My exposure to Duomatic knitting was limited to a few months in 1997 when I had the opportunity to travel to Cochabamba, Bolivia, to attempt to teach the native knitters in a cooperative to use patterning on their Duomatics and learned as many basics as I could. Since then, any such personal learning has been … Continue reading Passap Duomatic and Deco pattern musings
This video was recently shared on Facebook. The sample in the video was knit on a Studio/Silver Reed brand knitting machine and prompted the question about the possibility of knitting the same pattern on a Brother machine. Some techniques require infinite patience. A summary of observations made looking at the video: 1: the machine tucks … Continue reading Tuck stitch meets knit-weaving
This post has been prompted by a recent Ravelry query with respect to having had disappointing results when attempting to knit # 1301 from the Passap Pattern Book as a double-bed fantasy fair isle using a Brother model machine. Machine knitters using Japanese model machines are familiar with some tuck rules ie. white pixels/ unpunched … Continue reading Passap to Brother 6, exploring a possible tuck stitch design
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
Reviewing ToolsGuess weave from Grid ArahPaint continues to be user-friendly for multiple applications including knit design. The developer shares how-to videos that are frequently updated https://www.arahne.si/public/news/ https://www.youtube.com/@arahpaint4/videos The same holds for their downloadable manual, and any questions are answered in a timely and informative manner. I am often driven by knit technique curiosity first, then … Continue reading ArahPaint in knit design 4
The latest version Gimp Download site I am self-taught. As I learn new tools, my workarounds may be convoluted and more complicated than they need to be and evolve with time. I do not delete older posts or their content, but do occasionally add links to later posts or dated notes. I began designing and charting … Continue reading Gimp Update for Mac 3_more on color separations
I taught in a design school in a lab with Brother Punchcard models, four 910s, and 2 bulky machines. My previous experience had been using Passap and Studio electronics, and a crash course in Brother models followed my being hired. My E 6000 was purchased from a sewing machine center at a time when the … Continue reading Another racking tale: Passap/Brother 5
Ribber trims 2 presented a series of ideas for edgings I meant to return to. Rather than adding more to that post presently, I am expanding on the topic here. Scalloped trims are popular in single-bed knits. Preventing any needles from knitting for any number of rows will form a wave. If automatic needle selection … Continue reading Ribber trims 4
After a slow down in my blog posts for a variety of reasons I find myself playing catch up with the eternal list of knit fabrics that I wish to explore out of my own curiosity and the attempt to answer questions from knitters who contacted me directly via the blog or have asked them … Continue reading Working with diagonal patterning in machine knitting
A collection of previous posts exploring some variations on the topic: Ladders with lace, (leaf) “making things work” 1 3/15 Ladders with lace, (leaf) “making things work” 2 3/15 Ladder lace 8/13 Instructions reviewed in 2022, one of the accompanying swatches: Ladders and Lace 8/13. MK ladders, and a bit of crochet 12/16 Tuck “lace” trims (and … Continue reading Building more textures in needles out of work spaces