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
Pile, carpet, or loop stitch are terms used for a raised relief fabric made on KMs using both beds, with or without programmed patterning motifs on either bed. Two-color patterns are sometimes also called “punch pile”. Depending on the machine brand and on the thickness of the yarn, loops may be formed every row or every other, … Continue reading Carpet or pile stitch knitting on Passap and Brother KMs 1
I am pondering returning to some drop stitch lace experiments on my Brother KM, have blogged previously on drop stitch lace, and some of the tools that can help speed up the technique. Studio has marketed a “pile knitting” accessory usable for this purpose, still being manufactured. A recent web search revealed its cost is presently in the … Continue reading Brother KMs “pile knitting”/ ribber stitch dropping tools
A friend recently posted a forum query on a published pattern that has led to my exploring another hand to machine knit transfer lace. The “flemish block lace” design from the second treasury of knitting patterns by Barbara Walker, p. 270 seemed to be the lace pattern motif used. Here is a partial detail from the fabric that began … Continue reading A block lace pattern on the KM 1
A WIP using a punchcard developed in the previous post. I missed a dropped stitch and wound up with a glorious run and giant hole, one of the ultimate joys of lace knitting. I find repairing such is more easily done if the knit is dropped off the machine, pressed lightly, and knitting is unraveled … Continue reading A lace WIP
My previous posts on combining ladders and lace: 1, 2 . The chart below, found in a random Japanese publication, started the process of my sorting out a possible “how to” on the knitting machine In hand knitting, the 2 empty circles generally indicate a double yarn over. On the machine these can be simulated by working with extra empty … Continue reading Zig Zag ladder lace 1: on knitting machine
Some illustrations of this fabric may be found in my previous posts: forming long loops and stitches using cast on comb and weights or ruler, some long stitch swatches, a few more tips and ideas from the earliest post on the topic. Here are some ideas on creating a basic 3 loops “broomstick” cross. Most of my … Continue reading Broomstick lace on the knitting machine
Some Studio punchcard patterns Pattern 113 (bottom left) has a single blank row between groups of multiple transfers (indicated by punched holes). These correspond with single rows knit at the completion of each set of transfers. They are highlighted with red lines in the related punchcard image below. Essentially the same repeat, found in a different publication source, was interpreted for use … Continue reading Studio multi transfer lace punchcard use on Brother punchcard machines
For a while, there was agreement on “international symbols” for charting knits. With the proliferation of programs now and methods for self charting and publishing using fonts and personal icons, things can get a bit confusing. Hand knitting in the circular akin to machine knitting results in stitches always worked on one side of the … Continue reading A hand knit stitch tale 2: a bit of cables and lace, charting, hk to mk
I recently saw a semi circular HK shawl pattern that used graduated lace shell motif bands, and went hunting for a possible such repeat with the intent of subsequently knitting it on the machine. Taking into consideration the chart lenght required if using the lace carriage, I began with a “small” hand knit possible repeat the … Continue reading A lace “shell” want to be, a few ways