Knitting has been a favourite of the embroidery enthusiasts the world over and it is time to make an analysis of the various embroidery knitting machines available today. The best resource I came across was at All Brands – Click on “Knitting Machines” on the navigation bar on the left hand side.

Most of the machines are from Artisan, American Bond and Haque – with a tilt towards American Bond for all categories of embroidery machines, ribbers and accessories. For simple sweaters, I recommend the American Bond Basic 100 Needle 8mm Ultimate Sweater Knitting Machine, Instructional Video & Yarn priced economically. The special features are that it stitches upto 1200 stitches per minute at 12 rows per minute. There is a higher version which stitches upto 1500 stitches per minute but the earlier one is perfect for home use. You can make cozy sweaters to the lofty Afghans (as they call it) comfortably in this knitting machine. The free accessories include a carry box, extension kit, row counter, intarsia keyplate, beginners pattern book and an instructional video.

You can cast on up to 130 needles and knit any number of rows you want in verigated or solid yarns or in stripes of different yarn colors. You can also knit a pattern to fit on the machine by putting needles into work and out of work to shape a sweater front, back and sleeves to later seam together by hand, sewing machine or serger. You can use the cut and sew method by knitting unshaped square panels, cutting them out to fit the garment pattern and putting in the seams by hand or machine.

If anybody wants to learn knitting from scratch, there is a FREE 5 day MINI COURSE for you at Knitting Tips. You would also find advanced courses for expert knitters at this same site.