Unfortunately, the knitting machine, a Brother KH830, that I wanted to use for my little project is misbehaving. I'll not go into details, except to say that automatic needle selection is not operational at this time. But back in the day before electronic needle selection and before punchcard mechanical selection, there was manual selection. And manual selection is what I've set out to do.
It's been a long time since I've used a needle pusher to select needles for a pattern, and the only needle pusher that I have in my possession at this point is a 1x1. (That's one needle selected, one needle not selected, repeat.) So with my handy 1x1, I tucked and slipped. I transferred (with the lace carriage) and knitted 2 together. Below is my sampler of stitches.
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| Purl side (technical back), knitted with Lion Brand LB1828 at stitch size 8-1/3. Inlay yarn at bottom is JaggerSpun Maine Line. |
Here's the 1x1 with the lace carriage on the knit side (technical front).
I have plans to purchase a couple of complex needle pushers and will dig out my copy of Susan Guagliumi's Hand-Manipulated Stitches for Machine Knitters
.Now we'll see what develops during my breaks.
Do I really see garter stitch there or is that a mock garter? And if it's mock garter, how do you do it? Thanks.
ReplyDeleteYes BG, there is a section near the middle that kind of looks like garter stitch. Here's what I did:
Delete*Select every other needle (EON), set carriage to slip, RC1; select opposite EON, set carriage to tuck, RC1**; Repeat between * and **.
This would be very easy with punchcard/pattern #1. The edges roll because this isn't a real garter stitch. It's a jersey fabric.