Archive of Thread: End Needle Selection Back

5 years ago
Annie asked:  How do I prevent the end needles from slipping or tucking when knitting in pattern?<br>

This is called "end needle selection"
Some Brother machines have a setting (KC I and KC II) that prevents the end needle from being selected (for example no tuck on the edge stitch)<br>
Because Brother machines pre-select needles, you can also manually position the end needles so they don't select (tuck)<br>

• My Singer 360 punchcard recommends pushing the end needles to D position to prevent them from patterning<br>
• My Silver 860 electronic has point cams to prevent the edge stitches from selecting.<br><br>

Different machines, various schemes ...