Stacked shrinking ripples (pyramid / peak)

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. Ripple over all + lift + divider.
2. Hold 2 each side; ripple centre + lift + divider.
3. Repeat to min width.
4. Re-introduce 2 per side (rehang or bring to UWP to knit automatically).
5. Optional: knit short-row wedges on each half (hold 1 needle per pass from centre to 4 left) to absorb excess and help lie flat.
6. Single-jersey separator; repeat motif.

The full card

What it looks like

A pyramid or chevron of ripples stacked on each other, each narrower than the last, then widening; striped colour triangle; strong central mound.

How it behaves

Raised mound/peak made of ridges, pronounced.

How it works

First ripple full width; each subsequent ripple hold 2 needles each end (symmetric) until ~6 remain; then add back 2 per side per ripple.

Machines

Single bed + hold; hand take-down for narrow ripples (bulk rests on held needles).

Parameters

width 30; R_roll 12; divider 2; step 2 per side; min width 6; optional counter-shaping wedges in ground yarn between motifs.

Steps

1) Ripple over all + lift + divider. 2) Hold 2 each side; ripple centre + lift + divider. 3) Repeat to min width. 4) Re-introduce 2 per side (rehang or bring to UWP to knit automatically). 5) Optional: knit short-row wedges on each half (hold 1 needle per pass from centre to 4 left) to absorb excess and help lie flat. 6) Single-jersey separator; repeat motif.

Charting

Symmetric stepped pyramid of worked cells, ripple rows shaded; wedges drawn as triangular short-row zones.

Limits and common problems

Excess fabric around peaks causes cupping—counter-shaping fixes it.

Combines with

felting (all-wool) for firmer sculpted form; repetition across width.

Pieces and assembly

Motif can be repeated horizontally; useful as raised button/key caps.

Related techniques

• Partial knit + lift: diagonal ripples
• Sectioned ripples in multiple directions
• Partial-knit peaks closed by lifting
• Short-row godet ground with ripple dividers
• Basic lifted stitch (heel hook-up)
• Selective lifts, alternating grid (honeycomb / smocking)