This document provides instructions for a machine knitting technique called Ladderback Jacquard. Some key points: - Ladderback Jacquard allows for single bed fairisle designs with long floats to be knitted by linking up the floats. This eliminates long floats. - It requires a ribber and double bed colour changer. Slight gaps may appear but can enhance the design. Electronic machines can automatically convert fairisle patterns. - The tutorial explains how to set up a Brother knitting machine with a ribber and colour changer to produce Ladderback Jacquard using 4 ply yarn as an example. Detailed step-by-step instructions are provided for casting on

1. Ladderback Jacquard
A machine knitting technique for linking up
floats on fairisle designs
Step by step tutorial by
Lorna Hamilton-Brown MBE

2. Benefits of Ladderback Jacquard
• Single bed fairisle designs with long floats can be
knitted.
• Does away with long floats.
• Idea for Baby and Childrenswear.
• Produces a lighter weight fabric than Double
Jacquard.
• Can be used with 4 ply yarn and thicker on
standard gauge machine.
• The technique can used on Chunky machines
with ribber.

3. Ladderback Jacquard versus
Single-bed Fairisle
• Needs a Ribber and colour changer.
• Slight gaps appear on right side of knitting.
These can be used to enchance the design.
• Jacquard punchcards need to be produced.
Electronic knitting machine automatically
convert fairisle patterns into jacquard patterns

4. What equipment is need
to produce Ladderback Jacquard on a
Brother Knitting machine
• Ribber – KR830 or KR850
• Double bed colour changer KRC-830 or *KRC-
900 (*fits KH260 or KH270 & KR260 ribber)
• Fine knit bar
• A sponge bar in good condition

5. For the following sample 4 ply Arcylic
yarn was used.

6. Attach the colour changer in the gap created by
pushing the sponge bar to the right of the machine

7. Tighten the knob on colour changer. Insert fine knit bar
on main bed. Thread colour changer.

8. With colour 1 and the carriage on the right-hand side set
the ribber carriage as shown. Set Pitch lever set to P.

9. Set main carriage as shown.
The change knob is set to ‘NL’

10. Arrange your needles to knit the rib.
In this example the needles are set for 1 by 1 rib.

11. Knit one row.
Finishing with the carriage on the left

12. Insert cast on comb

13. Make sure the end of the cast-on comb is fully pushed
in, and the end hook of the comb is in front.

14. Prepare to knit two circular rows.
Set the ribber carriage as shown

15. Set the main carriage as shown.
Knit two rows.
Finishing with the carriage on the left

16. To knit rib set ribber carriage as shown

17. Set main carriage as shown. Knit the require number of
rows for the rib finishing with the carriage on the left.

18. Use the double eyelet tool to transfer all stitches
from the ribber to the main bed.

20. Prepare to knit Ladderback Jacquard
Set the Pitch lever to H

21. NB in this example every 4th stitch was transferred to the ribber.
Choose the gap that suits your design. That could be every
5th or 6th stitch etc., or irregular gaps.

22. Transfer the heel of every fourth stitch on the main bed
to the nearest needle on the ribber.

24. Set the carriage to start knitting pattern by turning
the change knob to KC. Set main tension.

25. The tension on the ribber should be 2 whole
number lower than the main bed.

26. Lock the punchcard on row 1 by
pushing the lever to the circle symbol.

27. Knit one row. The needles for the first row of the
pattern are selected.

28. With the carriage on the right hand side, set the
ribber to slip one row.

29. Set the main carriage as shown. Release the
punchcard by moving the lever to the small triangle.

30. Push the carriage into the colour
changer. COLLECT col 1

31. SELECT col 2

32. Colour 2 is selected

33. Knit the required number of rows.