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Master LK-150 Patterning
When your needles are all the way out to "D" position
AND
the Russel Levers are engaged |,
the needles don't knit and nothing happens.
Free Pass
For some reason you need to position your carriage on the opposite side of the bed. Let's say you ripped out a row or two. Your working yarn is on the left side of the bed and the carriage is on the right. Use hold to get the carriage back into position.
Partial Knitting
You may be knitting a child's sweater and want to put a slit at the back neck opening to make it easier to pull over the head.
Your pattern may tell you to "hold 25 needles left of 0" and continue knitting for 15 rows. You would use hold to knit one side of the back without taking the other side off the needlebed.
Short Row Shaping
Short row shaping (also called partial knitting) is used to create curves in your knitting. From bust darts to sock toes and heels, shaping mittens to shaping necklines, short rows are a staple in a machine knitter's bag of tricks. Although outside the scope of this course, Knit it Now has extensive information about using short row shaping.
Stitch Patterning
This is where the fun stuff happens! The possibilities for putting needles in hold to create stitch patterns are practically endless! Please take time to explore tuck stitch and all its variations.
Super-Fast, Closed Cast On
Not only is this cast on fast AND easy to remember, it provides instant gathers.
