Hi Shannon The yarns are laid across the needles manually then knitted with the carriage so there are no floats. I thought the SK150 carriage had the intarsia setting built in to the carriage. There is a plastic one for the SK155 Brenda in NZ

Hi, Does anyone have any tips for doing lace on the Brother 930? I've cleaned and oiled my machine, have a new sponge bar, cleaned my carriages, and tried both the EON cast on and an E wrap. I've checked for bent needles, hung claw weights, checked tension mast for snags/yarn feeding smoothly,...

hi, I have just bought my second knitting machine- an 'empisal computamatic' (the first was an 'Incredible sweater machine' which I didn't realise was missing the carriage until it was too late). I wonder if anyone is still using these old machines? It's all there, the manuals, the bits n...

I have some more Knitmaster machine knitting equipment for sale Knitmaster Zippy Plus SRP60 Ribber LC2 Lace carriage YC6 Colour changer Garter Bar 7 Stitch transfer tool Wool winder Horne knitting machine cabinet

I've received, courtesy of Freecycle, a Jones DeLuxe KH-800 knitting machine. The donor also got it from Freecycle but never used it because it seemed too complicated, so she couldn't tell me anything about it except that the woman who gave it to her advised her to take classes to learn how to use...

Hi everyone, I've got the USM carriage upgrade with the new KP set. I can't find the sheet that came with the new KP and want to try them out. The question/problem is, I am not sure which side of the double-sided KP is which! I want to use the KP 3 side to make a scarf for someone. Should the...

Hi all, I've finished updating my page sooner than I thought and have added the knit charts for Vader, C3PO, TIE fighter, Clone Trooper helmet, and one for a lightsaber filler panel. The crochet charts for these will be added later. I've also posted some rough pictures of finished pieces, taken...

Hi - on clearing out my loft I found my Knitmaster Instant Knitting Machine. I would love to reinstate it and need casting on braid, spare needles and other bits and pieces. I don't, however, need a manual. If anyone knows where to purchase accessories I would be very grateful.

Hi has anyone used draft excluder to to replace the sponge in a sponge bar and did it work? Jackie

Does anyone have a Knit King 4000 and can help me with using the machine ? just figure out how to use the machine, but don't think the tension knob is working correctly, everything came out very tight, I've tried from 1-10, still very tight and difficult move the carriage from one side to another....

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I am returning to machine knitting after a long absence and find that I have forgotten a great many things. I have a brother 950i and a PPD. I have finally managed to produce a stitch pattern on the PPD but am having trouble transferring it to the knitting machine.I only have 3 patterns of my own...

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someone posted asking for the barbie knitting machine manual/patterns..i have a version of the manual in pdf format..someone was kind enough to make for me..so i wanted to pass the goodwill on.. please email me is you still need it.

Hi, I was wondering if anyone is using a Knitking/Brother knitting motor, and if so, if you could answer a quick ? for me. When I had it set up to run with my bulky machine, there was a gap between the bar that hooks it onto the motor drive, now that I've connected the standard gauge machine it...

Does anyone know the secrets to getting the Brother Linker to work correctly? It advances one stitch at a time as it should. The linker needle goes in and out and the little arm moves up and down at the beginning of the cycle. However, something must be out of adjustment. The needle goes into...

Do you set your stitch dial at a lower value for ribbing in your standard sweaters? How much lower? I'm making my first sweater. I guess it will be trial and error, but I'm looking for a good starting point.

I just got a ribber for my toyota 950, the 506, and it didn't work, the needles kept catching. Well, it was the sponge bar that had lost it's loftiness and 'strength' that was causing it, it wasn't keeping the needles down well enough. Those few millimeters was just enough for it to catch. So,...

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I have recently received a Singer 360 but don't have the operating manual. Does anyone know where I can find this? Or could I get a photocopy of the manual from anyone using this machine? Is this machine a good choice for a beginner? Thanks for any and all help!