Category: Silver Reed

  • Basic (but with needle selector) Singer 500 knitting machine

    Basic (but with needle selector) Singer 500 knitting machine

    This is so important that I am writing it as a first sentence: Do not confuse this vintage basic/manual Singer 500 model with a more modern Singer 500 electronic model. I am not sure why they are NOT named differently but probably because these different models were meant for different markets. Singer 500 with basic/manual…

  • Studio SK-101 knitting machine

    Studio SK-101 knitting machine

    The Studio SK101 knitting machine was made in Japan in 1962. It is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. It is capable of only basic patterning techniques (only hand-manipulation of stitches). However, it has a needle-selector which helps to ease-up the patterning a bit. Machines with similar pattern selectors are Studio…

  • Studio SK-8 knitting machine

    Based on the pictures of Studio SK-8 I found so far, it is the same machine as Silver SK8. Thus, read the corresponding post.

  • Silver SK-8 knitting machine

    Silver SK8 knitting machine is a basic (only manual stitch manipulation) knitting machine released in the very early of 1960s. It has 200 needles and is of standard (4.5 mm) gauge. Unfortunately, the picture below do not show a carriage but it is very likely similar to the one for the Silver Reed SK8 and…

  • Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700 knitting machine

    Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700 knitting machine

    Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700 knitting is a wonderful knitting machine with punchcard patterning abilities, 200 needles, 4. mm apart and built-in intarsia capabilities. This machine is identical to other 700-series models: Silver Reed SK700, Silver Reed 700N, Studio mod. 700, Singer MemoMatic 700K, and Singer mod. 700. Thus, read the corresponding posts and watch the…

  • Singer ribbing attachment for Singer 312, 313 and 315 knitting machines

    Singer ribbing attachment for Singer 312, 313 and 315 knitting machines

    So far I do not know the model number for this ribber. But as manual for it is available online for free. It is possible that the model number of this ribber is Singer SR313 but I’ll need to confirm this info somehow. Although it also looks very similar to the Studio SR302 ribbing attachment.…

  • Silver SR102 ribbing attachment

    Silver SR102 ribber is compatible with Silver SK102 and Studio SK102 knitting machines. Silver SR102 ribber has 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart, which makes is a standard gauge attachment. It has a vintage design where the carriages move not at the same time but one carriage at a time, like a video demo I made…

  • Studio SR101 ribbing attachment.

    Studio SR101 ribber is identical to the Silver SR101 ribber. In fact, they are often interchangible mentioned. Also, often there is Studio writing on the case but Silver writing on the carriage. Thus, refer to the corresponding article on Silver SR101 ribbing attachment. Ribber for Singer 312-315 machines also look very similar.

  • Silver SR101 ribbing attachment

    Silver SR101 ribber is an attachment that converts vintage knitting machines, Silver SK101, SK102 and SK103, Studio SK102, SK106, SK105, SK106, etc. (all models are very similar) to a double bed knitting machine capable of alternating/knitting purl and knit stitches. The carriage handle is a round knob-like and the weights are also vintage-like: not round…

  • Silver Reed LK360 knitting machine

    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,…

  • Silver Reed KB360 knitting machine

    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.…

  • Silver Reed SRP-561 ribbing attachment

    Silver Reed SRP-561 ribbing attachment

    ….. to be continued. There is not much specific information on this ribber that I could find. At the first glance, it looks similar to other Singer/Silver Reed/Studio/Riccar ribbers, SRP-50 and SRP-60. So far for sure, I can tell you that it is a ribber for standard-gauge metal-bed knitting machines manufactured under the Singer/Silver Reed/Studio/Riccar…