Cam Elements of Knitting

Cam

Cam is the second primary knitting element, the cam is mechanical device which used to control the movement the needle to produced require loop according to design.

The knitting cam is device into three groups such as –

•         Knit cam       

•         Tuck cam           

•         Miss cam      

Knit cam: it causes that needle move its ultimate height. So the needle can receive new yarn and clear the old loop.

       Knit cam= receiving yarn+ clearing old loop

Knit cam

Tuck cam: The tuck cam that causes the needle move upward only enough to receive the new yarn but not clear the old loop is called tuck cam.

  Tuck cam = yarn receiving + not clearing

Tuck cam

Miss cam: it doesn’t move the needle neither upward to receive new yarn nor downward to clearing old loop.

   Miss cam = not receiving + not clearing.

Miss cam