Draw-in the Plating Colors in the Pattern and load the shape.

I. Enter the created plating colors in the pattern:

    1
    In the 1st pattern row (1) of the motif overdraw the yarn color #31 with the plating color P1 and the yarn color #4 with the plating color P2.
    2
    In the 2nd pattern row (2) of the motif overdraw the yarn color #31 with the plating color P3 and the yarn color #4 with the plating color P4.

Result:

    3
    Create a selection based on the combinations of plating colors drawn-in.
    4
    Create a pattern element via the Module / Generate from Selection / Pattern Element menu.

Pattern Element 1

Pattern Element 2

 

    5
    Fill the motif areas with the drawing tool and filling mode:

Result:

 

    6
    In the module 2x2 - Start draw-in the plating color P5.
    7
    Via the Shape / Open and position shape... menu load the created shape.
    8
    In the Configuration dialog box in the More Settings tab under Presets for New Plating Colors make the following selection:

Presets for New Plating Colors

Stoll-ikat-plating® ( not separated )

Inverse Plating ( separated to several systems )

    9
    Specify the desired quantity of needles under Setting for Stoll-ikat-plating ® up to which you want the technical rows to be separated.

Setting for Stoll-ikat-plating®

Max. quantity of needles with separating

Result:
Color fields up to 27 needles wide are divided up = inverse plating
Color fields wider than 27 needles are not divided up = Stoll-ikat plating®

: Default setting: 2 inch minus one needle calculated on base of the selected machine gauge.

 

    10
    Make the desired settings in the Yarn Field Allocation dialog box

II. Knitting sequence of Stoll-ikat plating®:

Result after technical processing:

Stoll-ikat plating ®

Inverse plating with changing position of the yarn carriers within the same system.
This means that the pattern rows are not separated into technical rows.