Brother KG-88 User manual

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PARTS NAME
PARTS TO BE CHANGED
(1) Yarn Tension-G
(2) Racks
BEFORE STARTING TO KNIT
(1) Row Counter
(2) Tension Dial
(3) Needle Position
(4) Selector
(5) Self Turning Lever
(6) Carriage Direction Lever
HOW TO USE THE G-CARRIAGE
('1) Preparation 7
(2) Casting On I
(3) Rib Knitting .10
(4) Mu*i Garter'll:: ::l':.': :::':::.:::::::::: :: ::::: : ::::::::::::.. ,u
(5) Casting Off
BASIC TECHNIQUES
1. INCREASING/DECREASING 20
2. HOW TO UNRAVEL AND PICK UP STITCHES ....... 23
3. HOW TO SHAPE A NECK LINE . 25
4. WHEN YOU HAVE TO KNIT ONE ROW WITH K-CARRIAGE 28
5. CHANGING THE YARN WHILST KNITTING 29
USEFUL HINTS
1. IF THE G-CARRIAGE SHOULD STOP MOVING
2. IN CASE OF MOVING THE G.CARRIAGE WITHOUT YARN ....... 32
3, HOW TO UNRAVEL SEVERAL ROWS 33
4. CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE .. 37
VARIOUS PATTERNS 38
COMPARISON CHART ....... 40
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The G-Carriage is an automatic carriage and
works for you by itself. You do not have to knit by
yourself.
It can knit plain, rib, garter and various stitch
palterns and cast-off.
1. Rib knitting 2. Multi Garter 3. Casting Off
RIB KNITTING
Card No. 1
1x1 Rib
2x1 Rib 3x3 Rib

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4x4 Rib
MULTI GA
Card No. 2(GARTER STTTCH)
6x6 Rib
Card No. 3
Card No. 5

M... KH890/891
J ... KH860
CARD No.1J 1M CARD No.7J 7M
CARD No.8J 8M CARD No.10M
CARD No.11M CARD No. 12M

Row Counter Tripper
Socket for Pin Plug
Selector
Self -turning
Lever
Knit-Leader Tripper
Carriage Drrection
Lever
Row Counter
Stop Button
(to stop G-Carriage)
Start.Button
(to start G-Carriage)
Tensron
Dial
Yarn Gu
Needle-G
Sinker
plate

Speed Control
Dial
/ Control the knitting speed \
\ from 0.6 sec to 0.8 seci 1 stitch /
Pr ug
(Power consu!-nption is 20 W.)
Spare Needle-G (5)
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G-Point Cams
for 2 stitch for 3 stitch Tripper for KH-860/890
Punch Cards
Double Latch Toot
Yarn Tension-G
RACK L
RACK M
RACK R

You can use the G-Carriage on the model KH-860/KH-BB1 (KG-88) and KH-891 (KG-89). lf you use KH-
860 (881 ) the following attachments are necessary. So put them onto your rnachine.
(You don't need any attachments in using KH-891 .)
(1) YARN TENSION-G (Attachment for using KH-860/881) [--------------l
.1 . Take the Yarn Tension Head off the rod and
pull out the take-uP sPrings. 2. Raise up the front
Tension-G, guide the Yarn
3. Set the take-up springs onto the Yarn Tension- 4. Put the Yarn Tension-G onto the rod.
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(2) RACKS (Attachment for using KH-860/881)
Set the Racks (L. M. R.) on the needle bed.
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1. Put the Rack R on the right side of the needle
bed and fix the pins on the needle bed into the
hole on the racks.
* Take away the racks when using the K-carriage and the L-carriage.
2. Put Rack M&L in the same way and make sure
that these three racks are in a line.
Head of the Tension
Unit
Yarn Tension Rod
4 Put the Yarn Tension-G onto the rod
Rack L Rack M Rack R
It's impossible to use more than 190 needles (left 95, right 95) when using the G-carriage

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TRIPPERS
Take off both KH-881 /891 (Grey) trippers 2. Put the tripper (KH-860/890 (Brown)) into the
left hole. (The right side hole is empty.)
Tripper
Model
Brown
881
891 oX
860
890 Xo

(1) ROW COUNTER
Set the number of rows you want to knit.
The number decreases as the G-carriage moves until it stops.
(When it stop, the Row Counter shows 000.)
- When the Row Counter shows 000, the G-carriage does nol
work.
- lf you do not use the Row Counter, set it at a large number. (ex.
900)
(21 rENSroN DIAL
The following chart shows the standard tension.
The tension of the G-carriage is different from that of the K-carriage.
YARN IENSION DIAL
RIB PATTERN STITCH PATTERN
VERY FINE (2ply 1-2 2-3
FINE (3ply) 2-4 3-6
MEDIUM (aply) 3-5 5-B
THICK (Sply) 6-B 7 -10
VERY THICK 7-9 8-10
NOTE: Sometimes these - thick yarns are difficult to knit.
You must be careful when using fancy yarns such as tweed, boucl6 and loop. Also yarns with no
elasticy. (ex. silk, cotton and linen)
(3) NEEDLE POS|T|ON
Do not use the G-carriage wrth-out needle on the
needlebed.
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