knitting machines

 

 

 

  Before you go and get yourself a knitting machine just ask yourself a few questions. Can you decipher a manual and come to teach yourself on what is required. Ask yourself what weight of yarn you plan to use? Accordingly you can select your machine. Moreover when you have decided to purchase a knitting machine ask more than two dealers.

For machines with plastic beds a video accompanies the manual. This makes the machine more comprehensible. Punch card machines are simpler as the ‘how to’ manual for the punch card and other accessories is accompanied by the video.

Standard gauge machines offer machining of fine yarn to 4 ply or light double knit. Besides standard machines you have the mid-gauge and the bulky gauge machines. Bulky gauge machines are for the chunky yarn. However it also offers a range from worsted yarn to the thicker categories. The mid-gauge machines take the yarns that are left between these two machines.

Once you have your machine, do not use the hand knitting books for a machine design because it is not palatable to the machine. Machines require machine-knitting books to get a desired pattern else you will end up with some obnoxious ill-fitting woolen piece.

If you are a learner then start off with a simple machine. A simple knit machine is quite versatile. It offers simple and fancy knit styles. At the beginner level the common stitches like Fair Isle, tuck stitch, thread lace, double skip are mostly available.

If you are looking to buy a second hand or used knitting machine then dig into newspapers. There will be hundreds of thousands of ads. It is a better bet if you get to try the machine before you shell out any cash. Don’t restrict your checking to the simple working condition. Look further if there is extra rust. Try a few styles and check out the working of the needles to its full length. Electronic knitting machines are very agile and fast but they are very difficult to understand. So before you get your machine straighten out the facts.

   ~ author Lata S. Batra.

 
 

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