By Gina Williams

As we all know knitting can be carried out in two ways, in the main hand knitting and a machine knitting. If you are looking for good quality machine to create stunning knitted projects then go for the brother knitting machine. The brother knitting machine are a big name in the world of knitting machine manufactures. The machine is better-known for its quality and the beautiful items it creates.

They are Japanese made and all the latest technology is used in the design and manufacturing of them. There are two types that are available to you, these are the punch card machine and the electronic machine. If you plan to use one just at home, then purchase a standard gauge machine with 200 needles that are 4.5 mm apart. But if you plan to start a home business then buy a bulk machine with 114 needles that are 9mm apart.

The space between every needle determines the thickness of the yarn that can be used in the brother knitting machine. The yarn will be thicker if the needles are further apart and the closer the needles are together, then the yarn is thinner.

The punch card brother knitting machine can produce designs which are around 224 stitches wide. You can repeat this pattern across the whole width of the piece or use it to produce motifs in specific parts of the piece you are working on. But the only trouble with this machine is that you have to create knitted items that are either 24 stitches wide or in a amount that is evenly divided into 24.

There is no such problem with the electronic version. The electronic version can make patterns with one stitch to around 200 stitches.

The brother knitting machines can be applied to make patterns and pieces of different stitches without any additional effort. The fairisle pattern, single or multicolored tuck stitch, slip or skip pattern and so forth, can be easily done on this machine. You can even use laces like the drop lace, thread lace, normal lace or a fine lace to create glorious patterns. The laces used to decorate your knitted piece can be knitted into your piece using this machine.

Brother knitting machines can as well be applied to weave and knit reversible patterns. This machine can be fixed with external attachments like ribber attachments, which is used to undertake jacquard knitting. This type of knitting is similar to fairisle knitting but without any floats.

The electronic brother knitting machine can be applied to create patterns that you can get on the internet. By using your computer you can download designs and then scan them for use in your knitting projects. Another feature of this machine has an optional garter carriage which can be used to knit and purl in the same row.

If you use a single bed machine then you are free to do your other work while the machine knits for you. The automated version uses one color yarn at a time, this accessory is only available with the standard gauge machines.

The brother knitting machine also has optional additional accessories like ribber attachments, four color changer, garter bar and so forth. But when ever purchasing a machine always buy it from original distributors to get the high quality machines.

Thus by using these knitting machines you can easily produce master pieces, to be gifts to your loved ones or to begin your own home business. - 18098

About the Author:
This article was written by Gina Williams, an up and coming expert on knitting. Did you find this article on Knitting useful? You can find out a lot more Free advice about Bamboo Knitting Needles by visiting Knitting Tips.