Need Help?Classroom: Lace on the machine
Lace Basics
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DesignaKnit and Lace
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Hand Manipulation
Thread Lace / Punch Lace
Tuck Lace
Elongated Stitches
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Automatic Lace Patterning
Machine Brand Differences
To knit lace with the Brother / Knit King machines, you use 2 carriages and it's a 2 step process.
To knit lace with the Singer/Silver/Studio machines, use a lace carriage (optional accessory) to form lace. The lace carriage transfers and knits the stitches in one pass. (no switching of carriages between rows)
These lace carriages are only available for standard gauge machines. The carriage literally picks up and bends the machine needles to make the transfers. This would not be possible on mid-gauge or bulky machines.
To knit lace with the Brother / Knit King machines, you use 2 carriages and it's a 2 step process.
- Use the L carriage to select needles and transfer the stitches
- Use the K carriage to knit the stitches
To knit lace with the Singer/Silver/Studio machines, use a lace carriage (optional accessory) to form lace. The lace carriage transfers and knits the stitches in one pass. (no switching of carriages between rows)
These lace carriages are only available for standard gauge machines. The carriage literally picks up and bends the machine needles to make the transfers. This would not be possible on mid-gauge or bulky machines.
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