About machine knitting

Domestic knitting is mainly done on flat bed knitting machines. These machines have a single bed of needles that are horizontally aligned, working together to make your knit. The ribber, an extra bed of needles positioned opposite of the main bed, is an addition that can be attached to many flat bed machines. These two beds can collaborate to create e.g. ribbing and other double-sided knits. Other types of knitting machines are circular, where the needles are positioned in a circle to create tubular knits, and V-bed machines, where two beds are positioned similar to flat bed + ribber, but more in a more balanced, symmetrical way.

Knitting machines have a gauge, which refers to the spacing between the needles. The less space between the needles, the finer the knit