User Manual - Journal Six
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1. 20 Ll Stitch Pattern Template Notes Journal Six Form Programmes If you have created downloadable charts you may want to use one of them as a transparent background in the stitch pattern sketchbook To do so make sure the chart you wish to use 1s selected and check the Stitch Pattern Template check box The next time you open the sketchbook for stitch patterns you will see a light green transparent shadow in the background of the sketchbook This is not part of the actual stitch pattern it merely serves a guide for placing the various design elements of your stitch pattern ie Notes Stitch Patterns atitch Patterns A Journal Six Stitch Patterns Names Finca Floral New Steh Pattern 2 u DE oe Minced Moral lus gt ibt x 155 Aspect Return to Fabric Piece a Table of Contents Adinimize Close Retura To Fabric Piece Table of Conten s Use This Stick Pattern You have turned to the Stitch Patterns chapter in Journal Six You may have the arrived here by clicking on the Select Stitch Pattern bookmark from a fabric piece detail page Or you may have arrived here from the Stitch Patterns bookmark on the table of contents You may return to the current fabric piece without selecting a stitch pattern by clicking the Return To Fabric Piece bookmark You may return to the table of contents by clicking the Table of Contents bookmark The stitch pattern list shows t2. However I sometimes find frustration in going from ideas to a finished project Frequent interruptions often mean unfinished projects sit for a month or more before I have a chance to return to them By that time my notes have mysteriously disappeared or are indecipherable or I m ashamed to admit never existed in the first place Perhaps you can relate I wrote Journal Six to address the need for better organization and a more relaxing knitting experience Journal Six your electronic knitting journal for the PASSAP E6000 knitting machine organizes your projects stitch patterns form programmes and knit techniques in an easy to search database You may download stitch patterns and card reader techniques to your knitting machine with a standard E6000 download cable or print cards for the card reader Journal Six also allows you to draw a chart of the shape you want to knit and download it to the console similar to the old Form 6 software Sophisticated image processing techniques convert photos scans and original designs from a wide variety of graphics formats into high quality stitch patterns Journal Six allows you to reduce colors choose special effects such as stippling or hatching and apply custom color separations The sketchbook included with Journal Six allows you to embellish your stitch patterns or create them from scratch using powerful drawing tools optimized specifically for stitch pattern creation Your purchase of the
3. Turn on your E6000 console and program it to the point where the console is flashing ST PATT A b Press the ST PATT button in Journal Six to get ready to download the test stitch pattern c Next press the unlabeled key on the console followed by the zero key The console will then display PC START d Press the ST PATT button again to send the test stitch pattern to your knitting machine If your console successfully accepts the stitch pattern you have configured the settings correctly If you have difficulties tries switching COM ports and trying the test again 8 Continue programming the console until 1t displays KNIT TECH 9 Press the KNIT TECH button in Journal Six to get ready to download the test knit technique 10 Press the unlabeled key on the console followed by the zero key The console will then display PC START 11 Press KNIT TECH button again to send this knit technique to your knitting machine If your console successfully accepts the knit technique your console is capable of downloading card reader techniques Remember you can always print cards for the card reader if you cannot get the download facility to work with your console 12 Continue programming the console until it displays FORM 13 Press the FORM button in Journal Six to get ready to download the test chart 14 Press the unlabeled key on the console followed by the zero key The console will then dis
4. Sear Lovely Afeahn Table of Contente iinimize lage Fabric Pieces _59 My Project New Fabric Piece Frase Fabric Pierce Return To Project Fable of Contents ifinmirize Clase Journal Six E6000 Programming and Knitting Y Double click your project or click the Fabric Pieces bookmark to turn to the fabric pieces page for your project v Select a fabric piece from the fabric piece list Notes My Notes select Form Programme lt chart gt l ACO QA faa Gauge information ROOLIO 055 074 Width iv pares aca CONME lt i EJ oich Patterns For This Piece 60 Journal Six E6000 Programming and Knitting Stitch Patterns Y Double click the fabric piece name or click Stitch Patterns For This Piece DEVE nelec ontiich Patiern Mew stitch Pattern Remove stich Pattern ast oH 3 en ST PATT B TEF ae 33 Double Be alh EAIC select Techrigue run OJO PE BEE EB EEE GB BE BE BE BB BE BB BE BB a ru recu 1063 Double Bed Fainsle MLA Retura to Fabric Pieces Table of Contents ifirimiza loge Y Select a stitch pattern from the list v Tf you are set up to print cards see Settings click the A x The printer dialog box appears Select your printer and choose either A4 or US LEGAL size x Your stitch pattern will be printed as cards which you may read into the console using the optical card reader You will need to trim the cards to fit the reader sleeve Be sure t
5. and transform it into a stitch pattern Journal Six allows you convert the most common image file formats JPG PNG BMP GIF and CUT Sources of image files include digital photographs scans and images created in graphics editing software You may also create a from scratch ap Hale bilich Pattern Colors Journal Six Image Conversion stitch pattern by clicking on the Sketchbook bookmark Please see the next chapter for information on using the Sketchbook Click the Load Image button to load an image file into Journal Six The standard Windows open files dialog box will open Supply the name of the image file You will be shown a preview of the image If you wish you may use the mouse to drag a cropping rectangle over the image You may crop more than once if you wish Once you are satisfied click the Continue bookmark The image file will be loaded into the reference image area on the lower left corner of the page After the image is loaded a stitch pattern will be generated in the stitch pattern box in the right hand page This stitch pattern may not be exactly what you had in mind Typically you will want adjust the settings to your preference and then click the Make Stitch Pattern button If you don t like the result change the settings again and regenerate the stitch pattern Journal Six will attempt to guess the correct colors by examining the image Select the number of colors you want
6. do some useful things Most of the time you may safely ignore the color map since it is preset for you with most useful mappings The examples section will explain the color map more fully You may change the orientation of the stitch pattern as it relates to the reference image by checking the Turn Right Turn Left Flip and or Mirror check boxes You may combine turning flipping and mirroring to orient the stitch pattern in any direction The stitches and rows are preset for you based on the size of the image The actual image size is used when the width of the image is under 180 pixels For larger images Stitches is set to 180 and Rows is set to maintain the aspect ratio from the image Enter the number of stitches and rows you want in the stitch pattern Take your gauge into consideration Depending on the dimensions you choose you may shrink or stretch your stitch pattern in one or both directions Ball Journal Six Image Conversion ry ugges nick Pattern Skeichbaok Colors SERIE dl Ol Turn Riche O Fir Stitches OI Tire Let 0 Mirror Rowe Make Sitch Patiern Blank Stitch 4 i gt Bsc Charge Colors Gaby Table of Contents Add Yo stitch Patterms Afine Re Close lace Existing Stitch Pattern Cancel The stitch pattern box is located on the right hand page After generating the stitch pattern you may find that there are few stitches out of place You may manually change the colo
7. each yarn feeder to mark it as in use out of use 4 5 Or in use but empty F Cast On Check the Cast On box if the technique is a cast on oe Journal Six Knit Techniques Use the needle diagram to indicate the arrangement of needles and pushers for your technique The solid horizontal line indicates the gap between the back and front beds The vertical lines represent the needles They may be marked in use by clicking on each needle Clicking a second time will mark them out of use Right clicking on a needle will set the entire needle bed to in use or out of use The rectangles along the top of the diagram represent the back bed pushers They may be marked in use by clicking on the pushers The first click will place a pusher in upper working position the next click will place it in lower working position Click once more to put the pusher out of work Right click to change the position of all the back bed pushers at once 060000000060 The circles below the front bed needles represent the front bed pushers Click a pusher to mark it in use Click again to mark it out of use Upper and lower working positions are not shown for front bed pushers since the E6000 sets the pusher position automatically Slide the racking indicator to the left or right to set the relative position of the front bed to the back bed Enter the number of carriage passes required to complete one pattern row in the Carriage Passes Per P
8. match hatch stipple sketch or outline and click the Make Stitch Pattern button The following examples explore additional possibilities for stitch pattern generation Let s look at basic 2 color designs first Consider the reference image to the right We will use the following settings which are the default settings Ap er leg y Fore neparate Match will create a solid looking stitch pattern by matching each color in the reference image to the nearest color in the palette without attempting any shading Hatch will create a shaded image using cross hatching to simulate colors in between the colors on the palette More detail emerges than in match mode eae Journal Six Image Conversion Stipple will create a shaded stitch pattern using stippling to simulate colors in between the colors on the palette More detail emerges than in match mode The stitch pattern has a softer look than a cross hatched stitch pattern Stippling is very good for portraits and natural subjects Sketch and outline modes are generally most effective when 3 or 4 colors are selected Sketch will create a line drawing stitch pattern using the colors selected Color 1 is used as the background color and colors 2 through 3 or 4 are used to outline the shapes in the image Outline will create a black and white outline stitch pattern Regardless of the colors selected color will always be white and color 2
9. on the table of contents Fabric Piece You may return to the current fabric piece without selecting a form by clicking the Return To Fabric Piece bookmark Table of Contents You may return to the table of contents by clicking the Table of Contents Journal Six does not include any form programmes when you first install it Mew Form Programme You will have to add your own Sources of form programmes include your E6000 User Manual knitting magazines and published books of form programmes Click on the New Form Programme bookmark to add a new form programme Mame All form programmes must have a name The form programme will initially 19 Notes Cadei frase Pore Programme Use This Form Frogramame For Programmes AN Form Programmes Lady nei nboor Journal Six Form Programmes be named My Form Programme Change it to a more meaningful name The notes field is optional Add any notes that you find useful Enter the form programme code the numbers in the code field When you program the console you will enter the codes listed here Since you hand enter the data into the console you don t have to worry much about how you format your programme It is OK to include a few notes n this area as well If you ever choose to remove a form programme from your journal first select the programme and then click Erase Form Programme Your form programme will be permanently erased To associate a form progra
10. will always be black in the the stitch pattern However the colors n the palette are used to identify the shapes in the image 4 colors are recommended to capture the most detail Notes Eee Journal Six Image Conversion Three and four color stitch patterns suitable for download are just as easily created as two color designs Just specify the number of colors and the color approximation method Here is a sampling of some possibilities Three Color Four Color Match Mode Hatch Mode Stipple Mode FL Journal Six Image Conversion Let s look at stitch patterns where each color is on separate row of the stitch pattern Colors must be separated for some 3 and 4 color knit techniques such as techniques 219 230 and techniques 231 242 These techniques are particularly useful if you plan to use the card reader instead of the download cable When thinking about color separations it is helpful to think about how you would mark cards for the card reader Even though you mark the cards for 3 and 4 color designs you are really only use two colors black and white You follow the convention that the black squares of the first row represents color one the back ground color the black squares of the second row represents color two the motif color the black squares of the third row represents color 3 the second motif color and so on In Journal Six stitch pattern creation we will use color 2 to represent the
11. Disconnect the cable that connects the console to the locks 2 Turn on the E6000 and program your E6000 to the point where ST PATT A is flashing on the console display 3 Press the unlabeled key above the CLR key followed by the O key 4 If error 213 appears your console is capable of downloading 5 If you see any other display appear your console is not capable of downloading but you can still use Journal Six to organize your projects and print cards for the card reader If you own Creation 6 you probably already have a download cable If you do not you may purchase one They are sometimes available on eBay Posting a request on http groups yahoo com group PASSAPKnits will quickly put you in touch with someone who will provide you a cable at a reasonable price Journal Six Requirements If you are handy with electronics or know someone who is you may make your own cable Every attempt has been made to insure accurate instructions but the author cannot be held responsible for any errors in or interpretation of these instructions Nor is the author responsible for any damage to equipment Please proceed with caution gt Materials Y 6 pin DIN plug connects to E6000 v 9 pin D socket connects to computer RS 232 serial port v 1K watt resistor Y Diode 1N4148 vV Serial to USB converter if you do not have a 9 pin serial port on your computer gt Assembly 1 Connect pin 3 on the D socket to the r
12. Image Conversion stitch pattern In a three color design a card will be created showing the background and first motif color and a second card showing the background and second motif color In a four color design an additional card will be created with the background and third motif color Consider the image to the right Let s create separate stitch patterns for the first and second motif colors For the first motif color we need to Colors cover up the second motif color by mapping color 3 to the background color color 1 The resulting stitch Overlay Pere pattern is at the right For the second motif color we need to cover up the first motif color by mapping color 2 to the background color color 1 The resulting stitch pattern is at the right Colors TA 1 Expanda 4 Journal Six Image Conversion Let s look more closely at Expand and Filter Expand substitutes the entire color block in the color map for each pattern stitch generated This expands the design Filter applies the color map on top of the stitch pattern The design does not expand in size Let s consider the image at the right original size 20x20 Colors uppose instead of nt three solid rectangles we Overlay ae E E wanted to substitute vertical stripes er Back checks and horizontal stripes We map our four colors to the desired textures using the color numbers Each individual stitc
13. Journal Six User Manual Table of Contents EP cos E E 1 REQUIEM Sinai E aia 3 A A a E EEE A A 5 SENS Eee een 7 cass rot 11 A A A a A io CERA 11 Orea niza CIO sisas isis is iO 12 PO CUS enredado 13 FAIS PIECES mariana 15 Form Programme Sua ab 19 A E 23 Mi A o Pe A OU E E 27 Mage CONVENIO unica ladilla 31 AE er ee a 37 Sketchbook for Stitch PatternS ccccccccccooocncnnnoncnononononnnnnnnnnononnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 45 INVENTO Woco ie A 46 TOOL MOOS ee ee ee Te 47 DFAWINE TOO ee ee ee ee ee ee 50 Additonal Fe atUtES seriada ee ee ee 51 Sketchbook for Downloadable Charts ooccccccccccoconoccnonnnnnononnnoncnnnnnonononanonnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnninnnnnnns 53 A PPP eo 54 o ee ee ee 55 Draw TOO Sei es ee Eee 56 AaImtional Fe atUteS aia ee rer 57 E6000 Programming and KnNittiNg oocccoocccncnccncnncnnonacononacononacnnoncnnnnnrononarononrnnonnnnnnnrnnonaronenarononannnnns 59 SUCH Pate o o o EC A 61 A on a OOO 62 Additional Stitch Patterns and Knit Techniques cccccccssseccccssececcesccceeesececseeceeeeeeceeseuseeeseeneess 62 ODIs FOP LINDNER 63 ram o o nenne 64 Additional Resources ed 65 Letter to Knitters Journal Six Letter to Knitters Dear fellow knitter I am a part time knitter and full time software developer Machine knitting has been a satisfying outlet for my creativity and desire to make things over the years
14. Journal Six installation program will install the following on your computer e Net framework from microsoft com if not already present e Journal Six program files and database e User manual Notes Settings Journal Six Settings Complete the installation of Journal Six by configuring the settings 1 Start Journal Six by double clicking the Journal Six icon located on your desktop 2 Click on E6000 and Computer Settings to turn to the settings page Fable of Contents Projects Form Programmes Sich Patterns Kr Techniques FOOD and Computer Delfines About User Manual Afinmirize C ose ER Welcome to Journal Six pour electronic Anitting journal for the 6000 Knitting machine rganize your projects stitch patterns form programmes and Knit techniques in an easy fa search database Journal Sic is fully integrated with pour E6000 Download stich parteras and card redder techniques fa your Aniffing machine with a standard E6000 dawnload cable Sophisticated image processing techniques convert photos scans and orginal designs from a wide variety of graphics formats into high quality stitch patterns Reduce colors Choose special effects such as siippling or hatching Apply custom color separations Journal Six automatically records your work as you go along Refer io your farariie projects aver and aver again Journal Six handles the organization and note taking sa that pou are free to
15. Journal Six software license entitles you and only you to use the software for the design and knitting of fabric on the PASSAP E6000 knitting machine I have not burdened Journal Six with any sort of copy protection scheme there are no tiresome lives or other nonsense to deal with Future development of the software and new features will depend upon whether an adequate market emerges for Journal Six If your friends are interested in Journal Six please refer them to http passappal com so that they may purchase their own copy Yours in knitting Jenny Journal Six Requirements Requirements You will need the following in order to successfully install and use Journal Six gt PC or Laptop v Windows XP service pack 2 or better or Vista 10 MB hard disk space 1 GHz CPU or faster 256 MB RAM or more 1024 x 768 video display or higher XNN S Y Mouse or other pointing device gt PASSAP E6000 Knitting Machine v 8K or 32K Console with download capability optional v 6000 download cable optional It is possible to install Journal Six on a computer with a slower processor or less memory but performance will be greatly degraded Journal Six will not run on earlier operating systems If your E6000 is not capable of downloading you may still print stitch patterns and card reader techniques and enter them via the card reader If you are unsure of whether your E6000 1s capable of downloading conduct this test 1
16. and drag to the precisely place one instance of the fill pattern Works best in no symmetry mode You can use the dropper tool along with the stamp tool to do copy and paste operations Ellipse Tools Click in drawing area and drag to size ellipse Rectangle Tools Click in drawing area and drag to size rectangle Flood Fill Tool Click in drawing area to replace color under the cursor and surrounding area with your chosen fill pattern Mirror Tool Click in drawing area and drag to select region to mirror Release mouse button to create mirror image gt Turn Tools Click in drawing area and drag to select region to turn Release mouse button to turn 90 Any empty area left behind after turning will fill in with the fill color associated with the mouse button Ol IN ES Flip Tool Click in the drawing area and drag to select region to flip Release mouse button to flip image 50 Additional Features ac Aspect ue View de x 76 H Ob Use This SKeich Cancel and Return to Journal Journal Six Sketchbook for Stitch Patterns The undo button will undo your drawing to the last action that you took Ten levels of undo are available You may click the redo button if you want to undo the undo Click on the grid icon to display a grid over the drawing area Clicking on the icon a second time removes the grid Click on the lasso tool to chan
17. attern Row field This field is optional Ey The card reader diagram is used to enter card reader techniques that are sometime included with published patterns and is optional If you are using a card reader technique check the Card Reader Diagram check box Enter the number of rows your diagram requires In this example 5 rows have been requested Click on the grid to blacken the squares A click on a black square will remove the mark If you want to start over click the clear button Once you have created your knit technique it is ready for use in your projects 30 Image Conversion Colors Journal Six Image Conversion stick Pattern sketchbook e 5 2 1 1 Filter O Tura Right O Flip Sitiches O Ters Leff 0 Mirror Rows Table of Contents Atnienize Close Cancel Fable of Contents Sceichbonk Make Sieh Pattern k i u EJ a pm i O 8 x 135 Add Yo Stitch Patterns Replace Existing Shick Pattern Cancel Colors Cry You have turned to the Image Conversion chapter in Journal Six You arrived here by clicking on the New Stitch Pattern bookmark from the stitch patterns page You may return to the stitch patterns page without adding a new stitch pattern by clicking the Cancel bookmark You may return to the table of contents by clicking the Table of Contents bookmark The image conversion chapter allows you load an image file choose conversion settings
18. atterns are shown in the two squares at the top of the sketchbook There are many ways to assign fill patterns to the mouse buttons You can double click one of the two fill squares and select one of your pre existing stitch patterns You may specify the fill pattern by left or right clicking on a pattern in the color palette area You may also use the dropper tool to select a fill pattern based on an area of the sketch Click the dropper tool to select it Drag the cursor over the area of the sketch that you want to use as a fill pattern The pattern will copy to either the left or the right mouse button fill pattern depending on which button was used Individual colors may be set as transparent Click on a color in the legend below the drawing area The color will disappear When you draw the corresponding color in the fill pattern will be transparent This is very effective when you are overlaying different design elements on top of each other You may restore a transparent color by clicking on the corresponding color in the legend to make the color solid again You may specify the layout of the fill pattern by clicking repeatedly on the layout icon Choices are grid brick half drop and resize Grid lays out the repeats of the fill pattern in a grid Brick staggers the pattern horizontally and half drop staggers the pattern vertically The resize icon large flower will stretch or shrink the fill pattern based the size of the area to
19. be creative Journal Six Settings Maintenance DE IRES Back Up Database Please see your user manual for information Restore Database on configuring hardware settings send To Compaunications Port Console Maximum Memory Pattern Maximum Memory Test Connection Fable of Contents diminaize loge Revert to Default Settings 3 Send To Select E6000 if you want to send the stitch patterns and card reader techniques to the E6000 console via the download cable Select Printer if you want to print cards for the card reader Select Sil verKnit if you want to export stitch patterns to SilverKnit 4 Communications Port Select the Communications port that you have plugged your download cable into The available COM ports on your computer are listed in the combo box You may have to experiment a bit if you are unsure of which COM port to use 5 Console Maximum Memory Select 47520 if you have an 8K console 190080 if you have a 32K Console Journal Six Settings 384d 6 Pattern Maximum Memory It recommend that you leave this value as is 1f you plan to download stitch patterns It represents the maximum pattern size in bytes for downloaded patterns You can try adjusting upward or downward if you feel a different value should be used 7 Test Connection Take some time now to test your connection to the E6000 if you plan to download stitch patterns and card reader techniques a
20. be filled This layout mode only works with the filled rectangle tool Ea Journal Six Sketchbook for Stitch Patterns Click the symmetry mode icon to if you wish to draw symmetrically The draw tools will draw in the symmetry mode you select The center of symmetry will be the center of the stitch pattern You may use the lasso tool explained later to move the center of the stitch pattern It is sometimes convenient to move the stitch pattern center temporarily depending on what you want achieve The following table lists the symmetry options No symmetry 2 Way kaleidoscope Drawing is reflected over a horizontal line 2 Way kaleidoscope Drawing is reflected over a vertical line 2 Way kaleidoscope Drawing is reflected over a diagonal line extending from the upper right to the lower left 2 Way kaleidoscope Drawing is reflected over a diagonal line extending from the upper left corner to the lower right corner 4 Way kaleidoscope Drawing 1s reflected horizontally and vertically 8 Way Kaleidoscope Drawing is reflected horizontally vertically and diagonally 2 Wing Pinwheel Drawing is rotated once 180 _48 Journal Six Sketchbook for Stitch Patterns 3 Wing Pinwheel Drawing is rotated twice 120 4 Wing Pinwheel Drawing is rotated three times 90 5 Wing Pinwheel Drawing is rotated 4 times 72 6 Wing Pinwheel Drawing is rotated 5 ti
21. black squares and color 1 to represent the white squares Let s look at converting an image to a 3 color design using color separation Colors Consider the image to the right When Separate is chosen the color Match y map is pre filled with the settings for O Fr Fr EEE e Fr Oo the standard color separation found in your E6000 user manual Color 2 our SAL black is the Fore color for all three En pan d Back colors in the palette and color 1 our no mark color is the Back color for all three palette colors Here is the resulting stitch pattern appropriately marked for knit techniques 219 230 During stitch pattern generation each color in the image will be placed on a separate row because Separate was chosen The actual fore color used in the stitch pattern comes from the color map in this case color 2 for all three colors The back color 1s the color used to indicate an unblackened square In this case the background color is color 1 for all colors Notice that the size of the pattern increases in 3 times in length when you choose separate even though we specified a 20x20 stitch pattern the actual diagram is 20x60 This is an effect of choosing to separate colors rather than overlaying them and using Expand Three and four color stitch patterns on reader cards may also be created by superimposing Separate cards are created for each of the motif colors in the _40 Journal Six
22. bookmark to turn to New stitch the image conversion page You may also turn to the image conversion Pattern page by double clicking a stitch pattern from the stitch pattern list to edit it See the Image Conversion chapter for more information on creating stitch patterns men All stitch patterns must have a name New stitch patterns will initially be named My Stitch Pattern Change it to a more meaningful name eee The notes field is optional Add any notes that you find useful The export button allows you to save a stitch patterns as a bitmap so that you can use the stitch pattern with another program or share it with friends gt 53 Notes Knit Techniques Krk Techniques All New Knit Technique Erase Knit Technique 50 Lace Effect Alternate Needles do Double Bed Tuck in 2 Colors 36 Double Fishermans s Kib 2 Color Al 50 Double Sed Tuck Atternating Needies 00 Double Sed hace Effect Tuck d l Double Bed Tuck isi Meedles 62 Tubular Tuck in 2 Colors dOS Tubular Tuck in 2 Colors 0d Tubular Tuck in 2 Colors 00 Tubular Tuck in 2 Colors 00 face Effect Tuck For Thick Fara 67 Patterned Fisherman s Rib 00 Patterned Fisherman s Rib 00 Single Beal Tuck Fl Graduations if Double Bed Tuck 123 Double Bed Tuck if4 Double Bed Tuck in inl Rib F single Bed Fairisle in 4 Colors 77 single Sed Fairiste in 3 Colors Superi Current Fabric Piece fable of Contents Minimize Close Journal Six Knit Techniq
23. ccasionally choose to adjust them to create special effects During stitch pattern generation the colors are first chosen using the selected color approximation method match hatch or stipple A color may then be further manipulated by the color map to arrive at the final color of the stitch in the pattern Consider a color map that has a 2 in each of the fore color blocks If for example the color approximation method selects the first color in the palette for a stitch that color is then looked up the color map In this example that color would be replace with second color in the color palette because the color block for the first color in the palette has a single 2 in it Exactly how the color map is used depends upon how the Overlay Separate and Expand Filter options are set If Separate is chosen the Back as well as the Fore color maps are used If Overlay 1s chosen then only the Fore map is used Expand and Filter options also determine how the color maps are used If expand is chosen the entire color block in the map is applied to each stitch This may cause the stitch pattern to expand if more than one color number is entered a block If filter is used then an individual color in the color block is applied based on the position of stitch in the pattern causing the stitch pattern to maintain its specified size Color maps may seem strange and confusing but there are cases where they can help you
24. chbook by clicking on the sketchbook bookmark on the image conversion page of the journal Prior to opening the sketchbook you should specify the number colors colors and stitches and rows on the image page If you are embellishing an existing stitch pattern make sure it 1s loaded on the image conversion page The information you provide on the image conversion page will be used as the basis for your sketch The stitch pattern appears in the upper left corner of the drawing area The drawing area itself is 180 stitches by 999 rows If your stitch pattern is smaller than the maximum drawing area a turquoise box will appear indicating the extent of the stitch pattern You may use the drawing area outside of the stitch pattern as a scratch pad and later copy sections into the stitch pattern area or select a new area for the stitch pattern You can enlarge the sketchbook to full screen by double clicking the spiral binding at the top Double click 1t again to return to normal size You may move the sketchbook around by dragging the spiral binding The sketchbook has a variety of drawing tool that are common to many drawing programs There are also a variety of modes that affect how the tools work als Tool Modes au o Journal Six Sketchbook for Stitch Patterns You may draw using with either the left or right mouse button This allows you to have two fill patterns available at all times The assigned fill p
25. chnique you intend to use For example a 4 color fair isle pattern may require as many as 8 passes e To cast on draw a horizontal row of stitches over the desired number of needles squares anywhere in the sketch area The cast on row must be one continuous line of stitches e The shape must be drawn in solid black with no holes or slits e There may only be one neckline since the console will only allow the piece to be divided once e The last row drawn must not contain increases or decreases and be at least two stitches wide e Changes in pattern are represented by a gray horizontal line one square high During knitting you will receive the ABC prompt for each pattern change specified with a gray line e The first gray line represents the change from the cast on technique to stitch pattern A A second gray line represents when to switch to stitch pattern B and so on _54 gt Journal Six Sketchbook for Downloadable Charts The behaviors of the various drawing tools are dependent on the modes selected for them You may draw using either the left or right mouse button This allows you to have two colors available at all times The assigned colors are shown in the two small squares at the top of the sketchbook You may specify the color of each mouse button by left or right clicking on a color in the color palette area Black represents a stitch white no stitch Gray 1s used to draw a pattern change line Pi
26. downloadable charts allows you to draw a chart of a fabric piece so that it can be downloaded into the console Downloadable charts provide much the same functionality as the old PASSAP Form 6 software did This feature is only available if your console supports downloading from the FORM prompt If pressing the unlabeled key followed by the zero key does not bring up the MARY prompt then you will not be able to download a chart unless you upgrade the console with the most recent chip set Downloadable charts differ from traditional form programmes Form programmes are very flexible One programme can be used to generate multiple lengths and widths of the same base shape The console determines the stitches and rows to be knitted from the measurements entered Charts are more precise and enable more control You draw the exact stitches and rows to knit Both methods allow the console to display detailed knitting instructions as you knit Whether to use form programmes or charts is a matter of personal choice When you cannot find a form programme to for the shape you want to knit a downloadable chart is an excellent option When sketching charts keep in mind the following facts e You are drawing the exact stitches and rows you want to knit Needle L90 is the left most square in the sketch area Needle R90 is the right most square Each row of square represents 2 or more row passes of the locks The number of row passes is dependent on the knit te
27. e Charts All drawing tools work similarly Select your preferred drawing tool Move your cursor to the drawing area Press either the left or right mouse button Then drag the cursor to the desired location Release the mouse button to complete the drawing The following drawing tools are available Tape Measure Click in the drawing area to set the starting point Drag to the location you want to measure The measurement in centimeters will appear in the lower right corner under the drawing area Chalk clicking the tape measure tool a second time turns on chalking When you drag across the drawing area chalk lines will be left behind This can help you lay out your design Click the tape measure once more to turn off chalking and remove the chalk lines Paintbrush Drag across drawing surface to paint individual stitches Line Tools Click in the drawing area to set the starting point Drag and release to set the end point Ellipse Tools Click in drawing area and drag to size ellipse Rectangle Tools Click in drawing area and drag to size rectangle Stamp Tool Click in the drawing area and drag to the precisely place one instance of the fill pattern Works best in no symmetry mode You can use the dropper tool along with the stamp tool to do copy and paste operations Flood Fill Tool Click in drawing area to replace color under the cursor and surrounding area with your chosen color Mirror To
28. e notes field your variations on the technique You may also enter the card reader techniques that sometimes accompany published patterns You will find downloading card reader techniques much easier than marking a card To add a new knit technique click the New Knit Technique bookmark et Journal Six Knit Techniques uit Techniques All Name My Knit Technique New Amit Technique Erase Knit Technique 00 Racked Firsherman s Rib 02 Racking Pattern 03 Racked Two Tucks Every Two Rowe 204 Racked 2 Color Feeders 265 Racked Lace Effect Tuck cedars HAD 200 Racked 2 Color hace Affect Tuck 207 Racked Fisherman s Rib 00 Sacked Pintuck Needles 209 Racked Contrasting Sitch Pattern Se 70 Sacked Contrasting Stich Pattern Se Pushers 271 Racked Tuck Affect 272 Racked Bobble Affect U 100E 280 Lace OF O08 203 Racked Tuck Lace O 008 264 Sasket Weave O FOQE 205 Basket Weave O FOQE id Double Bed 2 Color Fairisie Tuck Bac 216 Double Bed 4 Color Fairiste Pintuck 243 Tubular 2 Color Fairisio Notes My Technique Pushers Current Fabric Piece fable of Contents Fable of Contents Row Column Row Column Adiminaize Cloge Use This Kit Techrique All knit techniques must have aname New knit techniques will initially be id named My Knit Technique Change the name to something more meaningful Notes The notes field is optional Add any notes that you find useful O Q O Q repeatedly on
29. ents Add Yo Stitek Patterns A fimenze Replace Existine Shick Pattern Close Cancel Colors Cry When the colors in the palette are fewer than the total colors in the image Journal Six must approximate the colors not found in the palette using one of several methods nearest match cross hatching stippling sketch or outline Choose a color approximation method from the drop down box Match will use the nearest color found on the palette This often creates large solid areas of color suitable for intarsia Hatch will create a cross hatched appearance similar to the way pictures are printed in newspapers Stipple will create a stippled appearance which is quite nice for portraits and natural subjects Sketch will create a multi color line drawing Outline will create a black and white outline In generating your stitch patterns you have a choice of overlaying the colors in each row or separating the colors in their own rows Creriay DEDarate Selecting Overlay causes each color to appear in the same row This is the standard way to create a stitch pattern for download Some knit techniques require that each color appear as separate row such as techniques 219 230 and techniques 231 242 In this case select Separate 33 Ta 1 AAP aes O Turn Right O Tura Left Flip O Mirror SCHOSS Rows Journal Six Image Conversion The fore and back color maps are preset for the most common uses However you may o
30. esistor and then connect to pin 2 on the DIN plug This is the data wire 2 Connect pin 5 on the D socket to pin 6 on the DIN plug This is the ground wire 3 Connect pin 6 on the D socket to pin 4 on the DIN plug This is the control DSR wire 4 Connect pin 2 on the DIN plug to the cathode end of the diode Con nect the anode end of the diode to pin 6 of the DIN plug data di ode ground E6000 side 5 If necessary connect the serial to USB converter to the D socket In stall any drivers needed for the converter on your computer If you prefer not to make your own cable Richard Croucher of the UK makes excellent cables at a reasonable price He may be reached by e mail annecroucher at googlemail dot com Journal Six Installation Installation First install your download cable if you are using one 1 Turn off your E6000 console and computer 2 If you are using a switch box follow the manufacturer s instructions for connecting your download cable 3 Otherwise disconnect the DIN plug on your console which runs to the locks 4 Connect the DIN plug of download cable to the console Connect the D socket or USB plug to the serial port or USB port if you are using an adapter on your computer Then install the software 6 Open the JournalSix zip or JournalSixDemo zip file that you downloaded 7 Double click setup exe 8 Follow the easy on screen instructions to install the Journal Six files The
31. for you stitch pattern by using the Colors drop down list The color palette located at the top of the left hand page will be limited to the number of colors chosen There are several ways to choose colors in the color palette To set an individual color in the color palette double click it The standard Windows color chooser dialog box will appear Select the desired color You may also use the reference image to choose colors Single click the color on the palette you wish to change A thick border will appear around the color This indicates that the color has been selected Next move your cursor to the reference image When the cross hair is over the desired color click The color on the palette will be updated To set the color palette to a gray scale click the Gray Scale Button When Journal Six loads an image with many colors for example a photograph it makes its best guess as to which colors will make the make the best stitch pattern To see Journal Six s best guess at colors at any time click the Suggest Colors button Sometimes Journal Six has more than one suggested color palette You may want to use the suggest button multiple times to see other suggested palettes 29 Journal Six Image Conversion y USES piech Pattera sketchbook Colors i z u C Tura Right O Flip Sitiches O Ters Leff 0 Mirror Rows Make Sieh Pattern Mi i ral si BIg aal 180 x 155 a A Aspect 1 00 Table of Cont
32. g to you try adjusting the colors in the palette to darker or lighter shades For example instead of a two color palette of black and white try a palette of dark gray and light gray You will often get the best results converting photograph by using gray scale However you may then want to see what your stitch pattern looks like in your selected yarns After converting your stitch pattern with gray scale change your color palette to shades representing your yarns Then click the Change Colors Only button Your gray scale stitch pattern will be colorized If you find are not satisfied with the stitch pattern you generated 1t is possible that the image it is based on needs more work Open the original image in your favorite graphics editing software to revise the image and try again The console stitch patterns will originally display as blank in Journal Six You may edit these stitch patterns to match the actual stitch patterns or load the corresponding CUT files from Creation 6 1f you have them HLE Notes Journal Six Sketchbook for Stitch Patterns Sketchbook for Stitch Patterns HOIENS SU 887 TAROT OF HARIAS PRD jaoune 53 821 porxeot rl wiy ee ee ME ie oF S T a gt ut II Overview Journal Six Sketchbook for Stitch Patterns The sketchbook allows you to create from scratch stitch patterns or embellish stitch patterns converted from images You open the sket
33. ge the size and location of the stitch pattern on the drawing area You may wish to temporarily select a new region for the stitch pattern when you are working with various symmetry modes Use the magnifier to enlarge the stitches in the drawing area Change the aspect ratio to more closely simulate what your stitch pattern will look like knitted An aspect greater than one will result in stitches that are wider than they are long An aspect less than one will result in stitches longer than they are wide Click Tile View to view the stitch pattern tiled across the surface of the drawing area Click Sketch Mode to return to drawing The size of the stitch pattern is shown in the lower right area of the sketchbook The current cursor position is also displayed Click Use This Sketch to save the new stitch pattern to the image conversion page of the journal The sketchbook will close and you will return to the journal Click Cancel and Return to Journal to close the sketchbook and return to the journal without saving 51 Journal Six Sketchbook for Stitch Patterns Notes 52 Journal Six Sketchbook for Downloadable Charts Sketchbook for Downloadable Charts JADY A SIT 257 z saumnbs fo noy 434 535504 4307 nunof O Winjay PUD SUD ITT 00T gt S MIST ads y KEL F 001 5 0 FUN 001 50H OF WIV F TT poA Overview Journal Six Sketchbook for Downloadable Charts The sketchbook for
34. ger than they are wide The size in centimeters of the line or shape being drawn is shown in the lower right area of the sketchbook The current cursor position is also displayed as a left or right needle position Click Use This Chart to save the chart to the form programme page of the journal The sketchbook will close and you will return to the journal Click Cancel and Return to Journal to close the sketchbook and return to the journal without saving See the chapter on E6000 Programming and knitting for information on how to download a chart into your console Important Always test your chart using the form programme test in the console Not every chart drawing will result in a usable chart If the form programme test shows a problem with the chart review the rules as the beginning of this chapter and adjust your drawing E Journal Six Sketchbook for Downloadable Charts Notes _58_ Journal Six E6000 Programming and Knitting E6000 Programming and Knitting Journal Six assists you with stitch patterns knit techniques and form programmes when you are programming the E6000 console and when you are knitting When you are ready to knit a project follow these steps v If you are using the download cable make sure it is plugged into the E6000 console and your computer v Select a project from the project list Projects All Name Green Tuck Sweater New Project a Erase Project otes My Votes Lacy
35. h parteras Reduce colors Choose special effects such as stippling ar hatching Apply custom color separations Journal Six automatically records your work as you go along Refer to your favorite projects over and over again Journal Six handles the organization and note taking sa that you are free to be creative Journal Six is laid out like a book Any underlined text is a bookmark that will open your journal to a different page or create a new page Click on the bookmarks to move to various chapters and pages of the program You may exit Journal Six by clicking the Close bookmark Journal Six will automatically save all of your work if have purchased the full version Saving does not occur in the demo version You may minimize Journal Six to the Windows task bar by clicking the Minimize bookmark The About bookmark will display the licensing agreement system requirements and contact information for Journal Six le User Manual Organization Projects Journal Six Overview Clicking on the User Manual bookmark will open this document You may move Journal Six around on your desktop by bringing your cursor to the edge of the book and then clicking and dragging to the desired location Journal Six is typically used in two phases In the first phase you will enter information about your project In the second phase you will use the information you entered to program your E6000 console The main organizing concept
36. h will be substituted with 1n this case a block of four stitches The Substitution is made according to the color map below each color in the palette Our design doubles in size vertically and horizontally since the color blocks are each 2x2 in size Colors In the above example the stitch i pattern expanded to ee Fore a 5 accommodate the SEEN al E E E multi stitch color blocks n the color Back map If you want to keep the original size of the stitch pattern while applying a multi stitch color map choose Filter instead KOE Journal Six Image Conversion Tips and Techniques The Back color blocks on the map are not used if you choose Overlay If you choose Separate the Back color blocks must be specified on the map and must be the same dimensions at the corresponding Fore block Be careful when working with color maps Not all resulting stitch patterns will be practical to knit It is possible that some color maps may generate an error Review the color map It is most likely not set up correctly Look for stray characters and delete them The colors in the palette are automatically chosen from the image up to the first four colors found when the image is loaded Even if the colors you want have been chosen correctly be sure to check the order of the colors so that they will be knitted in the correct order If the resulting stitch pattern does not seem to reduce colors in a way that is pleasin
37. he list of available stitch patterns Click on the stitch pattern name to select it The Stitch pattern box will display the motif for the selected stitch pattern Doz Aspect 50 x 155 Use This Selle Pattern Erase DICH Pattern Steh Patterns A stitch Patterns Floral Journal Six Stitch Patterns The color legend beneath the motif indicates the number of colors in the motif and the order in which the colors will be knitted You may magnify the motif by moving the slide control to the right The magnification in no way affects the size of the design as it is knitted it just allows you to view the detail more easily The aspect ratio allows you to get a sense of how the stitch pattern will look when the pattern is knitted It 1s calculated by dividing the width of the stitch by its height Aspect ratios greater than one result in a stitch that is wider than it is longer Aspect ratios less than one result in a stitch that is longer than it is wide The aspect ratio setting in no way affects the pattern that is printed or sent to the console It is only a visual aid to help you select patterns suitable for your gauge The stitch pattern size stitches by rows is shown below the motif To associate a stitch pattern with the current fabric piece select the desired stitch pattern from the list and click Use This Stitch Pattern You will be returned to the current fabric piece and your chosen stitch pattern will be a
38. if it is larger than the motif layout area a de x di Aspect JUN Return Lo Fabric Pieces Journal Six Fabric Pieces The color legend beneath the motif indicates the number of colors in the motif and the order in which the colors will be knitted You may magnify the motif by moving the slide control to the right The magnification in no way affects the size of the design as it is knitted it just allows you to view the detail more easily The actual stitch pattern size stitches by rows is shown below the motif The aspect ratio allows you to get a sense of how the stitch pattern will look when the pattern is knitted Itis calculated by dividing the width of the stitch by its height Aspect ratios greater than one result in a stitch that is wider than it is longer Aspect ratios less than one result in a stitch that is longer than it is wide The aspect ratio setting in no way affects the pattern that is printed or sent to the console It is only a visual aid to help you select patterns suitable for your gauge You may associate a knit technique by clicking on the Select Technique bookmark See the Knit Techniques chapter for more information on selecting knit techniques The needle diagram displays the arrangement of needles and pushers for the selected knit technique The yarn feeder diagram shows which feeders are in work A filled circle indicates a yarn feeder in work A dotted circle indicates a yarn feeder
39. ll print as cards which you may read into the console using the optical card reader Y To download a card reader technique x Press the m when the E6000 console displays KNTTECH The button will change its appearance to x Next press the unlabeled key on the console followed by the zero key The console will then display x Press the utton again to send the knit technique to your knitting machine Additional Stitch Patterns and Knit Techniques Repeat the above process to enter additional stitch patterns and knit techniques for your fabric pieces eS Journal Six E6000 Programming and Knitting Form Programmes If you are using a form programme to knit your fabric piece return to the fabric piece summary page by clicking on the Return to Fabric Pieces bookmark My Project hae New Fabric Piece P Brase Fabric Piece Notes My Notes select Form Frogramme lt chart gt ACO DRS faa Gauge information ROOLIO 055 078 Midi iv PAI 8 Sich CONME y Return To Project Fable of Contents Minieize s Ts Ed Close aiilteh Patterns For This Piece 63 Journal Six E6000 Programming and Knitting v Traditional Form Programmes When the E6000 console prompts you for the form programme enter the form programme codes on the Journal Six fabric piece page Y Downloadable Charts x When the E6000 console displays Form press the ron form button in Journal Six The but
40. mes 60 8 Wing Pinwheel Drawing is rotated 7 times 45 Set the line thickness to your preference You may set it between and 10 stitches wide If you plan to use the text tool select your font by clicking the font button Font and enter the text you want to add to your stitch pattern in the box below Your Text Here CR KAX y 49 Drawing Tools Journal Six Sketchbook for Stitch Patterns All drawing tools work similarly Select your preferred drawing tool Move your cursor to the drawing area Press either the left or right mouse button and then drag the cursor to the desired location Release the mouse button to complete the drawing The following drawing tools are available Paintbrush Drag across drawing surface to paint individual stitches Text Tools Click the text button repeatedly until the text mode you want is selected For the horizontal text tool click in drawing area and drag text to preferred position For the curved text tool hold down the mouse button in the center of the circle you want the text to circumscribe Then drag the mouse to place the text For the slanted text tool hold down the mouse button where you want to set the vertex of the text angle and then drag the mouse to set the angle and position the text UNE Line Tools Click in the drawing area to set the starting point Drag and release to set the end point Stamp Tool Click in the drawing area
41. mme with the current fabric piece select the desired form programme from the list and click Use This Form Programme You will be returned to the current fabric piece and your chosen form programme will be associated with it As you fill your journal with more form programmes the form programme list will become quite extensive and it will be more difficult to find an individual form programme You can make the form programme list more manageable by limiting the list to form programmes that contain specific key words Click on the Form Programmes link at the top of the page The selection criteria text box will display Remove the existing selection criteria and enter your own For example Then click the show button The form programme list will be limited to projects that meet the selection criteria In this example the list will be limited to form programmes that have the word Lady in the name or in the notes You can reset the selection criteria by clicking the Form Programmes link and removing the selection criteria text or replacing it with the word all Then click the show button to restore the entire list You can open the sketchbook to draw a downloadable chart by clicking on the Sketchbook bookmark A downloadable chart is an alternative to a standard Form Programme which allows you to sketch the shape of the fabric piece similar to the old Form 6 software See the chapter on downloadable charts for more information
42. n the left hand page The right hand page displays the active fabric piece To turn to a different fabric piece page click on the bookmark for the fabric piece you want You may need to use the scroll bar which will appear when the fabric piece list becomes extensive to find the fabric piece you want Each fabric piece must have a name The other fields are optional 15 Erase Fabric Piece Name Motes Lengih in PURI how Couns Wider in Run Sich Count Select Farm Programme rich Patterns For This Piece Journal Six Fabric Pieces If you choose to remove a fabric piece from your journal first select the fabric piece and then click Erase Fabric Piece Your fabric piece will be permanently erased The fabric piece will automatically be named My Fabric Piece Change the name to something more meaningful for example Sleeve Enter any notes on this fabric piece that you find useful Enter gauge information 1f you have it You may need to knit a swatch before you are able to determine the gauge If you do not have 1t now you can always add it a later time Click the Select Form Programme bookmark to add a form programme for this fabric piece See the Form Programmes and Knitting chapters for more information on using form programmes Click the Stitch Patterns For This Piece bookmark to turn to the the stitch patterns page for this fabric piece See the Knitting chapter for information on knitti
43. nd form programmes as an XML file The resulting file can then be given to another Journal Six user to import Click on the Export This Project link to export the current project You will be asked for a location to save the file and a filename You import a Journal Six project file by clicking on the Import A Project link The open file dialog will open Enter the name and location of the project file you wish to import All projects should have at least one fabric piece associated with it After all eventually you will want to knit something and that something 1s a fabric piece Click the Fabric Pieces bookmark to see the fabric pieces associated with the selected project Epe Journal Six Fabric Pieces Fabric Pieces Ady Project Mame My Fabric Pi New Fabric Piece 7 2 eerie ace Erase Fabric Piece Notes My Notes E AN lees NE Mw Fabric Piece LA select Form Programme Gauge Information Length im PUAN Row Count Width ir pares Sich Couns Return To Project Fable of Contents Afinmirize C0se afiich Patterns For This Piece You have turned to the Fabric Pieces chapter You arrived here from a Return fo Project project page Click Return To Project to return to the current project page Click on the New Fabric Piece bookmark to begin a new fabric piece A New Fabric Piece aa new fabric piece page will be added to your project The name of the fabric pieces are listed o
44. ng with form programmes and downloading charts Fig Journal Six Fabric Pieces My Fabric Piece Select Stitch Pattern New Stitch Pattern Remove Stitch Pattern Cast On 2 Knit Knit ST PATT A Koala 180 Double Bed Fantas t 90x 65 Aspect 1 00 select TN Technique RSE BBR SRR EB BE EB BE EEE SG vostre 186 Double Bed Fantasy Fairisle Tuck NIKA Return to Fabric Pieces Table of Contents Minimize Close You have turned to the details page fabric piece You may return to the summary page by clicking the Return to Fabric Pieces A cast on has been added for you automatically You may add additional stitch patterns to the list for your fabric piece by clicking the New Stitch Pattern bookmark New stitch Falter NS Click on the Remove Stitch Pattern book mark to remove the selected stitch pattern To begin with the stitch patterns including cast on in the list are empty Click on a stitch pattern in the list to highlight 1t and turn to the details page forit You may then add the details for the stitch pattern You may add a stitch pattern motif by clicking the Select Stitch Pattern bookmark See the Stitch Patterns chapter for more information on selecting stitch patterns If you are knitting without a motif and just using a technique you may omit selecting a stitch pattern The stitch pattern motif will display on the right hand page You may use the scroll bars to view sections of the motif
45. nk 1s used to insert a reference prompt At the console you you will see Massa Ss etc for each pink line you draw Y ou may also use the dropper tool to copy a section of your drawing Click the dropper tool to select 1t Drag the cursor over the area of the sketch that you want to capture The selection will copy to either the left or the right mouse button fill pattern depending on which button was used The stamp tool can be used to paste the clipping Set the line thickness to your preference You may set it between 1 and 10 squares wide Click the symmetry mode icon to 1f you wish to draw symmetrically Anything you draw will be reflected over the red vertical line dividing the L needles from the R needles Two way symmetry is excellent for ensuring that the shaping 1s identical on both the left and right sides of the garment Clicking the symmetry mode icon a second time will return the drawing tools to the normal drawing mode Enter your gauge information in the MM 40 Rows and MM 40 Sts The gauge information is used in conjunction with the tape measure tool to convert measured squares into centimeters Lock Passes Per Rows of Squares indicates how many times you will move the lock for one complete iteration of the knit technique you intend to use For example stockinet would require 2 passes A 3 color fair isle pattern typically requires 6 passes _55_ Drawing Tools Journal Six Sketchbook for Downloadabl
46. o align the registration marks carefully x Skip to the next section Knit Techniques alle Journal Six E6000 Programming and Knitting v If you are set up to download directly to the console see Settings first make sure your download cable is installed x Program the E6000 console to point where RAVER or E 8 etc is blinking x Press the button in Journal Six The button will change its appearance to Pcstart x Press the unlabeled key on the console followed by the zero key x The console will display x Press the button in Journal Six The console display will show WAIT while the stitch pattern is downloaded Very large stitch pat terns may take several minutes to download v If you are set up to send stitch patterns to SilverKnit see Settings click the Knit Techniques Y Y Y button x SilverKnit will start with your stitch pattern automatically loaded Consult SilverKnit documentation for more information You will be prompted for a knit technique after you download your stitch pattern If you are using standard techniques or lie to console techniques refer to Jour nal Six and enter the knit technique you have listed for your stitch pattern If you are using a card reader technique you may either print a reader card or download the technique depending on how you ve set up Journal Six To print a card reader technique press the rowr 1Eca button x Your technique wi
47. of Journal Six is the project The contents of a project are up to you A project might be as simple as a single swatch or as elaborate as a three piece suit A project is composed of one or more fabric pieces A fabric piece may have a form programme selected for it and will most likely have one or more stitch patterns and associated knit techniques assigned to it Journal Six also has chapters for creating new stitch patterns techniques and form programmes that may be used in subsequent projects Let s take a look at projects first Click on the Projects bookmark 22 Journal Six Projects Projects Projects All New Project Erase Project Export This Project Lovely Afghan My Project Stars and Stripes Sweater Import A Project Table of Contents Minimize Close Fabric Pieces You have turned to the Projects chapter in Journal Six You may return to the Table of Contents by clicking on the Table of Contents bookmark New Project Click on the New Project bookmark to begin a new project A new project page will be added to the journal All projects must have a name All other fields and choices are optional The project will automatically be named My Project Change the name to Name something more meaningful Notes Enter any notes on this project that you find useful EEE You may add a photograph of your project by clicking on the photo box You may need to wait until you ve actually knitted your creati
48. ol Click in drawing area and drag to select region to mirror Release mouse button to create mirror image Turn Tools Click in drawing area and drag to select region to turn Release mouse button to turn 90 Any empty area left behind after turning will fill in with the fill color associated with the mouse button Flip Tool Click in the drawing area and drag to select region to flip Release mouse button to flip image I Journal Six Sketchbook for Downloadable Charts Resize Tool Click the resize tool if you need to change the size of your fabric piece After you click the tool wait a few moments Your fabric piece will be copied to the left fill pattern Use your mouse to drag a rectangle on the drawing area equal to the new size you want for your fabric piece Additional Features De ee PAS CM RIS The undo button will undo your drawing to the last action that you took Ten levels of undo are available You may click the redo button if you want to undo the undo Click on the grid icon to display a grid over the drawing area Clicking on the icon a second time removes the grid Use the magnifier to enlarge the stitches in the drawing area Change the aspect ratio to more closely simulate what your fabric piece will look like knitted An aspect ratio greater than one will result in stitches that are wider than they are long An aspect less than one will result in stitches lon
49. on before you add a photograph You can come back at any time to do so a Erase Project Projects Al Projects Tuck Afohean Export This Project Import A Project Fabric Pieces Journal Six Projects If you ever choose to remove a project from your journal first select the project and then click Erase Project Your project will be permanently erased As you fill your journal with more projects the project list will become quite extensive and it will be more difficult to find an individual project You can make the project list more manageable by limiting the list to projects that contain specific key words Click on the Projects link at the top of the page The selection criteria text box will display Remove the existing selection criteria and enter your own For example fuck Afghan Show Then click the show button The project list will be limited to projects that meet the selection criteria In this example the project list will be limited to projects that have the words Tuck and Afghan in the name or in the notes You can reset the selection criteria by clicking the Projects link and removing the selection criteria text or replacing it with the word all Then click the show button to restore the entire list The export and import links allow you to share Journal Six projects with your friends You can export your project data including fabric pieces stitch patterns techniques a
50. out OIO HERE of work A few techniques show feeders with a small dot in the center This indicates that the lock is moved across the carriage with no feeder An example of this is the drop lace knit technique Special instructions for using the knit technique are shown at the bottom of the right hand page See the Knitting chapter for information on knitting the selected stitch patterns and techniques You may return to the summary page for your fabric piece at any time by clicking the Return to Fabric Pieces Once you have finished adding your fabric pieces you are ready to knit your project See the Knitting chapter for advice on using Journal Six alongside the E6000 console Re Journal Six Form Programmes Form Programmes Porm Programmes AN Mame Ladys Sleeve 36 40 New Form Programme Kr Two Erase Farm Programme rT A dl r cr a Oo a 7 Lady s sleeve 1 0 ES Noies Lady s Back 36 40 Lady s Front 36 40 Sand Programme Walang Short Baby Booty 160 ZO zum 40 Ao cpun Al His G3 3 3 igs zum 408 Border gt E ii 30 3 3 Return To Fabric Piece 30 s Table of Contents Minimize Stitch Pattern Template Clase pketchbook Lise This Form Programme You have turned to the Form Programmes chapter in Journal Six You may have the arrived here by clicking on the Select Form Programme bookmark on fabric piece page Or you may have arrived here from the Form Return To Programmes bookmark
51. play PC START If your console successfully accepts the chart your E6000 is capable of using downloadable charts roe idintemize Close Back Up Database Restore Database Journal Six Settings You are now ready to use Journal Six Click on Table of Contents to turn to the table of contents You may make a backup copy of your Journal Six database by clicking on the Back Up Database bookmark You may restore the Journal Six database from a backup copy by clicking on the Restore Database bookmark It is good practice to back up the database on a regular basis This feature can also be used to move your projects stitch patterns etc from one machine to another 10 Overview Fable of Contents Projecte Journal Six Overview Hetcame to Journal Six your electronic Form Frogrammes Enit ing jaurial for the E0000 knitting stitch Patterns Kr Techniques 20000 and Computer Delfines About Liser Mania dinimmize Close Navigation Close Adipipize About machine Organize your projects stitch patterns form programmes and Knit techniques in an easy to search database Journal Six is fully integrated with your E6000 Download stitch patterns and card redder techniques fo your knitting machine with a standard E6000 download cable Sophisticated image processing techniques convert photos scans aid orginal designs from a wide variety of graphics formats into high quality stitc
52. r of a stitch by clicking on it Multiple clicks on the same stitch will advance it through the available colors The color legend beneath the motif indicates the number of colors in the motif and the order in which the colors will be knitted You may magnify the motif by moving the slide control to the right The magnification in no way affects the size of the design as it is knitted it just allows you to view the detail more easily Iso x 135 The stitch pattern size stitches by rows is shown below the motif The aspect ratio allows you to get a sense of how the stitch pattern will look Aspect when the pattern is knitted It is calculated by dividing the width of the stitch by its height Aspect ratios greater than one result in a stitch that is _35_ Blank Stich Pattern Change Colors Oniy Add fo stitch Patterns Replace Axisting stitch Patiera Journal Six Image Conversion wider than it is longer Aspect ratios less than one result in a stitch that is longer than it is wide The aspect ratio setting in no way affects the pattern that is printed or sent to the console It is only a visual aid to help you select patterns suitable for your gauge If you want to create a stitch pattern completely by hand click the Blank Stitch Pattern button to create a blank stitch pattern You will then need to edit the stitches by hand by clicking on them in the stitch pattern box This is a very labor intensive
53. se Knit Technique Your knit technique will be permanently erased As you fill your journal with knit techniques the knit techniques list will become quite extensive and 1t will be more difficult to find an individual knit technique You may make the knit technique list more manageable by limiting the list to knit techniques that contain specific key words Click on the Knit Techniques link at the top of the page The selection criteria text box will display Remove the existing selection criteria and enter your own For example Then click the show button The knit technique list will be limited to knit techniques that meet the selection criteria In this example the list will be limited to knit techniques that have the word Rib n the name or in the notes You can reset the selection criteria by clicking the Knit Techniques link and removing the selection criteria text or replacing 1t with the word all Then click the show button to restore the entire list Most knitters will be content to use the existing knit techniques available in the console However there are situations where you may find 1t convenient to add your own knit techniques If you sometimes lie to the console and choose different lock settings than specified by the console technique you may find 1t convenient to create a new technique in Journal Six based on the console technique Enter the information for the console technique and indicate in th
54. specifically to beginners 1s http groups yahoo com group PassapClub For information on SilverKnit a hardware device for downloading stitch patterns to electronic Silver Reed knitting machines see http www knitandsew demon nl dk silverknit en htm _65 Notes
55. ssociated with it If you ever choose to remove a stitch pattern from your journal first select the stitch pattern from the list and then click Erase Stitch Pattern Your stitch pattern will be permanently erased As you fill your journal with more stitch patterns the stitch pattern list will become quite extensive and it will be more difficult to find an individual stitch pattern You may make the stitch pattern list more manageable by limiting the list to stitch patterns that contain specific key words Click on the Stitch Patterns link at the top of the page The selection criteria text box will display Remove the existing selection criteria and enter your own For example Then click the show button The stitch pattern list will be limited to stitch patterns that meet the selection criteria In this example the list will be limited to stitch patterns that have the word Floral in the name or in the notes You may reset the selection criteria by clicking the Stitch Patterns link and removing the selection criteria text or replacing it with the word all Then click the show button to restore the entire list me Journal Six Stitch Patterns stitch Patterns A Names Finca Floral New Stitch Pafiarn Erase Stich Pattera s gt 180 x 135 Aspect Return to Fabric Piece Table of Contents Adtuiemize Use This Stitch Pattern i foge Vinca Floral To add a new stitch pattern click the New Stitch Pattern
56. ton will change its appearance to x Next press the unlabeled key on the console followed by the zero key The console will then display VAR x Press the restan button again to send the chart to your knitting machine v Continue programming your console until you receive the start cast on prompt and are ready to begin knitting Knitting Journal Six assists you while you are knitting as well v Refer to the knit techniques for the fabric piece when setting up the yarn feeders and needle beds v Add notes to Journal Six as you knit so that you may refer to them in future Te Journal Six Additional Resources Additional Resources It is my sincere wish that this manual will help you use Journal Six to its fullest Registered users of the full version of Journal Six have access to the support group at http groups yahoo com group JournalSixSupport It s a great place to get your questions about Journal Six answered or just share your discoveries Questions sent to support passappal com will be answered on a best effort basis Priority will be given to questions at the support group so that others may learn from your question Please refer to your E6000 user manual if you have questions about using your knitting machine There are several resources on the web for PASSAP knitters One of the best is PASSAPKnits user group located at http groups yahoo com group PASSAPKnits Another group that caters
57. ues 1174 Double Bed Tuck in isi Kb MIRA Must be knitied with silich partera Feeders PW Ol Cast Or Pushers Needles Pushers Carriage passes per pattern row O Card Reader Diagram E Use This Kit Techrigue You have turned to the Knit Techniques chapter in Journal Six You may have the arr ved here by clicking on the Select Technique bookmark from a fabric piece details page Or you may have arrived here from the Knit Techniques bookmark on the table of contents Return To You may return to the current fabric piece without selecting a knit technique Fabric Piece by clicking the Return To Fabric Piece bookmark You may return to the table of contents by clicking the Table of Contents fable of Contents Bock The knit technique list shows the list of available knit techniques Click on the desired knit technique to select it The right hand page will display the selected technique DT Use Fis Kr Technique Erase Exit Techrigue Kn Techniques Al Kr Techniques Kb New Knit FECRAIGUE Journal Six Knit Techniques To associate a knit technique with the current fabric piece select the desired knit technique from the list and click Use This Knit Technique You will return to the current fabric piece page and your chosen knit technique will be associated with your fabric piece If you ever choose to remove a knit technique from your journal first select the technique from the list and then click Era
58. way to create a stitch pattern It is only recommended for small stitch patterns Sometimes you may be fairly satisfied with the stitch pattern but may wish to see how it looks with the yarns you intend to use For example you may have converted a photograph using gray scale and want to colorize the stitch pattern After generating the stitch pattern change the color palette to the colors you prefer Then click the Change Colors Only button The colors in your stitch pattern will be updated When you are satisfied with the stitch pattern click the Add To Stitch Patterns bookmark Your stitch pattern will be added to the stitch pattern list If your stitch pattern is too large to fit into a console pattern slot it will be broken down into several patterns so that each may be downloaded separately If you have opted to print reader cards on the settings page large patterns will not be split The pattern will print as multiple cards If you have been editing a pre existing stitch pattern you may replace it by clicking the Replace Existing Stitch Pattern bookmark Normally it best to use Add To Stitch Patterns so that you have both the original and edited versions of the stitch pattern 36 Examples Journal Six Image Conversion The variety of options for creating stitch patterns is sometimes overwhelming Remember it is perfectly fine to keep things simple Most knitters will simply load an image file set the colors choose
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