Category: Silver Reed
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Knit Radar KR5
Knit Radar KR-5 was released under the Empisal Knitmaster and Silver Reed to accessorized knitting machines manufactured under the Silver/Singer/Studio/Silver Reed/Empisal/Riccar brand names. KR5 model has some distinct differences from its later couterpart: KR6 (check out the corresponding post and you will see them right away). Thus, it is hard to say if KR5 is…
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Knit Radar KR6
Silver Reed or Silver Knit Radar KR6 is compatible with a huge variety of knitting machines (that already do not have a built-in knit leader) manufactured under the brand names Singer/Silver/Silver Reed/Studio/Empisal/Riccar. It attaches to the case of the knitting machines and sits on the side (like shown for another knit leader on the machine…
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Silver Reed KR10 Knit radar
Knit radar KR10 fits a lot (if not all) knitting machines (standard and other gauges) manufactured under the Silver/Silver Reed/Singer/Studio/Riccar/Empisal brand names. It can use 1/2 and 1/4 scale patterns. It still uses the physical stitch scales *rulers with the numbers equal to the gauge calculated from your swatch). It is electronic charting device and…
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Knit Radar K-3
Charting accessory Knit Radar K-3 fits knitting machines manufactured under the Silver/Silver Reed/Studio/Singer/Riccar/Empisal brand names. This is a compact device accepting the half-width charting sheets. Stay tuned as I am figuring out which specific model numbers this knit radar fits. Other knit radars for the Silver/Studio/Silver Reed/Singer/Empisal/Riccar knitting machines are KR5, KR6, and KR7.
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Knit Contour KR21
Knit Contour KR-21 is an electronic charting device that fits electronic Singer/Silver Reed/Studio knitting machines with model numbers SK830, SK840, SK860, SK890, SK580. It might be compatible with some other models as well. Its manual is available online for free. The Internet has a lot of resouces on how to use it. Stay tuned for…
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Knit Contour KR-7
Knit radar KR7 is called interchangeably a Knit Contour KR7. Thus, read a corresponding detailed post dedicatd to Knit Radar KR-7.
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Knit Radar KR7
Knit radar KR7 is called interchangeably a Knit Contour KR7. It is compatible and attaches to a variety of Singer/Silver Reed/Studio/Riccar/Empisal knitting machines, standard, bulky and fine. I had a chance to briefly work with one as I was preparing it for a customer (see a video and read a blog post). It is nice…
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Singer SR120 ribbing attachment
Singer SR-120 ribber is an 8-mm gauge attachment to work with bulky basic/manual knitting machines with model numbers Silver SK120, and Silver Reed SK120, (also known as Kantant Bulky, Silver Kantan, Fancy Bulky), Studio Bulky Eight, and Studio SK120. These ribbers appear on the market in the early 1980s to supplement the mentioned above machines…
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Empisal Knitmaster SRP50 ribbing attachment
Empisal Knitmaster SRP50 ribber is compatible with standard gauge Singer/Studio/Silver Reed/Empisal Knitmaster/Riccar knitting machine with pounchcard- and electronics-based patterning capabilities. Empisal Knitmaster SRP50 is a clone of Studio SRP50, Singer SRP50, Silver SRP50 and Silver Reed SRP50 ribbers. Thus, read the corresponding posts.
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Empisal Knitmaster 700K knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster 700K might (or might not) be the same knitting machine as Empisal Knitmaster mod. 700. These wonderful machines have built-in knit leaders, intarsia capabilities and a tool box on top of the punchcard reading mechanism. Both machines are identical to other 700-series models: Silver Reed SK700, Silver Reed 700N, Studio mod. 700, Singer…
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Empisal Knitmaster SK313 knitting machine
Empisal Knitmaster SK313 knitting machine is a 200-needle knitting machine of standard gauge (which means the distance between the center of the needles is 4.5 mm). The machine has a very distinct features: stop-buzzer. Empisal Knitmaster is a clone of Silver SK313 and Studio SK313 knitting machines (except for the color), about which I already…