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To mesh or not to mesh 10: more large eyelet variations provides a review of information in some of my previous posts, and links to information to achieve the combinations shared by others. The direction of transfers is marked in many of my charts with cyan cells for transfers to the left, and magenta for Continue reading To mesh or not to mesh 11, combining large and standard eyelets
Most tuck patterning is based on designs with lots of black pixels serving as background for white pixels in bars that are generally a single cell in width, and on Japanese machines, no more than 4 rows in height, followed by black cells above them to knit tuck loops and the last knit stitch in Continue reading More on brioche, geometric shapes knit with tuck setting
The concept for this post began in 2022, and as so often happens, I got distracted by some other rabbit hole and came across its draft while looking for another previous post. In November 2025, a similar approach was used to produce modified hexagons to achieve automated star shapes. The basic steps 1: Put in Continue reading Ladders meet slip and hold, go around to form new shapes
One of the many differences between automated machine-knit transfer lace and hand-knit lace is that the alternate direction of transfers in machine-knit lace occurs after the first is completed and followed by knit rows separating the eyelets, so there is always a slight shift in horizontal lines formed by them. In hand-knitting or when stitches Continue reading To mesh or not to mesh 10:…
Ways to modify electronic and punch card published transfer lace designs looked at some ways to achieve lace designs on Brother models with single knit rows between transfer segments, which influences the number of total knit and lace carriage passes, changes the appearance of the spaces between the resulting eyelets, the height of the finished Continue reading Revisiting adapting Studio punch…
IN PROGRESS Revisiting wisteria 3D shapes and their possible automation, reviewed a collection of blog posts, including repeat options that formed open, highly textured knits, with ladders, eyelets, and sometimes added patterning. This repeat forms a more compact, textured surface with none of the large, open spaces in those knits, only the eyelets that form Continue reading 2D, 3D shapes and more…
Tuck lace knits require specific needle arrangements to form properly. Tucking on needles intended to be empty will keep building up loops in fixed locations, potentially resulting in interesting carriage jams and yarn formations. End needle selection is canceled. The following are typical published illustrations as found in punch card volumes. The same repeats intended Continue reading More…
Recently, in the Machine Knitting Facebook Group, a post by Jeannette/eKnitter describing her method with an associated YouTube video on Transforming a Brother Stitch World Lace Pattern sent me down a new-to-me, what-happens-if-rabbit hole. Results for any lace designs vary considerably based on the yarn used and the number of rows of plain knit planned Continue reading Ways to modify electronic…
Whatever the goal in DIY, when automating designs, black pixels or punched holes are selected and knit, while white pixels or unpunched holes are not selected, and used to produce textured, color-patterned knits, or serve as guides to added actions when combined with the knit carriage cam settings. Depending on the structure, there may be Continue reading Geometric shapes in drop stitch lace 5,…
IN PROGRESS Single bed slip stitch vs ruching included a highly textured sample with a 64X96 repeat that could serve as the start of subsequent explorations. The plan was to introduce FI or FI-like patterning to the fold areas of the design. However, those areas must be knit in slip stitch as well, otherwise the Continue reading Single bed slip stitch vs ruching 2
Present software makes it easy to explore designs, in color or BW, meeting download or punching requirements, before any actual knitting takes place. The digital explorations, and printing them tiled in a larger format than on our screens, can help to visualize whether the results, when tiled in repeat, meet our preferences or require further Continue reading Fair isle experiments 2