Category: Gauge
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Singer mod. 151 knitting machine
Singer mod. 151 knitting machine is a bulky (9 mm gauge) knitting machine with only basic patterning capabilities: all stitch and needle manipulations must be done by hand to create patterned knitted fabric. Unlike its earlier counterpart, Singer mod. 150, Singer mod. 151 has built-in (into the sinker plate) weaving brushes. Singer mod. 151 knitting…
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Singer SR-150 ribbing attachment
Singer SR150 ribber extends bulky (9 mm gauge) knitting machines Singer mod. 150, Studio mod. 150, Silver Reed SK150 and Empisal Knitmaster mod. 150 into double beds. This ribber also (like their matching machines) has 110 needles. I actually own this ribber and will be testing it soon. So, stay tuned as I test and…
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Singer mod. 150 knitting machine
Singer mod. 150 knitting machine is a bulky-gauge knitting machine with 110 needles. It is identical (except for the color) to the Silver Reed SK150, on which I already wrote a detailed article. It is also similar to Studio mod. 150 and Empisal Knitmaster mod. 150 knitting machines. Singer mod. 150 can be additionally accessorized…
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Silver Reed SK-151 knitting machine
Silver Reed SK151 knitting machine has 110 needles, 9 mm apart. It is considered a bulky knitting machine. It has only basic patterning capabilities: all patterning can be done by manually manipulating the needles and stitches. Silver Reed SK151 appeared on the market in the 1984. Its predecessor, Silver Reed SK150 was released to the…
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Studio mod. 150 knitting machine
Studio mod. 150 knitting machine has 110 needles, 9 mm apart. It first appeared on the market in the early to mid-1980s. Do not confuse this machine with the plastic flat-bed knitting machine Studio LK150 (a wonderful mid-gauge knitting machine). This machine is almost identical (even in its color scheme) to Singer mod. 150 and…
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Silver Reed SR-151 ribbing attachment
Silver Reed SR151 ribber appeared on the market in the mid-1980. It is a 110-needle ribber with bulky gauge (9 mm). It fits Singer/Studio/Silver Reed/Knitmaster machines with models numbers SK151 and mod. 151 and potentially with SK150 and mod. 150. Silver Reed SR151 ribbing attachment seemed to be identical (in function) to the Silver Reed…
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Silver Reed SR-150 ribbing attachment
Silver Reed SR-150 ribber appeared on the market in the 1983 at the same time as its matching knitting machine, Silver Reed SK-150. Thus, Silver Reed SR150 ribber has 110 needles, 9 mm apart. It is very likely that Silver Reed’s SR150 model (unlike Singer’s and Studio’s ribbers with the same model numbers SR150) only…
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Silver Reed SK-150 knitting machine
Silver Reed SK150 first appeared on the market in the early to mid 1980s. It is a bulky gauge knitting machine with 110 needles, 9 mm apart. This machine can knit thicker yarns (worsted weight sold in many stores for hand knitters) but the only patterning can be accomplished on this machine is manual. Clones…
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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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Studio mod. 323 knitting machine
Studio mod. 323 is a punch-card knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart from each other. Studio mod. 323 is one of the last models in this series not to include a built-in knit leader (although Studio mod. 322 already has a built-in knit-leader… Hmmm…). Studio mod. 323 is very similar to Studio mod.…
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Corona CH-1500 knitting machine
Corona CH-1500 knitting machine is a standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, separate from each other by 4.5 mm distance. Patterning on Corona CH-1500 is done by needle selection governed by the turn knobs located on the carriage (called needle selection control knobs). Corona CH-1500 is very similar to the Corona CH-1000, on which I already…