Category: Silver Reed
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Silver SK-103 knitting machine
Silver SK103 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine, similar to its earlier counterparts, Silver SK-101 and Silver SK-102. Silver SK103 is also identical to the Studio SK103 and Singer 555 knitting machines. Silver SK103 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart from each other. This model was released in the…
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Studio SK-102 knitting machine
Studio SK-102 knitting machine is a white-pink model manufactured in the early 1960s. It has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is identical to the Silver SK102 machine. (In fact, sometimes knitters see Studio brand written on the machine with the carriages and accessories having Silver names on them). Thus, read the corresponding blog article.…
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Silver SK-102 knitting machine
Silver SK102 knitting machine was manufactured and introduced to the market in the early 1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles and only basic/manual stitch manipulation and needle selection capabilities. The machine’s color is a pretty combination of pink and white. The carriage handle folds conveniently for storage. The carriage is very…
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Silver SK-101 knitting machine
The Silver SK101 knitting machine was made by a Japanese company in 1962. This is a basic model capable of only knitting patterns by hand-manipulating the needles and stitches. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, spaced 4.5 mm apart from each other. It is basically the same model as Studio SK101 and…
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Silver Reed SK-370 knitting machine
Silver Reed SK370 knitting machine is a fine-gauge (3.6 mm between the needles) machine released to the market at the beginning of 1980s. It is capable of automatic patterning using a punchcard reading mechanism and needle selection. It also has a built-in knit leader. Fine gauge machines are hard to find because not many of…
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Silver Reed SR10 ribbing attachment
Silver Reed SR10 ribber is an attachment compatible with only Silver Reed SK10 knitting machine. Please, do not confuse this ribber with the Silver SR10 ribber as they are different and match different machines. …stay tuned while I find more information on this vintage ribber.
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Silver Reed SK10 knitting machine
Silver Reed Sk10 vintage knitting machine was manufactured in the 1960s. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with only manual/basic patterning capabilities. It has a detachable round vintage row counter and a standard set of accessories. It can be equipped with a matching ribber – Silver Reed SR10. Similar vintage knitting machines with only basic/manual…
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Singer mod. 323 knitting machine
Singer mod. 323 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine manufactured in Japan and released to the Western markets in 1973. The machine has 200 needles, 4.5 apart. On some parts it shows as Singer mod. 323 and on the carriage as Singer MemoMatic 323. These names are interchangible. Singer mod. 323 is identical (except…
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Silver Reed DL1000 linking machine
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Studio mod. 700 knitting machine
Studio mod. 700 knitting machine is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It features a built-in knit leader, built-in intarsia functionality (special latch guides, included with a standard setup are needed), and a punch-card reading mechanism for automatic needle selection. This machine is virtually identical to the Singer MemoMatic 700 model,…
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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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Kantan Bulky, 8 mm gauge knitting machine
Kantan Bulky is the same machine branded as Silver or Silver Reed bulky (model numbers SK120), 8 mm gauge knitting machine. It is also known as Fancy Bulky. The only ribber that works with this machine is Silver Reed SR120.