Yes, more ripples! And I'm not even planning to go into the type of ripple based on nopps (knitted with tuck stitches) at this point. All the ripples so far have slipped stitches in the formula. In each of the double knitted stitch patterns, slip stitches are being used to create an uneven fabric. The unevenness is the ripple you see.
Rippled double jacquard is another variation on this theme. Below is one in 4 colors.
It's a lot easier than it looks! The fabric was knitted on a Brother KH260 with ribber. I created a pattern card for a zigzag in 4 colors. It was then knit as a normal 4-color jacquard with a striper backing and 2 passes of the carriage for each color. The difference is that the stitch size for the backing was increased considerably, while the stitch size for the face was decreased. It's the "backing" that's pictured above and used as the "right side" of the fabric.
Hello,
ReplyDeleteI would very much like to try this techniques !could this be done on dubied and if so how?Would you be able to explain in a little bit more?
many thanks
Beste
Hello Beste, this would be easiest on a machine with automatic needle selection, but I believe a version of this could be done on a Dubied, but my Dubied use is a little rusty. The easiest way would be to set up for a double jacquard for 2 colors of vertical stripes.
DeleteSelected needles knit color 1 on the patterning bed, while all needles knit on the backing bed. Knit 2 rows. Then color 2 needles knit on the patterning bed and all needles on the backing bed. Knit 2 rows.
Stitch size for backing bed is a couple sizes larger than usual. Stitch size for patterning bed is a size smaller than usual.
Wool is the easiest yarn for this technique, but I've also worked with cotton. Backing is the public side.