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Category: Silver Reed

  • Studio SRP20 ribbing attachment

    Studio SRP20 ribbing attachment

    Studio SRP20 ribber fits a vast majority of Silver Reed/Silver/Studio/Riccar/Empisal Kitmaster/Singer knitting machines with needles 4.5 mm apart and punchcard-based patterning capabilities. Studio SRP20 fits such a huge variety of knitting machines that it feels like it fits them all. Well, if your machine is manual-only or has turn-knob patterning capabilities, check first if SRP20…

  • Studio Bulky Ten, S-140 knitting machine

    It is hard to find ANY information on this unicorn. I stumbled onto a couple of pictures. There is a manual online, suggesting that the gauge for this machine is 10 mm and that it operates identically to the Studio SK120. Stay tuned for more info!

  • Studio SR303 ribbing attachment

    Studio SR303 ribber fits turn-knob Singer/Studio/Silver/Silver Reed/Empisal Knitmaster/Riccar standard-gauge knitting machines. It is very similar to Studio SR302, about which I wrote a detailed post already. Thus, refer to it while I research more info on Studio SR303 ribber.

  • YC1 color changer

    There is very little information on YC1 color changers despite them still circulating on the used market. YC1 color changer is identical to AC1 color changer and can be used with Silver Reed knitting machines with standard gauge (also branded as Singer, Studio, Riccar, Empisal Knitmaster, Silver Reed, and Silver). It is identical to AC1…

  • Artisan CG170 knitting machine

    Artisan CG170 is a clone of the Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine. The website description says that its gauge is 7 mm (which makes it not quite identical to the Silver Reed SK160, a 6.5 mm gauge machine). It can be accessorized with a matching ribber, Artisan CG170. refer to the manufacturer’s page, Creative) for…

  • Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK160 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK160 is a very simple machine with only manual stitch/needle manipulation abilities, yet it is a very desirable machine. First, because it is a mid-gauge machine with the needles 6.5 mm apart, which makes it compatible with a lot of yarns for hand-knitting. It is known to create a hand-knit feel of the…

  • Empisal Vistamatic NG-H3 knitting machine

    The Empisal Vistamatic NG-H3 knitting machine looks very similar to a previously described Empisal Knitmaster mod. 250 model. Thus, refer to the corresponding post while enjoying the pictures below.

  • Singer MemoMatic 327 knitting machine

    Singer MemoMatic 327 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has punchcard reading capabilities to knit patterned fabric and a built-in knit leader. It is identical to Studio mod. 327, about which I already wrote a detailed blog post. Thus, refer to it while enjoying the pictures below.

  • Studio SRP322

    It is the same as, or even identical to, the ribbers under the SRN321 model numbers. Thus, it should fit Silver Reed machines with model numbers 321 and 322. Judging just by the looks, Suriod SRP322 might also fit machines compatible with SRP20 ribbers. Stay tuned! If your ribber came without a connecting arm, some…

  • Silver Reed SK-101 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-101 knitting machine

    Silver Reed SK-101 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has only basic/manual patterning capabilities. Despite having the same model number as Studio SK101 and Silver SK101, I see some minor differences: Silver Reed SK101 has a built-in row counter (not a slide-in as in Studio SK101 and Silver SK101),…

  • Riccar RK-708A knitting machine

    Riccar RK-708A knitting machine

    Riccar RK-708A is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. The look of Riccar 708A knitting machine is much more modern than its immediate predecessor, Riccar 708; although both machines have a knit-leader and a punchcard mechanism. Riccar 708A very much resembles its younger sister, Riccar…

  • RICCAR 709 knitting machine

    RICCAR 709 knitting machine

    Riccar 709 is a punchcard-based standard-gauge machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It has a built-in knit leader. Riccar 709 knitting machine is identical (with some minor color differences) to the Studio mod. 360, Empisal Knitmaster 360/260K, Singer MemoMatic 360K, Silver Reed SK360, Silver SK360. Thus, refer to those detailed posts while enjoying the…