Patterns Tools and Techniques
Kathleen Kinder
1984
Contents
Introduction
Setting up the ribber for beginners
Beginners welt and neckband
Mechanical adjustments to the ribber
The ribber and its garment fabric
Japanese ribbers – common features
Japanese ribbers – distinctive features
Japanese-English glossary
Brother pattern symbols
The multi-size pattern
Fitted sleeve tops – measurements for 21 sizes
Unisex raglan in 18 sizes
Skirt shapes for the ribber
Tension swatches for ribbed fabric
Making-up ribbed fabric
The debt to the Passap and the old double bed machines
Garment features
1 Hand tooled effects
2 smocking
3 Covered buttons, spangles and cords
4 Pockets
5 Welts and loose cast-on rows
6 collars, neckbands and edgings
7 Jacket and slipover bands
8 Buttonholes
Abbreviations and knitting notes
Pattern Group 1 – plain ribs and garment features
Ladies raglan dolman jacket with shawl collar
Ladies cardigan with plain rib or release stitch collar
Ladies cable collared sweater
Cables for a cricket sweater
Baby’s ribber leggings
Child's skinny rib sweater
Ladies plated skinny rib summer top
Ladies broad rib chunky sweater
Ladies ribbed circular yoked top
Ladies lacy transfer rib top
Ladies sidewinder rib top (sleeveless with neckline choice)
Ladies sidewinder rib sweater (sleeves with neckline choice)
Man’s jacket in racked rib
Man’s sleeveless sweater waistcoat in racked rib
Pleats and Ribs
Rib and roll skirt in 3 ply wool
Mini-roll pleated skirt in Hobby
Semi-box pleated skirt in fine wool and boucle
Shadow knife pleated skirt in wool
Pleat and rib collection
Index
