| On 28 Oct 2004 07:33:24 -0700, (Ian Roberts) wrote:

Hi everyone,

I'm wondering what the machine knitting equivalent is to fisherman's
rib (explained on my handknitting pattern as "knit one below"). Is
this tuck stitch? Or is that completely different? I have a Brother
KH-260 with ribber but I'm a bit of a novice on the machine beyond
stocking stitch and straightforward rib.

Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks,

Ian

Yes, tuck stitch is the nearest equivalent to knit in the row below. It is
accomplished more in the fashion of slip one purlwise with a yarn over,
then knit those together on the next row. You should find the instructions
for full-fisherman's rib and also half-fisherman's rib in your ribber
manual. It is actually called by those names in my Knitking PC Bulky manual
but some manuals call it English Rib meaning the half-fisherman and Double
English Rib meaning the full-fisherman.

Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy & Fiber Artist
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