1. GKS User Guide
  2. For Example
  3. Colored Stripe
  4. Prepare the Color Sequence

Prepare the Color Sequence

Create a new row with three sub-rows in the Knitting Ranges table.
One sub-row for each colored stripe.

Description

Yarn Color

Filling Element


Round to Courses

Quantity

Stitch Density

Colored Stripe

 

 

 

2

 

Stripe 1

 

10

 

Stripe 2

 

6

 

Stripe 3

 

2

 

  1. In the Parameter ribbon select the Knitting Ranges symbol.
  • The Knitting Ranges tool window appears.
  1. Enter the text Colored Stripes in the Description column of the first row.
  1. Open the context menu for the row number.
  1. Select Add Sub-row.
  • A sub-row appears.
  1. Go to the sub-row.
  1. Enter the text Stripe 1 in the Description column.
  1. Select the yarn color 3 in the column
  1. Do not select a needle action in the Filling Element column.
  • The default filling element of the pattern (Stitch v, with transfer) will be used.
  1. Activate the check box in the Round to Courses column.
  1. Enter the value 10 in the Quantity column.
  • The calculated height of the first stripe by stitches appears in the Stitches column.
  1. Do not select a stitch density in the column.
  • The Basic Stitch Density will be used.
  1. Go to the main row.
  1. Open the context menu for the row number.
  1. Select Add Sub-row.
  • A second sub-row appears.
  1. Go to the new sub-row.
  1. Enter the text Stripe 2 in the Description column.
  1. Select the yarn color 4 in the column.
  1. Select the Stitch v, with Transfer needle action in the Filling Element column.
  1. Activate the check box in the Round to Courses column.
  1. Enter the value 6 in the Quantity column.
  • The calculated height of the second stripe by stitches appears in the Stitches column.
  1. Select the basic stitch density in the column.
  • The calculated height appears in cm in the cm column.
  1. Go to the main row.
  1. Open the context menu for the row number.
  1. Select Add Sub-row.
  • A third sub-row appears.
  1. Go to the new sub-row.
  1. Enter the text Stripe 3 in the Description column.
  1. Select the 5 yarn color in the column.
  1. Activate the check box in the Round to Courses column.
  1. Enter the value 2 in the Quantity column.
  • The calculated height of the third stripe by stitches appears in the Stitches column.
  1. Go to the main row.
  1. Enter the value 2 as number of repeats for the entire stripe area in the Quantity column.
  • The calculated height of the entire stripe area by stitches appears in the Stitches column.
  • The calculated height of the entire stripe area by cm appears in the cm column.
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