I just finished knitting this sweater following a pattern called China Pattern Jacket . It is in Modern Machine Knitting magazine dated June of 1992 . I made this on the Passap E6000 and made lots of modifications. I made it a sweater instead of a jacket. I used win/crea to change the patterns of the leaves so that they were not split in the front like the original pattern. I also spaced them so that they were not in the seams of the sweater and the sleeves. I patterned the neckband so that the design did not go into the buttonhole. There is only one buttonhole in the band at the neck. The yarn I used was Diamonte in Wedgwood Blue and Cream.
Now I am going to tell you that I absolutely love my E6000 BUT ….now I don’t feel like a traitor to Brother machines. This would have been a breeze on the Brother. The only reason I used the Passap was to try fair isle and I won’t do it again. 🙂 EVER! It is very confusing doing patterns since you have four rows to knit for one row. I also had to keep raising pushers on the ends when I knitted the second color. (like the end needle selection that Brother has). Wrapping was out of the question .
And FLOATS? OMG they are huge. I had to latch tool up behind the flowers to pull the floats in so that there were no gaps between the background and the pattern. I don’t see how that can be avoided using any machine with this pattern though. Well, unless it was knitted in double jacquard.
I sort of like the jacket better but short items don’t look good on me. I do have to say that this is one of the best fitting sweaters I have ever made and it feels good on me. The sleeves are my perfect length also.
So if a Passap is the only machine you have, this can be done.
Alma Blaikie Said:
on September 11, 2016 at 7:05 pm
I love this garment – but I would be doing it in jacquard with N on the back bed and there would be no floats to worry about on the Passap. This is the type of knitting I have been wanting to do for a while, I really admire these garments and I love Oleana knitwear too. Really enjoy your achievements.
cckittenknits Said:
on September 11, 2016 at 7:26 pm
Thank you Alma, I did not want to do double jacquard because it would have been too heavy for my liking using Diamonte . It feels really nice on and I am glad I did it this way. 🙂
leenrue Said:
on September 11, 2016 at 7:48 pm
I love it, You do such good work . Mary
cckittenknits Said:
on September 11, 2016 at 8:45 pm
Thank you Mary! 🙂
Sherry Hogan Said:
on September 12, 2016 at 3:33 am
Wow! Again another beautiful sweater where you learn, and then we readers learn…. And it saves us the trials!! Thanks for sharing again!
cckittenknits Said:
on September 12, 2016 at 9:47 pm
What a nice thing to say! Thank you! 🙂
Lisa Said:
on September 14, 2016 at 8:22 pm
It is beautiful. Thank you for your explanations — we can learn from your hard work. I especially love the yarn and colors you chose. Makes me want to give it a try!
cckittenknits Said:
on September 14, 2016 at 8:58 pm
You’re welcome Lisa. If you give it a try , don’t do it on the passap lol. I could have had it knitted and together in two days if I had used the Brother. 🙂