Not every experiment yields the expected or desired result. My
very first clothing line featured ripples. To create the ripple, I manually picked up selected stitches and hung them on the working (single) bed of needles. (Tip: Hand manipulated stitches are not a good choice for production work!)
Today I returned ripples, but this time the ripples were created using both needle beds. Also on the list - plaids. Interesting combo ripples and plaids and in the tradition of "showing one's best stuff first," I'll start with the plain ripple.
I like the auto-scallop effect on the bottom edge. It's an uneven double knit with needles left
out of work on the technical back. I can see this at the bottom of a sweater or perhaps a yoke. 100% cotton
Ripples and plaid combined, 100% cotton, might be better in wool for a jacket.
For some reason, it was fun coming up with this flat birdseye plaid. It may have potential, once I pick some different colors! The 100% wool yarn looked so pretty on the cones....
I actually like the bottom one.
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ReplyDeleteThese are just lovely!
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ReplyDeleteI've been looking for instructions on how to knit the ripple pattern on my knitting machine for months now. Is there anyway you can point me towards any directions for the stitch? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I don't know of any online source with ripple instructions. Ripples can either be created single bed through hand manipulation of stitches or double bed, as I did in the examples above. Best source of info I know is Lewis & Weissman's book A Machine Knitter's Guide to Creating Fabrics. Also try searching for "pin tucks", one type of ripple pattern that may be available. I may do a post on ripples in the future.
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