HelenGs

THIS CAN BE USED FOR ANY MACHINE WITH RIBBER.

set pitch to half pitch (see manual)

Pull required number of needles to work position on both beds

With waste yarn zigzag cast on over needles in work carriage at left

Hang cast on comb and weights, make sure that the teeth of the comb are lined up with the main bed needles.

Unhook the ribber carriage from the main bed carriage and run the ribber carriage only across the ribber bed twice, do not drop the ribber bed down. All ribber stitches are dropped.

Change tension for single bed knitting for the size of yarn, push up both part buttons up on the ribber, leave needles of ribber bed in work. Using both beds knit about 21 rows, it will be knitting on the main bed only. Carriage on right. Change to main tension for both beds, remove part buttons on the ribber. Change to main yarn, knit 1 row to the left on a high tension about 4 times of the main tension. Run the ribber carriage only again for 2 rows, ribber stitches have dropped off. Carriage at left. You will finish this edge when knitting is completed.

Carriage outside turn mark, input pattern of your choice, Put the KC button on and knit to the right to select needles. Knit to desired length.

At end of knitting, carriage on right, knit 2 rows circular, transfer ribber stitches to main bed, leave ribber connected, knit 1 row to on high same as bottom, run ribber for 2 rows carriage on right. All stitches have dropped off the ribber bed. Push up the ribber bed part buttons, knit on main bed only with waste yarn, finishing will be done off the machine.

Finish by pulling the loops through each other one stitch at a time at the opposite side of the tail end, at the end pull tail through and sew in.

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