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Needle Pitch
The distance between needles in mm
NO! All you need is to have the yarn wound in a way that will easily feed into the machine.
- Use a center-pull ball from a yarn manufacturer
- Rewind skeins or hanks with a ball winder
What weight for your machine?
For success with your knitting machine, you need to make sure you are using a yarn that is the appropriate weight for your machine.
If you are just getting started, use a medium weight yarn that fits in the hooks of the needles. With experience, you can experiment with different weights.
Machines come in different gauges. Gauge (Needle Pitch) refers to the distance between the needles and the size of the hooks of the needles.
For success with your knitting machine, you need to make sure you are using a yarn that is the appropriate weight for your machine.
If you are just getting started, use a medium weight yarn that fits in the hooks of the needles. With experience, you can experiment with different weights.
Machines come in different gauges. Gauge (Needle Pitch) refers to the distance between the needles and the size of the hooks of the needles.
Pitch: the distance between the needles (in mm)
The gauge (pitch) of a knitting machine is determined by the distance between the needles.
If you are a hand knitter, think of the different machine gauges as different hand knitting needle sizes.
NOTE:
Although the machine pitch determines the yarn you can use, the actual stitch sizes (knitting gauge) is controlled with the tension dials on the machine.
In hand knitting terms, think of this as choosing a needle size within a RANGE of needles.
The pitch of your knitting machine determines the range. The tension dials determine the needle size.
Common Terms:
| 3.6mm | Fine Gauge |
| 4.5mm | Standard Gauge |
| 5mm | Passap |
| 6mm 6.5mm 7mm |
Mid-Gauge |
| 9mm | Bulky-Gauge |
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