Category: Assesory
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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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Marusan CP-102 linking machine
Marusan CP-102 linker is a manual linker with straight comb for stitching together the knitted fabrics. It seems like it is still being sold new. It is very compact and light weight and easy to handle. The model below is a manual one but there are also electric versions of it. Straight comb allows for…
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KnitKing Baby linker
Baby linker under the Knitking brand name looks and operates very similar to the Knitking Belinky linker, with the same features, pros and cons. Thus, refer to a corresponding post. Other straight linkers are Marusan CP-102 (the post for which has the most pictures and the most detail list of pros and cons of straight…
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KnitKing Belinky linker
Belinky linker under the brand name KnitKing is a manual stand-alone linker. It has detachable comb (not shown on any of the pictures below) that the fabric is cast onto. It is excellent for textiles that will benefit from being set straight (instead of in circle like in Hague, Erika, Silver Reed or other circular…
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Silver SC-3 linking carriage.
Silver SC3 cast-off or linking carriage is a cute accessory for the Silver/Silver Reed/Singer/Elna/Studio/Empisal/Empisal Knitmaster/Knitmaster/Riccar. I recently had a pleasure to use one for my projects and I loved it (watch a video here; pictures are coming soon). This carriage allows to bind-off the last row on your knitted panel on most machines (according to…
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Royal yarn winder: with the curler on the side.
This very popular yarn wonder comes as Roal, Empilsa and Silver yarn or ball winder. When I inherited this strange-looking Royal Ball winder, I quickly dismissed it and kept it in a drawer. It was when I was still in love with my KnitPicks ball winder and did not knit at high volumes from big…
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Knitking KL116 knit leader
Charting devices Knitking KL116 is just another name for a Brother KL116 knit leader. Thus, read the corresponding post.
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Garter carriages
Garter carriages are automatic knitters, that are capable of knitting knit- and purl- stitches. Garter carriages only work with Brother-manufactured knitting machines(also known under the brand names Defendi, KintKing, Jones, Brother). Stay tuned as I am discovering the differences between the different models of Brother Garter carriages. And in the meantime, enjoy the pictures of…
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Defendi Erika linking machine
This home linker has a unique yellow color and is made by Brother Co. for the Italian Markets. The most striking feature of this electric linker is the ability to use two threads.
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Silver Reed DL1000 linking machine
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Passap Linker: manual
Below are pictures of a manually operated Passap linker. It operates like most of the similar circular linkers: the fabric is thread onto the pegs and then the needle forms loop-like stitches.
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Brother stitch master
… article in progress. So far I found out: