Socks on a knitting machine

Knitted warm clothes are simply irreplaceable during the cold season. However, not all craftswomen have the time and patience to knit with their own hands. Knitting machines come to the rescue. For example, you can make socks using a special device much more efficiently than by hand.

Features of working with a knitting machine

Many craftswomen are unjustifiably afraid to work on a knitting device. However, having learned and knitted your first product, you can hardly abandon the technique. Let's look at the operating features of this device:

• To begin with, the machine must be assembled correctly according to the instructions. Pay attention to whether the front fortune is evenly raised. If it is not raised all the way, the machine may wobble.
• It is necessary to periodically check the machine settings. For example, the clearance lever should be at the top until it stops.
• You need to knit across the entire width of the needle bed.
• The machine must be periodically cleaned of dust and debris, and also lubricated with special oil.
• When leaving an unfinished canvas, it is necessary to remove weights from the machine so that they do not pull down the product.

REFERENCE! Machine knitting requires a certain concentration and attention. Every process needs to be monitored.

What threads are suitable for a knitting machine?

In order for the mechanism to last as long as possible, it is necessary to purchase threads on bobbins. It should be wound evenly, without compactions or holes. This reduces the load on the device. You can choose the thickness of the material yourself. Thick and soft threads can be knitted using one needle or using the weaving technique.

You should take smooth yarn with less hairiness, at least 30%. This will allow you to steam the fabric faster, and the carriage will become less dirty. Bouclé yarn or yarn with uneven thread thickness greatly complicates the knitting process. It is also not recommended to take threads with a high angora content, since most of it will settle on the carriage brushes and not in the product.

REFERENCE! You can knit products with lurex on a machine, provided that it is located inside the yarn and not on its surface.

How to knit socks on a knitting machine

There are a couple of basic knitting options. One of the simplest is the method using two fonturas. First, you should measure the circumference of your leg and make a test sample measuring 5x5 cm. This is necessary in order to understand the tightness of the knitting.

Machine knitted socks without seam

In order to make spectacular socks, follow a certain sequence of actions:

1. First, we collect the number of loops that will be required to make the eraser.
2. We direct the loops to the back font, and move the other down. The main carriage is left for the back font and a small piece of fabric is knitted.
3. Begin to make a heel by dividing the loops in half. Some of the needles are set to position D. On the carriage side they should be at parameter B.
4. Next, the carriage is transferred to the state of incomplete knitting and the knitting process begins. If the item is intended for the right leg, then it is moved from right to left and, vice versa, for the left leg.
5. At the end of each completed rad, you need to pass the yarn under the outer needle, and then between the first and second needle.
6. Next, divide the number of stitches for knitting the heel into three parts. Next, you should remove the needles of the outer parts on the side opposite to the carriage (parameter D). There are 10 needles left in the center.
7. Then return the extended needles to position B and repeat this maneuver until all elements return to their original state.
8. When the heel is knitted, move the lever to the second position and knit all the loops to the end.
9. The toe is knitted in exactly the same sequence as the heel.
10. Next, you should remove the resulting fabric from the device and sew a small section of the side cut, as well as the upper part and the cape, using ketched seams.

ATTENTION! Most modern mechanisms are two-flute. Their main feature is that they can knit elastic bands automatically.

How to make socks on a single-pattern knitting machine

This method has the main advantage that when knitting it is possible to introduce an additional, denser thread to make the product more wear-resistant. Let's take a closer look at the process:

1. To begin with, we cast on a number of loops equal to the circumference of the foot and multiplied by the density of the knitting.
2. We knit the required eraser size and distribute the fabric into two parts. We direct one of the parts to the waste thread.
3. From the remaining part we make a heel.To do this, we move one needle at a time from the back side of the carriage to the front non-working state. To avoid marriage, it is necessary to entangle the needles.
4. We remove them until a third of the width of the part remains. We delete data on the screen.
5. Next, we return to work 1 needle at a time. The heel is tied.
6. Find the number of rows on the counter and multiply it by two. Subtract the resulting value from the total number of rows. We reset the information reader and make the calculated number of rows.
7. Next, we prepare broaches between the edge knots for the last needle. Each movement of the carriage makes one broach.
8. Then we direct the knitting onto the waste thread and lightly rip it off before fastening.

Knitting on a special machine is an interesting process. Of course, you need to be patient and take time to learn how to use this mechanism. However, the result of the work will please you. In the future, you can make many different products in a short period of time.