Flatbed vs Circular knitting - what's difference?

This is one of the most common questions we get from customers about knitted garments. It all has to do with how the fabric is created on the knitting machine.

There are 2 major types of knitting machines - Circular and Flatbed. Sometimes it is easier to think of the difference as Tee shirt knitting [Circular] and Sweater knitting [ Flatbed ]

Circular