Full-row lift (horizontal tuck/roll)

Machine types that can knit it

• Single bed, punch card
• Single bed, electronic
• Single bed, no patterning
• Single bed (punch card) + ribber
• Single bed (electronic) + ribber
• Double bed with pushers (Passap type)
• Double-bed hand flat (V-bed)

Steps

1. Knit ground, hang weights.
2. Roll yarn: knit R_roll rows.
3. Remove weights; rehang last ground row across all needles.
4. Ground yarn: knit divider rows.
5. Repeat, varying R_roll as designed.

The full card

What it looks like

Straight, parallel, full-width horizontal tubes/rolls with flat bands between; roll colour can differ from ground; rolls may vary in height along the piece.

How it behaves

Horizontal ridge/tube, strong; height ≈ half the roll's row count in stitch heights.

How it works

Knit R_roll rows in roll yarn, then rehang every stitch of the last ground row onto its own needle; knit divider rows in ground yarn.

Machines

Single bed; full-width multi-prong tools speed it up; claw weights better than a weight bar.

Parameters

R_roll = 6–30 (progress e.g. +4 per roll up to 22, then back down); divider = 2–6 rows; tension tight (e.g. 3 on fine yarn) for crisp tubes.

Steps

1) Knit ground, hang weights. 2) Roll yarn: knit R_roll rows. 3) Remove weights; rehang last ground row across all needles. 4) Ground yarn: knit divider rows. 5) Repeat, varying R_roll as designed.

Charting

Grid with roll-yarn band and an arrow at every needle (or a bracket + "lift all"). Needle diagram: every needle line receives an upward arrow.

Limits and common problems

Missing one stitch leaves a dent/drop; very tall rolls hang heavily—support by hand.

Combines with

lace holes, stripes or punch-card patterns inside the roll or divider; partial knit.

Pieces and assembly

Rolls shorten the panel considerably (each roll consumes R_roll rows of length); great for piano-key-like ribbing or edging.

Related techniques

• Basic lifted stitch (heel hook-up)
• Selective lifts, alternating grid (honeycomb / smocking)
• Charted lift placement (blocks, diamonds, conceal-and-reveal)
• Stepped adjacent lifts (diagonal wave)
• Lifts with contrasting yarn weights/fibres
• Lift-and-shift (directional/twisting lifts)