Stitch Density
- Select the
Stitch Density icon in the Parameter ribbon to open the Stitch Density tool window.
The columns of the Stitch Density table:
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Index Color
Click the color to change the color value.
Colors -
No.
Running numbering -
Description
Enter a note on its use. -
Width
Quantity of wales -
Height by Rows
Quantity of stitch rows of the final fabric -
Width of Raw Fabric
Quantity of wales before the finishing processes -
Height by Rows of Raw Fabric
Quantity of stitch rows before the finishing processes
With hand knitting the height will be displayed in courses
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Height by Courses of Raw Fabric
Quantity of knitted courses before the finishing processes -
Height by Courses
Quantity of knitted courses of the final fabric
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Use the stitch density values before finishing of the raw fabric in order to check the fabric pieces directly after the knitting process.
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Raw Fabric |
Final Fabric |
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Before Finishing |
After Finishing |
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Raw values without shrinkage |
Values after shrinkage |
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Lower Stitch Density |
Higher Stitch Density |
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Longer in Measure |
Clothing size with little variance due to the even-numbered quantity of stitches |
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E.g. with 10% shrinkage and clothing length of 60 cm: |
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Width: 40,1 stitches/10 cm |
Width: 36.5 stitches/10cm |
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With these buttons you can save and load your own stitch densities:
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Save Table as... -
Load Table...
Functions in the context menu:
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Copy
Copies the selected values or rows. -
Paste Content
Pastes the values from the clipboard. -
Remove
Removes the selected values or rows.
How to Proceed:



