Category: Studio
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Studio mod. 305 Automatic knitting machine
Studio mod. 305 Automatic knitting machine is a turn-knob model: the needle selection is governed by pushing the three knobs on the front panel. Studio mod. 305 is a standard-gauge knitting machine with 200 needles, 4.5 mm apart. The turn-knob technology for a more automatic needle selection is somewhat similar to the Brother’s push-button machines. Although…
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Studio mod. 560L lace carriage
Studio mod. 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, Studio mod. 560L transfers…
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Studio mod. 360/260L lace carriage
Studio mod. 360/260L lace carriage fits most punchcard-based standard-gauge 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 SK260, 280, 360, 700 and 740. If you were able to make this lace carriage work on…
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 KR-7
Knit radar KR7 is called interchangeably a Knit Contour KR7. Thus, read a corresponding detailed post dedicatd to Knit Radar KR-7.