[Nfb-krafters-korner] converting needle knit patterns to loom knitpatterns

[meg silkey]

Now my question is how do you do a peral stitch on a loom? Do you turn the 
peg around or do you rap it the other way. I have never done a peral stitch 
before. Thanks for everyones help.
Meg

-----Original Message----- 
From: Cathy
Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2012 12:41 PM
To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] converting needle knit patterns to loom 
knitpatterns

I copied some information into a file for myself awhile back. it was from an
email from another list I believe. I have pasted in the info below for
anyone interested. Btw, I have not tried this myself yet.



Cathy



In order to translate a needle knit pattern to a loom
knit pattern, you should understand how the knit
stitch works on both needles and looms.

When you knit (needle or loom), knit is one side of
the stitch and purl is the other side of the same
stitch. So if you make a knit stitch, look on the
other side - there's purl stitch. If you make a purl
stitch, the other side is automatically a knit stitch.

In needle knitting, if knitter wants all knit stitches
on the right side (outside) of the garment, the
pattern would be knit a row, purl a row, knit a row,
purl a row, etc. This is because when a knitter
finishes a row, the needles change hands and the
knitted piece turns around.

But a loom knitter always has the same side of the
knitted piece facing them. So if loom knitter wants
all knit stitches on the right side (outside), each
peg is knitted.

When you translate a needle knitted pattern to a loom
knitted pattern, you have to know which row(s) are the
right side of the garment (pattern should tell you
that). Once you know that, you can determine if you
do a knit or a purl on stitches/pegs/rows.

So if needle pattern says row is a right side, then
you do not change anything - since when you loom knit,
the right side of the garment faces you when loom
knitting.

If row is a wrong side, you will do the opposite on
each stitch for loom knitting - (purl when it says
knit, knit when it says purl) because on the loom, the
right side of the garment is still facing you but the
needle knitter has the wrong side of the garment
facing them.

What you asked:
<<When a needle knit pattern says this:
- purl across>>
IF this row is a wrong side row, the pattern wants the
knit stitch to be on the outside of the garment.
Therefore you should loom knit this row.

IF this row is a right side row, the pattern wants the
purl stitch to be on the outside of the garment.
Therefore you should purl this row.

This also applies to the last purl across row you
asked about.

<<- knit across>>
IF this row is a wrong side row, the pattern wants the
purl stitch to be on the outside of the garment.
Therefore you should purl every peg.

IF this row is a right side row, the pattern wants the
knit stitch to be on the outside of the garment.
Therefore you should knit every peg.

Also keep in mind that e-wrap results in twisted knit
stitch - which can make a difference in the needle
knitted pattern as needle knitting knit stitch is not
twisted. But that's another topic entirely.



Convert the wrong side rows if K4, p16 k4 change p4 k16 p4.

If you don't know which is the right or wrong side orow, convert only the
odd or even rows, your choice, Tanya always converts even rows.



Write out the pattern in detail, then once that is completed, do the
converting of the even rows.







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