Example 7: Color Arrangement with additional rows

With this Color Arrangement CA7 there are to be inserted additional pattern rows into an existing design pattern (basis).

: Additional rows are pattern rows / technical rows, that are not available in the design pattern (source pattern).

Additional rows can contain:

Needle action for knitting + color from the Pattern Colors tool window
Needle actions Transfer, Cast-off or Post loop sinking (i.e. needle actions without yarn carrier)

Create the Color Arrangement CA7:

The pattern project of pattern Pattern-7 is open.
Pattern in Dessin de conception is active.

: Colors from the Couleurs de fil table were used to draw the basic pattern.

1: If necessary, save the pattern project under a new name.

2: In the Rangée du dessin control column, select the first 2 pattern rows.

3: Position the cursor in the pattern area.

4: Open the context menu and select Sélection / Créer un Color Arrangement... .
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Click directly the button in the ribbon.

The Color Arrangement Editor with the original 'Default knitting process' of the 2 selected pattern rows is opened.

Result after technical processing

Default knitting process from the original CA
Yarn carriers are not combined
Structure of the design pattern (basic pattern) from the corresponding source rows
Intarsia Binding: Cueillage devant, Entrelacement intarsia at the start of the color field (knit-in) as default setting

: This knitting process can also be knitted with 'Normal yarn carrier', as there is never more than one yarn carrier at one position and also no yarn carrier has to pass another.

The colors (= yarn carrier) from the 'processing area' of the CA are processed according to the number of knitting systems of the selected machine.

Search Area:
The symbol (default entry) repeats the needle action from the source row in the entire color area from the left to the right
Processing Area:
Based on the symbol, the corresponding needle action from the source row of the design pattern is read out and knitted according to the search color.

5: Position the cursor on the column selection bar.

6: Select the color column in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green) with LMB.

7: Position the cursor at the position ((1)).

: At the cursor position (2), the RMB opens the context menu only to work with color segments.

8: Open the context menu with RMB.

The context menu appears.

1	Dupliquer la colonne		Copy content of the selected column
	Dupliquer les colonnes sélectionnées		Copy content of the selected column(s) Individual selection Multiple selection
2	Insérer colonne vide à gauche		Insertion of columns to the left of the selected column
	Insérer colonne vide à droite		Insertion of columns to the right of the selected column
3		Delete Column	Without selection delete a column
		Delete Selected Column	With selection delete a column Individual selection Multiple selection
4	Options to work with color segments

4	Options to work with color segments
	Dupliquer le segment
	Nouveau segment de couleur à gauche		>	Menu for the selection of the quantity of color segments to be inserted (1-10) to the left in relation to the selection
	Nouveau segment de couleur à droite		>	Menu for the selection of the quantity of color segments to be inserted (1-10) to the right in relation to the selection
		Supprimer le segment	At the cursor position Selection
	Sélectionner un segment		The color segment at the cursor position is selected

9: Insert / duplicate the desired number of columns to the left or right in relation to the selected column of the yarn color #5.

For example:

1 additional column for the structure of the application
: Any quantity of columns is available.
2 additional columns for the edge of the color field

10: Select the desired row in the CA.

11: Number of needed rows inserted additionally:

For example:

6 additional rows for the structure of the application
: Any quantity of rows is available.

12: Draw the desired structure for the application and the edge of the color field in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green) in the 'Processing area':

in the source row
in the additional rows: Color + needle action

13: In the tool window of the CA editor change to the Actions d'aiguilles / couleurs tab.

14: Select the desired needle actions to draw.

For example:

Maille avant - Maille arrière.
Maille avant
Flottage

15: In the 'Search area' in the columns for the edge of the color field, define 'no entry'.

16: In the tool window of the CA editor change to the CA tab.

17: In the Numéro de référence section select Pour rangées supplémentaires.

18: In the 'Reference column with reference numbers' of the inserted rows, insert the symbol.

Meaning of the reference numbers in the additional rows:

Reference number for additional rows (pink symbol) for the use of not knitting and / or knitting additional rows in the CA (no corresponding source row available in the design pattern)
Exception:
All CA’s, created from areas with STOLL Jacquard modules, will be defined as additional row starting from the 2nd Jacquard color.
: No information from the control columns is applied.
Exception: Stitch lengths at front and rear

Working with numbers , , and
: When using these numbers there is no reference to a row from the source pattern. Using the '+' symbol, the additional rows are also increased and are inserted additionally after the corresponding source row.
Working with the numbers from to and bigger
: When using these numbers there is a fixed reference to a row from the source pattern after which the additional row is inserted in the design pattern.

Content of additional rows	Properties and Behavior
With yarn color or yarn carrier color	You have to draw-in a knitting needle action if you enter additional rows with Yarn Color or Yarn Carrier Color into a color column. Exception: All CA’s, created from areas with STOLL Jacquard modules, will be defined as additional row starting from the 2nd Jacquard color.
Without yarn color or yarn carrier color	You have to draw in a Transfer, Cast-off or Loop sinking needle action (not knitting) if you enter additional rows without Yarn Color or Yarn Carrier Color into a color column.
Behavior: The additional rows must contain needle actions as no data will be read from the reference row of the basic pattern (source pattern). Exception: All CA’s, created from areas with STOLL Jacquard modules, will be defined as additional row starting from the 2nd Jacquard color. In additional rows with yarn color or yarn carrier color and a knitting needle action, no automatic tuck binding will be entered into the neighboring color field. No pattern parameters will be applied to additional rows with yarn color or yarn carrier color and a knitting needle action. Exception: NP data.

Content of additional rows

Properties and Behavior

With yarn color or yarn carrier color

You have to draw-in a knitting needle action if you enter additional rows with Yarn Color or Yarn Carrier Color into a color column.
Exception:
All CA’s, created from areas with STOLL Jacquard modules, will be defined as additional row starting from the 2nd Jacquard color.

Without yarn color or yarn carrier color

You have to draw in a Transfer, Cast-off or Loop sinking needle action (not knitting) if you enter additional rows without Yarn Color or Yarn Carrier Color into a color column.

Behavior:

The additional rows must contain needle actions as no data will be read from the reference row of the basic pattern (source pattern).
Exception:
All CA’s, created from areas with STOLL Jacquard modules, will be defined as additional row starting from the 2nd Jacquard color.
In additional rows with yarn color or yarn carrier color and a knitting needle action, no automatic tuck binding will be entered into the neighboring color field.
No pattern parameters will be applied to additional rows with yarn color or yarn carrier color and a knitting needle action.
Exception: NP data.

Example CA7-1: Structure for the application and the edge of the color field in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green)

Example CA7-2: Structure for the application and the edge of the color field in the color segment of the yarn color #5 (green)

With cycle in the application for the height

19: Check the generated Color Arrangement on correct entries with the Vérifier button.
: The knitting procedure cannot be checked!

20: If necessary, in case of a Color Arrangement already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the Accepter button.

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Close the tool window with button.

21: Close the prompt with the desired button:

Save: Color Arrangement is saved locally in the CA tool window.
Reject: The changes will not be saved.
Copy: The changed Color Arrangement is saved as copy in the CA tool window.

22: Enter the generated Color Arrangement via the control column into the desired rows of the design pattern.

Options to enter the Color Arrangement in the 'Color Arrangement' control column:

Select the desired CA in the tool window in the CA tab
Color Arrangement control column: Open the context menu with RMB.


1	List of all generated Color Arrangements in the pattern project Used CAs CAs not in use (can be deleted) : The list corresponds to the display in the CA tab in the tool window
2		CA entry is replaced with the default setting
		CA entry is deleted
3	Assign Color Arrangements Automatically : The color sequences are checked in the defined search area. If existing CAs match, these CAs are automatically inserted into the area as specified by the settings.


1	List of all generated Color Arrangements in the pattern project Used CAs CAs not in use (can be deleted) : The list corresponds to the display in the CA tab in the tool window
2		CA entry is replaced with the default setting
		CA entry is deleted
3	CA1 - Edit... : The CA entered at the cursor position in the Color Arrangement control column, is opened for processing.
	CA1 - Update sub-colors in CA : If a sub-color is saved and drawn in the design pattern for a color used in the CA, then this sub-color can also be applied in the CA.
	Attribuer automatiquement les Color Arrangements : The color sequences are checked in the defined search area. If existing CAs match, these CAs are automatically inserted into the area as specified by the settings.