Rib with single-jersey panels / broken rib relief

Machine types that can knit it

• Single bed (punch card) + ribber
• Single bed (electronic) + ribber
• Double bed with pushers (Passap type)
• Double-bed hand flat (V-bed)

Steps

1. Establish base rib.
2. At panel start row transfer the zone's stitches to one bed.
3. Knit panel height.
4. Transfer back to rib.
5. Repeat per chart.

The full card

What it looks like

Rib ground interrupted by rectangles or narrow columns of smooth jersey that bulge out like pillows or tabs; columns of 4 front stitches inside a 6×6 rib can create a hide-and-reveal flap; "broken rib" shows purl patches erupting into knit columns. Plating gives colour-coded panels.

How it behaves

bubble/relief; puffs outward where jersey sits because the surrounding rib contracts.

How it works

Bed map mostly rib; selected zones hold all stitches on one bed (jersey) for a set height, then return to rib; or back-bed patches inside a front rib column.

Machines

Double bed; transfers only at zone boundaries.

Parameters

base rib (6×6 or finer), panel width/height, panel positions (staggered), chart scale.

Steps

1) Establish base rib. 2) At panel start row transfer the zone's stitches to one bed. 3) Knit panel height. 4) Transfer back to rib. 5) Repeat per chart.

Charting

Grid with explicit scale legend (1 st×1 row, 2 st×2 rows, or 1 st×2 rows): long grey columns of different start/stop heights on white.

Limits and common problems

Panels too small → no puff.

Combines with

lace-in-jersey, cable-in-jersey.

Pieces and assembly

Bubbles reduce flat area; allow extra length/width.

Related techniques

• Rib bands alternating with single-jersey bands (accordion)
• Vertical rib (N×M)
• Pitch / half-pitch rib arrangement
• Horizontal rib by whole-width bed swap
• Knitting the first row after a transfer
• Travelling rib by edge-stitch transfer