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Rib with a stripe and half Milano with a needle set-out

Rib with fine horizontal stripes of a second colour, or a half Milano with a very pronounced rib. In the stripe version, 2 rows on both beds in the ground colour alternate with 2 rows on the rear bed only in a second colour.

Machine types that can knit it

Demo swatch

Drawn for: Double-bed hand flat (V-bed)
Approximate preview worked out from the bed chart, not a photo.
Bed chart
15101520253035→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←→←Back bedBoth beds (double jersey)Slip1 square = 1 stitch × 1 row · read from the bottom · Hand flat (V-bed), 36 needles, half pitch
Needle notation, first steps
1. Rows 1–2: knit 2 rowsBed-selected motif (back 18 /both 18)carriage →backfront2. Rows 3–4: knit 2 rowsBack bed only · slip 18carriage →backfront3. Rows 5–6: knit 2 rowsBed-selected motif (back 18 /both 18)carriage →backfront4. Rows 7–8: knit 2 rowsBack bed only · slip 18carriage →backfrontShowing needles L12–R12 of 36; repeat across the working area.

Carriage settings on a Dubied

Rib with a stripe
RearFront
  1. rearfront1111
    1. Knit 1 row to close the welt. Transfer stitches to the set-out and put those needles out of action. Knit 2 rows in the ground colour.
  2. rearfront1100
    2. Change to the second colour. Knit 2 rows. Go back to the row above, 2 rows in the ground colour.
Half Milano with a changed needle set-out
RearFront
  1. rearfront111012121412
    Carriage on the right. Knit the rows you need. Tensions are only an example.
The rib shows strongly: the needle set-out and the long stitch on the front bed work together.
How to read the cross
  • The four quarters are the carriage: top rear bed, bottom front bed, left moving left, right moving right.
  • Corners, knit/miss cam: 1 knits; ½ knits on high butts only and misses low butts; 0 is out of work.
  • Diamond, tucking cam: 0 no tuck; ½ low butts tuck, high butts knit; 1 all needles tuck. An empty diamond is all 0.
  • Numbers on the line are tension dials, 0 tightest to 20 loosest. A + means looser than your usual size.
  • Set-out: long tick high butt, short tick low butt, dot out of action.
Racking handle: up moves the rear bed left, down moves it right, up to 6 notches. Rack only with the carriage clear of the needles.

Steps

  1. Set-up, welt.
  2. Knit 1 row to close the welt.
  3. Transfer stitches to the set-out and put the needles out of action.
  4. Knit 2 rows in the ground colour.
  5. Rear bed only, 2 rows in the second colour.
  6. Repeat 4–5.

The full card

What it looks like
Rib with fine horizontal stripes of a second colour, or a half Milano with a very pronounced rib.
How it behaves
Rib stretch, with slight relief where one bed knits alone.
How it works
In the stripe version, 2 rows on both beds in the ground colour alternate with 2 rows on the rear bed only in a second colour. In the half Milano version the front needles are every other one, and the front tension is longer, so the rib stands out.
Machines
Dubied.
Parameters
Stripe: 2 rows + 2 rows. Half Milano: tensions for example 12, 12, 14, 12.
Steps
1) Set-up, welt. 2) Knit 1 row to close the welt. 3) Transfer stitches to the set-out and put the needles out of action. 4) Knit 2 rows in the ground colour. 5) Rear bed only, 2 rows in the second colour. 6) Repeat 4–5.
Charting
Bed chart with yarn changes on the rows.
Limits and common problems
Change colour at the same edge each time, so ends stay tidy [inference].
Combines with
vertical-rib, milano-rib, stripes-and-colour-relief.
Pieces and assembly
Trims and striped panels.

Written in our own words from machine manuals, knitting references and swatching. Knit a test swatch before a whole piece.

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