Any machine knitters willing to give a technical opinion?

[dem in texas]

2. Old hand knitter

I don't knit anymore but I did knit for many years, even worn ribbons at the fair for my sweater. I have seen the knitting machines, but never used one. But it would seem to me that it would be easier to first make a sweater in stockinette stitch to learn the machine and the tension of the stitch. Controlling your the tension of your knit is important for the sweater to look right. Get some experience on toing on new yarn, increasing and decreasing, getting the size right, these things that all take practice and a simpler stitch would make it easier for you to learn how the machine works.

You tube videos are a good idea. I took a plate off my old 1960 Singer sewing machine and could not get it to slide back in, there was a trick to it. I looked on you tube and found a video that showed how to do it. I think there is a video for just about anything.