October 2023 Pattern of the Month Machine Knit

 

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October 2023 Pattern of the Month 

Woven Cutch Purse

@ 2013 by N Banks

 

  

My Sk 700 Studio knitting machine has all kinds of things it will do and of them is weaving. So here is a pattern for a Woven Cutch Purse. The woven top folds down and has easy to use tuck pattern for the rest of it. It's also lined with a small pocket on the inside. Great for that late evening out or that special little girl that just loves purses. 

The Sk 700 has a lot of features including the Fair Isle (knit – in) tuck, tuck lace, slip stitch, Punch Lace, weaving, and platting. There do not make these great little machines any more, so if you ever find one, get it. 

Materials need:

Tamm 3 ply Astracryl in white

White fabric  appx 3/8 yard

White Thread 

Sewing needle

Sewing machine

Silver Reed Punch Card 231A

Weaving yarn:

Lion brand Moonlight Mohair Art # 510

   Color @ 202  Tundra.

 

1.      RC 0, ten 6, e-wrap cast on 61 stitches (31-0-30). Set machine to knit plain, Make sure your hatches are open and knit 4 rows, hang weights, knit to row 11. COL. Make sure your hatches are open.

2.      I wanted to show you where the card snaps go and how to line up the ends of the card so that it goes into the machine for knitting. I didn't have a teacher to show me, and if you are home learning on your own this will help. After putting card into the machine, line of the ends of card and use the white snaps that come with the machine, it should look like this:

 

   

then line up the arrow with the number 1 on the card, should look like this:

 

 

Ten 8, insert Silver Reed card number 231A into machine, and set machine to tuck as in order 1, see below.

 

3.      Knit slowly across row to right side.

 

4.      Set the machine as in order 2 as above.

 

5.      Remember to move weights up, and keep a weight on each end. If stitches are falling off the ends or not forming right, pull one needle on carriage side each row into “D” position before knitting across row.

6.      RO: 0 tension 10, knit 130 rows.

7.      Set machine to plain knit, lock card and knit 1 row to the left. RC 131.

8.      Reset Silver Reed Card to 1    

9. Set controls for weaving as in order 1 and slowly move carriage to right side.

 

10  Set controls as in order 2.

 

11     Tension 9 RC O, Feed the weaving yarn though the tension rods into the weaving arm and tie on the clamp that should be under your table, the one that holds the machine on the table on the right side.

 

12    Place the yarn into the weaving arm on your machine, see below.

 

 

13    This picture shows the weaving yarn in the arm with the red ball on the end, (the arm is on the left side of carriage, but the carriage is on the right side of knitting. This picture also show the first needle on the carriage side in the “D” position, this helps keep the weaving from falling off the needles and insures the that the stitch will form. You will need to do this each pass of the carriage from left to right and right to left as you weave the top of the purse. 

 

14     Now move the carriage slowly to the left side.

 

 

     Move the weaving yarn (move it under the carriage) into the arm nearest your knitting, and pull the first needle next to the carriage into “D” position and move the carriage slowly back to the right side. Picture below shows carriage on the left side of knitting with yarn in the weaving arm.

 

      

Repeat steps 12 to 15 and weave 30 rows. Remember to move the weights up, also keep one weight at each end under the first couple of needles.

Cut weaving yarn, lock card or remove it from the machine, and set machine to plain knit.

 

Ten 8, knit 10 rows, bind off around gate posts.

 

Stream very lightly each end of the knitting, and then stream the sides flat.

 

Purse lining.  Measure from side to side of purse and from the beginning of the tuck knitting to the end of the weaving (do not measure the plain knitting) Length _______

      Width ______. Cut material using

      these measurements and zig zag

      around it, set aside.

 

Pocket. Cut piece of fabric 9 x 9 inches, and fold into ¼. With single fold at top, sew ¼ seam around sides and bottom. Iron seam under pocket

 

  

22. Lay weaving side of purse down,   measure about 1/2 inch down from bottom weaving at top of purse and pin pocket in place to just the lining,  not the purse, sew in place.