The appearance of difference in width is due to the fact that the published image is on a rectangular grid, the bitmapped on a square one The originals were designed on a rectangular grid, within blocks defined 6 wide by 10 tall the repeat tiled, for an added visual check Another Brother published in color repeat, scanned in B/W, imported directly into Gimp, mode converted to indexed, then the image was scaled to the size of the original illustrated repeat 34X36 Check the scaled repeat on a grid for any missing pixels against the originalįrom a Brother electronic lace publication a simple BW bitmap conversion followed by scaling (60X120 repeat). The enlarged, “original” gridded image below would be the final repeat, reduced in size, grid gone, made ready for download in required image format.Ī chart from my blog: the image is converted to B/W, then scaled to stitch and row proportions with just a few keystrokesįrom self-drawn mylar, with a subsequent one-pixel correction From colored repeats in Brother electronic collections: with some color adjustment after a first attempt that required some clean up of pixels, the conversion and scaling are easily achieved. I have written several previous posts on using GIMP, including the use of the tiling option to visualize how groups of repeats line up prior to any actual knitting. Another group member shared the link to the Compendium for online browsing They are categorized by height and width, so even punchcard owners can find whole pages of workable repeats. The book offers endless repeats that might be adapted for knitting 2 color fabrics (or more with experimentation in some instances). The full-size scanner saves of 60X150 patterns may be found at the bottom of the post. Often I use Scanner pro on my phone (rather than a full-size scanner), save images in black and white, share them via photos, and open them up on my Mac for further editing. I began to explore using the method in her share on files available in other printed materials and punchcard collections, wondering about those lace cards with so few holes that can go awry when building from scratch in order to download. A FB group member, Julie Haveland Beer shared a file on how to Convert Mosaic Knitting Chart to KM Skip Stitch Diagram (shared with her permission) that sparked a light bulb moment. Working with small, individual repeats and filling cells one at a time or in limited groups in GIMP to create duplicate pattern downloads was an easy transition out of sheer habit. Up to last December, entering designs for knitting on my 910 was limited to filling in squares carefully one at a time or small blocks and lines on mylar sheets in order to knit the repeats designed in charts in either program. I have been charting original patterns and color separations for years, first in Excel and occasionally and now exclusively using Mac Numbers. I am a member of a few Facebook groups, recently joined the img2track one out of curiosity, and wanting to explore the possibilities of an interface other than an Ayab/910 from a kit, which has proven to be of limited use to me.
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