Knit fabric panel design & file specs
The fabric panel has a fixed height and width, which is ca. 155x80cm. You cannot order by the yard, but by number of pieces in this size.
It is a 4 color jacquard knit fabric. Fine knit in gauge E18, so it has 18 stitches per inch. The design is visible in the fabric because the stitches are knitted in different colors. One pixel in the design becomes one knitted stitch in the fabric.
File specs
To download a template you can design, start a beanie in the online designer. Click on top right on "Share design", then on "Download".
Start Online Designer- File type: PNG
- Measurements: 1650 x 660 Pixel
- Yarn quality & colors: 100% Cotton fine
- Number of colors: max. 4
- Design in Photoshop / Illustrator
Distortion
Each item is knitted and processed as single piece. The design can be done freely, you can choose from a color palette with 29 colors, giving over 400 color combinations. Because of this complete freedom of design, not every piece comes out exactly the same.
One pixel in the design becomes one knitted stitch in the fabric. Due to the jacquard knit, and because knitted stitches are not squarish like pixel, there is a distortion of about 25% between design and knit. This can be compensated by stretching the design left/right, or by compressing it up/down. In the visualisation of the fabric in the Online Designer, the effect is shown. You can use the rulers in the online designer as a rough guide.
If you e.g. need your design to have perfect circles in any case, printed fabric may be a better choice for you. Alignment when steaming might also not be perfectly accurate. This may not stand out for small tiled patterns, but rather for patterns with stripes going over the total width or length.
If in doubt, email us before you order, or order only a single piece for testing before going to larger quantities. You can use the "Send enquiry" or "Share design" button (only desktop version) at the top right of the Online Designer to send the current state of your design in progress.
Size and weight
Size: ca. 155 x 80 cm
Weight per panel: ca. 320 g,
that´s ca. 260 g/m²Gauge E18 (18 stitches per inch)
Depending on design and color distribution, deviation in size and weight are possible
The fabric panels get washed by us, because they shrink. The written measurements are the finished measurements, after washing.
Cuff and borders
The panel has a solid border / cuff at the bottom. The borders / edges on the left, right and top are not solid. They have to be sewn, or have something applied to them, or they will run open. The fabric can be used as a shawl if you finish the edges. Or cut out pieces for sewing or crafting.
You can choose the cuff color in the top right corner of the online designer.
Example picture:
The threads on the left are due to production, then there is a spacer in light blue, then the actual design starts.
The cuff at the bottom is unicolor, in the sample it is unicolor white. The design above is jacquard knitted, the other colors used in the design lay behind the white. That is why the white there has a color cast of the other colors (sand, light blue and dark blue).
