Knitting

Knitting is a method by which yarn is manipulated to create a textile or fabric. It is used in many types of garments.

All knitting machines follow a basic knitting process with six steps, although the machines look mind-boggling complicated knitting on machines involves low carbon steel bearded needles, which are supported on a needle bar. There is a pressure bar to depress the beards, and the process is outlined below.

• The needle bar goes forward and the open needles clear the web.
• The weft thread is placed on the needles
• It is made to fall loosely
• This thread is pulled in the open needles by drawing the needle bar backwards.
• The presser bar drops to close the needle loops and draw the weft back through the loops
• The needles open and a new row of loops is revealed