Circular / Tubular Knitting

Knitting "in the round" by using both needlebeds is a clever way of creating seamless pieces and wide widths of knitting.

Remember stitch patterning can only be worked automatically (punchcard or electronics) on the MAIN bed. So any patterning "in the round" will have to be hand manipulated on the ribber.

In other words, you could work fairisle on the main bed, but it cannot be worked on the ribber.