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Knit Structure

12/27/2012

9 Comments

 
          This has been a great year for me in terms of aligning my creative work with making a living...and that sort of response has pay it forward type of results. I feel energized by the knit structures I am developing and so appreciative of support so I'd like to gift an individual with a pair of my short mittlets. Just comment on this post and I will randomly select someone on January 1st.
          Other ways I feel this pay it forward idea has ramifications is through the energy I feel for developing and exploring new structures for future products (despite it being the Holidays:) I use scrap yarns in funky colours to develop these samples so please excuse the colour combinations. My vintage machines are capable of patterns by selecting and deselecting "cams" or channels in the carriage. They force the needles through a particular path and thats what creates uniques structures in addition to the fine gauge double bed capabilities. Converting domestic machine knitting ideas to industrial knitting is challenging  because the terminology between hand knitting, domestic machine knitting and industrial knitting is not the same. Additionally my old machines are really limited in terms of what they will do, so playing on my machines becomes a negotiation between the specific strengths of my machines versus the effect I am going for:) 
        To develop my work, I tend to stalk esoteric classified or online auction sites for outdated knitting machine magazines and publications. Machine knitting was in many ways at its height in the 1950's so that is usually how far I go back for more sophisticated fashion forward knit ideas. People tend to assume we exist in a more advanced age but check out machine knitting from 1910, its very developed and accomplished.
Well I hope everyone is having having a lovely Holiday and hope 2013 is as good as 2012.....
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A lozenge double bed rib structure with selective tuck.
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Simple tuck and slip combinations which mimic the punch card capabilities of modern domestic Japanese machines.
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A double bed racked wave pattern which combines a row of rib knit with circular knit.
9 Comments
jen
12/27/2012 08:32:30 am

great to get a peek in to your process, anna. your mitts are beautiful but gain more depth in understanding that you are negotiating outmoded technologies to achieve them!

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anna
12/28/2012 03:09:19 am

thanks jen!

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anna
1/2/2013 12:36:06 am

Jen, send me your address and I'll send you some mittlets!

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mi
1/4/2013 03:22:02 am

Hi Anna

Your idea of paying it forward is lovely.

I recently discovered your blog when I was trying to locate a dubied manual, funny to read you are also looking for magazines/manuals.

It is great you are motivated and enthused by your knitting, It's really interesting to read how you are developing your stitches and techniques. I've been knitting for many years and I have a industrial machine myself, if I can give you any technical help with your knitting development just ask I'd be happy to help.

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anna
1/4/2013 07:47:22 am

Hi Mi,
Thanks for your kind comments. I would love to hear any tips or tricks you have:)
I have Santagostino's but a manual for Dubied's, I find developing pattern detailing using tuck and slip very confusing because of the tuck cam differences.
Perhaps I could interview you and profile you on my blog:)

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mi
1/6/2013 06:56:24 am

Hi Anna
I don't understand what you mean by 'tuck cam differences'?? If you can elaborate I can try and advise.

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anna
1/6/2013 07:31:37 am

Oh I just mean the knobs (for the tuck cams) are positioned differently on the santagostino to the dubied. There are 4 on the santa and 3 on the dubied on each carriage. I have never found a clear description of the differences. Sorry about the confusion:)

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mi
1/7/2013 12:46:04 am

Hi Anna,
I have never seem a Dubied with just 3 cam's, so I can't help you here. Your Santagostino sounds the same as my Dubied, on each carriage there are 2 tuck & 2 slip cams, both tuck/slip cams have 2 positions for selectively knitting. I can see you are developing stitches really well but if there is anything else I can help with feel free to email me.

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anna
1/7/2013 01:43:34 am

Thanks Mi!

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