Example: Structure module with connecting points with repetition

Create structure module with connecting points and repetition:

1

Open the New Knitting Element dialog box with New Knitting Element.
- or -
In the Knitting Elements tool window / select the Generate a new module context menu.

2

Make the following settings:

• Knitting Technique
• All Needles
• Type of Knitting Element :
• Structure Module
• Filling Elements
• No yarn color / magazine color or yarn carrier color
• No Needle Action
• Dimension [stitches]
• Width : fix width
• Height : even-numbered or odd-numbered

1

Close the dialog box with OK.

1. The Knitting Element Editor is opened.

2

Select the Needle Actions / Colors tab.

3

In the drawing canvas, in the technical rows, draw the desired structure with the knitting needle action.

2. The design rows are generated automatically and not displayed.

4

If necessary, select a color for drawing.

• Without color:
  No allocation of a yarn carrier, i.e. color of the design pattern is used
• With color:
  allocation of a yarn carrier, i.e. the used color is applied to the design pattern.
  : If desired, adapt this design row to the color of the structure module.

1

Insert an empty column on the left and right side of the structure, if desired.

1. The columns don't have any needle action.

2

Overwrite these columns with Transparent.

3

Select the Control tab.

4

Select the icon and draw it into the technical rows of knitting in and out.
Symbols Related to Needles in Executing Rows section -> Connecting Attribute
: Not into the design rows!

5

If desired, allocate any desired color to the icon of the Definition Colors section.
: No effect on the development, only for a better overview.

6

Select the Following Repetitionsymbol.
Symbols Related to Needles in Executing Rows section → Repetitions

7

Define the repeating cycle related to columns by the selected icon.

8

Enter the desired control column data in the technical rows:

• Stitch Length
• Fabric Take-down
• Cycle
• Carriage Direction
• No entry of a carriage direction:
  The knitting element is independent of the carriage stroke and can be entered on any desired pattern row of the Design Pattern.
• Entry of a carriage direction:
  The knitting element depends on the carriage stroke and can must be entered on the corresponding pattern row of the Design Pattern.
  : All technical rows must have a preset carriage direction.
• etc.

1

If desired, apply the control column data from the technical rows to the design rows with the Control Columns button activated.

2

Select technical rows for grouping.

3

Group the selected rows with the CTRL + G keys.

4

Check the knitting element with Check regarding correct entries in the knitting element.

5

If necessary, in case of a knitting element already used in the design pattern, apply the changes to the basic pattern with the Apply button.

6

Close the New Knitting Element tool window with .

1. The knitting element is saved.

7

Select a knitting element.

8

Position the cursor in the Design Pattern.

2. Make both of the following steps in order to insert the knitting element with repetition into the pattern.
   
   Drawing with repetition element - Start sizing - Step 1 of 2 :
   Start repetition sizing with mouse click in needle area or with <CTRL> + <Alt> and mouse move. Or with <CTRL> + <Alt> and mouse move.
   
   Drawing with repetition element - Exit sizing - Step 2 of 2:
   End repetition sizing with next mouse click.

 

Examples for knitting element with a connecting point and repetitions

Odd-numbered quantity of technical rows in height
Example 1
Example 2	: In this example, you have to define the repeating column next to the connecting attribute by Following Repetition symbol.
Even-numbered quantity of technical rows in height
Example 1