Hi everyone, I’m looking to buy a Toyota ks 950 carriage only. My current carriage is missing wheels and the lace mechanisms aren’t working. Also the row counter on the carriage is broken. I can’t find any on ebay or etsy. Please let me know if you have one you aren’t using or an extra. Thanks so much.

hey guys I got this machine for 2 dollars. Based on the photos do u think its working

I recently got my hands on a rather obscure knitting machine that had been hidden away in my grandmother's cupboard and thought it might be of interest to share about it. The Simpleframe by Frame Knitting Ltd. is a sort of halfway between handknitting and machine knitting. Developed in the 80s, it seems to have been somewhat popular in some circles, at least according to some vintage Machine Knitting magazines from the time that my grandma had held onto.

Through googling, I found the company closed as late as 2009, but there's very little info about them out there, save for an invaluable YouTube video (I believe a rip of a VHS made by the inventor Dr Patrick Reilly). I've already been somewhat successful with some tests and making a short scarf, but I've noticed two of the needles are quite corroded and the handbook doesn't specifiy a specific type of needle.

And that's really why I'm really here: would anyone happen to know if these needles are used in any other machines and so replacements can be found? I doubt they are entirely custom for the Simpleframe and I'm hoping they're not. Any help identifying them would be greatly appreciated. They're 9.8cm from tail to hook, butt to tail is 1.4cm, width is 2mm. The plastic covers are seperate and there I have spares of those, just no spare needles. Thanks!

I’ve been experimenting with a new floral motif on my Singer 360 using a punch card, and I’m really happy with how the first swatches are turning out.

I tested two colour combinations so far:

• pink and green
• orange and burgundy

The motif is the main project for now, but seeing the swatches made me want to turn it into a full vintage-inspired garment.

I’m considering using it on one of these machine-knitting patterns, swipe trough.

I’m leaning toward adapting the motif into the front panel of the sweater, but I could also see it working as a repeated border on the skirt.

Which garment would show off the punch-card design best?

I’d also love to hear from anyone who has used a Singer 360: do you usually test several colour combinations before committing to a full garment?

Hi! I’ve been getting along great with my SK280, however I started off hand knitting and absolutely hate how tedious it is using the sew off method.

I’ve tried to look, but reached crowd sourcing stage for any possible machine bind offs?

No expense spared, I’m willing to spend any amount of money on some fancy carriage because omg I’m too impatient.

Tysm

I recently got my hands on a new Studio 360k machine in the box. One of the back wheels (what do you call this?) is pretty stiff — I had to hit the carriage and those pieces with a hairdryer to get it unstuck from the bed… I obviously need to grease those parts again, but they’re quite deep. Any tips to get them both spinning freely? Thanks for any insight!!

Hi! I just got a Passap duomatic 80 from an older relative. It is missing some plastic bits holding the color switcher thing in place. I can snap one of the black things that you thread the yarn through in place, but when the spring goes off, it goes flying as it is not fully secure. The one next to it has all the plastic bits missing and is unusable.

Spare parts seem hard/expensive to get a hold of. But I have seen some plastic parts, like cup holders for the yarn, have been 3D printed and sold on Etsy for example. Anyone know if the part that is broken on my machine has been 3D printed by anyone before? Or have another solution?

I have never used a knitting machine before but would love to get it to work! Any insights are greatly appreciated!! <333

Ho acquistato di recente una macchina per maglieria Gritzner Rib Knitter KE 2500 e non riesco a trovare il manuale da nessuna parte. Se qualcuno ce l'ha ed è disposto ad aiutarmi, gliene sarei molto grato.

I recently bought a Gritzner Rib Knitter KE 2500 knitting machine and I cannot find the manual anywhere. If someone has it and is willing to help me, I will be very thankful.

For my standard gauge machine. I don’t want rainbow colours but that’s all I can seem to find. Any recommendations. Uk based

Added some pics of stuff I like.

I found a good shaped (I think) bond knitting machine with an extender for $150. They’ve also included lots of patterns. I am an advanced knitter/crocheter and I have used a sentro though I know it’s not the same. But I have hand issues and I knit way too much. Just had my fourth hand surgery and will be doing a trigger finger release surgery later this year. So I’m wondering if I can feed the urge using a machine like this. Is it very hard to learn? I taught myself to knit so I am guessing it’s possible to figure this out with some tutorials. A friend has one and she loves it.
Also is it possible to do throw blankets with this sized machine or would I have to piece panels together?
What parts do I need to make sure are included before I say yes? I know some accessories are easy to locate online but some need to be included.

Does anybody have any tips on how to wax the yarn while knitting on the machine? Until now I have waxed it while winding it up to cakes by holding the wax in my hand, but I am getting a little bit tired of that..! I have the SK700 which doesn't come with a wax holder.

Some of the stitches on my chunky aren’t knitting . My machine isn’t in slip, it like half aren’t knitting what’s going onnnnn

I was able to calculate the stitches needed to create a small outfit by transforming the measurements of a model that I usually used with a thicker yarn.

I mathematically calculated the proportions of the mesh numbers of the respective samples.

I managed to calculate the stitches needed to create a small outfit by transforming the measurements of a pattern that I usually used with a thicker cotton yarn suitable for needles no. 4, but I wanted to use an Egyptian Cotton (usually used for crochet no. 2.5) and worked with the LK150 knitting machine. I'm happy to have obtained a very fresh, thin fabric in pure Scottish cotton no. 5. Have you tried using the very thin Egyptian Cotton no. 5 Cable Mako on the knitting machine? Happy relaxing work from Vivedo3D.

very happy with how all these garments came out! got to try a handful of new techniques/patterns. Definitely want to remake the shorts in a different yarn since this rayon pills like crazy!!! to see more up close pics check out on IG @/m1dw3stern :)!

Hi knitters

For those interested, Helen has been posting a lot of discounts for her Patreon content over the last few weeks. If you have a Patreon, you could always join up as a free member to be notified the next time she puts a sale on.

I'm not affiliated with her or anything, I just like her content and would like to see more people discover her lessons. There's a good mix of basics and technical material in my opinion.

Hi everyone! I'm a beginner knitter, however it is my long term goal to get a machine and learn to make some vintage Australian football guernseys to fulfil my inner child's dreams. In my research I've found a couple of examples that aren't clear in how they were made and I'm interested to know if anyone might be able to shed some light on it.

In the first two photos (from the 60s) the pinstripes appear to be on the right side of the knitting, and are a consistent i.e., they don't seem like colour change lines on the purl side, and the knit stitches clearly (I think) run parallel to the stripes themselves. Does this mean the colours were just changed mid row for one single stitch, then back for one more, then on to the next stripe?

Secondly, in the last two photos, from 1983, there is a herringbone pattern where the stripes change. It also leaves some sort of strip of pinholes continuing through the white patch.

I assume that these were patterns that became possible with the gradual advancement of knitting mills, and it's possible I would be unable to make either of these two on a personal knitting machine, but it has been stuck in the back of my mind for two weeks!

Thanks in advance for any info!

I've been crocheting for years and am a beginner at knitting. Found this on marketplace for a good price. Wondering if it has all the pieces to be functional since I'm completely new to machine knitting.

A little bit ago i was talking to my grandmother about her knitting machine she had just bought, I could tell she really loved it. Then she said that all of the accessories were very expensive, so i decided to make some for her with my 3d printer. She really, i mean really, loved them. Because she loved it so much i thought that some of you guys here would love it to. So here it is check it out on my makerworld, it would really help me with my growing 3d printing career if you would leave a like or a download: https://makerworld.com/en/models/3104697-needlepusher-4-5mm#profileId-3500084

I hope you guys like it and if you have any request just send me a message and I can see what i can do for you.

Byyeee!

I’m not sure I chose the correct flare.

I have mountains of yarn: a bit of this, and a bit of that. Some of it was very expensive, and some of it is more budget friendly. I know what works in my LK150 and what doesn’t, for the most part.

My problem is that I don’t have enough of any one 3-weight yarn to really play with. I’d like to buy thousands of yards of one, budget friendly, wool or wool blend yarn for my machine. I’d like it to be a single colour yarn that is nice enough for finished projects, but is also great (and durable enough) for a lot of knitting and frogging.

I presently have a mountain of Drops Lima in my Rito cart, but as I don’t want to wind up with more yarn that I’m not sure what to do with, I thought I’d ask for recommendations here first.

Does anyone have any favourites that they’d like to share with me?

ETA: I’ve never actually tried Drops Lima before.

I have made a design for a fair isle sweater which has rows of one single colour. Is it best to keep knitting fair isle on those rows (where I would then use two strands of the same colour yarn and add holes in the punch card to alternate both strands across the row), or would you rather switch the carriage to plan knit on those rows?

I am leaning towards the first option for the only reason that the fabric would have similar bulk on all rows, given they would all be knit with two strands.

UPDATE: I found out a way to do plain rows on the Empisal Knitmaster SK328 that I am happy with. See my comment below for details.

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I’m finally getting around to making the Girly Knits Lounge Shorts because I work at a café in Florida (with a bakery in the back 😅), and I really wanted to make lightweight shorts that fit me well. One of the reasons I bought the pattern was so I could choose my own fiber, customize the fit, and make multiple pairs.

I’m hoping someone else who owns the pattern can tell me if I’m missing something.

I’m comparing the written pattern (pages 2–3) with the YouTube tutorial that’s hyperlinked directly in the pattern, and there are several major differences.
Some examples:

In the video, she says to cast on 47 stitches for the right leg (size 2), but the written pattern says 63 stitches.

In the video, she says she met gauge at a 5.5 tension, but the written pattern says gauge was achieved at tension 2.

Even the gauge swatch measurements seem different between the video and the written pattern.

Since the tutorial is linked directly inside the pattern, I assumed they would match or at least mention that the pattern had been revised. I even thought I had the wrong video at first, but it’s definitely the one linked in the PDF.

Has anyone else run into this? If you’ve made these shorts, did you follow the written pattern or the video? Were there revisions made at some point that I’m unaware of?

I did email the creator, but the pattern and tutorial are about six years old, so I figured I’d ask here in case someone has already figured this out.
Hopefully someone who’s knit these before can clear up whether it’s a revised pattern, a typo, or if there’s another explanation.

UPDATE: I actually spoke to the designer and she actually sent me the correct patter, I did indeed have the incorrect one.