We have seen what racking is and how to work in the Stitch view. This article will help you to rack the rear bed which you will need for specific stitches.
As an example, if you’d like to Knit Front & Knit Rear (also known as 'double jersey') you need to rack to a half number to the right or left. This way, any needles that sit opposite of each other on the needle beds, are in a staggered position.
In this recording, you can see that Knit Front & Knit rear is not allowed unless you change the racking value in the most left option column to a half racked position.
- When knitting a regular double jersey, you would rack the bed 0.5.
- Racking with more distance is usually used for making cables, lace or other structured knits.
- Racking is not necessary when knitting tubular or ribs, even though you're knitting on both the front and rear bed. The opposing needles will never be knitting at the same moment, so there is no risk for collision.
To rack multiple rows quickly, set the racking in the top row that you'd like to rack. Drag the square in the corner of the cell down to set the same racking for all rows selected while dragging. See recording below.
