Knitting Machines Gauge

Knitting Machines Gauge


 Knitting machines gauge is one of the technical parameters of knitting machine. One way that we can group knitting machines is by the gauge—the number of needles per inch or centimeter. But there is an exception. The gauge is often expressed as the number of needles per one and a half inches in fully-fashioned machines.

How to calculate knitting machines gauge

Knitting machines gauge can be calculated by dividing the total number of needles by the length of the needle bed. The figure is rounded to the nearest whole number. For example, a 7-inch diameter knitting machine has 220 needles. The circumference of a circle is πd, where π = 22/7 and d = diameter. So the perimeter is 7 x 22/7 = 22 inches. Specifications are 220/22= 10 stitches per inch. We usually represent it ‘E10’, where E is stitches per inch.

Normally, all primary elements (those directly involved in the knitting action) in the same machine are set to the same gauge.

We usually measure gauges on a needle bed,so a machine of the same gauge but with two needle beds will have a total of twice as many needles as a machine with one bed. The gauge measured at the point of needle location is the same as that at the point of loop formation.

Two different gauges of fabric

The gauge of the knitting machine indicates the thinness of the rows of needles on the bed. The higher the machine number, the more needles in a certain length of the needle bed, the smaller the needle distance; On the contrary, the fewer needles, the greater the needle distance.

  • Heavy-gauge fabric

It is one that has been knitted on a machine with a few needles per inch (2½ to 5 needles per inch are common gauges in the UK).

  • Fine-gauge fabric

Knit the in fine yarn on an 18- to 32-gauge machine (UK).

Knitting machine gauge for conventional fabrics

  • Knitwear (knitted garments usually with integral ribs) is normally produced on 2½ – to 14-gauge machines;
  • Traditional type knitwear (lamb’s wool, botany and cashmere) more likely to be in the 7- to 12-gauge range;
  • Jersey (continuous fabric)： we can produce it on finer gauge machines, from 18–32 gauge.

Yarn Weight and Gauge Chart

Through two guidelines:  Yardage and Gauge. People can easily weave different yarns into different patterns.

Yardages

Yarn yardages are different from each other. It is important to calculate the yardage for a project. So that you can ensure that you have enough yarn to complete the project in mind.

Gauges

All yarn knits to specific gauges. The weight of the yarn(the thickness), creates the texture of the fabric when knit, as well as the number of stitches per inch (gauge). The following gauges determine the yarn weight.

Yarn weight and gauge

DW0910S series knitting machine gauges are E14-E29.They belong to finer gauge machines. And we can use them to knit tubular fabric in a continuous uninterrupted length of constant width. For more information about knitting Machines gauge, please send email to fyia@hkdowell.com.

This article is reprinted from https://fyitester.com/knitting-machines-gauge/

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