Category: Gauge
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Singer 560L lace carriage
Singer 560L lace carriage fits only electronic machines manufactured by Silver Reed under Silver Reed, Silver, Empisal Knitmaster, Singer and Studio brand names with the model number (SK)560. It no longer has patterning drums, like its predecessors, LC1, LC2 and 360/260L lace carriages. But, similar to those carriages for punchcards, Singer 560L transfers AND knits…
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Empisal Knitmaster mod. 360/260L lace carriage
I think Empisal Knitmaster mod. 360/260L is the same (just slightly refreshed in terms of design) carriage as Empisal mod. 360/260L, already described in another post.
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Studio mod. 360/260L lace carriage
Studio mod. 360/260L lace carriage fits most punchcard-based standard-gauge knitting machines manufactured by Silver Reed under Silver Reed, Silver, Empisal Knitmaster, Riccar, Singer and Studio brand names. One source mentions that it would work with models under numbers SK260, 280, 360, 700 and 740. If you were able to make this lace carriage work on…
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Empisal mod. 360/260L lace carriage
Empisal mod. 360/260L lace carriage fits most punchcard-based knitting machines manufactured by Silver Reed under Silver Reed, Silver, Empisal Knitmaster, Riccar, Singer and Studio brand names. One source mentions that it would work with models under numbers SK260, 280, 360, 700 and 740. If you were able to make this lace carriage work on a…
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Singer LC2 lace carriage
Singer LC2 lace carriage fits most punchcard-based knitting machines manufactured by Silver Reed under Silver Reed, Silver, Empisal Knitmaster, Riccar, Singer and Studio brand names. One source mentions that it would work with models under numbers SK210, 260, 280, 360, 600, 700, and 740. If you were able to make this lace carriage work on…
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Silver Reed LC2 lace carriage
Silver Reed LC2 lace carriage fits most punchcard-based knitting machines manufactured by Silver Reed under Silver Reed, Silver, Empisal Knitmaster, Riccar, Singer and Studio brand names. One source mentions that it would work with models under numbers SK210, 260, 280, 360, 600, 700, and 740. If you were able to make this lace carriage work…
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Empisal Knitmaster LC2 lace carriage
Empisal Knitmaster LC2 lace carriage fits most punchcard-based knitting machines manufactured by Silver Reed under Silver Reed, Silver, Empisal Knitmaster, Riccar, Singer and Studio brand names. One source mentions that it would work with models under numbers SK210, 260, 280, 360, 600, 700, and 740. On the package below, you see a slightly more limited…
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Toyota Simulknit K80
Simulknit is an accessory for standard-gauge Toyota knitting machines. Simulknit allows for knitting a fabric with a pattern on one side and a complete backing on the other side. The end result looks like a double sided fabric, but only one side has a pattern. It has two yarn feeders in one assembly. This assembly…
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Toyota KS650 knitting machine
Toyota KS650 is the only punch-card bulky machine released by this company, and second and bulky-gauge. The first one, Toyota KS610, has only manual stitch-manipulation capabilities. Toyota KS650 has 110 needles, 9 mm apart. A matching ribber is Toyota KR650. Toyota KS650 accepts punchcards with a 12-stitch repeat pattern. Its patterning mechanism (with drums) is…
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Silver Junior mod. 250 knitting machine.
Silver Junior mod. 250 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with only manual capabilities. I am not sure how many needles it has but judging by the bed length probably 200. This machine has only manual needle manipulation capabilities. Despite its vintage look, the row counter is of a more modern design. If you cannot…
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Silver Reed SK640 knitting machine.
Silver Reed SK640 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. So far I’ve only seen a model with all Japanese writing. So, maybe this model was only available in Japan. It is identical to features of the Studio by White SK740 knitting machine (24-stitch punchcard reading capabilities and no intarsia)…