June 9^th 2014

Shape in Machine Knitting

This meeting was a chance to look at different shapes in fashion knitwear, and suggestions about how to knit them.

Our patterns this month are an attempt to make current shapes:

Swoop: a cardigan knitted with an extended shawl collar and a bottom border which meet at the edge to swoop downwards

Flare: a tunic knitted with square inserts in the seams to create a flare at the bottom edge

Both were knitted in Yeoman Panama, but 4 ply yarn of other types could be substituted.