit to machine knit hand tech pattern
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. … Continue reading Thread lace and punchcard knit carriage use on Brother 910_2
Trial swatches do not necessarily require a permanent edge. The main bed cast on with all open stitches is familiar to knitters accustomed to using a single bed Brother cast on comb. A quick version of the same type of cast-on is also doable when both beds are in use, and the goal is to knit … Continue reading Carpet or pile stitch knitting on Passap and Brother KMs 2