Named after the island in Scotland, Fair Isle knitting is a traditional technique of using different coloured wool or yarns to make intricate patterns.
Category: Machine Knitting
Knitting Yarn
This is a long strand of interlocking fibres in different weight, strand’s thickness and sizes used for making knitwear and other form of yarn accessories or products.
Yarn Rest
This is a plastic removable clip that is attached to the back of a knitting machine and uses for putting knitting yarn out of the way especially when knitting stripes with more than one colour of yarns.
Gathered Skirt
This is a skirt that is drawn together to form a puffy effect on the clothing. Gathered skirt can be done on knitwear or other textiles. In machine knitting, a gathered design is made by transferring two or more stitches…
Knit 1, Purl 1 Rib
This is a knitting stitch pattern that produces an elastic rib stitch by alternating knit and purl stitches when knitting. In hand-knitting, the knit 1, purl 1 rib stitch pattern is achieved by knitting and purling. Knit 1, Purl 1…
Seed Stitch
This is a knitting stitch with little bumpy stitches made by purl stitches scattered in alternate columns and rows in the front and in the reverse of the work. In hand-knitting, the seed stitch effect is achieved by knitting and…
Garter Bar
This is a machine knitting metal tool with eyelet prongs used in turning stitches or maneuvering stitches on the knitting machine. Each knitting machine has its own garter bar that can fit its needle. For example, the mid-gauge knitting machine…
Garter Stitch
This is a knitting pattern with purl stitches in front and purl stitches in the reverse of the work. In hand- knitting, Garter Stitch is done by knitting every row to the end. Garter Stitch can be done on the…
Knitting Machine Clamp
This is a metal tool that is used to affix a knitting machine or ribber to a work-surface to prevent the knitting machine from sliding. Knitting machine clamp Ribber clamp The ribber clamp is used to attach the knitting machine…
Tuck Stitch
This is a textured stitch pattern in knitting that requires some needles of the knitting machine to be set in hold position on a numbers of rows while the knit-carriage passes in which the stitches on the hold-needles are not…