Art of Motif Knitting and 24 Stitch Design Kathleen Kinder

Art of Motif Knitting and 24 Stitch Design

Kathleen Kinder

1988

With over 90 original patterns for standard punchcard and electronic knitting machines

The Art of Motif Knitting
    What is it
    Using other designers’ patterns
    Source material for motif knitting
    Some categories
Note on copyright
What makes a successful motif?
How do I convert a picture?
Tip for tracing
Graph paper type
After the outline, what next?
Points to note in design
Filling out a small motif
Stippling technique with card 1
Note on blank punchcards
Using punchcard roll
Dealing with long floats
Floats on sideways knitted patterns
Note on Mosaic Floatless Fair Isle
Note on tension swatch
Motifs for children
Single motif and motif panel
Single motif and the diagonal image
Motifs for patch pockets
Scatter motifs
Single motifs translated to overall patterns
Designing overall motifs on the diagonal
Motifs with a circular movement

COLOUR
Preparing to use colour
Changing colours
Dead or alive colour knitting
Techniques
Other ideas
Storing small amounts of yarn
Note on double jacquard
Using the colour changer
Using 3 or 4 colours in a row
Multi-colour knitting on the slip setting
Counter-changing two colours
Swiss darning
The colour argument
The colour wheel
Knitting in beads
Applique and embroidery
Handpulled motifs and letters
The pictorial effect using motifs and methods in combination
Garment design for motif knitting
Other garment shapes
Mixing patterns from different sources
Motifs for sideways knitting
Note on sleeves in sideways knitted garments

96 pages
Many photo’s of samples and punchcard patterns, all except one page in black and white.