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Yarn thickness for Double Jacquard.
In response to the query about this stitch/yarn thickness and 1x1 patterning, 4 ply is too thick for Double Jacquard. Effectively it has become an 8 ply fabric. 1x1 patterning always causes problems with LILI buttons. You get a sort of ragged zigzag. The only solution I have found is to revert to striper backing, or try a double length 1x1 pattern.
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4-ply thickness works very well if you use ladder jacquard, with only one stitch in 3 or 4, or even 5 on the ribber. Make the ribber tension as tight as is practical for it to knit off the stitches to avoid ‘tramlines’ on the right side. Experiment a little on a tension swatch to find the ideal.
Posted by Jo Newton on 06/08 at 09:53 AM