Farm and Fiber Studio
This blanket was machine knit on the Passap E6000. I used Designaknit software for the graphic design. I used 2 strands of 2/24 in double bed jacquard on the Passap. The colors don’t show too well. They are raspberry and silver brown. Technique 186. Tension 4.3. Cast on 87-0-88 (175 … Read More
Another kitty blanket! 🙂 There are no borders or fancy text, just a lot of cats! This was a graphic I purchased and then converted into a knitting design using Designaknit software. I am unable to share the file because of the copywrite… This was knit in double bed jacquard … Read More
Kimonos are probably one of the easiest garments to knit on a machine because a pattern is not needed and there is no shaping. You can knit this on any knitting machine with the yarn of your choice!! I will explain how I knit my kimonos. First, I recommend knitting … Read More
Xing means “crossing.” You often see it on road signs in the US. I thought the name was good for this blanket… I designed the pattern with Designaknit. This blanket was knit with 2 strands 2/24 tension 4.2 (4 and 2 dots) on the Passap E6000. The finished size (after … Read More
The Cactus Wrap was a bit of an experiment of how wide can I get a 2 color “photo knit” without losing too much detail. The finished width I got was 62″. I used tension 4.3 for 2 strands each color 2/24 yarn) which did add some grin through (back … Read More
The Pineapple is a simple, clean design. You could easily add text to the bottom border. I wanted this to be completely reversible so I did not add text. Knit on E6000 technique 186 2 color double bed jacquard. Cast on #3 88-0-88 total of 176 stitches. Both end needles … Read More
I knit this a couple of weeks ago and forgot to write a post for it. This is a single bed tuck blanket knit on the Silver Reed SK860. A simple Chevron design from Charlene Shafer’s book: Tuck Lap Robes and Baby Blankets The book came with a cd/disk with … Read More
Another blanket knit on the Passap E6000 in double bed jacquard. Knit with technique 186. Finished size 63 inches wide by 76 inches long. I designed it with Designaknit software. I am posting a link to the file on my Dropbox if you would like the .stp or .bmp (see … Read More
This was a baby blanket gift. It was delivered a bit late… ;). Designed with Designaknit. Knit on Passap E6000 3 color technique 199. Two stands 2/24 of each color. Both end needles were on the front bed. 140 stitches and 152 rows (pattern rows on Designaknit). This was 912 … Read More
Summer is finally fading and cooler fall weather is here. 🙂 Designaknit (DAK) 9 has been released, so lots of reading up on the new update and testing new features. So far, I can see it is a big improvement over DAK 8. Hoping to post some projects soon… 😉