#title: Sheet All-Needle Cast-On (python with knitout module) # Casts on a sheet by knitting all needles and then stacking front and back stitches to produce a decorative welt. import knitout K = knitout.Writer('1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10'); K.addHeader('Machine', 'SWGN2'); #Parameters: min = 1 #needle number of left edge max = 20 #needle number of right edge carrier = "3" #carrier name #Bring in carrier: K.inhook(carrier) #Set stitch table entry for cast-on: K.stitchNumber(101) #On SWGN2 machines, carriers start on the right, #so will start by tucking all needles right-to-left, #and will be sure to tuck the leftmost back-bed needle last. #Need to use quarter-pitch racking to tuck all needles in one pass: K.rack(-0.75) for n in range(max, min-1, -1): K.tuck("-", 'f' + str(n), carrier) K.tuck("-", 'b' + str(n), carrier) #Return to aligned racking: K.rack(0) #Set stitch table entry for knitting: K.stitchNumber(105) #Do a rows of plain knitting on the front and back: for n in range(min, max+1, 1): K.knit("+", 'f' + str(n), carrier) for n in range(max, min-1, -1): K.knit("-", 'b' + str(n), carrier) #One can knit more on the front or back beds here to make a larger "welt" at the edge. #Stack back-bed stitches with front-bed stitches: for n in range(max, min-1, -1): K.xfer('b' + str(n), 'f' + str(n)) #knit a plain row through the stacked stitches and return carrier to the right edge: for n in range(min, max+1, 1): K.knit("+", 'f' + str(n), carrier) #send out yarn inserting hook; it is no longer needed to hold the yarn in place: K.releasehook(carrier) #...now can knit on [min,max]. K.write('sheet-all-needle-cast-on.swgn2.k')