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Simple stitches requiring bottom tension: Clarify why stockinette is less basic ← Older revision Revision as of 01:55, 8 June 2026 (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) Line 52: Line 52: ====Swatch pattern==== ====Swatch pattern==== [[File:Bird eye (carrier 5 ).pds|Editable]] | [[File:Bird eye (carrier 5 ).HCD|Compiled]] [[File:Bird eye (carrier 1 ).pds|Editable]] | [[File:Bird eye (carrier 1 ).HCD|Compiled]] <pre> <pre> Ω× Ʊ Ω× Ʊ ... Ω× Ʊ Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× ... Ω× Ʊ× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ω× Ʊ Ω× Ʊ ... Ω× Ʊ Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× ... Ω× Ʊ× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× Ω× Ʊ Ω× Ʊ ... Ω× Ʊ Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× ... Ω× Ʊ× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× </pre> </pre> '''TODO:''' Check the pattern shown here, which was written from memory, against the actual file . '''TODO:''' Show the knit fall at the end of the pattern. '''TODO:''' Add knitting instructions. '''TODO:''' Add knitting instructions. Line 74: Line 74: These stitches can only be knitted under tension from the bottom roller, so you can't start patterns with them! Their swatch patterns each start with a "basement" of bird eye stitch, which you have to repeat using the ''course lock'' feature until it's long enough to catch the bottom roller. These stitches can only be knitted under tension from the bottom roller, so you can't start patterns with them! Their swatch patterns each start with a "basement" of bird eye stitch, which you have to repeat using the ''course lock'' feature until it's long enough to catch the bottom roller. ===Stockinette=== ====Description==== In hand-knitting, this is one of the most basic stitches. In machine knitting, it's less basic, because it's not self-tensioning. That means our machine can only knit it on top of a self-tensioning "basement." ====Basic unit==== <pre> Ʊ× </pre> ====Swatch pattern==== [[File:Stockinette (carrier 1).pds|Editable]] | [[File:Stockinette (carrier 1).HCD|Compiled]] <pre> Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× │ Ʊ× Ʊ× Ʊ× Ʊ× ... Ʊ× Ʊ× │ Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× │ Ʊ× Ʊ× Ʊ× Ʊ× ... Ʊ× Ʊ× │ Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× . . . . . . │ . . . . . . │ . . . . . . . . . . . . │ . . . . . . │ . . . . . . . . . . . . │ . . . . . . │ . . . . . . Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× │ Ʊ× Ʊ× Ʊ× Ʊ× ... Ʊ× Ʊ× │ Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× │ Ʊ× Ʊ× Ʊ× Ʊ× ... Ʊ× Ʊ× │ Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× start knitting stockinette with bird eye edging ──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────── Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× │ Ʊ↓ Ω↓ Ʊ↓ Ω↓ ... Ʊ↓ Ω↓ │ Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× get all the active loops on the front needles ──────────────────┼───────────────────────┼────────────────── │ │ knit a self-tensioning "basement" of bird eye stich. the Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× │ Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× ... Ω× Ʊ× │ Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× operator uses course lock to repeat these two rows until the Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× │ Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× │ Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× basement catches on the roller </pre> '''TODO:''' Prevent dropped stitches near the edges of the stockinette region. '''TODO:''' Add knitting instructions. Bottom roller speed table: # 30 # 45 ===Double jersey=== ===Double jersey=== ===Description=== = ===Description = === This stitch makes a thin, very stretchy fabric with prominent, widely spaced ribs. This stitch makes a thin, very stretchy fabric with prominent, widely spaced ribs. Line 91: Line 130: <pre> <pre> Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× ... Ω× Ʊ× . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× ... Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× Ω× ... Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× start knitting double jersey Ω× Ʊ× Ω× Ʊ× ... Ω× Ʊ× start knitting double jersey ───────────────────── get all the active loops on the back needles in odd columns get all the active loops on the back needles in odd columns Ʊ↑ Ω↓ Ʊ↑ Ω↓ ... Ʊ↑ Ω↓ and the front needles in even columns Ʊ↑ Ω↓ Ʊ↑ Ω↓ ... Ʊ↑ Ω↓ and the front needles in even columns ───────────────────── knit a self-tensioning "basement" of bird eye stich. the knit a self-tensioning "basement" of bird eye stich. the Ω× Ʊ Ω× Ʊ ... Ω× Ʊ operator uses course lock to repeat these two rows until the Ω× Ʊ Ω× Ʊ ... Ω× Ʊ operator uses course lock to repeat these two rows until the Line 108: Line 147: '''TODO:''' Check the pattern shown here, which was written from memory, against the actual file. '''TODO:''' Check the pattern shown here, which was written from memory, against the actual file. '''TODO:''' Add knitting instructions. '''TODO:''' Add knitting instructions. Bottom roller speed table: # 30