TENSIONS & STITCH SIZES

FOR PASSAP KNITTING MACHINES

by Fay Butcher...Sydney
Fay gave me a copy of this table some time ago and I have found it invaluable. Hope it
helps all the Passap People out there.

TENSION MAST TENSIONS (approximate)

2 ply = 5.5

3 ply = 5

4 ply = 4

TENSION SWATCHES (approximate)

2 PLY: 9st & 12 to 13R = 1" or 2.5cm

100st = 11 to 11.5 " or 28 to 29cm

100R = 7.5" or 19cm

3PLY: 8st & 11 to 12R = 1" or 2.5cm

100st = 12.5" or 32cm

100R = 8 to 9" or 20.5 to 23cm

4 PLY: 7 to 7.5st & 10 to 11R = 1" or 2.5cm

100st = 13.5 to 14" or 34 to 35.5cm

100R = 9 to 10" or 23 to 25.5cm

TABLE OF STITCH SIZES Sorry this has to be split up

but cannot fit it in any other way... Ed

Duo 5 = 1/2 stitch size lower

1:1 settings = racking handle up

K:K settings = racking handle down

single bed fabric & CX = use black strippers

double bed fabric = use orange strippers

N N N
N

YARN Stocking St 1:1 rib K/K rib 2x2

rib K/K

2 PLY 4 - 5 3 - 3.5 3.5 - 5 4

- 5.5

if used

3 PLY 5 - 6 3.5 - 5 4.75 - 5.5 4.5

- 5.5

4 PLY 6 - 7 3.5 - 6.5 5 - 6 5

- 6.5

DOUBLE KNIT (every needle)

7 - 8 6 - 7 -------
6.5 - 7

IIooII

ooIIoo

handle up

DOUBLE KNIT (every other needle)

5.5 - 6.5 6 ------

------

IoooI

000I000

handle up

YARN AX AX
CX

Single bed setups Double bed setups Tubular

Hem

2 PLY 4.5 - 5.75 3.75 - 5.5 3

- 4

(2-4-6 loops)

3 PLY 4.5 - 6.5 4 - 6.5 3.5

- 4.5

4 PLY 5.5 - 7.5 6 - 7 3.5

- 4.5

YARN BX BX EX-FX EX-

FX

Single bed Double bed 1:1 Setups K:K

Setups

2 PLY 4.5 - 6 3.75 - 4.5 4 - 5.5 4 -

5

3 PLY 6 - 7 4 - 5 4.5 - 6 5 -
5.5

4 PLY 7 - 8 ----- 5.5 - 6.5 5 -

6

DOUBLE KNIT (every needle ----- 7 - 8

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SOME HANDY YARN COUNT

& TENSION CHARTS
by Althea Lutz

Have you ever had problems working out what "2 ends 2/22" means? Or, have
you ever had real problems working out what to use instead of the yarn
suggested in magazine articles? Or, in converting hand knitting to machine
knitting?
Well, the following charts will help you work it all out! One of the following, or
a combination of the following charts should solve your problems. All charts
apply to stocking st.

APPROX HAND STITCHES & ROWS APPROX TENSION

YARN
KNITTING TO 10cm DIAL
COUNT
THICKNESS STOCKING STITCH SETTING

2/6 Double knit

   
6 ply...full
24st & 32 rows 9 or 10
2/8 4 ply...full
28st & 40rows 7 or 8
2/10 4 ply...fine
30st & 40-44 rows 6 or 7
2/12 3 ply
32st & 44-48 rows 4 or 5
2/16 2 ply...full
36st & 48-52 rows 2 or 3
2/20 2 ply...fine
   
2/24 1 & 1/2 ply
   
2/28 1 ply...full
   
2/30 1 ply...full
   
2/32 1 ply
   
2/34 1 ply...fine
   
2/36 1 ply very fine
   

THICKNESS
TRY
REQUIRED
1 end of 2/14 to 2/20, or
2 ply
2 ends of 2/28 to 2/32
1 end of 2/12, or
2 ends of 2/24 to 2/28, or
3 ply
3 ends of 2/32 to 2/34, or
1 end of 2/16 with 1 end 2/28 to 2/32
1 end of 2/8 to 2/10, or
2 ends of 2/14 to 2/16 (full), or
2 ends of 2/20 to 2/24 (fine), or
4 ply 3 ends of 2/28 to 2/30, or
4 ends of 2/32 to 2/34, or
Combinations such as 1 end 2/16 with
2 ends 2/30 to 2/32, etc.
Double 2 ends of 2/12, or
Knitting 3 ends of 2/16 to 2/20, or
(6 ply) 4 ends of 2/24