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Fashion Knit Course Outline
Regine Faust
Preface
Introduction
Contents
Start Course – Teaching Points
Needle Positions
Front Levers
The Gauge Window
Move Carriage Without Losing Stitches
Taking off on Contrast Yarn
The Cast off
Basics of Blocking – Teaching Points
Exercise for Blocking
Tension - – Teaching Points
Tension for Structure
Tension for Shaping
Tension for Neckbands
Finish of Neckline
Hems & Welts – Teaching Points
Small Hem with Foldline
Mock Rib Welt
Hem with Picot Edge and Eyelet Effect
(More Eyelet patterns, see Page 195)
Open Cast On
Knit, Cut & Sew – Teaching Points
Knit, Cut & Sew First Sweater
No Knots
Grafting
Horizontal
Vertical
Repair in Knit
Stripes – Teaching Points
Small Stripes With Fringe
How to Match Stripes
Knit a Cord
Macramé a belt
Increase & Decrease – Teaching Points
Exercise – Different Increases and Decreases
Increase Across the Fabric (Decrease Across the Fabric, see Darts, page 136)
Knit-in or Fair Isle – Teaching Points
Basic Exercise
Design and Punch a Card – Teaching Points
The Punch Card (Example)
The Knitted-up Design
How the side Connection Works
Length Connection – Allover Design
The space Between Motifs
The Overlap Design
How to Place Motifs
Diagonal Connection – Teaching Points
Diagonal Punch Card Sample
Knit-in for Every Other Needle – Teaching Points
Construction Sample
Single Ornament – Teaching Points
Pull Out Extra Needles
Big Motif “Pulled by Hand”
Carriage Positions for Single Ornament
Knit-in a 3rd Colour – Teaching Points
Exercise
Knit a Toque
Slanted Edges
Facing with Mitered Corners
Short Rows – Teaching Points
Slits
Opening for Zippers (Placket Buttonholes, see Page 224)
Shoulder
Neckline and Armholes
Rounded-off Hems
Raised Backs
Fancy Sleeves
Pockets
Gores and Ruffles
Circular forms, Knit a Tam
Facings, Slanted or Curved
Shawl Collars
Darts – Basic
Darts with Short Rows
Darts with Transferred Stitches
Decrease Across the Fabric
Stockings, Heel, Toe-cap, Booties
Mitts and Gloves, Thumb
Mitered Corners
Squares and Oblong Shapes
Raglan Shaping
Calculation– Teaching Points
Length & Width
Armhole
Neckline
Shoulder
Sleeve
Sleeve Crown
Tuck pattern – Teaching Points
Exercises
Punch Cards for Tuck Pattern
Knitted Samples for Tuck pattern
Eyelet Technique – Teaching Points
Eyelet Graphs
Knitted Samples for Tuck Patterns
Punch Lace – Teaching Points
Punch Lace Designing
Knitted Sample for Punch Lace
Tuck Lace Pattern – Teaching Points
Basic Exercise
Lace Settings
Fancy All-over Tuck Lace Design
Knitted Tuck Lace Sample
Tuck Lace Border, combined with Eyelet
Knitted Border Sample
Buttonholes– Teaching Points
Vertical Buttonholes (See also P.76)
Horizontal Buttonholes, exercise
Buttonhole Placket
Knit a Casing Exercise
Added Facings Exercises
Cable Stitches– Teaching Points
Exercises for Different Cables
Knitted Sample of Alternated Cable
Weave knit– Teaching Points
Knitted Sample of Weave Knit
Exercise and Repair in Weave
Knitting a Garment Sideways– Teaching Points
Constructing A Garment Diagonally – Teaching Points
Construction Diagrams
“Space Knitting” – Teaching Points
Exercise
Slip Stitch Pattern – Teaching Points
Different Punch Cards
Soft Pleats and Gathers
Round Yokes – Teaching Points
Construction Samples
Faust uses a Singer electronic machine but information is applicable to Brother or Toyota.
Technical diagrams, punchcard samples and B&W photos of samples.
Measurements are in METRIC and stitches and rows.
265 pages not including blank pages for notes.
