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Punchard Question for a Moron
No wonder people lose interest in machine knitting....it is so dag-gum
confusing. Everything seems to be in "code-language" and encrypted that you pretty much have to know the "secret language" to keep up. Well, I don't. So, for a completely mind boggled person who has a literal ton of punch cards....is there any way I can know what pattern they would knit up to? I do have two pattern stitch guide books: 1. The Harmony Guide to Machine Knitting Stitches 2. Punchard Pattern Vol. #3 But, my punchcards have numbers like No 36 KHC (blue ink) or No. 6-03 etc (red ink) They don't seem to correspond to anything in those books. How does anything relate? I would love any assistance at this point! Thanks a bunch! Joy |
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Joy Hardie wrote:
But, my punchcards have numbers like No 36 KHC (blue ink) or No. 6-03 etc (red ink) They don't seem to correspond to anything in those books. How does anything relate? I would love any assistance at this point! Thanks a bunch! If the ones in red also have little arrows on the sides, they're lace patterns. Green ones are often for knit/purl combinations. Blue usually are for stitches like tuck, slip, fair-isle. In many cases, the same card can be used with different settings to make quite different fabrics. Sheila |
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| On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 14:56:52 GMT, Joy Hardie wrote:
No wonder people lose interest in machine knitting....it is so dag-gum confusing. Everything seems to be in "code-language" and encrypted that you pretty much have to know the "secret language" to keep up. Well, I don't. So, for a completely mind boggled person who has a literal ton of punch cards....is there any way I can know what pattern they would knit up to? I do have two pattern stitch guide books: 1. The Harmony Guide to Machine Knitting Stitches 2. Punchard Pattern Vol. #3 But, my punchcards have numbers like No 36 KHC (blue ink) or No. 6-03 etc (red ink) They don't seem to correspond to anything in those books. How does anything relate? I would love any assistance at this point! Thanks a bunch! Joy Those numbers on the cards will only correspond to the manual of the machine they came with, or to the pictures on the package if they were purchased as supplemental pre-punched sets. There are thousands of possible designs for punch card patterns, most of which you have to punch yourself, starting from blank cards. Any numbers on those would only refer to the stock number of the blank card itself, or a hand-written note by the person who punched it. The books usually show you what the fabric made with a particular punch pattern will look like, which isn't always immediately obvious from the card when you're talking slip stitch or tuck stitch, but fairly obvious with fair isle. KHC may mean that particular card came with one of the color changer attachments and would only be shown in that manual. Look for similar cards to that one in the multicolor slip stitch section of your pattern books. Those kinds of cards have a distinctive striped appearance to the punch pattern caused by the need to knit 2 rows of one color then 2 of the contrast color. Looking at the card is almost like looking at shadow knitting, but the end result looks more like fair isle. If you do punch your own card from one of the diagrams in the Harmony Book or other pattern volume, by all means, make less cryptic notes on the card for yourself! Again, for the cards you have, check your manuals first, then if they aren't in there, compare them to the diagrams in the other books you have, disregarding the numbers. There is much overlap in these pattern books. Harmony #X may be identical to Pattern book #YY or pre-punched card #Z. If you still can't find them, do a couple of swatches in fair isle, and whatever other pattern you think may apply. Some cards will not work for tuck and your manual should mention the criteria. It may also be covered in Harmony, but I don't recall off hand. It's a matter of having spaces between tucking needles and also not having the same needle tucking for too many rows in succession. Helen "Halla" Fleischer, Fantasy & Fiber Artist http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/ Balticon Art Program Coordinator http://www.balticon.org |
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Thanks Sheila and Helen for all the great info!
I know these must somehow be commercially made because the number is in a colored block and...well...it just looks like it is. I will take all your advise and remain confused for the rest of the afternoon. I really don't know how you people make heads or tails of this stuff. It feels like getting a sewing machine without an owners manual. Joy |
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Joy Hardie wrote:
Thanks Sheila and Helen for all the great info! I know these must somehow be commercially made because the number is in a colored block and...well...it just looks like it is. I will take all your advise and remain confused for the rest of the afternoon. I really don't know how you people make heads or tails of this stuff. It feels like getting a sewing machine without an owners manual. What machine do you have? Do you have the manual for it? Sheila |
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I have a Brother and I DO have the Instructions for it.
On Fri, 17 Dec 2004 13:26:23 -0500, S Viemeister wrote: Joy Hardie wrote: Thanks Sheila and Helen for all the great info! I know these must somehow be commercially made because the number is in a colored block and...well...it just looks like it is. I will take all your advise and remain confused for the rest of the afternoon. I really don't know how you people make heads or tails of this stuff. It feels like getting a sewing machine without an owners manual. What machine do you have? Do you have the manual for it? Sheila |
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Joy Hardie wrote:
I have a Brother and I DO have the Instructions for it. Different model Brothers came with somewhat different card sets. Which model do you have? If you have the original cards, look at the section in the manual which tells you which stitch types each of those cards is suited to. There's usually a chart, and often colour photos of some samples. If you don't have the original cardset, perhaps someone here could scan/photocopy them for you - you could then punch your own. Play around with them - make swatches, using different yarns and tensions. A single card can produce a number of very different fabrics. You'll start to get a feel for it, really! Once you've made your swatches with the basic set, you should find it easier to to work with the 'unknowns'. Sheila |
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Joy Hardie wrote:
Thanks Sheila and Helen for all the great info! I know these must somehow be commercially made because the number is in a colored block and...well...it just looks like it is. I will take all your advise and remain confused for the rest of the afternoon. I really don't know how you people make heads or tails of this stuff. It feels like getting a sewing machine without an owners manual. Joy It's an invitation to exploration. When you have knit off a few inches with each card, you can attach the swatch, or number it so that you have a quick reference. After you've done a few, you'll start to see what some of the cards will do. Some will remain a mystery until knitted because the machines do work miracles, you know. ;-) -- Joanne @ stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us http://bernardschopen.tripod.com/ Life is about the journey, not about the destination. |
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