In this series of articles, I will be sharing some of the common misconceptions about knitting machines. Since I don't sell knitting machines, I feel that the person who isn't a machine knitter can get some reasonably unbiased information to determine if machine knitting is right for them, because machine knitting is not for everyone, but it could be for you.

Misconception #1: Machine Knitting is Cheating

One common misconception, particularly amongst the hand knitters, about knitting machines is that using a knitting machine to knit is cheating. Machine knitting isn’t cheating. It is different method used to achieve similar results. It is an entirely different set of skills than hand knitting. Furthermore, it is not easy to translate the skills of a hand knitter to the knitting machine. It is not easy to translate the skills needed to machine knit to a hand knit project. They are two separate sets of skills.

 Many hand knitters approach machine knitting as a way of getting things done faster. Once one learns how to machine knit, it is a lot faster. Nevertheless, there is a learning curve that can be very exasperating to machine knitting. That learning curve begins with the selection of a knitting machine, which will be covered in misconception #2.