Category: Singer

  • Singer 560L lace carriage

    Singer 560L lace carriage

    Singer 560L lace carriage fits only electronic machines manufactured by Silver Reed under Silver Reed, Silver, Empisal Knitmaster, Singer and Studio brand names with the model number (SK)560. It no longer has patterning drums, like its predecessors, LC1, LC2 and 360/260L lace carriages. But, similar to those carriages for punchcards, Singer 560L transfers AND knits…

  • Singer LC2 lace carriage

    Singer LC2 lace carriage

    Singer LC2 lace carriage fits most punchcard-based knitting machines manufactured by Silver Reed under Silver Reed, Silver, Empisal Knitmaster, Riccar, Singer and Studio brand names. One source mentions that it would work with models under numbers SK210, 260, 280, 360, 600, 700, and 740. If you were able to make this lace carriage work on…

  • Singer MemoMatic 323 knitting machine

    Singer MemoMatic 323 and Singer mod. 323 are the same machine. Thus, read the already-published article on Singer mod. 323.

  • Silver Reed KR-11 Knit Radar

    Silver Reed KR-11 Knit Radar

    Knit Radar KR11 is an electronic charting device compatible with almost all Silver/Singer/Studio/Silver Reed/Empisal Knitmaster/Riccar knitting machines. It is often called interchangible Knit Contour KR-11. Another electronic knit radar is KR21 model, which seems a bit more complicated (more buttons and options) than KR11.

  • Silver Reed Knit Contour KR-11

    Silver Reed Knit Contour KR-11

    Silver Reed Knit Contour KR11 is the same device as Silver Reed Knit Radar KR11. Thus refer to the corresponding blog post.

  • Knit Radar K-2

    Knit Radar K-2

    Knit radar K2 is almost identical to the Knit radar KR5 about which I already wrote a very detailed blog. Thus, refer to it while checking out pictures below of the K-2 knit radar model.

  • Knit Radar KR5

    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…

  • Knit Radar KR6

    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…

  • Knit Radar K-3

    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.

  • Knit Contour KR-7

    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.

  • Knit Radar KR7

    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…

  • Singer SR120 ribbing attachment

    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…