Category: Mid-gauge
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Silver Reed AG40 intarsia carriage
Silver Reed AG40 intarsia carriage fits mid-gauge electronic knitting machines. To the best of my current knowledge, there is only one such machine: Silver Reed SK860. I do not currently have this machine or the carriage. The information on AG40 intarsia carriage is also scarce… Well… Let’s put as much as we can on it…
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AG155 intarsia carriage for mod. 155 knitting machines
Although this carriage is marked specifically for mod. 155 models (like, Empisal Knitmaster mod. 155, Singer mod. 155, and Studio mod. 155), it is similar to the Silver Reed AG155 carriage, already described in detail in another post, including compatibility with other machines and capabilities. Another intarsia carriage for bulky machines is AG30.
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Silver Reed AG 155 carriage
Silver Reed AG155 looks like a full carriage. It is an add-on for punchcard-based machines Empisal Knitmaster mod. 155, Silver Reed SK155, Silver Reed SK155P My Studio, Singer mod. 155, Studio mod. 155 as well as for electronic models such as Silver Reed 890 (for manual intarsia). Some sources say it can also work with…
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Silver Reed LK200 knitting machine
Silver Reed LK200 knitting machine, or La-La LK200, is a plastic flat-bed knitting machine with 140 needles, 6.5 mm apart. It is a mid-gauge machine with only manual/basic stitch manipulation capabilities. Silver Reed LK200 has features typical to Silver Reed, Studio, Singer, Empisal Knitmaster and Riccar machines: table clamps with elongated tops, and slightly slented…
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Silver Reed LK330 knitting machine
Silver Reed LK330 knitting machine is a plastic-bed knitting machine with 140 needles, 6.5 mm apart. This is a mid-gauge knitting machine with only manual stitch manipulation capabilities. Silver LK-330 was very likely manufactured for the Japanese markets only. It is very similar to a very famous a Silver Reed LK150 model, on which there…
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Silver Reed LK360 knitting machine
Silver Reed LK360 is a plastic flat-bed knitting machine with 150 needles, 6.5 mm apart. Unlike its later clone, Silver Reed KB360 (which was made in China), Silver Reed LK360 was manufactured in Japan. It has features similar to a very popular model Silver Reed LK150, on which a ton of resources is available. Thus,…
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Silver Reed KB360 knitting machine
Silver Reed KB-360 is a plastic flat-bed knitting machine with 150 needles, 6.5 mm apart. It is made in China, so probably is it one of the recent clones of the original Silver Reed LK150 or Studio LK150 knitting machines (manufactured in the late 1980s), also with 150 needles and also with 6.5 mm gauge.…
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Silver Reed LK-310 knitting machine
Silver Reed LK310 knitting machine (“LK” very likely stands for “light knitter”) is a mid-gauge machine with 140 needles. It features plastic bed and a simple carriage with only couple of pairs of levers. It works and looks very similar to a famous Silver Reed LK150 (a very popular, still-made, knitting machine). However, LK150 has…
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Brother KM-100 knitting machine
Brother KM100 knitting machine is a plastic flatbed knitting machine with 90 needles in the needle bed. It is very hard to find any information on this machine. From the pictures, it looks like a mid-gauge knitting machine similar to Brother KX350. It is also very likely that it was made for Japanese markets only…
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Empisal HK100 (Hobby 100) knitting machine
Empisal HK100 knitting machine is a 8 mm gauge knitter with a plastic bed. It is considered a mid- to bulky-gauge. This is the same machine as the Singer HK100 knitting machine. Thus, read my blog posting dedicated to that machine and see it in action in my video.
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Addi Express KingSize knitting machine
Addi Express KingSize knitting machine is still being actively manufactured by a German company. It features 46 needles. This post focuses on the black-and-red model and not on white-and-red one. Addi Kingsize is the largest (most needle) circular plastic knitting machine. It is also the most reliable and robust currently on the market. The price…
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Brother KH380 knitting machine
Brother KH380 is a plastic flatbed knitting machine. It is a mid-gauge or bulky (I could not find more accurate info on it). Some sources claim that this machine might be convertible (dual gauge) but judging by the pictures I found online, it might not be the case (there is not place in the Styrofoam…