selected stitches being skipped over by the yarn (with a float behind) and tucking refers to stitches being held untitl knit. Both slip and tuck patterning methods are commonly used for patterning various textured partterns. Current standard gauge models have the option of a lace carriage, where stitches can be transferred from one needle to the next. The yarn passes through a tensioning mechanism and down through the knit carriage, which feeds the yarn to the needles as they knit.

Domestic knitting machines such as Brother or Silver Reed