| This article covers in very broad terms some | | | | needles is 9 mm and the hook is large enough and |
| background info on knitting machines and the | | | | there is no risk of splitting the yarn.For machine |
| various models available. | | | | knitting with lace the machine needs to be used |
| A knitting machine is used to produce knitted | | | | as manual or semi-manual. |
| fabrics and clothes on a fixed bed of hooked | | | | The smallest yarns you can use when knitting |
| needles. A knitting machine is made of a needle | | | | with this machine are Sport and DK weight yarns |
| bed, a carriage and yarn guides but it may have | | | | . Some of the techniques you can undertake on |
| other attachments as well. Latchet hooks hold the | | | | this machine are: tuck, slip, intarsia, weaving, and |
| stitches. | | | | many others. |
| Domestic & Industrial - | | | | On the standard bed machine you can make |
| They can be hand powered or motor assisted. | | | | knitted suits and lace curtains. The distance |
| There are also domestic and industrial models of | | | | between the needles is 4.5 mm and the hook |
| knitting machines. The domestic knitting machines | | | | latches are much smaller. The lace is automatic. |
| produce a fabric that looks handmade because | | | | You can do fair isle, tuck, slip, manual cables and |
| they use the weft knitting method. It is obviously | | | | others. Baby weight is the most popular weight |
| easier to knit using a knitting machine and a lot | | | | used for this machine. DK weight is the largest |
| faster because knitting machines make an entire | | | | yarn that can be knit with this knitting machine. |
| row of loops in a single movement. Another | | | | The Standard 200 can knit very fine yarns , up |
| reason for using knitting machines is that the | | | | to a sport weight. |
| fabric made with a machine looks better in many | | | | The Silver Reed Gauge SK830(3.6 mm) is a |
| instances than the hand-knitted fabric, the latter | | | | machine used for fine yarns. It is perfect when |
| having large areas of plain stocking stitch. Finally | | | | knitted in an open and loose fabric and light and |
| ,you do not have to be a professional knitter to | | | | airy fabric. Knit at tension 5 or 7 and use 2 or 3 |
| make wonderful clothes because many machines | | | | strands together. |
| are fairly simple to operate and it can be a great | | | | For the Hand Knitted Look - |
| way to begin to knit . | | | | If you want to have garments that look and feel |
| However, you must not confuse knitting machines | | | | more like the hand-knitted garments you should |
| with sewing machines. A knitting machine is more | | | | buy a mid-gauge knitting machine. |
| complicated- it has springs, buttons, wires and | | | | Knitting with a machine is straightforward but you |
| hooksand most Importantly you need to realize | | | | need to consider when using a machine the |
| you have to use machine-knitting books to get | | | | patterns, many are not easily inter-changeable |
| the pattern you want because hand knitting | | | | between machines, some are but It is hard but |
| books can't be used with a machine as they are | | | | not impossible, but is probably best left until |
| not compatible. | | | | you've had a little experience of using a knitting |
| Different Machines - | | | | machine as you have to spend a lot of time |
| A Bulky size machine is used for making heavy | | | | calculating, multiplying and dividing to modify the |
| sweaters because the distance between the | | | | pattern. |