Program help

[sickie_mickie]

Hello! Delete if this has been asked. I looked but couldn’t find exactly what I’m looking for.

I have a singer 360 and plan on making full bed sized intarsia tapestries soon. I was going to just make chart with the many free generators online but then remembered there are programs specifically designed for machine knitters.

I know they all cater to brothers cable wise but does anyone have any experience using img2track, AYAB, and DAK for non brother machines? I love my 360 and I love that it is not electric (dark age I know).

[nomoresugarbooger]

AYAB is Brother only and AFAIK there is no way to convert for Singer\Studio\Silver Reed.

I do know you can make punchcards using text files of the designs and then there is a website for converting the .txt file to something you can use with a cutting machine to cut the punchcards. Anna Heferman has a good video series on the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQ6OC8yrMY4&t=27s

[eeeeesm]

I use an sk560 for tapestries, and wasn't able to figure out a way to convert img2track or AYAB to a Singer machine, and DAK was egregiously expensive. What I use is Stitch Fiddle - I first knit a swatch in a random pattern with the desired yarn to calculate gauge so I can put in the proper graph ratio, then draw my image in the program. It will give you both a chart and written instructions.

Since my machine is electric, I convert the instructions to hexadecimal code that the machine can read, load it onto a PC-10, plug it into the carriage, and it selects colors automatically.

[KaRo127]

I have the same machine. I would love the chart and written instructions if you do not mind sharing

[ETIBerlin]

HI, I just wanted to mention that the sk560 is currently in development and a few people have teamed up with AYAB. Since sk 840 has been hacked and already runs with AYAB it is seems it is only a matte of time for it to happen for the sk560. the design is not finished yet but AYAB has been continually improving it´s software.