Version 1 Skirt with plissee

The plissee is worked by knitting one row in between, starting from the outer edge.

I. Generate pattern and shape for a plissee skirt:

    1
    Generate a New pattern via File / New menu bar.
    2
    Select machine type.
    3
    Select Basic pattern (pattern without shape) and Design Pattern.
    4
    Set pattern size and select the Front stitch basic pattern.
    5
    Select the start Tubular with draw thread end for the beginning.
    6
    Confirm the settings with Generate Design Pattern.

II. Create shape:

    1
    Call up the M1plus Shape Editor via the Shape / Shape Editor (Generate or Edit Shapes)... menu.
  1. The dialog box will be opened.
    2. 2
    Create a new shape in the shp format via File / New.
    -  or  -
    Click the icon.
    3
    Create a Basic shape element for a front:

Example:

Basic element:

    4
    Allocate narrowing and fading-out to the edge lines no. 3-7:

Specifications in the basic element left edge

Line of the edge

Tab
General information

Tab
Fade-out

Tab
Narrowing

No. 3 to 7

Narrowing

No fading-out

Plissee

    5
    Enter the value 70 in the Width --- column in order to place the module of the edge line 3 at the right position.
  1. The module will be inserted 70 needles to right from the left edge.
    The step width amounts to 20. Therefore, the right-most needle of the module is located with a distance of 90 needles from the left edge.
    6
    Call-up the shape attributes Fading-out of this shape edge.
    7
    Enter the fade-out width 0 or do not select any module for fading out.
    8
    Call-up the shape attributes Narrowing of this shape edge.
    9
    Select the Plissee module for Structure single jersey.
    10
    Define a higher stepping as the narrowing width (step 20) for the edge line under Binding-off from step.
    11
    Define the attributes for the other shape edges 4-7 and complete the shape table.
    12
    Insert the pleats as follows:

Presentation of the fading-out and narrowing distances:

Overview presentation for plissee transferring

    13
    Save the shape via the File / Save or Save As… menu.
  1. The shape will be saved in the shp format.
    2. 14
    Close the M1plus Shape Editor with .

II. Placing the shape in the pattern:

    1
    Load shape via Shape / Open and Position Shape....
  1. The Open dialog box will be displayed.
    2
    Specify the path and select the desired shape in the shp format.
    3
    Click the Open button.
  1. The shape will be laid on the pattern in the shp format.