Step by Step to 'Pattern-13'

A pattern project with one pattern and the desired settings is created.

1: Open the Explorer with Knit Explorer button.

2: Open directory:
Knitting Element Depot -> Fully Fashion -> Narrowing .

3: Select the Narrowing, separate transfer narrowing module.

4: Call-up Copy in the context menu.
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Call up Copy in the ribbon of the Knit Explorer.

5: Save the copy of the narrowing module to the desired directory of the Knit Explorer:
Call-up Paste in the context menu of the same directory.
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Call up Paste in the ribbon of the Knit Explorer.

The copy appears in the selected directory.

6: Change the name of the narrowing module:

e.g. Mindern Franz_Narrow French

7: Open the narrowing module by double click.

The whole content of the module with all variants appears.

8: Delete tiles (columns / rows) or variants which are no longer needed.

Keep this variants only:

All Needles
Racking by 3 needles
For narrowing above and / or underneath

Display after deleting unnecessary information

STOLL Narrowing Module:-> Narrowing, separate transfer

9: Insert the required quantity of rows in to both tiles:

For Narrowing underneath on all needles
For Narrowing above on all needles

10: Draw the desired narrowing sequence for 'French shoulder'

Left shape line - Shoulder	Right shape line - Shoulder

Watch out when generating modules:

The narrowing module must be matched to the shape.
The narrowing stepping which exists in the shape must be observed by the racking step in the module.

New Narrowing Module: Mindern Franz_Narrow French

11: Check the formal correctness of the entries in the knitting element with the Check: button.
: The knitting procedure cannot be checked!

12: Close the tool window with .

The knitting element is saved and can be allocated to a shape line

13: To create a project-related lined shape, select the Shapes tab in the tool window.

14: Open the context menu with RMB and select Create New Shape of Size M... .

The New Lined Shape tool window is opened.


Shape Name	Name for the shape element
Comment	Information about the shape

Input Format
Stitch		Entry in the table of the lined shape Height by stitches (stitch rows) Width by stitches (wales) : The stepping is converted based on the specification.
Steps		Entry in the table of the lined shape Height of step by stitches (stitch rows) Width of step by stitches (wales)
Hand-Knitting (Courses)		Entry in the table of the lined shape Height by courses (1 course corresponds 2 stitch rows) Width by stitches (wales)
		Rules for widening with hand knitting
			Knitting before widening following the start
			Widening before knitting following the start (default setting)
Create Shape from Image			No images will be used
			Use image as template

15: Make the desired entries:

Shape Name: Any
Input Format: Stitch

16: Confirm with the OK key.

The new lined shape (basic shape) is graphically displayed in the Shapes tab and in a new document window New shape xx [size x] as rectangle.

: The default attributes will be used for the shape edges of the lined shape.
Menu File -> Options -> Lined Shape -> Options for New Lined Shape

17: Open the docked line table by LMB in the New shape xx [size x] document window.

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Use the graphic displayed in the New shape xx [size x] document window.

The table Lined Shape with the values of the rectangular shape appears.

: The method (table or graphic) to create a project-related lined shape is freely eligible, since the views are always updated simultaneously.

18: Insert new shape lines in the table and enter the desired values for the basic shape.

19: Allocate the desired attributes to the new shape lines:

Function: Function content + Function width
Fade-out: Fade-out content + Fade-out width
Line 6: Shape Line 'French Shoulder'

Narrowing width: 3 needles
Step height: 2 rows of
Private narrowing module

Example: Lined shape for Pattern-13

Basic Shape: Back on the left

Basic Shape: Back on the right

To be observed when generating the shape:

The narrowings should be offset left and right in the height:

Narrowing on the right on even row number (marked in red)
Narrowing on the left on odd row number (marked in blue)

The total height of the shape must have an even number of rows.
The narrowings left / right depend on the direction.
Shape and narrowing modules must be matched to each other.

Rules for creating a shape for the knitting mode SJ:

Example Front:

Shape Attributes	Rules / possible settings
Knitting Mode:	Single Jersey
Step width of widening	1 needle (stitch) per knitting row
Step height of widening	As desired
Quantity of rows without shape modification	As desired
Step width when narrowing	1 - 3 needles (stitches)
Step height when narrowing	As desired
Fading-out Width	As desired
Knitting mode for fading-out	Front Stitch with Transfer
Binding-off width:	Stepping > 3 stitches
Binding-off methods	Binding-off, Structure, Single Jersey Binding-off, SJ, 01 Binding-off, SJ, 02