What is "knitting machine"

Knitting \Knit"ting\, n.

1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting; knitwork.

2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones.

   Knitting machine, one of a number of contrivances for mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like.

   Knitting needle, a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric, as in stockings.

   Knitting sheath, a sheath to receive the end of a needle in knitting.

n. a textile machine that makes knitted fabrics

A knitting machine is a device used to create knitted fabrics in a semi or fully automated fashion.

There are numerous types of knitting machines, ranging from simple spool or board templates with no moving parts to highly complex mechanisms controlled by electronics. All, however, produce various types of knitted fabrics, usually either flat or tubular, and of varying degrees of complexity. Pattern stitches can be selected by hand manipulation of the needles, or with push-buttons and dials, mechanical punch cards, or electronic pattern reading devices and computers.