Argyle Drawing Tool

I. Generate diamond for Argyle pattern:

    1
    Click the Argyle icon of the Drawing Tools toolbar.
  1. The Argyle dialog box appears.

No.

Function

1

Colors

Same colors

Display diamonds and surrounding area with the same colors from the Yarn color palette

Different colors

Display diamonds and surrounding area with different colors from the Yarn color palette

Yarn carrier colors

Display diamonds and surrounding area with different colors from the Yarn carrier color palette and select the desired Color Arrangement in the list field

: Only possible with a diamond width of at least 6,2 inches and for a specific number of yarn carrier colors.

2

Reset colors

Only possible with the Same colors or Different colors selection:

: Manual changes in the preview will be reset to the original state.

List field

Only possible with the Yarn carrier colors: selection

List field appears in order to select the desired Color Arrangement:

  • Argyle with embroidery stitch:
    • CA 1 stroke per pattern row >6.2"
    • CA 2 strokes per pattern row >6,2“
    • CA embroidery stitch with opposite direction 3,2“ – 6,2“
  • Argyle without embroidery stitch:
    • CA 1 stroke per pattern row >4.2"

: Selected CA will be applied together with the pattern element to the pattern.

3

Size of repetitions

Define the width of the diamond

: The height results automatically from the stepping.

In stitches

’’

In inches

4

Repetitions

Quantity

Define the number of diamonds in the width

Define the number of diamonds in the height

Distance

Define the distance between the diamonds in width and height

Distance in width


Default setting

Distance in height


Default setting

5

Diamond

Define color and needle action for the surrounding of the diamond

Define color and needle action for the diamond

6

List field for Type of diamond

: A changed diamond type can require different repetition settings.

Diamond Type 1

(Standard)

  • The distance between the diamonds is 1 needle
  • Widening of the color fields at the same height

Resultat: Each diamond is knitted completely in width.

Diamond Type 1 asymmetrical

  • Widening of the color fields shifted by one row

Diamond Type2

  • No distance between the diamonds
  • Widening of the color fields at the same height

Resultat: The second diamond is not knitted completely in width.

Diamond Type 2 asymmetrical

  • Widening of the color fields shifted by one row

7

Definition of the stepping at a width : height ratio by stitches

1: 1

Stepping at a ratio of 1 : 1

1: 2

Stepping at a ratio of 1 : 2

Specification of any desired stepping

8

Ornamental Stitch

An embroidery stitch (diagonal) is inserted

No embroidery stitch is inserted.

9

Shift the embroidery stitch (diagonal)

Shifting in width (horizontally) by x needles

Shifting in height (vertically) by x rows

10

The setting is valid for all the embroidery stitch elements

Possibilities:

  • Yarn color and Jacquard (in the list field)
  • Yarn color and needle action
  • No specification: i.e. the basic color knits
    • : This specification deactivates the jacquard specified in the list field.
    • Resultat: In the preview the embroidery stitch elements are displayed transparent.

List field

Select a Jacquard

11

Specification for the individual embroidery stitch elements:

  • Yarn color and Jacquard (in the list field)
  • Yarn color and needle action
  • No specification: i.e. the basic color knits

Specification for embroidery stitch cross-over (= continuous ornamental stitch)

12

Specify the interruption of the ornamental stitch color
(= not continuous embroidery stitch)

List field

Select a Jacquard

: Modules of the Float_Fancy Stitch module group

13

Linear regulator for zooming the preview

14

Resetting to Stoll defaults:

  • All settings
  • Changes in the preview

15

Generate pattern element without closing the dialog box

Resultat: The pattern element is saved under local modules and pattern elements .

16

Close dialog box

II. Selection possibilities for embroidery stitch elements and interruption embroidery stitch

Selection

Symbolism

Knitting sequence

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No jacquard is inserted

: The pattern element contains only colors.

Stitch_Stitch

Stitch_Float

Float_Stitch

Stitch_Float_basic-knit

Interruption ornamental stitch

Float_Stitch_Basic_knitting_mode