Designing the Circuit

The circuit is sketched onto a knitting chart with the wire pattern.

Extra stitches are eliminated and a pattern is produced for the machine to “read”.

Wide gaps in the row create places to cut the wire, creating separate electrical nodes.

Multiplied, the circuit pattern creates textile patterning.

Long floats of wire are easily removed with cutters.

Components are soldered in place. Long jumper wires can easily be hidden between stitches.

The finished circuit

Electronic Damask.mov from Jesse Seay on Vimeo.

Additional details can be found on my instructable for knitted circuits.