Method of preparing pattern information for jacquard fabric

A method of preparing pattern information for a jacquard fabric produced on an electronically controlled knitting machine comprising the steps of

• preparing yarn color information to be fed to yarn feeders for determining the particular yarns to be knit in different wales of each course in a knit fabric,
• resolving the prepared yarn color information into information to be fed to needle operation mechanisms for determining the knitting and welting positions of the needles as they pass each yarn feeder,
• separately preparing information for determining the tucking and welting positions of the needles as they pass each yarn feeder for the differently colored yarns, and
• combining the knitting and welting needle position information for each yarn feeder with the separately prepared tucking and welting needle position information to form synthesized pattern information for knitting, tucking and welting.