Nearly 9 years ago, I began exploring scale designs. At the time, my charts were generated using Excel and a program called Intwined Pattern Studio, which soon became inoperative  The above repeat, visualized tiled.    At present, using custom-printed needle tapes has proven useful in tracking actions required in hand-manipulated stitches. The attached PDFs have been printed in the proper aspect ratio with the following changes from default settings using Mac Preview,  and Acrobat Reader 7 needles single 4.5 Whether the knit tests are worth pursuing in large pieces with or ..read more

I am constantly drawn into multiple knitting rabbit holes.  Along with my revisiting 3D surfaces, more leaves are still in my line of sight for further exploration. Here they are surrounded by a traveling mesh ground: a 12X52 repeat, marked for punchcard use: the associated PNG The test swatch knit on 38 stitches:  This design was shared as an stp file for use with DAK by Claudia Scarpa. Her blog post includes downloadable files with clear markings for knit row locations, a punchcard version, a schematic for working it as a possible hand technique, and more. DAK does not allow for ex ..read more

Some of the relevant previous posts and a few of the associated test swatches for quick comparisons: Large scale mesh, a punchcard repeat adapted for electronic 4/21 Tuck setting used in both directions, one of 3 variations   Revisiting large eyelet lace, hand transferred (or not) 7/20 Large diagonal eyelet lace  6/12, electronic sample follows at the bottom of this post: Large eyelet lace, hand transferred (or not) 9/13 Large scale mesh, breaking the rules, the start of the explorations  4/11Single bed slits aka horizontal “button holes” 11/16 “Buttonholes” and “make many ..read more

Just about a decade ago, I began one of my many temporary technique obsessions by finally attempting transfer lace knitting, and it continued for a few years during which I produced scarves and shawls for gifts and sale in galleries and craft shows. Leaf shapes held a particular attraction for me. That long ago I was not sharing the pattern repeats used in my production items, and my note-keeping was not what could be defined as consistent or compulsive, so in looking at yet another pin sharing a lace leaf pattern in the present time,  I went looking for some of my early repeats and let u ..read more

Just about a decade ago, I began one of my many temporary technique obsessions by finally attempting transfer lace knitting, and it continued for a few years during which I produced scarves and shawls for gifts and sale in galleries and craft shows. Leaf shapes held a particular attraction for me. That long ago I was not sharing the pattern repeats used in my production items, and my note-keeping was not what could be defined as consistent or compulsive, so in looking at yet another pin sharing a lace leaf pattern in the present time,  I went looking for some of my early repeats and let u ..read more

WORK IN PROGRESS  Charts are included for repeats suitable for punchcards, where the designs must repeat in height to a minimum of 36 rows. Some reminders: the BW pngs here are intended for import into a paint program or image processor where they can be magnified to suit, with a grid view for counting cells to consider the width of floats if used in single bed fair isle, adjust the design in DIY variations, or import into download programs as provided. The tiled repeats help to visualize how the final appearance on the knit side. While the pngs are shared in BW indexed mode, when dragged ..read more

WORK IN PROGRESS  I still surf Pinterest daily and often encounter published punchcard repeats that catch my eye. Many need some interpretation and editing for use in specific machine models. The first inspiration: is knit using 4 colors, alternating 2 rows of a base color, then rotating color changes for 4 rows for each of 3 contrasting ones. Counting up from the bottom of the illustration after the marks for the typical two all-punched rows, it would appear this is a Studio punchcard, but starting row 1 as read outside the card reader can simply be changed for any other brand knitting m ..read more

WORK IN PROGRESS 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, the accompanying swatch: Ladders and Lace 8/13. MK ladders, and a bit of crochet 12/16 Tuck “lace” trims (and fabrics 1) 6/17 Tuck “lace” trims (and fabrics 2) 6/17 Tuck “lace” trims or fabrics 312/17 Automating tuck stitches combined with “lace” 2 6/17 Combining tuck stitches with “lace” 1 3/15 Many fabrics other than the traditional ones fami ..read more

WORK IN PROGRESS  Previous posts with some related information: A lace mesh series: using GIMP  8/17 To mesh or not to mesh 1  5/11 To mesh or not to mesh 2  5/11 To mesh or not to mesh 3  5/11 To mesh or not to mesh 4 5/11 To mesh or not to mesh 5 7/17 Lace knitting tips, to mesh or not to mesh 7  7/20 Unconventional uses for punchcards 2: thread lace cards for “filet” mesh  8/17 It is hard for me to imagine a decade or more has passed since I began to blog. My approach to post content has evolved since then as has my shifting familiarity and use of software ..read more

Working with lace designs: lace poses interesting challenges in machine knitting. The name is associated with a variety of fabrics, but transfer lace is the specific topic for the moment. Reminders with respect to transfer lace knitting: in Studio simple lace the transfers and knitting occur for each row of the design  with each pass of the carriage transfer lace patterns in Studio km begin with 2 blank rows, end with markings for transfers Brother transfer lace begins with needle selection markings for transfers, ends with two blank rows. The knit carriage does not advance patterning row ..read more