Ultimate Knitting Machine Cheat Sheet for Gingham Table Runner/Toppers

The Gingham Table Runner is a great way to dress up your table setting. This can be made using a gingham design, scrappy design, or alternating two colors.

Machine: 22 needles circular knitting machine

Yarn: Worsted Weight Yarn

This pattern uses your knitting gauge and then simply lookup the row counts on a table for your size and style. The pattern will explain how to make a simple gauge swatch and measure it. Feel free to ask questions before purchasing this pattern.

Sizes:
15” wide by 21”, 33”, 45”, 57”, 69”, 81”, 93”, 105”, 117” in length not including fringe

(38cm wide x 53cm, 84cm, 114cm, 145cm, 175cm, 206cm, 236cm, 267cm, 297cm in length not including fringe)

This pattern will break down every step including selecting your table runner size, choosing your yarn, creating a gauge swatch, completing a project worksheet, creating tubes on the machine, finishing the tube edges, joining tubes, and finishing your table runner.

Each step has been carefully designed using alternative techniques to create a flawless finish of the table runner on both the front and back sides. These combined techniques are vital to alignment and joining the tubes. These alternative techniques include:

1. Casting On at #1 Needle
2. Jogless Color Change with knit2together
3. Binding Off at #1 needle
4. Finishing Tube Edges with Slip Stitch Technique
5. Joining the Tubes with Mattress Stitch Technique
6. Finishing the Project with Fringe

Skills:
Basic knowledge and experience using the knitting machines is required. Refer to your owner’s manual.

A YouTube videos are also include with step by step instructions for each technique.